Lute Olson Award

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Lute Olson Award
Awarded forthe nation's top player in NCAA Division I men's basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented by Collegeinsider.com
History
First award2010
Most recent Cooper Flagg, Duke
Website Official website

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. [1]

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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. [1] 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. [2] Lute Olson also served on the committee until his death in 2020.

Key

    *    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

Sherron Collins by Judd Furlong (cropped).jpg
Sherron Collins, Kansas, 2010
Kemba Walker 2011.jpg
Kemba Walker, UConn, 2011
Doug McDermott CHI vs PHI 2014-11-07 (cropped).jpg
Doug McDermott, Creighton, 2012 and 2014
Shane Larkin Feb 2013.jpg
Shane Larkin, Miami, 2013
Payton Pritchard.jpg
Payton Pritchard, Oregon, 2020
Jaime Jaquez Jr 2021 (cropped).jpg
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA, 2023
YearPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2009–10 Sherron Collins Kansas PG Senior [1]
2010–11 Kemba Walker UConn [a] PG Junior [3]
2011–12 Doug McDermott Creighton SF Sophomore [3]
2012–13 Shane Larkin Miami (Florida) PG Sophomore [4]
2013–14 Doug McDermott * (2) Creighton SF Senior [5]
2014–15 Cameron Payne Murray State PG Sophomore [4]
2015–16 Denzel Valentine * Michigan State SF Senior [6]
2016–17 Caleb Swanigan Purdue PF Sophomore [7]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson * Villanova PG Junior [8]
2018–19 Ja Morant Murray State PG Sophomore [9]
2019–20 Payton Pritchard Oregon PG Senior [10]
2020–21 Luka Garza * Iowa C Senior [2]
2021–22 Johnny Davis Wisconsin SG / SF Sophomore [11]
2022–23 Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA SG / SF Senior [12]
2023–24 Zach Edey * Purdue C Senior [13]
2024–25 Cooper Flagg * Duke SG / SF Freshman [14]
  1. ↑ Then known for athletic purposes as Connecticut; UConn became the sole athletic brand in 2013.

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Creighton 22012, 2014
Murray State 22015, 2019
Purdue 22017, 2024
Duke 12025
Iowa 12021
Kansas 12010
Miami (Florida) 12013
Michigan State 12016
Oregon 12020
UCLA 12023
UConn 12011
Villanova 12018
Wisconsin 12022

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Collins wins Olson Award". The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. April 3, 2010. p. 63. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Garza nabs trio of POY awards". Quad-City Times . Davenport, Iowa. April 2, 2021. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "McDermott given Lute Olson POTY award". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. March 31, 2012. p. B6. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Amidst draft speculation, MSU's Payne wins Lute Olson Award". Kentucky New Era . Hopkinsville, Kentucky. April 4, 2015. p. 11. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McDermott picks up Wooden Award". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. April 5, 2014. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "#45 Denzel Valentine". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. October 27, 2016. p. 33-7. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Baird, Nathan (April 6, 2017). "'Biggie' to test draft again". Journal & Courier . Lafayette, Indiana. p. 23. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lute Olson Players of the Year". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. April 6, 2019. p. B3. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Morant wins Olson national award". The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky. April 6, 2019. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Doxsie, Don (April 7, 2020). "Will Garza come out on top?". Muscatine Journal . Muscatine, Iowa. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Johnny Davis named Lute Olson National Player of the Year". Fox 11 Online. Green Bay, Wisconsin. April 1, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ Regalado, Mike (April 1, 2022). "Jaime Jaquez Has Been Named Lute Olson Player of the Year". 247 Sports. Houston, Texas . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Purdue's Zach Edey recipient of the 2024 Lute Olson Award". LuteOlsonAward.com. Collegeinsider.com. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Duke's Cooper Flagg recipient of the 2025 Lute Olson Award". LuteOlsonAward.com. Collegeinsider.com. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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