Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Associated Press Player of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding NCAA men's basketball players in all levels of competition |
Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1961 |
Most recent | Luka Garza, Iowa |
Website | Website |
The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP).
The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of the Virginia Cavaliers program. Lew Alcindor, Jerry Lucas, David Thompson, and Bill Walton each won the award twice.
Key[]
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Jerry Lucas won the first two awards in 1960 and 1961
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David Thompson won the award in 1974 and 1975
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Larry Bird won the 1979 award while leading Indiana State to an undefeated regular season
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Sean Elliott won in 1989
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2007 winner Kevin Durant was the first freshman named
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† | Co-Players of the Year |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded at that point |
Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
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1960–61 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | F / C | Junior |
1961–62 | Jerry Lucas (2) | Ohio State | F / C | Senior |
1962–63 | Art Heyman | Duke | G / F | Senior |
1963–64 | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | F | Senior |
1964–65 | Bill Bradley | Princeton | SF / SG | Senior |
1965–66 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | SG | Senior |
1966–67 | Lew Alcindor[a] | UCLA | C | Sophomore |
1967–68 | Elvin Hayes | Houston | F / C | Senior |
1968–69 | Lew Alcindor[a] (2) | UCLA | C | Senior |
1969–70 | Pete Maravich | LSU | G | Senior |
1970–71 | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | G | Senior |
1971–72 | Bill Walton | UCLA | C | Sophomore |
1972–73 | Bill Walton (2) | UCLA | C | Junior |
1973–74 | David Thompson | NC State | SG / SF | Junior |
1974–75 | David Thompson (2) | NC State | SG / SF | Senior |
1975–76 | Scott May | Indiana | F | Senior |
1976–77 | Marques Johnson | UCLA | G / F | Senior |
1977–78 | Butch Lee | Marquette | PG | Senior |
1978–79 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | SF | Senior |
1979–80 | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | SF | Sophomore |
1980–81 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | C | Sophomore |
1981–82 | Ralph Sampson (2) | Virginia | C | Junior |
1982–83 | Ralph Sampson (3) | Virginia | C | Senior |
1983–84 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina | SG | Junior |
1984–85 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | C | Senior |
1985–86 | Walter Berry | St. John's | PF | Senior |
1986–87 | David Robinson | Navy | C | Senior |
1987–88 | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | SG | Senior |
1988–89 | Sean Elliott | Arizona | SF | Senior |
1989–90 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | SF | Senior |
1990–91 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | C | Sophomore |
1991–92 | Christian Laettner | Duke | F | Senior |
1992–93 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana | SF | Senior |
1993–94 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | SF / PF | Sophomore |
1994–95 | Joe Smith | Maryland | C | Sophomore |
1995–96 | Marcus Camby | UMass | C | Junior |
1996–97 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | C | Senior |
1997–98 | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | SF | Junior |
1998–99 | Elton Brand | Duke | C | Sophomore |
1999–00 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati | PF | Senior |
2000–01 | Shane Battier | Duke | SF / SG | Senior |
2001–02 | Jason Williams | Duke | PG | Junior |
2002–03 | David West | Xavier | PF | Senior |
2003–04 | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph's | PG | Senior |
2004–05 | Andrew Bogut | Utah | C | Sophomore |
2005–06 | JJ Redick | Duke | SG | Senior |
2006–07 | Kevin Durant | Texas | SF | Freshman |
2007–08 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | PF | Junior |
2008–09 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | PF | Sophomore |
2009–10 | Evan Turner | Ohio State | SG | Junior |
2010–11 | Jimmer Fredette | BYU | PG | Senior |
2011–12 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | C | Freshman |
2012–13 | Trey Burke | Michigan | PG | Sophomore |
2013–14 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | SF | Senior |
2014–15 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | PF | Senior |
2015–16 | Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | SG | Senior |
2016–17 | Frank Mason III | Kansas | PG | Senior |
2017–18 | Jalen Brunson | Villanova | PG | Junior |
2018–19 | Zion Williamson | Duke | SF / PF | Freshman |
2019–20 | Obi Toppin | Dayton | PF | Sophomore |
2020–21 | Luka Garza | Iowa | C | Senior |
Winners by school[]
School | Winners | Years |
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Duke | 7 | 1963, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2019 |
UCLA | 5 | 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1977 |
Ohio State | 4 | 1961, 1962, 1964, 2010 |
North Carolina | 3 | 1984, 1998, 2008 |
Virginia | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Indiana | 2 | 1976, 1993 |
LSU | 2 | 1970, 1991 |
Michigan | 2 | 1966, 2013 |
NC State | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
Arizona | 1 | 1989 |
Bradley | 1 | 1988 |
Brigham Young | 1 | 2011 |
Cincinnati | 1 | 2000 |
Creighton | 1 | 2014 |
Dayton | 1 | 2020 |
DePaul | 1 | 1980 |
Georgetown | 1 | 1985 |
Houston | 1 | 1968 |
Indiana State | 1 | 1979 |
Iowa | 1 | 2021 |
Kansas | 1 | 2017 |
Kentucky | 1 | 2012 |
La Salle | 1 | 1990 |
Marquette | 1 | 1978 |
Maryland | 1 | 1995 |
Massachusetts | 1 | 1996 |
Michigan State | 1 | 2016 |
Navy | 1 | 1987 |
Notre Dame | 1 | 1971 |
Oklahoma | 1 | 2009 |
Princeton | 1 | 1965 |
Purdue | 1 | 1994 |
Saint Joseph's | 1 | 2004 |
St. John's | 1 | 1986 |
Texas | 1 | 2007 |
Utah | 1 | 2005 |
Villanova | 1 | 2018 |
Wake Forest | 1 | 1997 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 2015 |
Xavier | 1 | 2003 |
Footnotes[]
See also[]
- List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
References[]
- ^ Associated Press (4 June 1971). "Call Me 'Kareem' says Lew Alcindor" (Google News Archive). The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "'Big O' Completes Bucks' Championship Run". NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition. National Basketball Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- Associated Press awards
- Awards established in 1961
- College basketball player of the year awards in the United States