THE LUTE OLSON AWARD

The recipient of the 2023 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award will be announced in Houston, site of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

March 9, 2023

THE AWARD FINALISTS

BOSTON, MA -- The finalists for the 2022-23 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award were announced on Thursday.

The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player.

The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.

Olson is one of just 25 head coaches in NCAA history to win 700 or more games (all divisions) and ranks ninth on the Division I career victories list. He finished with a winning percentage of .731 and is the all-time winningest coach in Arizona history with 587-190 record (.755). He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times.  Olson also guided Arizona to 20 consecutive 20-win seasons, and is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20-win seasons.

In 2002, Olson was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The recipient of the 2023 award will be announced in March, in Houston site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.


2022-23 LUTE OLSON AWARD FINALISTS

Max Abmas

6-0

Oral Roberts

Armando Bacot

6-11

North Carolina

Marcus Carr

6-2

Texas

Kendric Davis

6-0

Memphis

RayJ Dennis

6-2

Toledo

Zach Edey

7-4

Purdue

Kyle Filipowski

7-0

Duke

Adam Flagler

6-3

Baylor

Trayce Jackson-Davis

6-9

Indiana

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

6-7

UCLA

Keyontae Johnson

6-6

Kansas State

Tyler Kolek

6-3

Marquette

Darius McGhee

5-9

Liberty

Brandon Miller

6-9

Alabama

Omari Moore

6-6

San Jose State

Kris Murray

6-8

Iowa

Markquis Nowell

5-8

Kansas State

Drew Pember

6-11

UNC Asheville

Marcus Sasser

6-2

Houston

Terquavion Smith

6-4

NC State

Drew Timme

6-10

Gonzaga

Oscar Tshiebwe

6-9

Kentucky

Azuolas Tubelis

6-11

Arizona

Jalen Wilson

6-8

Kansas

Isaiah Wong

6-4

Miami

 

The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player.
 
The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
 
Olson is one of just 25 head coaches in NCAA history to win 700 or more games (all divisions) and ranks ninth on the Division I career victories list. He finished with a winning percentage of .731 and is the all-time winningest coach in Arizona history with 587-190 record (.755). He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times. Olson also guided Arizona to 20 consecutive 20-win seasons, and is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20-win seasons.
 
In 2002, Olson was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
The recipient of the 2023 award will be announced in March, in Houston site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

The Lute Olson award committee is a 30 member panel, consisting of five current division I head coaches, five retired head coaches, 10 current athletic directors and/or conference administrators, five members of the national media and five collegeinsider.com staff members. 
 
RULES AND CRITERIA
 
The Lute Olson award is presented annually to the top division I player as voted on by the award committee. 
 
SCHEDULE OF RELEASES
 
November: Preseason Watch List announced
January: Mid-Season Watch List announced
March: Finalists announced
April 2: Lute Olson National Player of the Year announced
 
AWARD PRESENTATION
 
The recipients of the 17 national awards, presented by CollegeInsider.com, are announced annually at the site of the NCAA men’s division I basketball championship.
 
The recipient of the 2018 Lute Olson award will be announced on April 2 in San Antonio, site of the Men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
 
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