Coach John Robert Wooden might be known to many as a head coach at UCLA, but he was also a legendary player. As a guard for the Boiler Makers, Wooden was the first three-time all-American and he received many other awards during his playing tenure.
As a coach, Wooden led the Bruins to ten national championships including seven in a row from 1967-1973, and he took the team to twelve final four appearances.
Needless to say, the guy was a basketball great and the award that honors him only goes to the great coaches or players of today’s basketball.