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29-563: The awards, given by the Los Angeles Athletic Club , are named in honor of John Wooden , the 1932 national collegiate basketball player of the year from Purdue . Wooden later taught and coached men's basketball at Indiana State and UCLA . Coach Wooden, whose teams at UCLA won ten NCAA championships , was the first man to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as

58-667: A coach's character, success rate on the court, graduating rate of student athletes, his or her coaching philosophy, and identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award. All listed honorees coached in the men's game unless otherwise noted. The first recipient who was never a head coach in NCAA Division I was 2021 recipient Dave Yanai , whose entire head coaching career was in NCAA Division II . Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles Athletic Club ( LAAC )

87-572: A jacket, but their schools do not receive a scholarship. The criteria for the women's Player of the Year award and All-American Team honors are similar to those for the men. For the women's award, the National Advisory Board consists of 12 members, and approximately 15 candidates are selected for the ballot. The voters are 250 sportswriters and sportscasters. In contrast to the men's All-American Team, only five members are selected for

116-594: A player and coach. His 1948 Indiana State team was the NAIB (now NAIA ) National Finalist. The award, which was originally given only to male athletes, was first given in 1977. Starting in 2004, the award was extended to women's basketball. Additionally, the Legends of Coaching Award was presented first in 1999. Each year, the Award's National Advisory Board, a 26-member panel, selects approximately 20 candidates for Player of

145-500: A running track and path for bicycling, a baseball diamond , tennis courts , and facilities for croquet . It also provided rooms designed for socialization, including an expansive reading room, as well as designated areas for billiards and cards . In 1912 it moved into its own new Los Angeles Athletic Club Building at 431 West Seventh Street in Downtown Los Angeles . The twelve-story Beaux-Arts style clubhouse

174-470: Is 17 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (45 cm), and it weighs 25 lb (11 kg). The Wooden family announced in August 2005 that he would no longer participate because of a trademark dispute concerning the use of his name. However, he never contested the use of his name prior to his death in 2010, and the award continues to bear his name. “I don’t want anything to interfere with the continuation of

203-499: Is a privately owned athletic club and social club in Los Angeles , California , United States . Established in 1880, the club is today best known for its John R. Wooden Award presented to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year. The Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) was founded on September 8, 1880. By the end of its first month of existence the fledgling club counted 60 enlisted members and

232-741: The Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros . With the Toros, Yanai and Dominguez Hills reached the first round of the 1979 NAIA basketball tournament . While Dominguez Hills was part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics , Yanai had 44 wins and 37 losses between 1977 and 1980. In 1980, Yanai and Dominguez Hills joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association . In 1981, Yanai and his team were first in

261-631: The Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles from 1996 to 2005, Yanai and his team were at the 1998 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament and 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament . He ended his basketball coaching career in 2005 following 114 wins and 131 losses with Los Angeles. In 1943, Yanai was born during World War II in Manzanar . When the war ended, Yanai and his parents moved to Gardena, California , alongside his six siblings. Growing up, Yanai

290-631: The Downey Block , before moving again a few years later to a still-larger home in the Stowell Block . A fire in 1893 required moving to temporary quarters in the Workman Block , next door to the previous Stowell Block location. Membership in this latter location soon topped the 400 mark, prompting the construction of the club's own permanent building, a four-story structure with a cavernous gymnasium located on an enlarged third floor. It

319-775: The NCAA basketball tournament . The voters consist of 1,000 sportswriters and sportscasters representing the 50 states. The top ten vote-getters are selected to the All-American Team, and the results are announced following the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The person who receives the most votes is named the Player of the Year, and the winner is announced following the NCAA championship game. The Player of

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348-647: The CCAA. At the CCAA men's basketball tournament , Yanai reached four semifinals with Dominguez Hills. He also won this tournament with the Toros in 1987. Yanai appeared at several tournaments as a member of the NCAA , which included the final of the West region during the 1981 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament . With his combined 244 wins and 186 losses in the NCAA, Yanai had 288 wins and 233 losses before he finished his coaching position at Dominguez Hills in 1996. Yanai

377-568: The CIF boys' basketball title for Los Angeles City with Fremont. The following year, Yanai left Fremont to coach for Gardena High School . With Gardena from 1976 to 1977, Yanai and his team made it to the semifinals of the Los Angeles City tournament for the 3A section. With the two schools, Yanai had a combined total of 120 wins and 31 losses as a basketball coach. In 1977, Yanai moved from high school basketball when he became coach of

406-640: The LAAC founded a number of other institutions, including the California Yacht Club (1922) and Riviera Country Club (1926). They are now separate entities. The club faced significant financial burdens due to World War II and the subsequent growth of suburbs . Athletes from the LAAC have earned numerous medals in the Summer Olympics , with a particularly high number during the 1932 Los Angeles Olympiad . The total Olympic medal tally for

435-442: The LAAC is 97 medals, including 47 gold. Dave Yanai David Hiroshi Yanai (born 1943) is a retired basketball coach from the 1960s to 2000s. Yanai primarily coached boys basketball from the late 1960s to mid-1970s with Fremont High School . During this time period, Yanai won the 1975 CIF Los Angeles City Section title in boys basketball with Fremont. He continued his boys basketball career with Gardena High School during

