| Year |
Winner |
Institution/Affiliation |
| 2011 |
Was not Awarded |
|
| 2010 |
Orby Moss |
North Carolina A&T State University |
| 2009 |
Marino Casem |
Alcorn State University Southern University
|
| 2008 |
Ted Leland |
Stanford University |
| 2007 |
Frank Broyles |
University of Arkansas |
| 2006 |
Jack Powers |
National Invitation Tournament |
| 2005 |
Gene Bartow |
University of Alabama Birmingham |
| 2004 |
Frank Windegger |
Texas Christian University |
| 2003 |
Chuck Boone |
University of Richmond |
| *2002 |
Fred Jacoby |
Southwest Conference (SWC) Mid-American Conference (MAC) Lone Star Conference (LSC) American Southwest Conference (ASC) |
| 2001 |
Arnie Ferrin |
University of Utah |
| 2000 |
Gary Cunningham |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
| 1999 |
Jack Lengyel |
U.S. Naval Academy |
| 1998 |
Frank Rienzo |
Georgetown University |
| 1997 |
Glen Tuckett |
Brigham Young University |
| 1996 |
John Kaiser |
St. John's University |
| *1995 |
Carl James |
Big Eight Conference |
| 1994 |
Scotty Whitelaw |
Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| 1993 |
Tom Butters |
Duke University |
| 1992 |
C.M. Newton |
University of Kentucky |
| *1991 |
Bill Flynn |
Boston College |
| 1990 |
Pete Carliesimo |
National Invitational Tournament |
| *1989 |
Carl Maddox |
Mississippi State University Louisiana State University |
| 1988 |
Bob Woodruff |
University of Tennessee |
| 1987 |
Ken Norton |
Manhattan College |
| *1986 |
Bill Orwig |
Indiana University |
| 1985 |
Ben Carnevale |
College of William and Mary |
| 1984 |
Ray Meyer |
DePaul University |
| 1983 |
Walter McLaughlin |
St. John's University |
| *1982 |
Bud Jack |
Unversity of Utah |