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Final Four Most Outstanding Players
All played on championship team unless indicated by asterisk
| Year |
Player |
Team |
Key stats |
| 2000 |
Mateen Cleaves |
Michigan State |
29 pts, 5 asts |
| 1999 |
Richard Hamilton |
UConn |
51 pts, 12 rbs |
| 1998 |
Jeff Sheppard |
Kentucky |
16-29, 43 pts |
| 1997 |
Miles Simon |
Arizona |
54 pts, 8 rbs |
| 1996 |
Tony Delk |
Kentucky |
8-16 3-pointers |
| 1995 |
Ed O'Bannon |
UCLA |
45 pts, 25 rbs |
| 1994 |
Corliss Williamson |
Arkansas |
52 pts, 21 rbs |
| 1993 |
Donald Williams |
North Carolina |
10-14 3-pointers |
| 1992 |
Bobby Hurley |
Duke |
35 pts, 11asts |
| 1991 |
Christian Laettner |
Duke |
46 pts, 17 rbs |
| 1990 |
Anderson Hunt |
UNLV |
19-31, 49 pts |
| 1989 |
Glen Rice |
Michigan |
59 pts, 16 rbs |
| 1988 |
Danny Manning |
Kansas |
56 pts, 17 rbs |
| 1987 |
Keith Smart |
Indiana |
14-22 fgs, 35 pts |
| 1986 |
Pervis Ellison |
Louisville |
36 pts, 24 rbs |
| 1985 |
Ed Pinckney |
Villanova |
28 pts, 15 rbs |
| 1984 |
Patrick Ewing |
Georgetown |
18 rbs, 15 blks |
| 1983 |
Akeem Olajuwon* |
Houston |
41 pts, 40 rbs |
| 1982 |
James Worthy |
North Carolina |
20-27 fgs, 42 pts |
| 1981 |
Isiah Thomas |
Indiana |
37 pts, 9 assts |
| 1980 |
Darrell Griffith |
Louisville |
57 pts, 15 assts |
| 1979 |
Earvin Johnson |
Michigan State |
53 pts, 17 rbs |
| 1978 |
Jack Givens |
Kentucky |
64 pts, 17 rbs |
| 1977 |
Butch Lee |
Marquette |
30 pts, 6 rbs |
| 1976 |
Kent Benson |
Indiana |
41 pts, 18 rbs |
| 1975 |
Richard Washington |
UCLA |
54 pts, 20 rbs |
| 1974 |
David Thompson |
North Carolina St. |
49 pts, 17 rbs |
| 1973 |
Bill Walton |
UCLA |
28-34 fgs, 58 pts |
| 1972 |
Bill Walton |
UCLA |
57 pts, 41 rbs |
| 1971 |
Howard Porter* |
Villanova |
47 pts, 24 rbs |
| 1970 |
Sidney Wicks |
UCLA |
39 pts, 34 rbs |
| 1969 |
Lew Alcindor |
UCLA |
62 pts, 41 rbs |
| 1968 |
Lew Alcindor |
UCLA |
53 pts, 34 rbs |
| 1967 |
Lew Alcindor |
UCLA |
39 pts, 38 rbs |
| 1966 |
Jerry Chambers* |
Utah |
70 pts, 35 rbs |
| 1965 |
Bill Bradley* |
Princeton |
87 pts, 24 rbs |
| 1964 |
Walt Hazzard |
UCLA |
30 pts, 10 rbs |
| 1963 |
Art Heyman* |
Duke |
51 pts, 19 rbs |
| 1962 |
Paul Hogue |
Cincinnati |
59 pts, 38 rbs |
| 1961 |
Jerry Lucas* |
Ohio State |
20-28 fgs, 56 pts |
| 1960 |
Jerry Lucas |
Ohio State |
35 pts, 23 rbs |
| 1959 |
Jerry West |
West Virginia |
66 pts, 25 rbs |
| 1958 |
Elgin Baylor* |
Seattle |
48 pts, 41 rbs |
| 1957 |
Wilt Chamberlain* |
Kansas |
55 pts, 25 rbs |
| 1956 |
Hal Lear* |
Temple |
80 pts |
| 1955 |
Bill Russell |
San Francisco |
47 pts |
| 1954 |
Tom Gola |
La Salle |
38 pts |
| 1953 |
B.H. Born* |
Kansas |
51 pts |
| 1952 |
Clyde Lovellette |
Kansas |
66 pts |
| 1951 |
Bill Spivey |
Kentucky |
50 pts, 37 rbs |
| 1950 |
Irwin Dambrot |
CCNY |
28 pts |
| 1949 |
Alex Groza |
Kentucky |
52 pts |
| 1948 |
Alex Groza |
Kentucky |
37 pts |
| 1947 |
George Kaftan |
Holy Cross |
48 pts |
| 1946 |
Bob Kurland |
Oklahoma State |
52 pts |
| 1945 |
Bob Kurland |
Oklahoma State |
37 pts |
| 1944 |
Arnie Ferrin |
Utah |
28 pts |
| 1943 |
Ken Sailors |
Wyoming |
28 pts |
| 1942 |
Howie Dallmar |
Stanford |
20 pts |
| 1941 |
John Kotz |
Wisconsin |
22 pts |
| 1940 |
Marv Huffman |
Indiana |
18 pts |
| 1939 |
Jimmy Hull* |
Ohio State |
40 pts |
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