John R. Wooden Award
Table:
Men

Season

Player

School

Position

Class

1976–77

Marques Johnson

UCLA

F

Senior

1977–78

Phil Ford

North Carolina

PG

Senior

1978–79

Larry Bird

Indiana State

SF

Senior

1979–80

Darrell Griffith

Louisville

SG

Senior

1980–81

Danny Ainge

BYU

SG

Senior

1981–82

Ralph Sampson[1]

Virginia

C

Junior

1982–83

Ralph Sampson (2)[1]

Virginia (2)

C

Senior

1983–84

Michael Jordan

North Carolina (2)

SG

Junior

1984–85

Chris Mullin

St. John's

SF / SG

Senior

1985–86

Walter Berry

St. John's (2)

PF

Senior

1986–87

David Robinson

Navy

C

Senior

1987–88

Danny Manning

Kansas

PF

Senior

1988–89

Sean Elliott

Arizona

SF

Senior

1989–90

Lionel Simmons

La Salle

SF

Senior

1990–91

Larry Johnson[2]

UNLV

PF

Senior

1991–92

Christian Laettner[3]

Duke

F

Senior

1992–93

Calbert Cheaney[4]

Indiana

SF

Senior

1993–94

Glenn Robinson[5]

Purdue

SF / PF

Sophomore

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Marques Kevin Johnson ( born February 8 , 1956 ) is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Fox Sports Net and a retired American professional basketball player . The small forward played in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from 1977-1989 , where he was a five-time All-Star . He was a pioneer of the point forward position . Johnson was a Los Angeles City Section player of the year in high school before attending the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) . He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and won a national championship in 1975 . In his senior year , he won multiple national player of the year awards . Johnson was the third overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks . He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors .
The UCLA Bruins men 's basketball program represents the University of California , Los Angeles in the sport of men 's basketball as a member of the Pac-12 Conference . Established in 1919 , the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles . Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons , from 1964 to 1975 , including seven straight from 1967 to 1973 . UCLA went undefeated a record four times ( 1964 , 1967 , 1972 , and 1973 ) . Coach Jim Harrick led the team to another NCAA title in 1995 . Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008 . As a member of the AAWU , Pacific-8 and then Pacific-10 , UCLA set a NCAA Division I record with 13 consecutive regular season conference titles between 1967 and 1979 which stood until passed by Kansas in 2018 .
There are five position in basketball . These positions are employed by all organized/unorganized basketball teams . They are defined as the point guard ( PG ) , the shooting guard ( SG ) , the small forward ( SF ) , the power forward ( PF ) , and the center ( C ) . The point guard is the de facto leader of the team on the court . This position requires substantial ball-handling skills and the ability to facilitate the team during a play . The shooting guard , as the name implies , is often the best shooter . As well as being capable of shooting accurately from longer distances , this position tends to also be the best defender on the team . The small forward often has an aggressive approach to the basket when handling the ball . The small forward is also known to make cuts to the basket in efforts to get open for shots . The power forward and the center are usually called the front-court , often acting as their team 's primary rebounders or shot blockers , or receiving passes to take inside shots . The center is typically the larger of the two .
Phil Jackson Ford Jr. ( born February 9 , 1956 ) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1974 , and had an All-American college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels .
The North Carolina Tar Heels men 's basketball program is the intercollegiate men 's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The Tar Heels have won six Men 's Basketball National Championships ( 1957 , 1982 , 1993 , 2005 , 2009 , and 2017 ) . North Carolina 's six NCAA Tournament Championships are third-most all-time , behind University of California , Los Angeles ( 11 ) and University of Kentucky ( 8 ) . They have also won 18 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles , 32 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles , and an Atlantic Coast Conference record 20 outright Regular Season Championships . The program has produced many notable players who went on to play in the NBA , including three of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History : Billy Cunningham , Michael Jordan and James Worthy . Many Tar Heel assistant coaches have gone on to become head coaches elsewhere . From the Tar Heels ' first season in 1910-11 through the 2018-19 season , the program has amassed a .739 all-time winning percentage ( second highest all-time ) , winning 2,261 games and losing 799 games in 109 seasons . The Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons with 31 seasons from the 1970-71 season through the 2000-2001 season . On March 2 , 2010 , North Carolina became the second college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history . The Tar Heels are currently ranked 3rd all time in wins trailing Kentucky by 34 games and Kansas by 13 games . The Tar Heels are one of only four Division I Men 's Basketball programs to have ever achieved 2,000 victories . Kentucky , Kansas , and Duke are the other three .
