Naismith College Player of the Year

Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith Trophy that was presented to Tina Charles in 2010.
Awarded for	the most outstanding male and female basketball player
Country	United States
Presented by	Atlanta Tipoff Club
First awarded	1969
Currently held by	Male: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Female: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
Official website	official site

The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.

History and selection

First awarded exclusively to male players in 1969, the award was expanded to include female players in 1983. Annually before the college season begins in November, a "watchlist" consisting of 50 players is chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club board of selectors, comprising head coaches, administrators and media members from across the United States. By February, the list of nominees is narrowed down to 30 players based on performance. In March, four out of the 30 players are selected as finalists and are placed in the final ballot. The final winners are selected in April by both the board of selectors and fan voting via text messaging.^[1]^[2] The winners receive the Naismith Trophy.

Since its beginning in 1969, the trophy has been awarded to 42 male and 23 female players. Lew Alcindor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Anne Donovan of Old Dominion University were the first winners, respectively. Bill Walton of UCLA and Ralph Sampson of the University of Virginia have been the only men to win this award multiple times, with both winning three times. Eight women in all have won this award multiple times. Cheryl Miller of the University of Southern California and Breanna Stewart of the University of Connecticut are the only three-times winners, while seven others won it twice: Clarissa Davis of the University of Texas, Dawn Staley of the University of Virginia, Chamique Holdsclaw of the University of Tennessee, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore of the University of Connecticut, Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University, and Brittney Griner of Baylor University. Davis and Moore are the only ones of either sex to have won multiple times in non-consecutive years.

Five winners of the award, all men, were born outside of the United States. Two of these were born in possessions of the United States, and were American citizens by birth:

Alfred "Butch" Lee, who was born in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
Tim Duncan, who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The only three award winners who have been born outside the jurisdiction of the United States were:

Andrew Bogut, born in Melbourne, Australia.
Patrick Ewing, born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Buddy Hield, born in Freeport, Bahamas.

Three of these players were developed at least partially in the U.S. proper—Lee was raised in Harlem from early childhood, Ewing immigrated to the Boston area at age 12, and Hield attended high school in Wichita, Kansas. Duncan did not move to the U.S. proper until he arrived at Wake Forest University, and Bogut lived in Australia until his arrival at the University of Utah.

Duke has had the most male winners with seven, while the Connecticut has had the most female winners, with nine awards won by six individuals. The award has been won by a freshman twice: Kevin Durant playing for Texas in 2007, and in 2012 by Anthony Davis of Kentucky.

Winners

*	Denotes players inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has won the award

Men

Lew Alcindor

Bill Walton

David Robinson

Men
Year	Player	College	Position	Class
1969	Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor*	UCLA	Center	4 !Senior
1970	Maravich, PetePete Maravich*	LSU	Guard	4 !Senior
1971	Carr, AustinAustin Carr	Notre Dame	Guard	4 !Senior
1972	Walton, BillBill Walton*	UCLA	Center	2 !Sophomore
1973	Walton, BillBill Walton* (2)	UCLA	Center	3 !Junior
1974	Walton, BillBill Walton* (3)	UCLA	Center	4 !Senior
1975	Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson*	N.C. State	Forward	4 !Senior
1976	May, ScottScott May	Indiana	Forward	4 !Senior
1977	Johnson, MarquesMarques Johnson	UCLA	Forward	4 !Senior
1978	Lee, ButchButch Lee	Marquette	Guard	4 !Senior
1979	Bird, LarryLarry Bird*	Indiana State	Forward	4 !Senior
1980	Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre	DePaul	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1981	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson*	Virginia	Center	2 !Sophomore
1982	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson* (2)	Virginia	Center	3 !Junior
1983	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson* (3)	Virginia	Center	4 !Senior
1984	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan*	North Carolina	Guard	3 !Junior
1985	Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing*	Georgetown	Center	4 !Senior
1986	Dawkins, JohnnyJohnny Dawkins	Duke	Guard	4 !Senior
1987	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*	Navy	Center	4 !Senior
1988	Manning, DannyDanny Manning	Kansas	Forward	4 !Senior
1989	Ferry, DannyDanny Ferry	Duke	Forward	4 !Senior
1990	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons	La Salle	Forward	4 !Senior
1991	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson	UNLV	Forward	4 !Senior
1992	Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner	Duke	Forward	4 !Senior
1993	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	Indiana	Guard	4 !Senior
1994	Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson	Purdue	Forward	3 !Junior
1995	Smith, JoeJoe Smith	Maryland	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1996	Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby	Massachusetts	Center	3 !Junior
1997	Duncan, TimTim Duncan	Wake Forest	Center	4 !Senior
1998	Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison	North Carolina	Forward	3 !Junior
1999	Brand, EltonElton Brand	Duke	Forward	2 !Sophomore
2000	Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin	Cincinnati	Forward	4 !Senior
2001	Battier, ShaneShane Battier	Duke	Forward	4 !Senior
2002	Williams, JasonJason Williams	Duke	Guard	3 !Junior
2003	Ford, T. J.T. J. Ford	Texas	Guard	2 !Sophomore
2004	Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	Guard	4 !Senior
2005	Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut	Utah	Center	2 !Sophomore
2006	Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick	Duke	Guard	4 !Senior^[3]
2007	Durant, KevinKevin Durant	Texas	Forward	1 !Freshman^[4]
2008	Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	Forward	3 !Junior^[5]
2009	Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin	Oklahoma	Forward	2 !Sophomore^[6]
2010	Turner, EvanEvan Turner	Ohio State	Guard	3 !Junior^[7]
2011	Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette	Brigham Young	Guard	4 !Senior
2012	Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis	Kentucky	Center	1 !Freshman
2013	Burke, TreyTrey Burke	Michigan	Guard	2 !Sophomore
2014	McDermott, DougDoug McDermott	Creighton	Forward	4 !Senior
2015	Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky	Wisconsin	Forward	4 !Senior
2016	Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield	Oklahoma	Guard	4 !Senior

Women

Anne Donovan

Clarissa Davis

Diana Taurasi with George W. Bush

Women
Year	Player	College	Position	Class
1983	Donovan, AnneAnne Donovan*^[8]	Old Dominion	Center	4 !Senior
1984	Miller, CherylCheryl Miller*^[9]	USC	Forward/Center	2 !Sophomore
1985	Miller, CherylCheryl Miller* (2)^[9]	USC	Forward/Center	3 !Junior
1986	Miller, CherylCheryl Miller* (3)^[9]	USC	Forward/Center	4 !Senior
1987	Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis^[10]	Texas	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1988	Wicks, SueSue Wicks^[11]	Rutgers	Forward	4 !Senior
1989	Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis (2)^[12]	Texas	Forward	4 !Senior
1990	Azzi, JenniferJennifer Azzi^[13]	Stanford	Guard	4 !Senior
1991	Staley, DawnDawn Staley*^[14]	Virginia	Point guard	3 !Junior
1992	Staley, DawnDawn Staley* (2)^[14]	Virginia	Point guard	4 !Senior
1993	Swoopes, SherylSheryl Swoopes*^[15]	Texas Tech	Guard/Forward	4 !Senior
1994	Leslie, LisaLisa Leslie*^[16]	USC	Center	4 !Senior
1995	Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo^[17]	Connecticut	Center	4 !Senior
1996	Roundtree, SaudiaSaudia Roundtree^[18]	Georgia	Guard	3 !Junior
1997	Starbird, KateKate Starbird^[19]	Stanford	Forward	4 !Senior
1998	Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw^[20]	Tennessee	Forward	3 !Junior
1999	Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw (2)^[20]	Tennessee	Forward	4 !Senior
2000	Catchings, TamikaTamika Catchings^[21]	Tennessee	Forward	3 !Junior
2001	Riley, RuthRuth Riley^[22]	Notre Dame	Center	4 !Senior
2002	Bird, SueSue Bird^[23]	Connecticut	Guard	4 !Senior
2003	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi^[24]	Connecticut	Guard	3 !Junior
2004	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (2)^[24]	Connecticut	Guard	4 !Senior
2005	Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus^[25]	LSU	Guard/Forward	3 !Junior
2006	Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus (2)^[25]	LSU	Guard/Forward	4 !Senior
2007	Harding, LindseyLindsey Harding^[26]	Duke	Point guard	4 !Senior
2008	Parker, CandaceCandace Parker^[27]	Tennessee	Forward	3 !Junior
2009	Moore, MayaMaya Moore^[24]	Connecticut	Forward	2 !Sophomore
2010	Charles, TinaTina Charles^[28]	Connecticut	Center	4 !Senior
2011	Moore, MayaMaya Moore (2)^[24]	Connecticut	Forward	4 !Senior
2012	Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner^[29]	Baylor	Center	3 !Junior
2013	Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner (2)^[30]	Baylor	Center	4 !Senior
2014	Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart^[24]	Connecticut	Forward	2 !Sophomore
2015	Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart (2)^[24]	Connecticut	Forward	3 !Junior
2016	Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart (3)^[24]	Connecticut	Forward	4 !Senior

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External links

Official site

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year USBWA Most Courageous Award

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC A-Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

Women's college basketball awards (United States)

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame • Men's college basketball awards

Player awards	Naismith Trophy Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year USBWA Player of the Year Wooden Award Academic All-America of the Year Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 5'8" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player USBWA National Freshman of the Year WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Dawn Staley Award (guard)

Coaching awards	Naismith Coach of the Year WBCA Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year USBWA Coach of the Year Kay Yow Award / Carol Eckman Award (Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime) Maggie Dixon Award (Top Rookie HC)

Other individual awards	Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award

Conference players of the year	American Big 12 Big East Big Ten NEC Pac-12 SEC WCC

Conference coaches of the year	NEC

Naismith Men's College Player of the Year

1969: Alcindor
1970: Maravich
1971: Carr
1972: Walton
1973: Walton
1974: Walton
1975: Thompson
1976: May
1977: M. Johnson
1978: Lee
1979: Bird
1980: Aguirre
1981: Sampson
1982: Sampson
1983: Sampson
1984: Jordan
1985: Ewing
1986: Dawkins
1987: D. Robinson
1988: Manning
1989: Ferry
1990: Simmons
1991: L. Johnson
1992: Laettner
1993: Cheaney
1994: G. Robinson
1995: Smith
1996: Camby
1997: Duncan
1998: Jamison
1999: Brand
2000: Martin
2001: Battier
2002: Williams
2003: Ford
2004: Nelson
2005: Bogut
2006: Redick
2007: Durant
2008: Hansbrough
2009: Griffin
2010: Turner
2011: Fredette
2012: Davis
2013: Burke
2014: McDermott
2015: Kaminsky
2016: Hield

Naismith Women's College Player of the Year

1983: Donovan
1984: Miller
1985: Miller
1986: Miller
1987: Davis
1988: Wicks
1989: Davis
1990: Azzi
1991: Staley
1992: Staley
1993: Swoopes
1994: Leslie
1995: Lobo
1996: Roundtree
1997: Starbird
1998: Holdsclaw
1999: Holdsclaw
2000: Catchings
2001: Riley
2002: Bird
2003: Taurasi
2004: Taurasi
2005: Augustus
2006: Augustus
2007: Harding
2008: Parker
2009: Moore
2010: Charles
2011: Moore
2012: Griner
2013: Griner
2014: Stewart
2015: Stewart
2016: Stewart

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