Lute Olson Award

{{infobox sports award

| name = Lute Olson Award

| description = the nation's top player in NCAA Division I men's basketball

| presenter = Collegeinsider.com

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 2010

| holder = Cooper Flagg, Duke

| website = {{official|https://www.luteolsonaward.com/}}

}}

The Lute Olson Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named for former Arizona Wildcats head coach Lute Olson.{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Collins wins Olson Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/821458505 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=April 3, 2010 |page= 63|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

Selection

From its inception through the 2020–21 season, only players who had completed at least two seasons at their current school were eligible for the award. As such, freshmen and first-year transfers were ineligible. Starting with the 2021–22 season, eligibility was extended to all Division I players regardless of their academic class or tenure at a school. The recipient is chosen by a panel of 30 people, including current and former coaches, administrators and media personnel.{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Garza nabs trio of POY awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/725567945 |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport, Iowa |date=April 2, 2021 |page= B1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}} Lute Olson also served on the committee until his death in 2020.

Key

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| Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden

Player (X)

| Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lute Olson Award at that point

Winners

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| image1 = Sherron Collins by Judd Furlong (cropped).jpg

| caption1 = Sherron Collins, Kansas, 2010

| image2 = Kemba Walker 2011.jpg

| caption2 = Kemba Walker, UConn, 2011

| image3 = Doug McDermott CHI vs PHI 2014-11-07 (cropped).jpg

| caption3 = Doug McDermott, Creighton, 2012 and 2014

| image4 = Shane Larkin Feb 2013.jpg

| caption4 = Shane Larkin, Miami, 2013

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| image1 = Payton Pritchard.jpg

| caption1 = Payton Pritchard, Oregon, 2020

| image2 = Jaime Jaquez Jr 2021 (cropped).jpg

| caption2 = Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA, 2023

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! Year

! Player

! School

! Position

! Class

! class=unsortable | Reference

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| 2009–10

| {{sortname|Sherron|Collins}}

| Kansas

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

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| 2010–11

| {{sortname|Kemba|Walker}}

| UConn{{efn|group=w|Then known for athletic purposes as Connecticut; UConn became the sole athletic brand in 2013.}}

| PG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=McDermott given Lute Olson POTY award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/479697729 |newspaper=Sioux City Journal |location=Sioux City, Iowa |date=March 31, 2012 |page= B6|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2011–12

| {{sortname|Doug|McDermott}}

| Creighton

| SF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

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| 2012–13

| {{sortname|Shane|Larkin}}

| Miami (Florida)

| PG

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Amidst draft speculation, MSU's Payne wins Lute Olson Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1055498503 |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |location=Hopkinsville, Kentucky |date=April 4, 2015 |page= 11|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2013–14

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Doug|McDermott}}* (2)

| Creighton

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=McDermott picks up Wooden Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/952920320 |newspaper=Billings Gazette |location=Billings, Montana |date=April 5, 2014 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2014–15

| {{sortname|Cameron|Payne}}

| Murray State

| PG

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

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| 2015–16

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Denzel|Valentine}}*

| Michigan State

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=#45 Denzel Valentine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/279416101 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=October 27, 2016 |page= 33-7|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2016–17

| {{sortname|Caleb|Swanigan}}

| Purdue

| PF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =Baird| first =Nathan| title='Biggie' to test draft again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049509794 |newspaper=Journal & Courier |location=Lafayette, Indiana |date=April 6, 2017 |page= 23|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2017–18

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Jalen|Brunson}}*

| Villanova

| PG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Lute Olson Players of the Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/613720354 |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |location=Hopkinsville, Kentucky |date=April 6, 2019 |page= B3|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2018–19

| {{sortname|Ja|Morant}}

| Murray State

| PG

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Morant wins Olson national award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/593321334 |newspaper=The Paducah Sun |location=Paducah, Kentucky |date=April 6, 2019 |page= B1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2019–20

| {{sortname|Payton|Pritchard}}

| Oregon

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Doxsie| first =Don| title=Will Garza come out on top? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/653972361 |newspaper=Muscatine Journal |location=Muscatine, Iowa |date=April 7, 2020 |page= B1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 18, 2024}}

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| 2020–21

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Luka|Garza}}*

| Iowa

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

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| 2021–22

| {{sortname|Johnny|Davis|dab=basketball, born 2002}}

| Wisconsin

| SG / SF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news |author= |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Johnny Davis named Lute Olson National Player of the Year |url=https://fox11online.com/sports/college/johnny-davis-named-lute-olson-national-player-of-the-year |work=Fox 11 Online |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |access-date=July 18, 2024}}

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| 2022–23

| {{sortname|Jaime|Jaquez Jr.}}

| UCLA

| SG / SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news |last=Regalado |first=Mike |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Jaime Jaquez Has Been Named Lute Olson Player of the Year |url=https://247sports.com/college/arizona-state/Article/UCLA-Basketball-Jaime-Jaquez-has-Been-Named-Lute-Olson-Player-of-the-Year-207569757/ |work=247 Sports |location=Houston, Texas |access-date=July 18, 2024}}

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| 2023–24

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Zach|Edey}}*

| Purdue

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.luteolsonaward.com/page.php/169/zach-edey-lute-olson-award |title=Purdue's Zach Edey recipient of the 2024 Lute Olson Award |author= |date=April 4, 2024 |website=LuteOlsonAward.com |publisher=Collegeinsider.com |access-date=April 3, 2025}}

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| 2024–25

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;"| {{sortname|Cooper|Flagg}}*

| Duke

| SG / SF

| {{sort|1|Freshman}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.luteolsonaward.com/ |title=Duke's Cooper Flagg recipient of the 2025 Lute Olson Award |author= |date=April 3, 2025 |website=LuteOlsonAward.com |publisher=Collegeinsider.com |access-date=April 3, 2025}}

Winners by school

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School ! Winners ! Years
align="center" \| Creighton \| 2 \| align=left \| 2012, 2014
align="center" \| Murray State \| 2 \| align=left \| 2015, 2019
align="center" \| Purdue \| 2 \| align=left \| 2017, 2024
align="center" \| Duke \| 1 \| align=left \| 2025
align="center" \| Iowa \| 1 \| align=left \| 2021
align="center" \| Kansas \| 1 \| align=left \| 2010
align="center" \| Miami (Florida) \| 1 \| align=left \| 2013
align="center" \| Michigan State \| 1 \| align=left \| 2016
align="center" \| Oregon \| 1 \| align=left \| 2020
align="center" \| UCLA \| 1 \| align=left \| 2023
align="center" \| UConn \| 1 \| align=left \| 2011
align="center" \| Villanova \| 1 \| align=left \| 2018
align="center" \| Wisconsin \| 1 \| align=left \| 2022

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School

! Winners

! Years

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| Creighton

| 2

| align=left | 2012, 2014

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| Murray State

| 2

| align=left | 2015, 2019