The point guard ( PG ) , also called the one or point , is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game . A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position . Point guards are expected to run the team 's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time . Above all , the point guard must understand and accept their coach 's game plan ; in this way , the position can be compared to a quarterback in American football , a catcher in baseball or a playmaker in soccer ( association football ) . They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game . A point guard , like other player positions in basketball , specializes in certain skills . Their primary job is to facilitate scoring opportunities for their team , or sometimes for themselves . Lee Rose has described a point guard as a coach on the floor , who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates . This involves setting up plays on the court , getting the ball to the teammate in the best position to score , and controlling the tempo of the game . A point guard should know when and how to instigate a fast break and when and how to initiate the more deliberate sets . Point guards are expected to be vocal floor leaders . A point guard needs always to have in mind the times on the shot clock and the game clock , the score , the numbers of remaining timeouts for both teams , etc .
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season .
Larry Joe Bird ( born December 7 , 1956 ) is an American former professional basketball player , former coach , and former executive who most recently served as President of Basketball Operations for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Nicknamed The Hick from French Lick , Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time . Drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft , Bird started at small forward and power forward for the Celtics for 13 seasons . Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive times ( 1984-1986 ) . He played his entire professional career for Boston , winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards . Bird was also a member of the gold-medal-winning 1992 United States men 's Olympic basketball team known as The Dream Team . He was voted to the NBA 's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 , was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 , and was inducted into the Hall of Fame again in 2010 as a member of The Dream Team . After retiring as a player , Bird served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000 . He was named NBA Coach of the Year for the 1997-1998 season and later led the Pacers to a berth in the 2000 NBA Finals . In 2003 , Bird was named President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers , holding the position until retiring in 2012 . He was named NBA Executive of the Year for the 2012 season . Bird returned to the Pacers as President of Basketball Operations in 2013 and remained in that role until 2017 .
The Indiana State Sycamores basketball is the NCAA Division I men 's basketball program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute , Indiana . They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference . The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament in 2011 . The Sycamores ' first season was 1896 , making them the oldest basketball team in the NCAA along with Bucknell , Minnesota , and Washington ; however , the records from 1896 to 1899 no longer exist . The Sycamores boast two College Players of the Year , 14 All-Americans , 39 1,000-point scorers , and 1,507 victories . Their victory count places them in the top 70 of all NCAA Division I programs . In addition , the Sycamores have 26 postseason appearances ( 7 NCAA , 4 NIT , 1 CBI , 1 CIT , 12 NAIA , and the 1936 Olympic Trials ) with five national championship appearances ( 2 NCAA , 3 NAIA ) . Seven Sycamores were members of the 1951 Pan-American Games gold medal-winning team . The Sycamores ' most memorable season was 1978-79 , when unanimous National Player of the Year Larry Bird led an undefeated team to its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance , as well as the UPI national title . However , it lost the national title game versus the Magic Johnson-led Michigan State team ; and ended the season with a record of 33-1 . Their performance was the deepest run by a first-time participant in the Division I tournament , and one of only three times that a first-time team has advanced as far as the Final Four ( UNCC in 1977 and Georgia in 1983 ) . They would not have another postseason appearance until 2000 .
The small forward ( SF ) , also known as the three , is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game . Small forwards are typically shorter , quicker , and leaner than power forwards and centers , but typically taller , larger and stronger than either of the guard positions . The small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the five main basketball positions . In the NBA , small forwards usually range from 6 ' 4 ( 1.93 m ) to 6 ' 8 ( 2.03 m ) without shoes while in the WNBA , small forwards are usually between 5 ' 10 ( 1.78 m ) to 6 ' 1 ( 1.85 m ) . Small forwards are responsible for scoring points , defending and often as secondary or tertiary rebounders behind the power forward and center , although a few have considerable passing responsibilities . Many small forwards in professional basketball are prolific scorers . The styles with which small forwards amass their points vary widely . Some players at the position are very accurate shooters , others prefer to initiate physical contact with opposing players , and still others are primarily slashers who also possess jump shots . In some cases , small forwards position on the baseline or as off-the-ball specialists . Small forwards who are defensive specialists are very versatile as they can often guard multiple positions using their size , speed , and strength . Small forwards that are inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame include Julius Erving , Cheryl Miller , Larry Bird , Sheryl Swoopes , James Worthy , Elgin Baylor , Scottie Pippen , Dominique Wilkins and Rick Barry .
The 1979-80 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began on November 17 , 1979 , progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments , and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24 , 1980 , at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis . The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59-54 victory over the UCLA Bruins .
Darrell Steven Griffith ( born June 16 , 1958 ) , also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein , is an American former basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . He played collegiately at the University of Louisville . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball players of all time .
The Louisville Cardinals men 's basketball team is the men 's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville ( U of L ) in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) of NCAA Division I . The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 ( with the 2013 title being vacated ) ; and have officially been to 8 Final Fours ( with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated ) in 38 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins . Due to an FBI criminal investigation into illegal benefits and actions by college basketball coaches , financial advisers , and others , on September 27 , 2017 , head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave and were later fired . Two days later , assistant David Padgett , a former star player under Pitino at Louisville , was named as acting head coach . On February 20 , 2018 , the NCAA vacated the 2013 NCAA title . On March 27 , 2018 , it was announced that the University of Louisville signed Chris Mack to a seven-year contract as head coach .
The shooting guard ( SG ) , also known as the two or off guard , is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game . A shooting guard 's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense . Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well ; these players are known colloquially as combo guards . A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman . In the NBA , shooting guards usually range from 6 ' 2 ( 1.88 m ) to 6 ' 7 ( 2.01 m ) , and from 5 ' 8 ( 1.73 m ) to 5 ' 11 ( 1.80 m ) in the WNBA .
The 1980-81 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began on November 28 , 1980 , progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments , and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 30 , 1981 , at The Spectrum in Philadelphia . The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 63-50 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels .
Daniel Ray Ainge ( born March 17 , 1959 ) is an American basketball executive and former professional basketball and baseball player . Ainge is currently the general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Ainge was an outstanding high school athlete . At Brigham Young University , he was named national basketball college player of the year and won the John R. Wooden Award for the most outstanding male college basketball player . While in college , Ainge also played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , mostly as a second baseman . He was then drafted into the NBA by the Celtics . Ainge completed 14 seasons , playing for the Celtics , Portland Trail Blazers , Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns , primarily as a shooting guard . He went on to coach the Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Celtics , with whom Ainge has three NBA Championships to his credit ( two as a player , one as President/GM ) . He is the only person to be named a high school first team All-American in American football , basketball , and baseball .
The BYU Cougars men 's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play . Established in 1902 , the team has won 27 conference championships , 3 conference tournament championships and 2 NIT Tournaments ( 1951 and 1966 ) , and competed in 29 NCAA Tournaments . It currently competes in the West Coast Conference . From 1999-2011 , the team competed in the Mountain West Conference .
The 1981-82 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began on November 27 , 1981 , progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments , and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 29 , 1982 , at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana . The North Carolina Tar Heels won their second NCAA national championship with a 63-62 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas .
Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. ( born July 7 , 1960 ) is an American retired basketball player . He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . A 7-foot-4 phenom , three-time College Player of the Year , and first selection in the 1983 NBA draft , Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The NBA Rookie of the Year , Sampson averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds for his first three seasons with the Houston Rockets before injuries began to take their toll . Three knee surgeries later he retired as a four-time All-Star , an NBA Rookie of the Year , and an NBA All-Star Game MVP ( 1985 ) . One of his many career highlights was a buzzer-beating shot to dethrone the Los Angeles Lakers as Western Conference champions in 1986 , derailing their hopes for coveted back-to-back NBA titles , and sending the Rockets to their second NBA Finals in the team 's history .
The Virginia Cavaliers men 's basketball team is the intercollegiate men 's basketball program representing the University of Virginia . The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Virginia has won one NCAA Championship , two National Invitation Tournaments , and three ACC Tournament titles . The team is coached by Tony Bennett and plays home games at the on-campus John Paul Jones Arena ( 14,593 ) which opened in 2006 . They have been called the Cavaliers since 1923 , predating the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA by half a century . Virginia was a top program in the early years of college basketball under the tutelage of Pop Lannigan from 1905-1929 , and even a consistent winner under dual-sport football coach Gus Tebell from 1930-1951 , but the Cavaliers struggled in the 1950s and 1960s before Terry Holland arrived in 1974 to win their first ACC Championship and earn their first NCAA Tournament appearance in just his second year . The program has since won nine ACC season titles , third-best all-time . In the recent 18-game era ( 2012-2019 ) of ACC play under Bennett , Virginia had four of the five teams to go 16-2 or better . UVA was also the only ACC program to finish a season 17-1 ( none went undefeated ) . Virginia won the NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019 , has been to the Final Four three times , and won the last third-place game ever played at the event in 1981 . UVA is one of only two programs to have earned a No . 1 seed in all four regions of the NCAA Tournament .
