| 2000 | Marcus Fizer | Iowa State |
| 2001 | Jason Collins | Stanford |
| 2002 | Drew Gooden | Kansas |
| 2003 | David West | Xavier |
| 2004 | Emeka Okafor | Connecticut |
| 2005 | Andrew Bogut | Utah |
| 2006 | Glen Davis | LSU |
| 2007 | Greg Oden | Ohio State |
| 2008 | Michael Beasley | Kansas State |
| 2009 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | Greg Monroe | Georgetown |
| 2011 | JaJuan Johnson | Purdue |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky |
| 2013 | Mason Plumlee | Duke |
| 2014 | Patric Young | Florida |
| 2015 | Jahlil Okafor | Duke |
| 2016 | Jakob Poeltl | Utah |
| 2017 | Caleb Swanigan | Purdue |
| 2018 | Marvin Bagley III | Duke |
| 2019 | Ethan Happ | Wisconsin |
| 2020 | Luka Garza | Iowa |
| 2021 | Luka Garza | Iowa |
| 2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky |
| 2023 | Zach Edey | Purdue |
| 2024 | Zach Edey | Purdue |