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John R. Wooden Award

American college basketball award

Field	Value
name	John R. Wooden Award
description	the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players
presenter	Los Angeles Athletic Club
country	United States
year	1977 (men)
2004 (women)
holder	Cooper Flagg, Duke (men)
JuJu Watkins, USC (women)
website

2004 (women) JuJu Watkins, USC (women) The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The Wooden Award program consists of the men's and women's player of the year awards, the Legends of Coaching Award, and recognizing All-America teams. The player of the year award was originally given only to men's basketball players starting in 1977 and expanded to women's players in 2004. Meanwhile, the Legends of Coaching Award was first presented in 1999.

The awards are given by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. They are named in honor of John Wooden, the 1932 national collegiate basketball player of the year from Purdue. Wooden later taught and coached men's basketball at Indiana State and UCLA. His 1947–48 Indiana State team was the NAIA national runner-up.

About the award

Selection process

At the end of each February, the award's National Advisory Board, a 26-member panel, selects 15 men's and 15 women's candidates for player of the year and All-American Team honors. After the Elite Eight, the field is narrowed to 10 finalists each. The winner’s university receives a replica trophy. All-America Team members designated charities (official 501(c)(3)) receive a donation from the Wooden Award Foundation as a matching gift. The candidates must be full-time students and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher throughout their college careers. Players who are nominated must have made outstanding contributions to team play, both offensively and defensively, and be model citizens, exhibiting strength of character both on and off the court. The selection ballot is announced prior to the NCAA tournament. The voters consist of 1,000 sportswriters and sportscasters representing the 50 states. The top 10 vote-getters are selected to the All-American Team and the results are announced following the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. The person who receives the most votes is named the national player of the year, and the winner is announced following the NCAA championship game. The player of the year is awarded a trophy consisting of five bronze figures. The player's school receives a duplicate trophy as well as a scholarship grant. The other top four members of the All-American Team receive an All-American Team trophy, a jacket, and a scholarship grant which goes to their school. Each coach of the top five All-American Team members also receives a jacket. The All-American Team members ranked six through ten receive an All-American Team trophy and a jacket, but their schools do not receive a scholarship.

The criteria for the women's player of the year award and All-American Team honors are similar to those for the men. For the women's award, the National Advisory Board consists of 12 members, and approximately 15 candidates are selected for the ballot. The voters are 250 sportswriters and sportscasters. In contrast to the men's All-American Team, only five members are selected for the women's team. The national player of the year receives a trophy, and her school receives a duplicate trophy and a scholarship grant.

Trophy

The trophy features five bronze figures, each depicting one of the five major skills that Wooden believed that "total" basketball player must exhibit: rebounding, passing, shooting, dribbling, and defense. The concept for the trophy originated with Wooden Award Chairman, Richard "Duke" Llewellyn. Work began on the trophy in 1975, and sculptor Don Winton, who had sculpted many top sports awards, was given the task of designing the model of the trophy. The figures are bronze plated and attached to a pentagonal base plate. The tallest figure is 10 inches high (26 cm). The trophy's base is 7 inches high (19 cm), and is made from solid walnut. The total height of the trophy is 17+3/4 in, and it weighs 25 lb.

Trademark dispute

In 1976, the Los Angeles Athletic Club was looking to establish the college basketball equivalent of football's Heisman trophy – a nationally prestigious award to be conferred upon the best basketball player in the nation. According to Wagonheim Law in Hunt Valley, Maryland, "The LAAC chose to name the award after John Wooden, who signed over the right to use his name to the LAAC, which trademarked it as soon as the contracts were signed. In January 2005, Wooden sought to influence another group for the better by working with a group known as Athletes for a Better World to recognize an athlete, regardless of sport, for contributions outside of the game. The award was dubbed The Wooden Cup. The LAAC balked, citing a violation of its trademark. Still able to size up the opposition after so many years removed from sport, John Wooden conceded."

