Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award

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Chuck Taylor MVP Award
Awarded forThe MVP of the NAIA men's national basketball tournament
CountryUnited States
Presented by Converse
History
First award1939
Most recentHunter Scurlock,
Freed–Hardeman

The Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award was created to honor the most valuable player of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men's basketball national tournaments. Established in 1939 and later named as an homage to the Chuck Taylor All-Stars, an iconic basketball shoe in the early 20th century, it has been awarded every year with the exceptions of 1944 due to World War II and 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1] Between the 1991–92 and 2019–20 seasons, the NAIA was split into Division I and Division II. [2] Each division subsequently held their own national tournament, with MVPs awarded for them respectively. [2] Starting with the 2020–21 season, the NAIA returned to non-divisional classifications. [2]

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Chuck Taylor MVPs

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Gus Doerner, Evansville, 1942
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Belus Smawley, Appalachian State, 1943
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Fred Lewis, Eastern Kentucky, 1945
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Hal Haskins, Hamline, 1949
Scotty Steagall.jpg
Scotty Steagall, Millikin, 1951
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Dick Barnett, Tennessee State, 1958 & 1959
Charles Hardnett Zephyrs 1962.jpg
Charles Hardnett, Grambling State, 1961
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Zelmo Beaty, Prairie View A&M, 1962
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Lloyd Free, Guilford, 1973
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Bayard Forrest, Grand Canyon, 1975
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Terry Porter, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1984
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Robert Whaley, Walsh, 2005

Non-divisional era (1939–1991, 2021–present)

YearMost Valuable PlayerTeamReference
1939 Edgar Hinshaw Southwestern (KS) [3]
1940 Mel Waits Tarkio (MO) [3]
1941 Charles Thomas Northwestern State (LA) [3]
1942 Gus Doerner Evansville (IN) [3]
1943 Belus Smawley Appalachian State (NC) [3]
1944 Tournament canceled due to World War II [3]
1945 Fred Lewis Eastern Kentucky [3]
1946 Gene Stotlar Southern Illinois [3]
1947 Irvin Leifer Eastern Washington [3]
1948 Duane Klueh Indiana State [3]
1949 Hal Haskins Hamline (MN) [3]
1950 Lenny Rzeszewski Indiana State [3]
1951 Scotty Steagall Millikin (IL) [3]
1952 Bennie Purcell Murray State (KY) [3]
1953 Jerry Anderson Missouri State [3]
1954 Jerry Anderson (2) Missouri State [3]
1955 Jim Miller Texas A&M–Commerce [3]
1956 Bill Reigel McNeese (LA) [3]
1957 Jim Spivey Southeastern Oklahoma State [3]
1958 Dick Barnett Tennessee State [3]
1959 Dick Barnett (2) Tennessee State [3]
1960 Charles Sharp Texas State [3]
1961 Charles Hardnett Grambling State (LA) [3]
1962 Zelmo Beaty Prairie View A&M (TX) [3]
1963 Lucious Jackson UT Rio Grande Valley (TX) [3]
1964 Lucious Jackson (2) UT Rio Grande Valley (TX) [3]
1965 Ken Wilburn Central State (OH) [3]
1966 Al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist [3]
1967 Al Tucker (2) Oklahoma Baptist [3]
1968 John Jamerson Fairmont State (WV) [3]
1969 Jake Ford Maryland Eastern Shore [3]
1970 Greg Hyder Eastern New Mexico [3]
1971 Travis Grant Kentucky State [3]
1972 Travis Grant (2) Kentucky State [3]
1973 Lloyd Free Guilford (NC) [3]
1974 Foots Walker West Georgia [3]
1975 Bayard Forrest Grand Canyon (AZ) [3]
1976 Joe Pace Coppin State (MD) [3]
1977 Alonzo Bradley Texas Southern [3]
1978 Tom Ritzdorf Nebraska–Kearney [3]
1979 Lawrence Washington Drury (MO) [3]
1980 LeRoy Jackson Cameron (OK) [3]
1981 George Torres Southern Nazarene (OK) [3]
1982 Mike Gibson USC Upstate (SC) [4]
1983 Stephen Yetman Charleston (SC) [5]
1984 Terry Porter Wisconsin–Stevens Point [6]
1985 Edgar Eason Fort Hays State (KS) [7]
1986 John Kimbrell Lipscomb (TN) [8]
1987 Tom Meier Washburn (KS) [9]
1988 Rodney Johns Grand Canyon (AZ) [10]
1989 Vernell Kemp East Central (OK) [11]
1990 Stacy Butler Birmingham–Southern (AL) [12]
1991 Eric Manuel Oklahoma City [13]
1992–
2020		Split into NAIA Divisions I and II [2]
2021 James Jones Shawnee State (OH) [14]
2022 Myles Burns Loyola (LA) [15]
2023 Charles Elzie College of Idaho [16]
2024 Hunter Scurlock Freed–Hardeman (TN) [17]

