NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships (the "Final Four" tournaments), the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team. The last man to win the award despite not being on the Championship team was Akeem Olajuwon in 1983; the last woman to do so was Dawn Staley in 1991. This award is not meant to be considered a Most Valuable Player award, although it is sometimes referred to as such.
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[edit] Past winners
[edit] NCAA Men's Division I MOP Award
- 1939 — Jimmy Hull, Ohio State
- 1940 — Marvin Huffman, Indiana
- 1941 — John Kotz, Wisconsin
- 1942 — Howie Dallmar, Stanford
- 1943 — Ken Sailors, Wyoming
- 1944 — Arnie Ferrin, Utah
- 1945 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
- 1946 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
- 1947 — George Kaftan, Holy Cross
- 1948 — Alex Groza, Kentucky
- 1949 — Alex Groza, Kentucky
- 1950 — Irwin Dambrot, CCNY
- 1951 — Bill Spivey, Kentucky
- 1952 — Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
- 1953 — B. H. Born, Kansas
- 1954 — Tom Gola, La Salle
- 1955 — Bill Russell, San Francisco
- 1956 — Hal Lear, Temple
- 1957 — Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
- 1958 — Elgin Baylor, Seattle
- 1959 — Jerry West, West Virginia
- 1960 and 1961 — Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
- 1962 — Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
- 1963 — Art Heyman, Duke
- 1964 — Walt Hazzard, UCLA
- 1965 — Bill Bradley, Princeton
- 1966 — Jerry Chambers, Utah
- 1967, 1968 and 1969 — Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), UCLA
- 1970 — Sidney Wicks, UCLA
- 1971 — (none) (Howard Porter, Villanova - later ruled ineligible)
- 1972 and 1973 — Bill Walton, UCLA
- 1974 — David Thompson, NC State
- 1975 — Richard Washington, UCLA
- 1976 — Kent Benson, Indiana
- 1977 — Butch Lee, Marquette
- 1978 — Jack Givens, Kentucky
- 1979 — Earvin Johnson, Michigan State
- 1980 — Darrell Griffith, Louisville
- 1981 — Isiah Thomas, Indiana
- 1982 — James Worthy, North Carolina
- 1983 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
- 1984 — Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
- 1985 — Ed Pinckney, Villanova
- 1986 — Pervis Ellison, Louisville
- 1987 — Keith Smart, Indiana
- 1988 — Danny Manning, Kansas
- 1989 — Glen Rice, Michigan
- 1990 — Anderson Hunt, UNLV
- 1991 — Christian Laettner, Duke
- 1992 — Bobby Hurley, Duke
- 1993 — Donald Williams, North Carolina
- 1994 — Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
- 1995 — Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
- 1996 — Tony Delk, Kentucky
- 1997 — Miles Simon, Arizona
- 1998 — Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
- 1999 — Richard Hamilton, UConn
- 2000 — Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
- 2001 — Shane Battier, Duke
- 2002 — Juan Dixon, Maryland
- 2003 — Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
- 2004 — Emeka Okafor, UConn
- 2005 — Sean May, North Carolina
- 2006 — Joakim Noah, Florida
- 2007 — Corey Brewer, Florida
- 2008 — Mario Chalmers, Kansas
[edit] NCAA Women's Division I MOP Award
- 1982 — Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech
- 1983 and 1984 — Cheryl Miller, Southern California
- 1985 — Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion
- 1986 — Clarissa Davis, Texas
- 1987 — Tonya Edwards, Tennessee
- 1988 — Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech
- 1989 — Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
- 1990 — Jennifer Azzi, Stanford
- 1991 — Dawn Staley, Virginia
- 1992 — Molly Goodenbour, Stanford
- 1993 — Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech
- 1994 — Charlotte Smith, North Carolina
- 1995 — Rebecca Lobo, UConn
- 1996 — Michelle Marciniak, Tennessee
- 1997 and 1998 — Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- 1999 — Ukari Figgs, Purdue
- 2000 — Shea Ralph, UConn
- 2001 — Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- 2002 — Swin Cash, UConn
- 2003 and 2004 — Diana Taurasi, UConn
- 2005 — Sophia Young, Baylor
- 2006 — Laura Harper, Maryland
- 2007 and 2008 — Candace Parker, Tennessee
[edit] See Also
NAIA Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player
[edit] External links
- Final Four - Most Outstanding Player from Basketball.com
- NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Players History from InsideHoops.com
