Lute Olson Award

The Lute Olson Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding non-freshman 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]

Lute Olson Award
Lute Olson
Given forthe nation's top non-freshman and non-transfer men's player in NCAA Division I basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollegeinsider.com
History
First award2010
Most recentPayton Pritchard, Oregon
Websitehttp://www.collegeinsider.com/lute/

Selection

Only players who have completed at least two seasons at their current school are eligible for the award. As such, freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible. The recipient is chosen by a committee including current and former coaches, NBA players, media members, Lute Olson himself, and others involved in the basketball community.[1]

Winners
Kansas' Sherron Collins is the award's inaugural winner in 2010.
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lute Olson Award
Year Player School Position Class Reference
2009–10 Sherron Collins Kansas PG Senior [2]
2010–11 Kemba Walker Connecticut PG Junior [3]
2011–12 Doug McDermott Creighton SF Sophomore [4]
2012–13 Shane Larkin Miami (FL) PG Sophomore [5]
2013–14 Doug McDermott* (2) Creighton SF Senior [6]
2014–15 Cameron Payne Murray State PG Sophomore [7]
2015–16 Denzel Valentine Michigan State SF Senior [8]
2016–17 Caleb Swanigan Purdue PF Sophomore [9]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson* Villanova PG Junior [10]
2018–19 Ja Morant Murray State PG Sophomore [11]
2019–20 Payton Pritchard Oregon PG Senior

Winners by school
School Winners Years
Creighton 2 2012, 2014
Murray State 2 2015, 2019
Connecticut 1 2011
Kansas 1 2010
Miami (FL) 1 2013
Michigan State 1 2016
Oregon 1 2020
Purdue 1 2017
Villanova 1 2018

References
General
  • "Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
Specific
  1. "Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award". CollegeInsider.com. 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. "Kansas' Sherron Collins Recipient of 2010 Lute Olson Player of the Year Award". University of Kansas. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original (Press release) on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. Associated Press (April 5, 2011). "Kemba Walker wins Lute Olson National Player of the Year". UConn Bball. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. Creighton University (March 30, 2012). "McDermott wins Lute Olson National Player of the Year". Creighton Bball. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  5. "Larkin Named Lute Olson Player of the Year" (Press release). University of Miami Athletics. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  6. "McDermott Wins Second Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award" (Press release). Creighton University Athletics. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  7. "The Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award | College Basketball Awards | CollegeInsider.com". www.luteolsonaward.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  8. "Valentine Named Lute Olson Player of the Year" (Press release). College Insider. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  9. "Swanigan Named Lute Olson Player of the Year" (Press release). College Insider. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  10. "Brunson Named Lute Olson Player of the Year" (Press release). April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  11. "Morant Named Lute Olson Player of the Year" (Press release). Lute Olson Award. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.