Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

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Since Sports Illustrated magazine began naming the Sportsman of the Year in 1954, ten basketball players have been honored.

The first was Ohio State's Jerry Lucas in 1961. The most recent one was Dwyane Wade in 2006. While many great players were singled out, you may be surprised by the ones who were not. Only two coaches -- John Wooden and Dean Smith -- have made the cut, though no one would argue that they didn't deserve it. Lucas is the only college player ever named. No NBA coach has ever been named Sportsman of the Year.

To read more about these honorees, go to the Sports Illustrated website.

1961 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State University	1968 Bill Russell, Boston Celtics	1972 John Wooden, UCLA	1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
1987 Rory Sparrow, New York Knicks	1991 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls	1997 Dean Smith, University of North Carolina	2003 Tim Duncan and David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
2006 Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat