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Adolph Rupp Trophy

Award for college basketball players

Award for college basketball players

FieldValue
nameAdolph F. Rupp Trophy
descriptionthe nation's top NCAA Division I men's basketball player
presenterCommonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky
countryUnited States
year1972
year22015

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

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1971–72UCLAClast =first =title=Adolph Rupp trophy awarded Bill Waltonurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192915335newspaper=The Daily Sentinellocation=Woodstock, Illinoisdate=March 28, 1974page= 6via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 21, 2025}}
1972–73(2)UCLAC
1973–74(3)UCLAC
1974–75SG / SF
1975–76IndianaF
1976–77UCLAG / F
1977–78MarquettePG
1978–79Indiana StateSF
1979–80DePaulSF
1980–81VirginiaClast =Joycefirst =Dicktitle=Sampson wins AP Player of the Year againurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/344382415newspaper=The Times and Democratlocation=Orangeburg, South Carolinadate= April 2, 1983page= 8via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 21, 2025}}
1981–82(2)VirginiaC
1982–83(3)VirginiaC
1983–84North CarolinaSG
1984–85GeorgetownC
1985–86St. John'sPF
1986–87NavyC
1987–88BradleySG
1988–89ArizonaSF
1989–90La SalleSF
1990–91LSUC
1991–92DukeF
1992–93IndianaSF
1993–94PurdueSF / PF
1994–95MarylandC
1995–96UMassC
1996–97Wake ForestC
1997–98North CarolinaSF
1998–99DukeC
1999–00CincinnatiPF
2000–01DukeSF / SG
2001–02DukePG
2002–03XavierPF
2003–04Saint Joseph'sPG
2004–05DukeSG
2005–06(2)DukeSG
2006–07TexasSF
2007–08North CarolinaPF
2008–09OklahomaPF
2009–10KentuckyPG
2010–11BYUPG
2011–12KentuckyC
2012–13IndianaSG
2013–14CreightonSF
2014–15WisconsinPF

References

References

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  2. (March 8, 1977). "Johnson captures AP award by landslide vote". [[Star-Gazette]].
  3. (March 28, 1974). "Adolph Rupp trophy awarded Bill Walton". The Daily Sentinel.
  4. (April 24, 1975). "Adolph Rupp Trophy Won By Thompson". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
  5. (April 16, 1976). "Scott May receives Rupp trophy at Hoosiers' basketball banquet". [[The Paducah Sun]].
  6. Rappoport, Ken. (March 8, 1977). "UCLA's Johnson AP Player of Year". [[The Clarksdale Press Register]].
  7. (March 14, 1978). "Lee's Stock Increases After Winning Adolph Rupp Trophy". [[Asbury Park Press]].
  8. Temple, Wick. (March 20, 1979). "Bird quiet, tough Hoosier having fun playing basketball". [[Staten Island Advance]].
  9. (March 22, 1980). "Aguirre, Meyer nab top honors". [[Evansville Courier & Press]].
  10. Joyce, Dick. (April 2, 1983). "Sampson wins AP Player of the Year again". [[The Times and Democrat]].
  11. (March 31, 1984). "Jordan Gets Top Honor". [[Dothan Eagle]].
  12. (March 30, 1985). "Writers' poll picks Hoyas' Ewing over Chris Mullin". Citizen Register.
  13. (March 29, 1986). "Berry, Sutton lauded by AP". [[Danville Register & Bee]].
  14. (March 28, 1987). "Navy's Robinson wins Adolph Rupp Trophy". [[The Baxter Bulletin]].
  15. Schoffner, Chuck. (April 2, 1988). "Hersey Hawkins honored". [[The Stuart News]].
  16. Baker, Jeff. (April 1, 1989). "Elliott and Knight receive basketball honors". [[The Oregonian]].
  17. (March 31, 1990). "Simmons garners Adolph Rupp Trophy". [[Salina Journal]].
  18. (March 29, 1991). "LSU's O'Neal wins Adolph Rupp Trophy". [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]].
  19. (April 3, 1992). "AP tabs Laettner". [[Vincennes Sun-Commercial]].
  20. (April 2, 1993). "Indiana's Cheaney awarded Adolph Rupp Trophy". [[The Greenwood Commonwealth]].
  21. (April 1, 1994). "AP Votes Robinson Best In Nation". [[Pharos-Tribune]].
  22. (April 1, 1995). "Sooners coach, Terps star honored". [[The Roanoke Times]].
  23. (March 30, 1996). "Camby, Keady are named player, coach of year by AP". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
  24. Bock, Hal. (March 29, 1997). "Duncan, Haskins on top of their games". [[The Morning Call]].
  25. Elling, Steve. (March 28, 1998). "Jamison named nation's best player". [[The News & Observer]].
  26. Featherston, Al. (March 27, 1999). "We have a consensus: Brand gets AP award". [[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina).
  27. (April 2, 2000). "Martin, Eustachy named top AP player, coach". [[Odessa American]].
  28. (March 31, 2001). "Battier checks his crystal ball". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
  29. Parsons, Keith. (March 29, 2002). "Williams earns Player of the Year". [[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina).
  30. (April 5, 2003). "West is AP's player of year". [[Lincoln Journal Star]].
  31. (April 11, 2004). "Saint Joseph's Nelson wins Wooden Award". [[The Morning News (American newspaper).
  32. (April 1, 2005). "Redick, Bogut split player of year honors". [[The Grand Rapids Press]].
  33. (April 20, 2006). "Award-winning year". The Roanoke Times.
  34. (April 8, 2007). "Another honor for Durant". [[The News & Advance]].
  35. . (April 3, 2008). ["Hansbrough Accepts Rupp Trophy"](https://goheels.com/news/2008/4/3/205475089). *[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]*.
  36. Emig, Guerin. (April 6, 2009). "Sooner star Griffin adds to his award collection". [[Tulsa World]].
  37. Clay, John. (April 2, 2010). "A celebration amid uncertainty". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  38. (June 22, 2011). "Fredette welcomed to Albany". [[Daily Sentinel (Rome, New York).
  39. Tucker, Kyle. (April 2, 2012). "Davis all but cleans up on national awards". [[Courier Journal]].
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