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As a 7-foot-1 force for the Tigers, he averaged 21.6 points, 13.5 rebounds in a double-double per-game career average over three seasons. Tim Duncan (2002-03 season) Tim Duncan won five titles and three NBA Finals MVP awards. Shaquille O'Neal, LSU, 1999-00 NBA MVP (Los Angeles Lakers)įrom 1989 to 1992, O’Neal tormented SEC competition with LSU. Iverson played in 67 games from 1994 to 1996 and secured consensus first-team All-American honors.Īfter leading the Hoyas to the Elite Eight his sophomore year, he decided to enter the 1996 NBA Draft, where he was taken first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Allen Iverson, Georgetown, 2000-01 NBA MVP (Philadelphia 76ers)Īveraging 23 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in two seasons at Georgetown, "The Answer" proved to be a masterful scorer. The San Antonio Spurs took him first overall in the 1997 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-11 center had a career double-double average of 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 128 appearances.ĭuncan worked his way to first-team All-American status in 19, adding three NABC Defensive Player of the Year awards to his resume and finishing as the first player in the NCAA to reach 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 blocks and 200 assists. “The Big Fundamental” made his mark on Wake Forest in a four-year career from 1993 to 1997. In his third NBA season, Tim Duncan was once again spectacular by ranking 9th in scoring, 3rd in rebounds, and 7th in blocks. Russell Westbrook, UCLA, 2016-17 NBA MVP (Oklahoma City Thunder) He was picked third overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. "The Beard" took home the former Pac-10 Player of the Year honor in 2009, was named a consensus first-team All-American, made first-team All-Pac-10 twice and has his number retired by Arizona State. Harden stood out with the Sun Devils for two seasons from 2007 to 2009, averaging 19 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 69 career games. Here they are: James Harden, Arizona State, 2017-18 NBA MVP (Houston Rockets) But these basketball icons attended a diverse, and possibly unexpected, set of schools as former student-athletes back in the day. NBA MVPs like James Harden and S tephen Curry are household names among fans. We went through all of them to compile a history of the MVPs who played college basketball before beginning their accomplished professional careers. Thirty four players have been named the NBA's Most Valuable player since the first award was given out after the 1955-56 season.