Small Consolation

Only men’s NCAA basketball tournament outstanding players on teams not winning titles (1939-1999):

1. 1983 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

2. 1966 Jerry Chambers, Utah

3. 1965 Bill Bradley, Princeton

4. 1963 Art Heyman, Duke

5. 1961 Jerry Lucas, Ohio St.

6. 1959 Jerry West, West Virginia

7. 1958 Elgin Baylor, Seattle

8. 1957 Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

9. 1956 Hal Lear, Temple

10. 1953 B.H. Born, Kansas

11. 1939 Jimmy Hull, Ohio St.

Villanova’s Howard Porter was outstanding player in 1971, but team was disqualified. Source: World Features Syndicate