The center ( C ) , also known as the five position , or the big man , is one of the five positions in a basketball game . The center is normally the tallest player on the team , and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well . In the NBA , the center is usually 6 feet 10 inches ( 2.08 m ) or taller and usually weighs 240 pounds ( 110 kg ) or more . They traditionally have played close to the basket in the low post . Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal while scoring with high efficiency . In the 1950s and 1960s , George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers . With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979-80 season , however , NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished . A center with the ability to shoot outside from three-point range is known as stretch five .
The 1982-83 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the Final Four in Albuquerque , New Mexico on April 4 , 1983 . The NC State Wolfpack won their second NCAA national championship with a 54-52 victory over the heavily-favored # 1 ranked Houston Cougars .
The 1983-84 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle , Washington on April 2 , 1984 . The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84-75 victory over the Houston Cougars , who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four .
Michael Jeffrey Jordan ( born February 17 , 1963 ) , also known by his initials MJ , is an American former professional basketball player and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played 15 seasons in the NBA , winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls . His biography on the official NBA website states : By acclamation , Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time . He was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s . Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith with the North Carolina Tar Heels . As a freshman , he was a member of the Tar Heels ' national championship team in 1982 . Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick , and quickly emerged as a league star and entertained crowds with his prolific scoring . His leaping ability , demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in Slam Dunk Contests , earned him the nicknames Air Jordan and His Airness . He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball . In 1991 , he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls , and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993 , securing a three-peat . Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993-94 NBA season and started a new career in Minor League Baseball , he returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996 , 1997 , and 1998 , as well as a then-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995-96 NBA season . He retired for a second time in January 1999 but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards .
The 1984-85 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1984 and ended with the Final Four in Lexington , Kentucky on April 1 , 1985 . The Villanova Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 66-64 victory over the defending champion , top-ranked Georgetown Hoyas . It was the second time in three seasons that the national champion had 10 losses .
Christopher Paul Mullin ( born July 30 , 1963 ) is an American retired professional basketball player and former head coach of the St. John 's Red Storm . He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors . He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ( in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men 's Olympic basketball team ( The Dream Team ) , and in 2011 for his individual career ) . Mullin played shooting guard and small forward in the NBA from 1985 to 2001 . During his playing time at St. John 's University , he was named Big East Player of the Year three times and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Men 's Olympic Basketball team , Mullin was chosen as the seventh pick by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft . He returned to the Olympics in 1992 as a member of the Dream Team , which was the first American Olympic basketball team to include professional players . He played with the Warriors from the 1985-86 until the 1996-97 season . Thereafter , Mullin played with the Indiana Pacers from 1997 until the 1999-2000 season . He retired after the 2000-01 season , playing for his original team , the Warriors . On March 30 , 2015 , he was named 20th head coach of the St. John 's University men 's basketball team , his alma mater . On April 9 , 2019 he stepped down as the head coach of the St. John 's University men 's basketball team .
The St. John 's Red Storm men 's basketball team represents the St. John 's University in Queens , New York . The team participates in the Big East Conference . As of the end of the 2018-19 season , St. John 's has 1,900 total wins , which put them at # 6 on the List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . Starting in the 2019-20 season , St. John 's will be coached by Mike Anderson .
Beginning in 1985-86 , the following rules changes were implemented :
Walter Berry ( born May 14 , 1964 ) is an American former professional basketball player . After spending three seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , he had a very successful career in various leagues around Europe and the EuroLeague . Berry played the power forward position . Out of New York , Berry was originally nicknamed The Truth .
