Honorees
| * | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Year | Recipient | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bunn, JohnJohn Bunn* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1964 |
| 1974 | Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as player in 1960 and coach as 1973 |
| 1975 | Kennedy, J. WalterJ. Walter Kennedy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1981 |
| 1976 | Iba, Henry P.Henry P. Iba* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1969 |
| 1977 | Fagan, CliffordClifford Fagan* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1984 |
| 1978 | Gowdy, CurtCurt Gowdy | Another Hall of Fame award, the Curt Gowdy Media Award, is named after him |
| 1979 | Gottlieb, EddieEddie Gottlieb* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1972 |
| 1980 | Auerbach, Arnold "Red"Arnold "Red" Auerbach* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1969 |
| 1981 | Meyer, RayRay Meyer* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 1979 |
| 1982 | Biasone, DanielDaniel Biasone* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2000 |
| 1983 | Cousy, Robert J.Robert J. Cousy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as player in 1971 Another Hall of Fame award, the Bob Cousy Award, is named after him |
| 1984 | O'Brien, Lawrence F.Lawrence F. O'Brien* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 1991 |
| 1985 | Williams, LeeLee Williams | |
| 1986 | Lewis, Grady W.Grady W. Lewis | |
| 1987 | Gavitt, Dave R.Dave R. Gavitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2006 |
| 1988 | Hillyard, HaskellHaskell Hillyard | |
| 1989 | Killian, George E.George E. Killian | |
| 1990 | Summitt, Pat HeadPat Head Summitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 2000 |
| 1991 | Wootten, Morgan B.Morgan B. Wootten* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as coach in 2000 |
| 1992 | Robinson, WillWill Robinson | |
| 1993 | Vancisin, JoeJoe Vancisin | |
| 1994 | Wall, WilliamWilliam Wall | |
| 1995 | Carlesimo, PetePete Carlesimo | |
| 1996 | Bubas, VicVic Bubas | |
| 1997 | Newton, C. M.C. M. Newton* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2000 |
| 1998 | Winter, TexTex Winter* | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2011 |
| 1999 | Harlem Globetrotters* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a team in 2002 |
| 2000 | Lemon, MeadowlarkMeadowlark Lemon* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as contributor in 2003 |
| 2001 | Jernstedt, TomTom Jernstedt | |
| 2002 | Pollack, HarveyHarvey Pollack | |
| 2003 | O'Brien, JoeJoe O'Brien | |
| 2004 | Spoelstra, ZeldaZelda Spoelstra | |
| 2005 | Blake, MartyMarty Blake | |
| 2006 | Jaynes, BettyBetty Jaynes | |
| 2007 | Sanders, Thomas "Satch"Thomas "Satch" Sanders | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011 |
| 2008 | Ackerman, ValVal Ackerman | |
| 2009 | Kerr, JohnnyJohnny Kerr | |
| 2010 | Meyer, DonDon Meyer | |
| 2011 | McIntyre, BrianBrian McIntyre | |
| 2012 | Williams, PatPat Williams | |
| 2013 | Raveling, GeorgeGeorge Raveling |
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