Year
 
 2008  Bill Self, Kansas
 2007  Keno Davis, Drake
 2006  Roy Williams, North Carolina
 2005  Bruce Weber, Illinois
 2004  Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
 2003  Tubby Smith, Kentucky  
 2002  Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
 2001  Al Skinner, Boston College
 2000  Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
 1999  Cliff Ellis, Auburn
 1998  Tom Izzo, Michigan State
 1997  Clem Haskins, Minnesota
 1996  Gene Keady, Purdue
 1995  Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
 1994  Charlie Spoonhour, St. Louis
 1993  Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
 1992  Perry Clark, Tulane
 1991  Randy Ayers, Ohio State
 1990  Roy Williams, Kansas
 1989  Bob Knight, Indiana
 1988  John Chaney, Temple 
 1987  John Chaney, Temple
 1986  Dick Versace, Bradley
 1985  Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
 1984  Gene Keady, Purdue
 1983  Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 
 1982  John Thompson, Georgetown
 1981  Ralph Miller, Oregon State
 1980  Ray Meyer, DePaul
 1979  Dean Smith, North Carolina
 1978  Ray Meyer, DePaul
 1977  Eddie Sutton, Arkansas
 1976  Bob Knight, Indiana
 1975  Bob Knight, Indiana
 1974  Norm Sloan, NC State
 1973  John Wooden, UCLA
 1972  John Wooden, UCLA
 1971  Al McGuire, Marquette
 1970  John Wooden, UCLA
 1969  Maury John, Drake
 1968  Guy Lewis, Houston
 1967  John Wooden, UCLA
 1966  Adolph Rupp, Kentucky
 1965  Bill Vanbreda Kolff, Princeton
 1964  John Wooden, UCLA
 1963  Ed Jucker, Cincinnati
 1962  Fred Taylor, Ohio State
 1961  Fred Taylor, Ohio State
 1960  Pete Newell, California
 1959  Ed Hickey, Marquette