Adolph Rupp Trophy

This article is about the NCAA basketball player award. For the NCAA basketball coach award, see Adolph Rupp Cup.

Adolph F. Rupp Trophy
Awarded for	the nation's top NCAA Division I men's basketball player
Country	United States
Presented by	Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky
First awarded	1972
Currently held by	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Official website	http://www.ruppawards.com/

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy is an award given annually to the top player in men's Division I NCAA basketball. It is considered one of the top awards in college basketball. The recipient of the award is selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters, coaches, and sports administrators. The trophy is presented each year at the site of the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy is 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.

Three winners of the award have been freshmen: Kevin Durant of Texas in 2007, John Wall of Kentucky in 2010 and Anthony Davis of Kentucky in 2012.

Winners

Bill Walton, one of only two 3-time winners (1972–74)

Shaquille O'Neal, 1991 winner

J. J. Redick, 2005 and 2006 winner

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy at that point

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1971–72	Walton, BillBill Walton	UCLA	Center	2 !Sophomore
1972–73	Walton, BillBill Walton (2)	UCLA	Center	3 !Junior
1973–74	Walton, BillBill Walton (3)	UCLA	Center	4 !Senior
1974–75	Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson	NC State	Shooting guard / Small forward	4 !Senior
1975–76	May, ScottScott May	Indiana	Forward	4 !Senior
1976–77	Johnson, MarquesMarques Johnson	UCLA	Guard / Forward	4 !Senior
1977–78	Lee, ButchButch Lee	Marquette	Point guard	4 !Senior
1978–79	Bird, LarryLarry Bird	Indiana State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1979–80	Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre	DePaul	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1980–81	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	Virginia	Center	2 !Sophomore
1981–82	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (2)	Virginia	Center	3 !Junior
1982–83	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (3)	Virginia	Center	4 !Senior
1983–84	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan	North Carolina	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1984–85	Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing	Georgetown	Center	4 !Senior
1985–86	Berry, WalterWalter Berry	St. John's	Power forward	4 !Senior
1986–87	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson	Navy	Center	4 !Senior
1987–88	Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins	Bradley	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Elliott, SeanSean Elliott	Arizona	Small forward	4 !Senior
1989–90	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons	La Salle	Small forward	4 !Senior
1990–91	O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal	LSU	Center	2 !Sophomore
1991–92	Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner	Duke	Forward	4 !Senior
1992–93	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	Indiana	Small forward	4 !Senior
1993–94	Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson	Purdue	Small forward / Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1994–95	Smith, JoeJoe Smith	Maryland	Center	2 !Sophomore
1995–96	Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby	UMass	Center	3 !Junior
1996–97	Duncan, TimTim Duncan	Wake Forest	Center	4 !Senior
1997–98	Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison	North Carolina	Small forward	3 !Junior
1998–99	Brand, EltonElton Brand	Duke	Center	2 !Sophomore
1999–00	Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin	Cincinnati	Power forward	4 !Senior
2000–01	Battier, ShaneShane Battier	Duke	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2001–02	Williams, JayJay Williams	Duke	Point guard	3 !Junior
2002–03	West, DavidDavid West	Xavier	Power forward	4 !Senior
2003–04	Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	Point guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick	Duke	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2005–06	Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick (2)	Duke	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2006–07	Durant, KevinKevin Durant	Texas	Small forward	1 !Freshman
2007–08	Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	Power forward	3 !Junior
2008–09	Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin	Oklahoma	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
2009–10	Wall, JohnJohn Wall	Kentucky	Point guard	1 !Freshman
2010–11	Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette	BYU	Point guard	4 !Senior
2011–12	Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis	Kentucky	Center	1 !Freshman
2012–13	Oladipo, VictorVictor Oladipo	Indiana	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2013–14	McDermott, DougDoug McDermott	Creighton	Small forward	4 !Senior
2014–15	Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky	Wisconsin	Power forward	4 !Senior

References

↑ "Adolph F. Rupp Trophy". bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
↑ "Halstead High School | Rupp 2013". .discoverhalstead.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
↑ "Durant honored with prestigious Rupp Trophy". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
↑ "Calipari, Wall Earn Historical Adolph Rupp Awards". allkyhoops.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links

Official site

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

Adolph Rupp Trophy winners

1972: Walton
1973: Walton
1974: Walton
1975: Thompson
1976: May
1977: Johnson
1978: Lee
1979: Bird
1980: Aguirre
1981: Sampson
1982: Sampson
1983: Sampson
1984: Jordan
1985: Ewing
1986: Berry
1987: D. Robinson
1988: Hawkins
1989: Elliott
1990: Simmons
1991: O'Neal
1992: Laettner
1993: Cheaney
1994: G. Robinson
1995: Smith
1996: Camby
1997: Duncan
1998: Jamison
1999: Brand
2000: Martin
2001: Battier
2002: Williams
2003: West
2004: Nelson
2005: Redick
2006: Redick
2007: Durant
2008: Hansbrough
2009: Griffin
2010: Wall
2011: Fredette
2012: Davis
2013: Oladipo
2014: McDermott
2015: Kaminsky

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Adolph Rupp Trophy

Winners

References

See also

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