NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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, especially since the third-place game was eliminated after 1981. The last man to win the award despite not being on the Championship team was Akeem Olajuwon in 1983. Dawn Staley was the only woman to do so, when she won the award in 1991.
Contents
1 Past winners
1.1 NCAA Men's Division I MOP Award
1.2 NCAA Women's Division I MOP Award
2 External links
Past winners
An asterisk (*) next to a player's name indicates they did not play for the championship team. Howard Porter of Villanova won the award in 1971 and did not play for the championship team, but his MOP award was later vacated.
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 – Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
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 – Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1968 – Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1969 – Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1970 – Sidney Wicks, UCLA
1971 – Vacated (Howard Porter, Villanova – later ruled ineligible)
1972 – Bill Walton, UCLA
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 – Akeem 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, Connecticut
2000 – Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
2001 – Shane Battier, Duke
2002 – Juan Dixon, Maryland
2003 – Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
2004 – Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
2005 – Sean May, North Carolina
2006 – Joakim Noah, Florida
2007 – Corey Brewer, Florida
2008 – Mario Chalmers, Kansas
2009 – Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
2010 – Kyle Singler, Duke
2011 – Kemba Walker, Connecticut
2012 – Anthony Davis, Kentucky
2013 – Luke Hancock, Louisville
2014 – Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
2015 – Tyus Jones, Duke
2016 – Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
2017 – Joel Berry II, North Carolina
2018 – Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova
NCAA Women's Division I MOP Award
- 1982 – Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech
- 1983 – Cheryl Miller, Southern California
- 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, Connecticut
- 1996 – Michelle Marciniak, Tennessee
- 1997 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- 1998 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- 1999 – Ukari Figgs, Purdue
- 2000 – Shea Ralph, Connecticut
- 2001 – Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- 2002 – Swin Cash, Connecticut
- 2003 – Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- 2004 – Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- 2005 – Sophia Young, Baylor
- 2006 – Laura Harper, Maryland
- 2007 – Candace Parker, Tennessee
- 2008 – Candace Parker, Tennessee
- 2009 – Tina Charles, Connecticut
- 2010 – Maya Moore, Connecticut
- 2011 – Danielle Adams, Texas A&M
- 2012 – Brittney Griner, Baylor
- 2013 – Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
- 2014 – Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
- 2015 – Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
- 2016 – Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
- 2017 – A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
- 2018 – Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame
External links
Final Four - Most Outstanding Player from Basketball.com
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Players History from InsideHoops.com
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Players: Where Are They Now? from LostLettermen.com
