| Year,Name,School | |
| 1987–88,Michael Smith,Brigham Young University | |
| 1988–89,Alec Kessler,University of Georgia | |
| 1989–90,Alec Kessler,University of Georgia | |
| 1990–91,Mike Iuzzolino,Saint Francis University | |
| 1991–92,Tony Bennett,University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | |
| 1992–93,Bruce Elder,Vanderbilt University | |
| 1993–94,Jeff Brown,Gonzaga University | |
| 1994–95,United Kingdom John Amaechi,Pennsylvania State University | |
| 1995–96,Todd Fuller,North Carolina State University | |
| 1996–97,Jacque Vaughn,University of Kansas | |
| 1997–98,Pat Garrity,University of Notre Dame | |
| 1998–99,Matt Sundblad,Lamar University | |
| 1999–2000,T. J. Lux,Northern Illinois University | |
| 2000–01,Shane Battier,Duke University | |
| 2001–02,Matt Bonner,University of Florida | |
| 2002–03,Matt Bonner,University of Florida | |
| 2003–04,Emeka Okafor,University of Connecticut | |
| 2004–05,Chris Hill,Michigan State University | |
| 2005–06,Germany Johannes Herber,West Virginia University | |
| 2006–07,Adam Haluska,University of Iowa | |
| 2007–08,Adam Emmenecker,Drake University | |
| 2008–09,Brett Winkelman,North Dakota State University | |
| 2009–10,Cole Aldrich,University of Kansas | |
| 2010–11,Matt Howard,Butler University | |
| 2011–12,Tyler Zeller,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 2012–13,Aaron Craft,Ohio State University | |
| 2013–14,Aaron Craft,Ohio State University | |
| 2014–15,Matt Townsend,Yale University | |
| 2015–16,Jarrod Uthoff,University of Iowa | |
| 2016–17,Canyon Barry,University of Florida | |
| 2017–18,Jevon Carter,West Virginia University | |
| 2018–19,Joe Sherburne,"University of Maryland, Baltimore County" | |