The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was an annual college basketball award given to the top player in men's NCAA Division I competition. It was awarded between 1972 and 2015. The recipient of the award was selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters and broadcasters. The trophy was presented each year at the site of the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was administered by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky, a non-profit organization with a primary mission of honoring the legacy of University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp.
Key Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy award at that point
Winners
Season Player School Position Class Reference 1971–72 UCLA C 1972–73 (2) UCLA C 1973–74 (3) UCLA C 1974–75 SG / SF 1975–76 Indiana F 1976–77 UCLA G / F 1977–78 Marquette PG 1978–79 Indiana State SF 1979–80 DePaul SF 1980–81 Virginia C 1981–82 (2) Virginia C 1982–83 (3) Virginia C 1983–84 North Carolina SG 1984–85 Georgetown C 1985–86 St. John's PF 1986–87 Navy C 1987–88 Bradley SG 1988–89 Arizona SF 1989–90 La Salle SF 1990–91 LSU C 1991–92 Duke F 1992–93 Indiana SF 1993–94 Purdue SF / PF 1994–95 Maryland C 1995–96 UMass C 1996–97 Wake Forest C 1997–98 North Carolina SF 1998–99 Duke C 1999–00 Cincinnati PF 2000–01 Duke SF / SG 2001–02 Duke PG 2002–03 Xavier PF 2003–04 Saint Joseph's PG 2004–05 Duke SG 2005–06 (2) Duke SG 2006–07 Texas SF 2007–08 North Carolina PF 2008–09 Oklahoma PF 2009–10 Kentucky PG 2010–11 BYU PG 2011–12 Kentucky C 2012–13 Indiana SG 2013–14 Creighton SF 2014–15 Wisconsin PF
See also Adolph Rupp Cup – an award that was given annually to the nation's top NCAA Division I men's basketball coach from 2004 to 2015
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