Winners
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy at that point |
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Walton, BillBill Walton | UCLA | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1972–73 | Walton, BillBill Walton (2) | UCLA | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 1973–74 | Walton, BillBill Walton (3) | UCLA | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1974–75 | Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson | NC State | Shooting guard / Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1975–76 | May, ScottScott May | Indiana | Forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1976–77 | Johnson, MarquesMarques Johnson | UCLA | Guard / Forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1977–78 | Lee, ButchButch Lee | Marquette | Point guard | 4 !Senior |
| 1978–79 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird | Indiana State | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1979–80 | Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre | DePaul | Small forward | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1980–81 | Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson | Virginia | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1981–82 | Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (2) | Virginia | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 1982–83 | Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (3) | Virginia | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1983–84 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan | North Carolina | Shooting guard | 3 !Junior |
| 1984–85 | Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing | Georgetown | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1985–86 | Berry, WalterWalter Berry | St. John's | Power forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1986–87 | Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson | Navy | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1987–88 | Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins | Bradley | Shooting guard | 4 !Senior |
| 1988–89 | Elliott, SeanSean Elliott | Arizona | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1989–90 | Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons | La Salle | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1990–91 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal | LSU | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1991–92 | Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner | Duke | Forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1992–93 | Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney | Indiana | Small forward | 4 !Senior |
| 1993–94 | Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson | Purdue | Small forward / Power forward | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1994–95 | Smith, JoeJoe Smith | Maryland | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1995–96 | Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby | UMass | Center | 3 !Junior |
| 1996–97 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan | Wake Forest | Center | 4 !Senior |
| 1997–98 | Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison | North Carolina | Small forward | 3 !Junior |
| 1998–99 | Brand, EltonElton Brand | Duke | Center | 2 !Sophomore |
| 1999–00 | Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin | Cincinnati | Power forward | 4 !Senior |
| 2000–01 | Battier, ShaneShane Battier | Duke | Small forward / Shooting guard | 4 !Senior |
| 2001–02 | Williams, JayJay Williams | Duke | Point guard | 3 !Junior |
| 2002–03 | West, DavidDavid West | Xavier | Power forward | 4 !Senior |
| 2003–04 | Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson | Saint Joseph's | Point guard | 4 !Senior |
| 2004–05 | Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick | Duke | Shooting guard | 3 !Junior |
| 2005–06 | Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick (2) | Duke | Shooting guard | 4 !Senior |
| 2006–07 | Durant, KevinKevin Durant | Texas | Small forward | 1 !Freshman |
| 2007–08 | Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | Power forward | 3 !Junior |
| 2008–09 | Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin | Oklahoma | Power forward | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2009–10 | Wall, JohnJohn Wall | Kentucky | Point guard | 1 !Freshman |
| 2010–11 | Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette | BYU | Point guard | 4 !Senior |
| 2011–12 | Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis | Kentucky | Center | 1 !Freshman |
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