| Lute Olson Award | |
| Description: | the nation's top player in NCAA Division I men's basketball |
| Presenter: | Collegeinsider.com |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Holder: | Zach Edey, Purdue |
The Lute Olson Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named for former Arizona Wildcats head coach Lute Olson.[1]
From its inception through the 2020–21 season, only players who had completed at least two seasons at their current school were eligible for the award. As such, freshmen and first-year transfers were ineligible.[1] Starting with the 2021–22 season, eligibility was extended to all Division I players regardless of their academic class or tenure at a school. The recipient is chosen by a panel of 30 people, including current and former coaches, administrators and media personnel.[2] Lute Olson also served on the committee until his death in 2020.
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden | |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lute Olson Award at that point |
| Year | Player | School | Position | Class | class=unsortable | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Kansas | PG | ||||
| 2010–11 | UConn | PG | [3] | |||
| 2011–12 | Creighton | SF | ||||
| 2012–13 | Miami (Florida) | PG | [4] | |||
| 2013–14 |
| Creighton | SF | [5] | ||
| 2014–15 | Murray State | PG | ||||
| 2015–16 | Michigan State | SF | [6] | |||
| 2016–17 | Purdue | PF | [7] | |||
| 2017–18 | Villanova | PG | [8] | |||
| 2018–19 | Murray State | PG | [9] | |||
| 2019–20 | Oregon | PG | [10] | |||
| 2020–21 | Iowa | C | ||||
| 2021–22 | Wisconsin | SG / SF | [11] | |||
| 2022–23 | UCLA | SG / SF | [12] | |||
| 2023–24 | Purdue | C | [13] |
| School | Winners | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 2 | align=left | 2012, 2014 | |
| Murray State | 2 | align=left | 2015, 2019 | |
| Purdue | 2 | align=left | 2017, 2024 | |
| Iowa | 1 | align=left | 2021 | |
| Kansas | 1 | align=left | 2010 | |
| Miami (Florida) | 1 | align=left | 2013 | |
| Michigan State | 1 | align=left | 2016 | |
| Oregon | 1 | align=left | 2020 | |
| UCLA | 1 | align=left | 2023 | |
| UConn | 1 | align=left | 2011 | |
| Villanova | 1 | align=left | 2018 | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | align=left | 2022 |