List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards
This article lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards. Several organizations sponsor an award for the nation's top player. Thirty (30) times since there have been six player of the year awards has a single player won all awards. These players are considered the consensus national player of the year.
Sponsoring organizations
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Key
† | Shared (non-consensus) national players of the year |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of years the player has been awarded a national player of the year award at that point |
![]() | Player won that specific award |
![]() | Player did not win that specific award |
T | Tied for that specific award |
List of awardees
The below list includes winners from just the active national player of the year award sponsoring organizations.
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George Mikan, DePaul, 1945
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Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State, 1946
Paul Arizin, Villanova, 1950
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Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati, 1958 through 1960
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Jerry Lucas, Ohio State, 1961 and 1962
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Bill Bradley, Princeton, 1964 and 1965
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA, 1967 through 1969
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Pete Maravich, LSU, 1969 and 1970
Bill Walton, UCLA, 1972 through 1974
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David Thompson, NC State, 1974 and 1975
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Larry Bird, Indiana State, 1979
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Mark Aguirre, DePaul, 1980 and 1981
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Michael Jordan, North Carolina, 1983 and 1984
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Danny Ferry, Duke, 1989
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Calbert Cheaney, Indiana, 1993
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Joe Smith, Maryland, 1995
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Shane Battier, Duke, 2001
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Jay Williams, Duke, 2001 and 2002
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Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 2004
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Dee Brown, Illinois, 2005
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Evan Turner, Ohio State, 2010
Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 2012
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Luka Garza, Iowa, 2020 and 2021
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Zach Edey, Purdue, 2023 and 2024
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U.S. men's college basketball awards
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
- Women's college basketball awards
National players of the year |
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Conference players of the year |
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- All-Americans (by year)
- Bob Cousy Award
- Jerry West Award
- Julius Erving Award
- Karl Malone Award
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
- Haggerty Award
- Howell Trophy
- Lefty Driesell Award
- Lou Henson Award
- Lute Olson Award
- Pete Newell Big Man Award
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year
- NABC Freshman of the Year
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award
- NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- On hiatus – Senior CLASS Award
- Discontinued – Best Player ESPY Award
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
- Chip Hilton Award
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
National coaches of the year | |
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Conference coaches of the year |
- NABC Coaches of the Year – Division I
- Division II
- Division II
- NAIA
- Two-year schools
NAIA tournament MVP - Clarence Gaines Award
- Bevo Francis Award