Key

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Wooden Award at that point

Wooden Award winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Reference
1976–77		UCLA	F
1977–78		North Carolina	PG
1978–79		Indiana State	SF
1979–80		Louisville	SG
1980–81		BYU	SG
1981–82		Virginia	C
1982–83	(2)	Virginia	C
1983–84		North Carolina	SG
1984–85		St. John's	SF / SG
1985–86		St. John's	PF
1986–87		Navy	C
1987–88		Kansas	PF
1988–89		Arizona	SF
1989–90		La Salle	SF
1990–91		UNLV	PF
1991–92		Duke	F
1992–93		Indiana	SF
1993–94		Purdue	SF / PF
1994–95		UCLA	SF
1995–96		UMass	C
1996–97		Wake Forest	C
1997–98		North Carolina	PF
1998–99		Duke	C
1999–00		Cincinnati	PF
2000–01		Duke	SF / PF
2001–02		Duke	PG
2002–03		Texas	PG
2003–04		Saint Joseph's	PG	last =Norwood	first =Robyn	title=Nelson, Beard win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107557622	newspaper=The Anniston Star	location=Anniston, Alabama	date=April 11, 2004	page=28	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2004–05		Utah	C	last =	first =	title=Bogut, Augustus named Wooden Award winners	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260148708	newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin	location=Binghamton, New York	date=April 10, 2005	page=1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2005–06		Duke	SG	last =	first =	title=Redick, Augustus win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/667133930	newspaper=The Modesto Bee	location=Modesto, California	date=April 9, 2006	page=C1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2006–07		Texas	SF	last =	first =	title=Durant, Parker win Wooden awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/428631656	newspaper=The Paducah Sun	location=Paducah, Kentucky	date=April 8, 2007	page=12	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2007–08		North Carolina	PF	last =	first =	title=Hansbrough, Parker win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/193286502	newspaper=Los Angeles Times	location=Los Angeles, California	date=April 12, 2008	page=49	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2008–09		Oklahoma	PF	last =	first =	title=Griffin wins Wooden award, Moore top woman	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1175580515	newspaper=The Bulletin	location=Bend, Oregon	date=April 11, 2009	page=20	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2009–10		Ohio State	SF	last =	first =	title=Ohio State's Turner, UConn's Charles win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210429691	newspaper=Lansing State Journal	location=Lansing, Michigan	date=April 10, 2010	page=15	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2010–11		BYU	PG	last =Bolch	first =Ben	title=Fredette, Moore win Wooden Awards as college basketball's best players	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/536026649	newspaper=Hazleton Standard-Speaker	location=Hazleton, Pennsylvania	date=April 10, 2011	page=B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2011–12		Kentucky	C	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=Davis, Griner grab Wooden awards in L.A.	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/195280260	newspaper=The Desert Sun	location=Palm Springs, California	date=April 7, 2012	page=40	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2012–13		Michigan	PG	last =	first =	title=Griner, Burke win Wooden Award	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/547050825	newspaper=The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus	location=Davenport, Iowa	date=April 13, 2013	page=31	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2013–14		Creighton	SF / PF	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=McDermott, Ogwumike win Wooden Award	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/991588821	newspaper=The Grand Island Independent	location=Grand Island, Nebraska	date=April 13, 2014	page=18	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2014–15		Wisconsin	PF	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=Kaminsky, Stewart win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/675848687	newspaper=Record-Journal	location=Meriden, Connecticut	date=April 11, 2015	page=B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2015–16		Oklahoma	SG	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=Stewart, Hield win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1156109704	newspaper=The Post-Standard	location=Syracuse, New York	date=April 9, 2016	page=B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2016–17		Kansas	PG	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=Mason, Plum win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/513080554	newspaper=Corvallis Gazette-Times	location=Corvallis, Oregon	date=April 8, 2017	page=B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2017–18		Villanova	PG	last =Harris	first =Beth	title=Villanova's Brunson, S. Carolina's Wilson win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/415435405	newspaper=The Marion Star	location=Marion, Ohio	date=April 8, 2018	page=D1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2018–19		Duke	SF / PF	last =	first =	title=Duke's Williamson, Oregon's Ionescu named Wooden Award winners	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/553714553	newspaper=Portage Daily Register	location=Portage, Wisconsin	date=April 13, 2019	page=B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2019–20		Dayton	PF	last =	first =	title=Wizard of Westwood	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/992885550	newspaper=The Roanoke Times	location=Roanoke, Virginia	date=April 9, 2020	page=B5	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2020–21		Iowa	C	last =	first =	title=Garza, Bueckers win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/992899232	newspaper=The Roanoke Times	location=Roanoke, Virginia	date=April 8, 2021	page=D2	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2021–22		Kentucky	C
2022–23		Purdue	C	last =	first =	title=Purdue's Edey, Iowa's Clark win Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/947603008	newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana	location=Munster, Indiana	date=April 5, 2023	page=B2	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2023–24	(2)	Purdue	C	last =	first =	title=Purdue's Edey, Iowa's Clark capture Wooden Awards	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1064122511	newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch	location=Richmond, Virginia	date=April 11, 2024	page=B6	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = May 5, 2025}}
2024–25		Duke	SG / SF

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Season	Player	School	Position
1976–77	No award
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04			SG / SF
2004–05		LSU	SG / SF
2005–06	(2)	LSU	SG / SF
2006–07		Tennessee	PF
2007–08	(2)	Tennessee	PF
2008–09		UConn	PF
2009–10		UConn	C
2010–11	(2)	UConn	PF
2011–12		Baylor	C
2012–13	(2)	Baylor	C
2013–14		Stanford	PF
2014–15		UConn	PF
2015–16	(2)	UConn	PF
2016–17		Washington	PG
2017–18		South Carolina	C
2018–19		Oregon	PG
2019–20	(2)	Oregon	PG
2020–21		UConn	PG
2021–22		South Carolina	PF / C
2022–23		Iowa	PG
2023–24	(2)	Iowa	PG
2024–25		USC	SG

Legends of Coaching Award

Coaching Award The Legends of Coaching Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of coaches who exemplify Coach Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal achievement. When selecting the individual, the Wooden Award Committee considers a coach's character, success rate on the court, graduating rate of student athletes, his or her coaching philosophy, and identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award. This award is bestowed upon both men's and women's coaches. The first recipient who was never a head coach in NCAA Division I was 2021 recipient Dave Yanai, whose entire head coaching career was in NCAA Division II.

Season	Coach	School	Reference
1998–99		North Carolina
1999–00		Duke
2000–01		Arizona
2001–02		Louisville
2002–03		Kansas
2003–04		Stanford
2004–05		UConn
2005–06		Syracuse
2006–07		Purdue
2007–08		Tennessee (women)
2008–09		Texas
2009–10		Florida
2010–11		Michigan State
2011–12		UConn (women)
2012–13		Kansas
2013–14		Stanford (women)
2014–15		San Diego State
2015–16		Texas Tech
2016–17		Notre Dame (women)
2017–18		Villanova
2018–19		Oklahoma
2019–20		Rutgers (women)
2020–21		Cal State Los Angeles
2021–22		Belmont
2022–23		South Carolina (women)
2023–24		Kentucky
2024–25		Gonzaga
2025–26		Purdue

The school at which these coaches were presented the Legends of Coaching Award is only listed, for conciseness. Some of them have coached at multiple schools throughout their careers.

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