Year
|
Player
|
High School
|
Height
|
Position
|
College
|
Runner-up(s)
|
2011 |
Mike Gilchrist |
St. Patrick (NJ) |
6' 07]] |
SF |
Kentucky |
Austin Rivers, Brad Beal
|
2010 |
Harrison Barnes |
Ames (IA) |
6' 07]] |
SF |
North Carolina |
Jared Sullinger
|
2009 |
Derrick Favors |
South Atlanta (GA) |
6' 09]] |
PF |
Georgia Tech |
DeMarcus Cousins, Avery Bradley, Jr.
|
2008 |
Brandon Jennings |
Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
6' 01]] |
PG |
DNP |
Samardo Samuels
|
2007 |
O. J. Mayo |
Huntington (WV) |
6' 05]] |
G |
USC |
Kevin Love, Derrick Rose
|
2006 |
Greg Oden |
Lawrence North (IN) |
7' 01]] |
C |
Ohio State |
Kevin Durant
|
2005 |
Monta Ellis |
Lanier (MS) |
6' 03]] |
SG |
DNP |
Greg Oden
|
2004 |
Sebastian Telfair |
Lincoln (NY) |
6' 01]] |
PG |
DNP |
Dwight Howard
|
2003 |
LeBron James |
St Vincent/St. Mary (OH) |
6' 08]] |
G |
DNP |
consensus
|
2002 |
LeBron James |
St Vincent/St. Mary (OH) |
6' 07]] |
G |
High school |
Carmelo Anthony
|
2001 |
Dajuan Wagner |
Camden (NJ) |
6' 02]] |
CG |
Memphis |
Tyson Chandler, Eddie Curry
|
2000 |
Darius Miles |
East St. Louis (IL) |
6' 09]] |
F |
DNP |
Zach Randolph, Gerald Wallace
|
1999 |
Jonathan Bender |
Picayune (MS) |
6' 11]] |
F |
DNP |
Donnell Harvey
|
1998 |
Rashard Lewis |
Elsik (TX) |
6' 10]] |
F |
DNP |
Ron Curry, JaRon Rush
|
1997 |
Tracy McGrady |
Mount Zion (NC) |
6' 07]] |
SF |
DNP |
Lamar Odom
|
1996 |
Mike Bibby |
Shadow Mountain (AZ) |
6' 01]] |
PG |
Arizona |
Kobe Bryant, Tim Thomas
|
1995 |
Kevin Garnett |
Farragut (IL) |
6' 10]] |
C |
DNP |
Ron Mercer, Stephon Marbury
|
1994 |
Felipe Lopez |
Rice (NY) |
6' 05]] |
SG |
St. John's |
consensus
|
1993 |
Rasheed Wallace |
Simon Gratz (PA) |
6' 11]] |
F |
North Carolina |
Jerry Stackhouse, Randy Livingston
|
1992 |
Jason Kidd |
St. Joseph (CA) |
6' 04]] |
PG |
Cal |
Roderick Rhodes
|
1991 |
Chris Webber |
Country Day (MI) |
6' 10]] |
C |
Michigan |
Glenn Robinson
|
1990 |
Damon Bailey |
North Lawrence (IN) |
6' 03]] |
G |
Indiana |
Ed O' Bannon
|
1989 |
Kenny Anderson |
Archbishop Molloy (NY) |
6' 01]] |
PG |
Georgia Tech |
consensus
|
1988 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Indian River (VA) |
6' 10]] |
C |
Georgetown |
Shawn Kemp, Billy Owens
|
1987 |
Larry Johnson |
Skyline (TX) |
6' 07]] |
F |
UNLV |
Marcus Liberty
|
1986 |
J.R. Reid |
Kempsville (VA) |
6' 10]] |
C |
North Carolina |
Rex Chapman, Terry Mills
|
1985 |
Danny Ferry |
DeMatha (MD) |
6' 10]] |
F |
Duke |
Jeff Lebo
|
1984 |
John Williams |
Crenshaw (CA) |
6' 09]] |
SF |
LSU |
Danny Manning, Delray Brooks
