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College Basketball: Schools with Most Wooden Awards
The John R. Wooden Award (woodenaward.com)
The John R. Wooden Award is given to the season’s best men’s and women’s college basketball players.
UCLA‘s Marques Johnson won the first Wooden award following the 1976-77 season. Ralph Sampson is the only male player to win the award twice.
In 2004, women first became honored with this prestigious prize. Duke‘s Alana Beard won it that year.
Here are all the winners, by school. These lists are just loaded with talent.
MEN
| Duke | 5 | J.J. Redick | 2005-06 |
| Jay Williams | 2001-02 | ||
| Shane Battier | 2000-01 | ||
| Elton Brand | 1998-99 | ||
| Christian Laettner | 1991-92 | ||
| North Carolina | 4 | Tyler Hansbrough | 2007-08 |
| Antawn Jamison | 1997-98 | ||
| Michael Jordan | 1983-84 | ||
| Phil Ford | 1977-78 | ||
| Brigham Young | 2 | Jimmer Fredette | 2010-11 |
| Danny Ainge | 1980-81 | ||
| St. John’s (NY) | 2 | Walter Berry | 1985-86 |
| Chris Mullin | 1984-85 | ||
| Texas | 2 | Kevin Durant | 2006-07 |
| T.J. Ford | 2002-03 | ||
| UCLA | 2 | Ed O’Bannon | 1994-95 |
| Marques Johnson | 1976-77 | ||
| Virginia | 2 | Ralph Sampson | 1982-83 |
| Ralph Sampson | 1981-82 | ||
| Arizona | 1 | Sean Elliott | 1988-89 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Kenyon Martin | 1999-00 |
| Gonzaga | 1 | Adam Morrison | 2005-06 |
| Indiana | 1 | Calbert Cheaney | 1992-93 |
| Indiana State | 1 | Larry Bird | 1978-79 |
| Kansas | 1 | Danny Manning | 1987-88 |
| La Salle | 1 | Lionel Simmons | 1989-90 |
| Louisville | 1 | Darrell Griffith | 1979-80 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | Marcus Camby | 1995-96 |
| Navy | 1 | David Robinson | 1986-87 |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | Larry Johnson | 1990-91 |
| Ohio State | 1 | Evan Turner | 2009-10 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | Blake Griffin | 2008-09 |
| Purdue | 1 | Glenn Robinson | 1993-94 |
| Saint Joseph’s | 1 | Jameer Nelson | 2003-04 |
| Utah | 1 | Andrew Bogut | 2004-05 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | Tim Duncan | 1996-97 |
WOMEN
| Connecticut | 3 | Maya Moore | 2008–09 |
| Tina Charles | 2009–10 | ||
| Maya Moore | 2010–11 | ||
| LSU | 2 | Seimone Augustus | 2004–05 |
| Seimone Augustus | 2005–06 | ||
| Tennessee | 2 | Candace Parker | 2006–07 |
| Candace Parker | 2007–08 | ||
| Duke | 1 | Alana Beard | 2003–04 |
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