NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player is a men's college basketball award given each year to the most outstanding player at the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament as voted on by the Associated Press.

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 (2) Oklahoma A&M
1947 George Kaftan Holy Cross
1948 Alex Groza Kentucky
1949 Alex Groza (2) Kentucky
1950 Irwin Dambrot City College of New York
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 (2) Ohio State
1962 Paul Hogue Cincinnati
1963 Art Heyman Duke
1964 Walt Hazzard Cal-Los Angeles
1965 Bill Bradley Princeton
1966 Jerry Chambers Utah
1967 Lew Alcindor Cal-Los Angeles
1968 Lew Alcindor (2) Cal-Los Angeles
1969 Lew Alcindor (3) Cal-Los Angeles
1970 Sidney Wickes Cal-Los Angeles
1971 none†
1972 Bill Walton Cal-Los Angeles
1973 Bill Walton (2) Cal-Los Angeles
1974 David Thompson North Carolina State
1975 Richard Washington Cal-Los Angeles
1977 Butch Lee Marquette
1978 Jack Givens Kentucky
1978 Jack Givens (2) 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 Nevada-Las Vegas
1991 Christian Laettner Duke
1992 Bobby Hurley Duke
1993 Donald Williams North Carolina
1994 Corliss Williamson Arkansas
1995 Ed O'Bannon Cal-Los Angeles
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 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin

† - Howard Porter of Villanova originally won the award, but was later ruled ineligible, costing him the award and Villanova their participation in the tournament.

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