464-413: The Toros, Yanai was the first coach for an American college basketball team of Japanese American descent. He remained the only Japanese American to hold this position until Jeff Hironaka became a coach in the 2000s. Yanai has held the record for most wins at Dominguez Hills for over twenty years leading up to the 2020–21 season. He was an award recipient at the 2000 John R. Wooden Awards. In 2010,

493-418: The Year and All-American Team honors. The candidates must be full-time students and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher throughout their college career. Players who are nominated must have made outstanding contributions to team play, both offensively and defensively, and be model citizens, exhibiting strength of character both on and off the court. The selection ballot is announced prior to

522-610: The Year awards are given to the most valuable player in each of the five divisions of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section, and one Los Angeles City division. The Legends of Coaching Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of coaches who exemplify Coach Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal achievement. When selecting the individual, the Wooden Award Committee considers

551-464: The Year is awarded a trophy consisting of five bronze figures. The player's school receives a duplicate trophy as well as a scholarship grant. The other top four members of the All-American Team receive an All-American Team trophy, a jacket, and a scholarship grant which goes to their school. Each coach of the top five All-American Team members also receives a jacket. The All-American Team members ranked six through ten receive an All-American Team trophy and

580-592: The award,” (Wooden) told The Associated Press at the time. In 2011 the Wooden Family began participation. Coach John Wooden's son, Jim, presented the Wooden Award to Brigham Young senior Jimmer Fredette. In 2012 John Wooden's grandson, Greg, on behalf of The Los Angeles Athletic Club, presented the Wooden Award to University of Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis. Greg Wooden made the announcement on ESPN College GameDay. The John R. Wooden High School Player of

609-491: The late 1970s. As a high school coach, Yanai had 120 wins and 31 losses. In men's basketball, Yanai accumulated 288 wins and 233 losses as coach of the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros . While with Dominguez Hills from 1977 to 1996, Yanai appeared at the 1979 NAIA basketball tournament and 1981 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament . He also was the first coach of Japanese American descent for an American college basketball team during his time at Dominguez Hills. As coach of

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638-416: The mid-1980s. Yanai was also working for them as an advisor before he retired from basketball during the mid-2000s. In California, Yanai held basketball camps for teenagers by the late 1980s. Yanai's sports experience also included a position in drug prevention and working in youth sports . With Dominguez Hills, Yanai was Coach of the Year in men's basketball for the CCAA in 1987 and 1988. While with

667-408: 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. The figures are bronze plated and attached to a pentagonal base plate. The tallest figure is 10 1 ⁄ 4 inches high (26 cm). The trophy's base is 7 1 ⁄ 2 inches high (19 cm), and is made from solid walnut. The total height of the trophy

696-443: The women's team. The Player of the Year receives a trophy, and her school receives a duplicate trophy and a scholarship grant. The trophy features five bronze figures, each depicting one of the five major skills that Wooden believed that "total" basketball player must exhibit: rebounding, passing, shooting, dribbling, and defense. The concept for the trophy originated with Wooden Award Chairman, Richard "Duke" Llewellyn. Work began on

725-580: Was a second baseman . For his post-secondary education, Yanai went to California State University, Long Beach , during the 1960s. In the late 1960s, Yanai went to Los Angeles to work as a baseball coach for Fremont High School . While at Fremont, Yanai became a basketball coach in 1969. During the 1970s, Fremont reached the boys' basketball final for the CIF Los Angeles City Section title. In individual years, Yanai and Fremont were runner-ups in 1972 and 1974. In 1975, he won

754-464: Was able to rent its first facility, two halls located in Stearns Hall on Los Angeles Street in downtown Los Angeles . A 19th Century history indicates that the club had the dual purposes of "providing its members with the means of physical development" along with "the advantages of a gentlemen's club . The club relocated for the first time in 1881, moving to more commodious accommodations in

783-666: Was also an assistant coach for the men's basketball event at the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival while with Dominguez Hills. In 1996, Yanai joined the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles as their men's basketball coach. His team reached the regional semifinals at the 1998 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament and the first round of the 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament . Yanai remained with Los Angeles until he ended his basketball career in 2005. With Los Angeles, Yanai had 114 wins and 131 losses. During his coaching experience, Yanai taught basketball in Japan during

812-619: Was designed for the LAAC by John Parkinson and George Bergstrom , and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . The building was notable for being the first in Southern California to have an interior swimming pool built on an upper floor. Due to its position in the growth and development of Los Angeles, the LAAC had significant success during its first 60 years, with membership reflecting its position in Los Angeles society and early Hollywood culture. During its heyday,

841-486: Was located on the east side of Spring Street between 5th and 6th, architects were McCarthy & Mendel. The club provided a venue for gymnastics , athletic training, and team sports, including organization of a civic football team which played the inaugural intercity match with San Francisco in January 1892. During its first two decades of existence the club also established an outdoors athletic park, which included

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