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.
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. Lute Olson also served on the committee until his death in 2020.
Key * Awarded a national player of the year award that same season: 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
Year Player School Position Class Reference 2009–10 Kansas PG 2010–11 UConn PG 2011–12 Creighton SF 2012–13 Miami (Florida) PG 2013–14 * (2) Creighton SF 2014–15 Murray State PG 2015–16 * Michigan State SF 2016–17 Purdue PF 2017–18 * Villanova PG 2018–19 Murray State PG 2019–20 Oregon PG 2020–21 * Iowa C 2021–22 Wisconsin SG / SF 2022–23 UCLA SG / SF 2023–24 * Purdue C 2024–25 * Duke SG / SF 2025–26 * Duke PF
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