The power forward ( PF ) , also known as the four , is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game . Power forwards play a role similar to that of center . They typically play offensively with their backs towards the basket and position themselves defensively under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense . The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities , one of which is rebounding . Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot , and several players have become very accurate from 12 to 18 feet ( 3.7 to 5.5 m ) . Earlier , these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play . Some power forwards , known as stretch fours , have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals . In the NBA , power forwards usually range from 6′ 6″ ( 1.98 m ) to 6′ 10″ ( 2.08 m ) without shoes while in the WNBA , power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ ( 1.83 m ) and 6′ 3″ ( 1.91 m ) . Despite the averages , a variety of players fit tweener roles which finds them in the small forward or center position depending on matchups and coaching decisions . [ citation needed ] Some power forwards often play the center position and have the skills , but lack the height that is usually associated with that position . Power forwards that are inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame include Karl Malone , Denise Curry , Dolph Schayes , Kevin McHale , Charles Barkley , Elvin Hayes , Bob Pettit , Dennis Rodman , and Katrina McClain Johnson .
The 1986-87 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans , Louisiana on March 30 , 1987 .
David Maurice Robinson ( born August 6 , 1965 ) is an American former professional basketball player , who played center for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for his entire career . Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy , Robinson earned the nickname The Admiral . Robinson is a 10-time NBA All-Star , the 1995 NBA MVP , a two-time NBA Champion ( 1999 and 2003 ) , a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner ( 1992 , 1996 ) , a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ( 2009 for his individual career , 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men 's Olympic basketball team ) , and a two-time U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee ( 2008 individually , 2009 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team ) . He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history . To date , Robinson is the only player from the Naval Academy to play in the NBA .
The Navy Midshipmen men 's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy , in Annapolis , Maryland , in NCAA Division I college basketball . The team competes in the Patriot League and plays its home games in Alumni Hall . The U.S . Naval Academy began varsity intercollegiate competition in men 's basketball in the 1907-08 season . Navy was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1912-13 and 1918-19 seasons by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and for the 1912-13 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation .
The 1987-88 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City , Missouri on April 4 , 1988 .
Daniel Ricardo Manning ( born May 17 , 1966 ) is an American college basketball coach and retired National Basketball Association player . He is the current men 's head coach at Wake Forest . Manning played high school basketball at Lawrence High School in Lawrence , Kansas , college basketball at The University of Kansas , and played in the NBA for 14 years . After retiring from professional basketball Manning became an assistant coach at his alma mater , the University of Kansas . He won the national championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player , and again as an assistant in 2008 . He is the all-time leading scorer in Kansas basketball history with 2,951 points . The next closest player to his point total is Nick Collison , who is 854 points behind Manning .
The 1987-88 Kansas Jayhawks men 's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men 's intercollegiate basketball season of 1987-1988 . The team won the 1987-1988 NCAA Division I men 's basketball championship , the second in the school 's history . They were led by Larry Brown in his fifth and final season as head coach . Their star player , Danny Manning , earned the team the nickname Danny and the Miracles because of the Jayhawks ' improbable tournament run after an 11-loss season , the most ever by a national champion . The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence , Kansas . In the last three games of the NCAA tournament , the Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State , Duke , and Oklahoma .
The 1988-89 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1988 and ended with the Final Four at the Kingdome in Seattle , Washington on April 3 , 1989 .
Sean Michael Elliott ( born February 2 , 1968 ) is an American former professional basketball player who starred at small forward in both the college and professional ranks . He attended the University of Arizona , where he had a standout career as a two-time All-American , winner of the 1989 John R. Wooden Award , the 1989 Adolph Rupp Trophy , the 1989 NABC Player of the Year , 1989 AP Player of the Year , and two time Pac-12 Player of the Year ( in 1988-1989 ) . He was the third pick of the 1989 NBA draft , was named to the 1990 NBA All-Rookie Second Team , was a two-time NBA All-Star , and earned an NBA championship in 1999 . His # 32 is retired by both the University of Arizona and the San Antonio Spurs .
The 1988-89 Arizona Wildcats men 's basketball team represented the University of Arizona . The head coach was Lute Olson . The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson , Arizona , and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference . In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament , Arizona beat Stanford by a score of 73-51 to claim its second consecutive Pac-10 title .
The 1989-90 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1989 and ended with the Final Four at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver , Colorado on April 2 , 1990 . The UNLV Runnin ' Rebels won their first NCAA national championship with a 103-73 victory over the Duke Blue Devils .
Lionel James L-Train Simmons ( born November 14 , 1968 ) is an American former professional basketball player .
The 1989-90 La Salle Explorers men 's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Morris , the team established the single-season school record for wins with a 30-2 record ( 16-0 MAAC ) , including a 22-game win streak . National Player of the Year Lionel L-Train Simmons finished his collegiate career third in NCAA scoring with 3,217 points , and also accumulated 1,429 rebounds . He was the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and grab more than 1,100 rebounds .
The 1990-91 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1990 and ended with the Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis , Indiana on April 1 , 1991 . The Duke Blue Devils won their first NCAA national championship with a 72-65 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks .
Lawrence Demetric Johnson ( born March 14 , 1969 ) is an American retired basketball player who spent his professional career in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) with the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks . At an officially listed height of 6 ' 7 ( 2.01 m ) tall , he played at the power forward position .
The 1990-91 UNLV Runnin ' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada , Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men 's competition in the 1990-91 season . The Runnin ' Rebels , coached by Jerry Tarkanian , entered the season as defending national champions and entered the 1991 NCAA tournament unbeaten , but lost in the national semifinal to eventual champions Duke when Anderson Hunt 's desperation three in the final seconds bounced off the backboard and into the hands of a Duke player , Bobby Hurley , ending a 45-game winning streak that dated back to the previous season . They had been the last team to finish the regular season unbeaten before St. Joseph 's did it in 2004 . They were the last team to enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Wichita State did it in 2014 and Kentucky in 2015 . The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center , and was a member of the Big West Conference ; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference , the Mountain West Conference , in 1999 . The nickname Runnin ' Rebels is unique to men 's basketball at UNLV . The default nickname for men 's sports teams at the school is simply Rebels , while all women 's teams are known as Lady Rebels .
The 1991-92 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1991 and ended with the Final Four at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis , Minnesota on April 6 , 1992 .
Christian Donald Laettner ( /ˈleɪtnər/ , LAYT-nər ; born August 17 , 1969 ) is a retired American basketball player whose Hall of Fame career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) history . [ a ] He was the star player on the back-to-back National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992 , and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year . He is particularly famous for his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 tournament and for the hatred he received from opposing fans . Laettner was the only collegian selected for the elite Dream Team that dominated the 1992 Olympics ; the team is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . He was drafted third overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves , then played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for six teams . The highlight was being selected for the 1997 All-Star Game while with the Atlanta Hawks .
The Duke Blue Devils men 's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men 's basketball program , and is coached by Mike Krzyzewski . Duke has won 5 NCAA Championships ( tied with Indiana for fourth all-time behind UCLA , Kentucky and North Carolina ) and appeared in 11 Championship Games ( third all-time ) and 16 Final Fours ( fourth all-time behind North Carolina , UCLA , and Kentucky ) , and has an NCAA-best .755 NCAA tournament winning percentage . Eleven Duke players have been named the National Player of the Year , and 71 players have been selected in the NBA Draft . Additionally , Duke has 36 players named All-Americans ( chosen 60 times ) and 14 Academic All-Americans . Duke has been the Atlantic Coast Conference Champions a record 21 times , and also lays claim to 19 ACC regular season titles . Prior to joining the ACC , Duke won the Southern Conference championships five times . Duke has also finished the season ranked No . 1 in the AP poll seven times and is the all-time leader in total weeks ranked as the number one team in the nation by the AP with 135 weeks . Additionally , the Blue Devils have the third longest streak in the AP Top 25 in history with 200 consecutive appearances from 1996 to 2007 , trailing only UCLA 's 221 consecutive polls from 1966 to 1980 , and Kansas 212 consecutive polls from 2009 to 2020 .
The 1992-93 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season began in November 1992 and ended with the Final Four at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana . The North Carolina Tar Heels earned their third national championship by defeating the Michigan Wolverines 77-71 on April 5 , 1993 .
Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney ( born July 17 , 1971 ) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League . He starred as a player for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1989-93 under coach Bob Knight . Cheaney ended his career as a three-time All-American and remains the Big Ten 's all-time leading scorer with 2,613 career points . He led Indiana to a 105-27 record and the NCAA Tournament all four years , including a Final Four appearance in 1992 . At the conclusion of his collegiate basketball career Cheaney captured virtually every post-season honor available , including National Player of the Year ( winning both the Wooden and Naismith award ) , a unanimous All-American , and Big Ten Player of the Year . Cheaney spent 13 years in the NBA playing for five different teams .
