Chuck Taylor MVP Award
Awarded forThe MVP of the NAIA men's national basketball tournament
CountryUnited States
Presented byConverse
History
First award1939
Most recentCharles Elzie, College of Idaho

The Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award was created to honor the most outstanding player of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men's basketball national tournaments. Established in 1939 and later named as an homage to the Chuck Taylor All-Stars, an iconic basketball shoe in the early 20th century, it has been awarded every year with the exceptions of 1944 due to World War II and 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] Between the 1991–92 and 2019–20 seasons, the NAIA was split into Division I and Division II.[2] Each division subsequently held their own national tournament, with MVPs awarded for them respectively.[2] Starting with the 2020–21 season, the NAIA returned to non-divisional classifications.[2]

Chuck Taylor MVPs

Gus Doerner, Evansville, 1942
Belus Smawley, Appalachian State, 1943
Fred Lewis, Eastern Kentucky, 1945
Hal Haskins, Hamline, 1949
Scotty Steagall, Millikin, 1951
Dick Barnett, Tennessee State, 1958 & 1959
Charles Hardnett, Grambling State, 1961
Zelmo Beaty, Prairie View A&M, 1962
Lloyd Free, Guilford, 1973
Bayard Forrest, Grand Canyon, 1975
Terry Porter, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1984
Robert Whaley, Walsh, 2005

Non-divisional era (1939–1991; 2021–present)

Year Most Valuable Player Team Reference
1939Edgar HinshawSouthwestern (KS)[3]
1940Mel WaitsTarkio (MO)[3]
1941Charles ThomasNorthwestern State (LA)[3]
1942Gus DoernerEvansville (IN)[3]
1943Belus SmawleyAppalachian State (NC)[3]
1944Tournament canceled due to World War II[3]
1945Fred LewisEastern Kentucky[3]
1946Gene StotlarSouthern Illinois[3]
1947Irvin LeiferEastern Washington[3]
1948Duane KluehIndiana State[3]
1949Hal HaskinsHamline (MN)[3]
1950Lenny RzeszewskiIndiana State[3]
1951Scotty SteagallMillikin (IL)[3]
1952Bennie PurcellMurray State (KY)[3]
1953Jerry AndersonMissouri State[3]
1954Jerry Anderson (2)Missouri State[3]
1955Jim MillerTexas A&M–Commerce[3]
1956Bill ReigelMcNeese (LA)[3]
1957Jim SpiveySoutheastern Oklahoma State[3]
1958Dick BarnettTennessee State[3]
1959Dick Barnett (2)Tennessee State[3]
1960Charles SharpTexas State[3]
1961Charles HardnettGrambling State (LA)[3]
1962Zelmo BeatyPrairie View A&M (TX)[3]
1963Lucious JacksonUT Rio Grande Valley (TX)[3]
1964Lucious Jackson (2)UT Rio Grande Valley (TX)[3]
1965Ken WilburnCentral State (OH)[3]
1966Al TuckerOklahoma Baptist[3]
1967Al Tucker (2)Oklahoma Baptist[3]
1968John JamersonFairmont State (WV)[3]
1969Jake FordMaryland Eastern Shore[3]
1970Greg HyderEastern New Mexico[3]
1971Travis GrantKentucky State[3]
1972Travis Grant (2)Kentucky State[3]
1973Lloyd FreeGuilford (NC)[3]
1974Foots WalkerWest Georgia[3]
1975Bayard ForrestGrand Canyon (AZ)[3]
1976Joe PaceCoppin State (MD)[3]
1977Alonzo BradleyTexas Southern[3]
1978Tom RitzdorfNebraska–Kearney[3]
1979Lawrence WashingtonDrury (MO)[3]
1980LeRoy JacksonCameron (OK)[3]
1981George TorresSouthern Nazarene (OK)[3]
1982Mike GibsonUSC Upstate (SC)[4]
1983Stephen YetmanCharleston (SC)[5]
1984Terry PorterWisconsin–Stevens Point[6]
1985Edgar EasonFort Hays State (KS)[7]
1986John KimbrellLipscomb (TN)[8]
1987Tom MeierWashburn (KS)[9]
1988Rodney JohnsGrand Canyon (AZ)[10]
1989Vernell KempEast Central (OK)[11]
1990Stacy ButlerBirmingham–Southern (AL)[12]
1991Eric ManuelOklahoma City[13]
1992–
2020		Split into NAIA Divisions I and II[2]
2021James JonesShawnee State (OH)[14]
2022Myles BurnsLoyola (LA)[15]
2023Charles ElzieCollege of Idaho[16]