|
1983 |
Reggie Williams |
Dunbar (MD) |
6' 07]] |
SF |
Georgetown |
Dwayne Washington
|
1982 |
Waymon Tisdale |
Washington (OK) |
6' 09]] |
F |
Oklahoma |
Billy Thompson
|
1981 |
Patrick Ewing |
Rindge & Latin (MA) |
7' 01]] |
C |
Georgetown |
consensus
|
1980 |
Doc Rivers |
Proviso East (IL) |
6' 04]] |
G |
men's basketball|Marquette |
Patrick Ewing, Earl Jones
|
1979 |
Clark Kellogg |
St. Joseph (OH) |
6' 07]] |
F |
Ohio State |
Isiah Thomas, Ralph Sampson
|
1978 |
Mark Aguirre |
Westinghouse (IL) |
6' 06]] |
F |
DePaul |
Dwight Anderson
|
1977 |
Albert King |
Fort Hamilton (NY) |
6' 06]] |
F |
Maryland |
Magic Johnson, Gene Banks
|
1976 |
Darrell Griffith |
Male (KY) |
6' 04]] |
G |
Louisville |
Albert King
|
1975 |
Bill Cartwright |
Elk Grove (CA) |
7' 01]] |
C |
San Francisco |
David Greenwood, Darryl Dawkins
|
1974 |
Moses Malone |
Petersburg (VA) |
6' 11]] |
C |
DNP |
Skip Wise
|
1973 |
Adrian Dantley |
DeMatha (MD) |
6' 06]] |
F |
Notre Dame |
Kent Benson, Tom LaGarde
|
1972 |
Quinn Buckner |
Thornridge (IL) |
6' 03]] |
G |
Indiana |
Alvin Adams, Phil Sellers
|
1971 |
Maurice Lucas |
Schenley (PA) |
6' 09]] |
F |
men's basketball|Marquette |
Raymond Lewis, Roscoe Pondexter
|
1970 |
Tom McMillan |
Mansfield (PA) |
6' 11]] |
C |
Maryland |
Bill Walton, Dwight Jones
|
1969 |
George McGinnis |
Washington (IN) |
6' 08]] |
F |
Indiana |
Kevin Joyce
|
1968 |
Paul Westphal |
Aviation (CA) |
6' 04]] |
G |
USC |
Ralph Simpson
|
1967 |
Spencer Haywood |
Pershing (MI) |
6' 09]] |
F |
Detroit |
Ken Durrett, Jim McDaniels
|
1966 |
Calvin Murphy |
Norwalk (CT) |
5' 09]] |
G |
Niagara |
consensus
|
1965 |
Lew Alcindor |
Power Memorial (NY) |
7' 01 |
C |
UCLA |
consensus
|
1964 |
Lew Alcindor |
Power Memorial (NY) |
7' 01 |
C |
High school |
Wes Unseld
|
1963 |
Edgar Lacey |
Jefferson (CA) |
6' 06 |
F |
UCLA |
Lew Alcindor
|
1962 |
Cazzie Russell |
Carver (IL) |
6' 05 |
F |
Michigan |
John Austin, Larry Conley
|
1961 |
Bill Bradley |
Crystal City (MO) |
6' 05 |
F |
Princeton |
Reggie Harding, Billy Cunningham
|
1960 |
Connie Hawkins |
Boys (NY) |
6' 09 |
C |
Iowa |
consensus
|
1959 |
Bill Raftery |
St. Cecilia's (NJ) |
6' 05 |
F |
LaSalle |
Arthur Heyman
|
1958 |
Jerry Lucas |
Middletown (OH) |
6' 08 |
F |
Ohio State |
Bill McGill, Wayne Hightower
|
1957 |
Jerry Lucas |
Middletown (OH) |
6' 08 |
F |
High school |
Tony Jackson
|
1956 |
Oscar Robertson |
Crispus Attucks (IN) |
6' 05 |
G |
Cincinnati |
Kelly Coleman, Jerry West
|
1955 |
Wilt Chamberlin |
Overbrook (PA) |
7' 01 |
C |
Kansas |
Oscar Robertson
|