Winners
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Amaker, TommyTommy Amaker | Duke | Point guard | 4 !Senior |
| 1987–88 | King, BillyBilly King | Duke | Forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1988–89 | Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon | UNLV | Small forward | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1989–90 | Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon (2) | UNLV | Small forward | 3 !Junior |
| 1990–91 | Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon (3) | UNLV | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1991–92 | Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning | Georgetown | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1992–93 | Hill, GrantGrant Hill | Duke | Shooting guard / Small forward | 3 !Junior |
| 1993–94 | McIlvaine, JimJim McIlvaine | Marquette | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1994–95 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan | Wake Forest | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1995–96 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan (2) | Wake Forest | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 1996–97 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan* (3) | Wake Forest | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1997–98 | Wojciechowski, SteveSteve Wojciechowski | Duke | Shooting guard | 4 !Senior |
| 1998–99 | Battier, ShaneShane Battier | Duke | Small forward | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1999–00† | Battier, ShaneShane Battier (2) | Duke | Small forward | 3 !Junior |
| 1999–00† | Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin* | Cincinnati | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 2000–01 | Battier, ShaneShane Battier* (3) | Duke | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 2001–02 | Linehan, JohnJohn Linehan | Providence | Point guard | 4 !Senior |
| 2002–03 | Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor | Connecticut | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2003–04 | Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor (2) | Connecticut | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 2004–05 | Williams, SheldenShelden Williams | Duke | Power forward | 3 !Junior |
| 2005–06 | Williams, SheldenShelden Williams (2) | Duke | Power forward | 4 !Senior |
| 2006–07 | Oden, GregGreg Oden | Ohio State | Center | 1 !Freshman |
| 2007–08 | Thabeet, HasheemHasheem Thabeet | Connecticut | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2008–09 | Thabeet, HasheemHasheem Thabeet (2) | Connecticut | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 2009–10 | Varnado, JarvisJarvis Varnado | Mississippi State | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 2010–11 | Faried, KennethKenneth Faried | Morehead State | Power forward/Center | 4 !Senior |
| 2011–12 | Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis* | Kentucky | Center | 1 !Freshman |
| 2012–13† | Oladipo, VictorVictor Oladipo | Indiana | Shooting guard | 3 !Junior |
| 2012–13† | Withey, JeffJeff Withey | Kansas | Center | 4 !Senior |
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