76ers' Iverson Wins MVP Award

Adding to an already tremendous season, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson today was named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the 2000-01 season.

The All-Star guard received 93 of a possible 124 first-place votes. San Antonio's Tim Duncan came in second with 18.

The six-foot Iverson is the shortest player in league history to win the award.

He is the first Sixer to win the award since Moses Malone in 1982-83, the last year Philadelphia won a championship. Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving also won the award for the Sixers.

Iverson led the league in scoring for the second time in three years, with an average of over 31 points a game.

Vote Totals:

Allen Iverson, Philadelphia -- 1,121 points
Tim Duncan, San Antonio -- 706
Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers -- 578
Chris Webber, Sacramento -- 521
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota -- 151
Tracy McGrady, Orlando -- 64
Karl Malone, Utah -- 21
Jason Kidd, Phoenix -- 18
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers -- 11
David Robinson, San Antonio -- 8
Ray Allen, Milwaukee -- 7
Vince Carter, Toronto -- 7
Paul Pierce, Boston -- 5
Jerry Stackhouse, Detroit -- 3
Michael Finley, Dallas -- 1
Anthony Mason, Miami -- 1
John Stockton, Utah -- 1

All-Time MVP Winners

1955-56: Bob Pettit, St. Louis
1956-57: Bob Cousy, Boston
1957-58: Bill Russell, Boston
1958-59: Bob Pettit, St. Louis
1959-60: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
1960-61: Bill Russell, Boston
1961-62: Bill Russell, Boston
1962-63: Bill Russell, Boston
1963-64: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
1964-65: Bill Russell, Boston
1965-66: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
1966-67: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
1967-68: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
1968-69: Wes Unseld, Baltimore
1969-70: Willis Reed, New York
1970-71: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1971-72: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1972-73: Dave Cowens, Boston
1973-74: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1974-75: Bob McAdoo, Buffalo
1975-76: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A.Lakers
1976-77: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A.Lakers
1977-78: Bill Walton, Portland
1978-79: Moses Malone, Houston
1979-80: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers
1980-81: Julius Erving, Philadelphia
1981-82: Moses Malone, Houston
1982-83: Moses Malone, Philadelphia
1983-84: Larry Bird, Boston
1984-85: Larry Bird, Boston
1985-86: Larry Bird, Boston
1986-87: Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
1987-88: Michael Jordan, Chicago
1988-89: Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
1989-90: Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
1990-91: Michael Jordan, Chicago
1991-92: Michael Jordan, Chicago
1992-93: Charles Barkley, Phoenix
1993-94: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1994-95: David Robinson, San Antonio
1995-96: Michael Jordan, Chicago
1996-97: Karl Malone, Utah
1997-98: Michael Jordan, Chicago
1998-99: Karl Malone, Utah
1999-00: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers
2000-01: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia