Lute Olson Award


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.
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Selection

From its inception through the 2020–21 NCAA [Division I men's basketball season|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. 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. Lute Olson also served on the committee until his death in 2020.

Winners

YearPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2009–10KansasPG
2010–11UConnPG
2011–12CreightonSF
2012–13Miami (Florida)PG
2013–14* CreightonSF
2014–15Murray StatePG
2015–16*Michigan StateSF
2016–17PurduePF
2017–18*VillanovaPG
2018–19Murray StatePG
2019–20OregonPG
2020–21*IowaC
2021–22WisconsinSG / SF
2022–23UCLASG / SF
2023–24*PurdueC
2024–25*DukeSG / SF