* 1977 - Marques Johnson, UCLA Bruins
* 1978 - Phil Ford, North Carolina Tar Heels
* 1979 - Larry Bird, Indiana State University
* 1980 - Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals
* 1981 - Danny Ainge, BYU Cougars
* 1982 - Ralph Sampson, Virginia Cavaliers
* 1983 - Ralph Sampson, Virginia Cavaliers
* 1984 - Michael Jordan, Caroline du Nord
* 1985 - Chris Mullin, St John's
* 1986 - Walter Berry, St John's
* 1987 - David Robinson, Navy
* 1988 - Danny Manning, Kansas Jayhawks
* 1989 - Sean Elliott, Arizona Wildcats
* 1990 - Lionel Simmons, La Salle Explorers
* 1991 - Larry Johnson, UNLV
* 1992 - Christian Laettner, Duke Blue Devils
* 1993 - Calbert Cheaney, Indiana Hoosiers
* 1994 - Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* 1995 - Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Bruins
* 1996 - Marcus Camby, UMass
* 1997 - Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
* 1998 - Antawn Jamison, Caroline du Nord
* 1999 - Elton Brand, Duke Blue Devils
* 2000 - Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* 2001 - Shane Battier, Duke Blue Devils
* 2002 - Jason Williams, Duke Blue Devils
* 2003 - T.J. Ford, Texas Longhorn Athletics
* 2004 - Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's Hawks
* 2005 - Andrew Bogut, Utah Utes
* 2006 - J. J. Redick, Duke Blue Devils
* 2007 - Kevin Durant, Texas Longhorn Athletics
* 2008 - Tyler Hansbrough, Caroline du Nord
* 2009 - Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
* 2010 - Evan Turner, Ohio State