Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year.

Previous Winners:

1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex)

1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex)

1985: Wayne Gretzky

1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex)

1987: Magic Johnson

1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex)

1989: Joe Montana

1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex)

1991: Michael Jordan

1992: Michael Jordan

1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex)

1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva)

1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva)

1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva)

1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva)

1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex)

1999: Kurt Warner

2000: Tiger Woods

2001: Barry Bonds

2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva)

2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva)

2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva)

2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex)

2006: Roger Federer

2007: Tom Brady

2008: Michael Phelps

2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex)

2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva)

2011: Aaron Rodgers

2012: LeBron James

2013: LeBron James

2014: Madison Bumgarner

2015: Serena Williams

2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva)

2017: Tom Brady

2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva)

2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva)

2020: LeBron James

2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex)

2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex)

2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva)

2024: Shohei Ohtani

1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex)

1984: Edmonton Oilers

1985: Chicago Bears

1986: Boston Celtics

1987: Los Angeles Lakers

1988: Notre Dame Football

1989: San Francisco 49ers

1990: UNLV Men's Basketball

1991: Chicago Bulls

1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva)

1993: Dallas Cowboys

1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex)

1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva)

1996: Chicago Bulls

1997: Chicago Bulls

1998: New York Yankees

1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)

2000: Los Angeles Lakers

2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva)

2002: UConn Women's Basketball

2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva)

2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)

2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex)

2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)

2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)

2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex)

2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)

2010: UConn Women's Basketball

2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva)

2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball

2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva)

2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex)

2015: Golden State Warriors

2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)

2017: Golden State Warriors

2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex)

2019: LSU Football

2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex)

2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex)

2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex)

2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva)

2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices