LOUISIANA PROFESSIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

(Bob Pettit Award)

 

Year

Name

School

Professional Team

 

1980

Calvin Natt

UL-Monroe

New Jersey Nets/Portland Trail Blazers

 

1981

Robert Parish

Centenary

Boston Celtics

 

1982

Andrew Toney

UL-Lafayette

Philadelphia 76ers

 

1983

Andrew Toney

UL-Lafayette

Philadelphia 76ers

 

1984

Robert Parish

Centenary

Boston Celtics

 

1985

Calvin Natt

UL-Monroe

Denver Nuggets

1986

Joe Dumars

McNeese St.

Detroit Pistons

1987

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1988

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1989

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1990

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1991

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1992

Robert Parish

Centenary

Boston Celtics

1993

Joe Dumars

McNeese St.

Detroit Pistons

1994

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Orlando Magic

1995

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Orlando Magic

1996

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1997

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1998

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

1999

Karl Malone

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

2000

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Los Angeles Lakers

2001

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Los Angeles Lakers

2002

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Los Angeles Lakers

2003

P.J. Brown

Louisiana Tech

New Orleans Hornets

2004

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Los Angeles Lakers

2005

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Miami Heat

2006

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Miami Heat

2007

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Miami Heat

2008

Paul Millsap

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

2009

Paul Millsap

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

2010 Marcus Thornton LSU New Orleans Hornets

2011

Paul Millsap

Louisiana Tech

Utah Jazz

  2012 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Utah Jazz
  2013 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Utah Jazz
  2014 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Atlanta Hawks
  2015 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Atlanta Hawks
  2016 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Atlanta Hawks
  2017 Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech Atlanta Hawks
  2018 Ben Simmons LSU Philadelphia 76ers
  2019 Ben Simmons LSU Philadelphia 76ers
  2020 Ben Simmons LSU Philadelphia 76ers
  2021 Ben Simmons LSU Philadelphia 76ers
  2022 Cam Thomas LSU Brooklyn Nets
  2023

Naz Reid

LSU

Minnesota Timberwolves

  2024 Cam Thomas LSU Brooklyn Nets