The Indiana Hoosiers men 's basketball team represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big Ten Conference . The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington , Indiana on the Indiana University Bloomington campus . Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men 's basketball ( 1940 , 1953 , 1976 , 1981 , 1987 ) - the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight . Indiana 's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men 's basketball champion . The Hoosiers are tied for sixth in NCAA Tournament appearances ( 39 ) , seventh in NCAA Tournament victories ( 66 ) , tied for eighth in Final Four appearances ( 8 ) , and 11th in overall victories . The Hoosiers have won 22 Big Ten Conference Championships and have the best winning percentage in conference games at nearly 60 percent . No team has had more All-Big Ten selections than the Hoosiers with 53 . The Hoosiers also rank seventh in all-time AP poll appearances ( 560 ) and sixth in the number of weeks spent ranked No . 1 ( 54 ) . Every four-year men 's basketball letterman since 1973 has earned a trip to the NCAA basketball tournament . Additionally , every four-year player since 1950 has played on a nationally ranked squad at Indiana . The Hoosiers are among the most storied programs in the history of college basketball .
The 1993-94 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1994 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte , North Carolina . The Arkansas Razorbacks earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 76-72 on April 4 , 1994 . They were coached by Nolan Richardson and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Arkansas ' Corliss Williamson . In the 32-team 1994 National Invitation Tournament , the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Following the season , the 1994 NCAA Men 's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Grant Hill , Jason Kidd , Donyell Marshall , Glenn Robinson , and Clifford Rozier .
Glenn Alan Robinson Jr. ( born January 10 , 1973 ) is an American former professional basketball player . Nicknamed Big Dog , he played in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from 1994 to 2005 for the Milwaukee Bucks , Atlanta Hawks , Philadelphia 76ers , and San Antonio Spurs . Robinson attended Purdue University , was the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft , and is the father of Glenn Robinson III , who played college basketball at the University of Michigan and plays in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers .
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference . Purdue basketball has the most Big Ten Championships with 24 . The Boilermakers have reached two NCAA Tournament Final Fours . The 1931-32 team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll . Purdue has sent more than 30 players to the NBA , including two overall No . 1 picks in the NBA draft . Purdue shares a traditional rivalry with in-state foe Indiana University , and leads the series 122-89 .
The 1994-95 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1995 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Kingdome in Seattle , Washington . The UCLA Bruins earned their eleventh national championship by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 89-78 on April 3 , 1995 . They were coached by Jim Harrick and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was UCLA 's Ed O'Bannon . In the 32-team 1995 National Invitation Tournament , the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Marquette Warriors at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Following the season , the 1995 NCAA Men 's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Ed O'Bannon , Shawn Respert , Joe Smith , Jerry Stackhouse , and Damon Stoudamire .
Edward Charles O'Bannon , Jr. ( born August 14 , 1972 ) is an American former professional basketball player . He was a power forward for the UCLA Bruins on their 1995 NCAA championship team . He was the ninth pick in the 1995 National Basketball Association ( NBA ) Draft , selected by the New Jersey Nets . He spent only two seasons in the NBA , but continued his professional career for another eight years , mainly playing in Europe . O'Bannon is the lead plaintiff in O'Bannon v. NCAA , an antitrust class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association which resulted in the discontinuation of NCAA video games .
The 1995-96 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1996 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford , New Jersey . The Kentucky Wildcats earned their sixth national championship by defeating the Syracuse Orangemen 76-67 on April 1 , 1996 . They were coached by Rick Pitino and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Kentucky 's Tony Delk . In the 32-team 1997 National Invitation Tournament , the Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the St. Joseph 's Hawks at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Following the season , the 1996 NCAA Men 's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Ray Allen , Marcus Camby , Tony Delk , Tim Duncan , Allen Iverson , and Kerry Kittles .
Marcus Dion Camby ( born March 22 , 1974 ) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association . He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006-07 NBA season , leading the league in blocked shots per game . Camby is also a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team and is 12th on the NBA 's all-time career blocks list .
The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst , Massachusetts , in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center . The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference .