John R. Wooden Award

The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The award is given by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and is named in honor of legendary UCLA men's basketball coach John Wooden. The award consists of the Player of the Year award as well as All-American Team honors.

The trophy

The trophy features five bronze figures, each depicting one of the five major skills that John Wooden believed that "total" basketball player must exhibit -- rebounding, passing, shooting, dribbling, and defense.

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The concept for the trophy originated with Wooden Award Chairman, Richard "Duke" Llewellyn. Work began on the trophy in 1975, and sculptor Don Winton, who had sculpted many top sports awards, was given the task of designing the model of the trophy.

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The figures are bronze plated and attached to a pentagonal base plate. The tallest figure is 10 ¼ inches high (26 cm). The trophy's base is 7 ½ inches high (19 cm) and is made from solid walnut. The total height of the trophy is 17 ¾ inches (45 cm), and it weighs 25 pounds (11.3 kg).

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