You're the best player in the NCAA Tournament. It doesn't mean you'll have an NBA future.

The award for the most outstanding player of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four comes with prestige.

The award for the most outstanding player of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four comes with prestige. Past winners form an exclusive club, including Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Magic Johnson.

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The honor comes with a small trophy, too, one mailed to winners once March Madness concludes, an NCAA spokesperson said.

What it no longer comes with, though, is job security.