Olajuwon played college basketball at Houston and Duncan at Wake Forest. Cedric Maxwell and Chauncey Billups are the only Finals MVP winners eligible for the Hall of Fame who have not been voted in. On February 14, 2009, during the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, then-NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the award would be renamed the "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award" in honor of 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell. Winners Multi-time winners Teams See also NBA Most Valuable Player Award NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award Notes References General Specific Finals Most Valuable Player Award Most Valuable Player Award National Basketball Association lists Awards established in 1969 National Basketball Association most valuable player awards Basketball most valuable player awards