Number 6

Year Player School/Country – Team

2019 Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech – Minnesota Timberwolves

2018 Mohamed Bamba, Texas – Orlando Magic

2017 Jonathan Isaac, Florida State – Orlando Magic

2016 Buddy Hield, Oklahoma – New Orleans Pelicans

2015 Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky – Sacramento Kings

2014 Marcus Smart, Oklahoma St. – Boston Celtics

2013 Nerlens Noel, Kentucky – New Orleans Pelicans

2012 Damian Lillard, Weber State – Portland Trail Blazers

2011 Jan Vesely, Czech Republic – Washington Wizards

2010 Ekpe Udoh, Baylor – Golden State Warriors

2000’s

2009 Johnny Flynn, Syracuse – Minnesota Timberwolves

2008 Danilo Gallinari, Italy – New York Knicks

2007 Yi Jianlian, China – Milwaukee Bucks

2006 Brandon Roy, Washington – Minnesota Timberwolves

2005 Martell Webster, Seattle Prep HS – Portland Trail Blazers

2004 Josh Childress, Stanford – Atlanta Hawks

2003 Chris Kaman, Central Michigan – L.A. Clippers

2002 Dajuan Wagner, Memphis – Cleveland Cavaliers

2001 Shane Battier, Duke – Memphis Grizzlies

2000 DerMarr Johnson, Cincinnati – Atlanta Hawks

1990’s

1999 Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio) – Minnesota Timberwolves

1998 Robert Traylor, Michigan – Dallas Mavericks

1997 Ron Mercer, Kentucky – Boston Celtics

1996 Antoine Walker, Kentucky – Boston Celtics

1995 Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State – Vancouver Grizzlies

1994 Sharone Wright, Clemson – Philadelphia 76ers

1993 Calbert Cheaney, Indiana – Washington Wizards

1992 Tom Gugliotta, North Carolina State – Washington Bullets

1991 Doug Smith, Missouri – Dallas Mavericks

1990 Felton Spencer, Louisville – Minnesota Timberwolves

1980’s

1989 Stacey King, Oklahoma – Chicago Bulls

1988 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley – L.A. Clippers

1987 Kenny Smith, North Carolina – Sacramento Kings

1986 William Bedford, Memphis State – Phoenix Suns

1985 Joe Kleine, Arkansas – Sacramento Kings

1984 Mel Turpin, Kentucky – Washington Bullets

1983 Russell Cross, Purdue – Golden State Warriors

1982 Trent Tucker, Minnesota – New York Knicks

1981 Orlando Woolridge, Notre Dame – Chicago Bulls

1980 Mike O’Koren, North Carolina – New Jersey Nets

1970’s

1979 James Bailey, Rutgers – Seattle Supersonics

1978 Larry Bird, Indiana State – Boston Celtics

1977 Kenny Carr, North Carolina State – L.A. Lakers

1976 Adrian Dantley, Notre Dame – Buffalo Braves

1975 Lionel Hollins, Arizona State – Portland Trail Blazers

1974 Scott Wedman, Colorado – Kansas City-Omaha Kings

1973 Ed Ratleff, Long Beach State – Houston Rockets

1972 Russell Lee, Marshall – Milwaukee Bucks

1971 Fred Brown, Iowa – Seattle Supersonics

1970 Jim Ard, Cincinnati – Seattle Supersonics

1960’s

1969 Bobby Smith, Tulsa – San Diego Rockets

1968 Otto Moore, Pan American – Detroit Pistons

1967 Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist – Seattle Supersonics

1966 Walt Wesley, Kansas – Cincinnati Royals

1965 Jim Washington, Villanova – St. Louis Hawks

1964 Barry Kramer, New York University – San Francisco Warriors

1963 Tom Hoover, Villanova – Syracuse Nationals

1962 Leroy Ellis, St. John’s – L.A. Lakers

1961 Ben Warley, Tennessee State – Syracuse Nationals

1960 Lenny Wilkens, Providence – St. Louis Hawks

1950’s

1959 John Richter, North Carolina State – Boston Celtics

1958 Connie Dierking, Cincinnati – Syracuse Nationals

1957 Len Rosenbluth, North Carolina – Philadelphia Warriors

1956 Ron Sobie, DePaul University – Fort Wayne Pistons

1955 Johnny Horan, University of Dayton – Fort Wayne Pistons

1954 Red Kerr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Syracuse Nationals

1953 Jim Neal, Wofford College – Syracuse Nationals

1952 Bob Stauffer, University of Missouri – Boston Celtics

1951 Ed Smith, Harvard University – New York Knicks

1950 Irwin Dambrot, City College of New York – New York Knicks