The official award criteria states that candidates must excel on both offense and defense and exhibit strong team play, display strong character on and off the court, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
The only two-time winner of the Wooden Award is Virginia center Ralph Sampson, who was honored in 1982 and 83. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough could become the second two-time winner, but he'll face stiff competition from the likes of Oklahoma's Blake Griffin and Davidson's Stephen Curry.
Wooden Award Winners
2008: Tyler Hansbrough -- Forward/Center, North Carolina2007: Kevin Durant -- Forward, Texas
2006: J.J. Redick -- Guard, Duke
2005: Andrew Bogut -- Center, Utah
2004: Jameer Nelson -- Guard, St. Joseph's
2003: T.J. Ford -- Guard, Texas
2002: Jason Williams -- Guard, Duke
2001: Shane Battier -- Forward, Duke
2000: Kenyon Martin -- Forward, Cincinnati
1999: Elton Brand -- Forward, Duke
1998: Antawn Jamison -- Forward, North Carolina
1997: Tim Duncan -- Forward/Center, Wake Forest
1996: Marcus Camby -- Center, Massachusetts
1995: Ed O'Bannon -- Forward, UCLA
1994: Glenn Robinson -- Forward, Purdue
1993: Calbert Cheaney -- Forward, Indiana
1992: Christian Laettner -- Forward/Center, Indiana
1991: Larry Johnson -- Forward, UNLV
1990: Lionel Simmons -- Forward, La Salle
1989: Sean Elliott -- Forward, Arizona
1988: Danny Manning -- Forward, Kansas
1987: David Robinson -- Center, Navy
1986: Walter Berry -- Forward, St. John's
1985: Chris Mullin -- Forward, St. John's
1984: Michael Jordan -- Guard, North Carolina
1983: Ralph Sampson -- Center, Virginia
1982: Ralph Sampson -- Center, Virginia
1981: Danny Ainge -- Guard, BYU
1980: Darrell Griffith -- Guard, Louisville
1979: Larry Bird -- Forward, Indiana
1978: Phil Ford -- Guard, North Carolina
1977: Marques Johnson -- Guard/Forward, UCLA