Divisional era (1992–2020)

NAIA Division I
YearMost Valuable PlayerTeamReference
1992 Smokey McCovery Oklahoma City [18]
1993 Lemar Young Hawaii Pacific [19]
1994 Kevin Franklin Oklahoma City [20]
1995 James Cason Birmingham–Southern (AL) [21]
1996 Reggie Garrett Oklahoma City [22]
1997 James Harris Life (GA) [23]
1998 Will Carlton Georgetown (KY) [24]
1999 Corey Evans Life (GA) [25]
2000 Jimmie Hunter Life (GA) [26]
2001 Paul Little Faulkner (AL) [27]
2002 Michael Williamson USAO (OK) [28]
2003 Raynardo Curry Mountain State (WV) [29]
2004 Zach Moss Mountain State (WV) [30]
2005 Brandon Cole John Brown (AR) [31]
2006 Evan Patterson Texas Wesleyan [32]
2007 Kameron Gray Oklahoma City [33]
2008 Kameron Gray (2) Oklahoma City [33]
2009 Devin Uskoski Rocky Mountain (MT) [34]
2010 Nate Brumfield Oklahoma Baptist [35]
2011 Trevor Setty Pikeville (KY) [36]
2012 Cameron Gliddon Concordia (CA) [37]
2013 Monty Wilson Georgetown (KY) [38]
2014 Preston Wynne Vanguard (CA) [39]
2015 Jordan Bowling Dalton State (GA) [40]
2016 Devonse Reed Mid-America Christian (OK) [41]
2017 Dion Rogers Texas Wesleyan [42]
2018 LT Davis Graceland (MO) [43]
2019 Chris Coffey Georgetown (KY) [44]
2020 Tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic [1]
NAIA Division II
YearMost Valuable PlayerTeamReference
1992 David James Grace (IN) [45]
1993 Mike Ward Willamette (OR) [46]
1994 Chris Peterson Eureka (IL) [47]
1995 Mark Galloway Bethel (IN) [48]
1996 Damon Archibald College of Idaho [49]
1997 Rico Swanson Bethel (IN) [50]
1998 Rico Swanson (2) Bethel (IN) [50]
1999 Mike Long Cornerstone (MI) [51]
2000 Jason Cruse Embry–Riddle (FL) [52]
2001 Brandon Woudstra Northwestern (IA) [53]
2002 Daniel Cutbirth Evangel (MO) [54]
2003 Brandon Woudstra (2) Northwestern (IA) [55]
2004 Kevin Baker Oregon Tech [56]
2005 Robert Whaley Walsh (OH) [57]
2006 Michael Bonaparte College of the Ozarks (MO) [58]
2007 Adam Hepker MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) [59]
2008 Ryan Fiegi Oregon Tech [60]
2009 Steve Briggs Oklahoma Wesleyan [61]
2010 DeJovaun Sawyer-Davis Saint Francis (IN) [62]
2011 Caleb Simons Cornerstone (MI) [63]
2012 Bobby Hunter Oregon Tech [64]
2013 Darren Moore Cardinal Stritch (WI) [65]
2014 Jordan Weidner Indiana Wesleyan [66]
2015 Kyle Steigenga Cornerstone (MI) [67]
2016 Jonny Marlin Indiana Wesleyan [68]
2017 Paul Stone Union (KY) [69]
2018 Kyle Mangas Indiana Wesleyan [70]
2019 Paul Marandet Spring Arbor (MI) [71]
2020 Tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic [1]

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