John Wooden Award Information

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THE JOHN WOODEN AWARD

The Wooden Award, presented annually to the outstanding collegiate basketball Player of the Year for both Men and Women.

Over 1,000 voters select the Player of the Year and All-American Team members each year. Voters are sportswriters and sportscasters who collectively represent each of the 50 states, with the number of voters from each state being dependent on the state's population.

Following the announcement of the Player of the Year, a black-tie dinner is held in Los Angeles. The Player of the Year is awarded the five-figured bronze trophy and a scholarship grant in his name is sent to his university. A duplicate trophy bearing his name is given to his school.

Coach John Wooden's ideas of the “total basketball player” inspired the design of the John R. Wooden Award trophy. The trophy features five figures, each depicting one of the five major skills of the “total” basketball player: rebounding, passing, defense, shooting and dribbling. The concept for the trophy originated with Wooden Award Chairman Richard “Duke” Llewellyn, a long-time friend of Coach Wooden's and then athletic director at The Los Angeles Athletic Club.

More information is available at http://woodenaward.cstv.com/