Divisional era (1992–2020)

NAIA Division I
Year Most Valuable Player Team Reference
1992Smokey McCoveryOklahoma City[17]
1993Lemar YoungHawaii Pacific[18]
1994Kevin FranklinOklahoma City[19]
1995James CasonBirmingham–Southern (AL)[20]
1996Reggie GarrettOklahoma City[21]
1997James HarrisLife (GA)[22]
1998Will CarltonGeorgetown (KY)[23]
1999Corey EvansLife (GA)[24]
2000Jimmie HunterLife (GA)[25]
2001Paul LittleFaulkner (AL)[26]
2002Michael WilliamsonUSAO (OK)[27]
2003Raynardo CurryMountain State (WV)[28]
2004Zach MossMountain State (WV)[29]
2005Brandon ColeJohn Brown (AR)[30]
2006Evan PattersonTexas Wesleyan[31]
2007Kameron GrayOklahoma City[32]
2008Kameron Gray (2)Oklahoma City[32]
2009Devin UskoskiRocky Mountain (MT)[33]
2010Nate BrumfieldOklahoma Baptist[34]
2011Trevor SettyPikeville (KY)[35]
2012Cameron GliddonConcordia (CA)[36]
2013Monty WilsonGeorgetown (KY)[37]
2014Preston WynneVanguard (CA)[38]
2015Jordan BowlingDalton State (GA)[39]
2016Devonse ReedMid-America Christian (OK)[40]
2017Dion RogersTexas Wesleyan[41]
2018LT DavisGraceland (MO)[42]
2019Chris CoffeyGeorgetown (KY)[43]
2020Tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic[1]
NAIA Division II
Year Most Valuable Player Team Reference
1992David JamesGrace (IN)[44]
1993Mike WardWillamette (OR)[45]
1994Chris PetersonEureka (IL)[46]
1995Mark GallowayBethel (IN)[47]
1996Damon ArchibaldCollege of Idaho[48]
1997Rico SwansonBethel (IN)[49]
1998Rico Swanson (2)Bethel (IN)[49]
1999Mike LongCornerstone (MI)[50]
2000Jason CruseEmbry–Riddle (FL)[51]
2001Brandon WoudstraNorthwestern (IA)[52]
2002Daniel CutbirthEvangel (MO)[53]
2003Brandon Woudstra (2)Northwestern (IA)[54]
2004Kevin BakerOregon Tech[55]
2005Robert WhaleyWalsh (OH)[56]
2006Michael BonaparteCollege of the Ozarks (MO)[57]
2007Adam HepkerMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)[58]
2008Ryan FiegiOregon Tech[59]
2009Steve BriggsOklahoma Wesleyan[60]
2010DeJovaun Sawyer-DavisSaint Francis (IN)[61]
2011Caleb SimonsCornerstone (MI)[62]
2012Bobby HunterOregon Tech[63]
2013Darren MooreCardinal Stritch (WI)[64]
2014Jordan WeidnerIndiana Wesleyan[65]
2015Kyle SteigengaCornerstone (MI)[66]
2016Jonny MarlinIndiana Wesleyan[67]
2017Paul StoneUnion (KY)[68]
2018Kyle MangasIndiana Wesleyan[69]
2019Paul MarandetSpring Arbor (MI)[70]
2020Tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic[1]

See also

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