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Adolph Rupp Trophy

Adolph Rupp Trophy

Award for college basketball players

This article is about the NCAA basketball player award. For the NCAA basketball coach award, see Adolph Rupp Cup.

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was an award given annually to the top player in men's Division I NCAA basketball until 2015. The recipient of the award was selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters, coaches, and sports administrators. The trophy was presented each year at the site of the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.[1][2][3][4]

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The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was administered by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky, a non-profit organization with a primary mission of honoring the legacy of University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp. Three winners of the award have been freshmen: Kevin Durant of Texas in 2007, John Wall of Kentucky in 2010 and Anthony Davis of Kentucky in 2012.

Winners

Bill Walton, one of only two 3-time winners (1972–74)
Shaquille O'Neal, 1991 winner
JJ Redick, 2005 and 2006 winner
Frank Kaminsky was the last winner of the award, earning it in 2015.
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy at that point
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Adolph F. Rupp Trophy". bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Halstead High School | Rupp 2013". .discoverhalstead.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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    "Durant honored with prestigious Rupp Trophy". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Calipari, Wall Earn Historical Adolph Rupp Awards". allkyhoops.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ↑
    "Rupp Trophy Winners". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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