J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Last Updated: 08/24/2003
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2002-03 | David Robinson | San Antonio |
| 2001-02 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami |
| 2000-01 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia |
| 1999-00 | Vlade Divac | Sacramento |
| 1998-99 | Brian Grant | Portland |
| 1997-98 | Steve Smith | Atlanta |
| 1996-97 | P.J. Brown | Miami |
| 1995-96 | Chris Dudley | Portland |
| 1994-95 | Joe O'Toole | Atlanta |
| 1993-94 | Joe Dumars | Detroit |
| 1992-93 | Terry Porter | Portland |
| 1991-92 | Magic Johnson | L.A. Lakers |
| 1990-91 | Kevin Johnson | Phoenix |
| 1989-90 | Glenn Rivers | Atlanta |
| 1988-89 | Thurl Bailey | Utah |
| 1987-88 | Alex English | Denver |
| 1986-87 | Isiah Thomas | Detroit |
| 1985-86 | (tie) - Michael Cooper | L.A. Lakers |
| Rory Sparrow | New York | |
| 1984-85 | Dan Issel | Denver |
| 1983-84 | Frank Layden | Utah |
| 1982-83 | Julius Erving | Philadelphia |
| 1981-82 | Kent Benson | Detroit |
| 1980-81 | Mike Glenn | New York |
| 1979-80 | Austin Carr | Cleveland |
| 1978-79 | Calvin Murphy | Houston |
| 1977-78 | Bob Lanier | Detroit |
| 1976-77 | Dave Bing | Washington |
| 1975-76 | Slick Watts | Seattle |
| 1974-75 | Wes Unseld | Washington |