Robert V. Geasey Trophy

Robert V. Geasey Trophy
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Presented by	Herb Good Basketball Club
First awarded	1956
Currently held by	DeAndre’ Bembry, Saint Joseph's
Official website	http://www.philadelphiabig5.org/

The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is not an MVP award and does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player; the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club. Members of the Philadelphia Big 5 are La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University.

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners

Guy Rodgers won the Trophy's first three awards while playing for Temple.

Juan "Pepe" Sánchez won the award in 1999 and 2000.

Jameer Nelson (left) was a two-time Geasey Trophy winner and the consensus National Player of the Year in 2004 while at Saint Joseph's.

Villanova's Randy Foye was a consensus First Team All-American in 2006.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1955–56	Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers	Temple	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1956–57	Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (2)	Temple	Point guard	3 !Junior
1957–58	Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (3)	Temple	Point guard	4 !Senior
1958–59	Spratt, Joe !Joe Spratt	Saint Joseph's	Power forward	4 !Senior
1959–60	Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy	Temple	Point guard	4 !Senior
1960–61	Drysdale, Bruce !Bruce Drysdale	Temple	Shooting guard/Point guard	3 !Junior
1961–62	White, HubieHubie White	Villanova	Shooting guard/Point guard	4 !Senior
1962–63^†	Jones, WaliWali Jones	Villanova	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1962–63^†	Lynam, JimJim Lynam	Saint Joseph's	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1963–64^†	Courtin, Steve !Steve Courtin	Saint Joseph's	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1963–64^†	Jones, WaliWali Jones (2)	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1964–65	Washington, JimJim Washington	Villanova	Power forward	4 !Senior
1965–66	Melchionni, BillBill Melchionni	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1966–67	Anderson, CliffCliff Anderson	Saint Joseph's	Shooting guard/Small forward	4 !Senior
1967–68	Jones, Johnny !Johnny Jones	Villanova	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1968–69^†	Durrett, Ken !Ken Durrett	La Salle	Power forward/Center	2 !Sophomore
1968–69^†	Porter, HowardHoward Porter	Villanova	Center	2 !Sophomore
1969–70	Durrett, Ken !Ken Durrett (2)	La Salle	Power forward/Center	3 !Junior
1970–71	Durrett, Ken !Ken Durrett (3)	La Salle	Power forward/Center	4 !Senior
1971–72^†	Calhoun, CorkyCorky Calhoun	Penn	Small forward	4 !Senior
1971–72^†	Ford, ChrisChris Ford	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1972–73	Ingelsby, TomTom Ingelsby	Villanova	Shooting guard/Point guard	4 !Senior
1973–74	Haigler, Ron !Ron Haigler	Penn	Power forward	3 !Junior
1974–75	Haigler, Ron !Ron Haigler (2)	Penn	Power forward	4 !Senior
1975–76	Wise, Charlie !Charlie Wise	La Salle	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1976–77	MacDonald, Keven !Keven McDonald	Penn	Small forward	3 !Junior
1977–78	Brooks, MichaelMichael Brooks	La Salle	Small forward/Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1978–79^†	Price, Tony !Tony Price	Penn	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1978–79^†	Reed, Rick !Rick Reed	Temple	Shooting guard/Small forward	3 !Junior
1979–80	Brooks, MichaelMichael Brooks (2)	La Salle	Small forward/Power forward	4 !Senior
1980–81	Pinone, JohnJohn Pinone	Villanova	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1981–82^†	Clark, Jeffery !Jeffery Clark	Saint Joseph's	Small forward	4 !Senior
1981–82^†	Pinone, JohnJohn Pinone (2)	Villanova	Power forward	3 !Junior
1982–83^†	Pinone, JohnJohn Pinone (3)	Villanova	Power forward	4 !Senior
1982–83^†	Stansbury, TerenceTerence Stansbury	Temple	Shooting guard/Point guard	3 !Junior
1983–84	Lewis, RalphRalph Lewis	La Salle	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1984–85	Pinckney, EdEd Pinckney	Villanova	Power forward	4 !Senior
1985–86	Pressley, HaroldHarold Pressley	Villanova	Shooting guard/Small forward	4 !Senior
1986–87	Blackwell, NateNate Blackwell	Temple	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1987–88	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons	La Salle	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1988–89	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons (2)	La Salle	Power forward	3 !Junior
1989–90	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons* (3)	La Salle	Power forward	4 !Senior
1990–91	Macon, MarkMark Macon	Temple	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1991–92	Woods, RandyRandy Woods	La Salle	Point guard/Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1992–93	McKie, AaronAaron McKie	Temple	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1993–94	Jones, EddieEddie Jones	Temple	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1994–95	Kittles, KerryKerry Kittles	Villanova	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1995–96	Kittles, KerryKerry Kittles (2)	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1996–97	Bey, Rashid !Rashid Bey	Saint Joseph's	Point guard/Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1997–98	Bey, Rashid !Rashid Bey (2)	Saint Joseph's	Point guard/Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1998–99	Sanchez, Pepe !Pepe Sánchez	Temple	Point guard	3 !Junior
1999–00	Sanchez, Pepe !Pepe Sánchez (2)	Temple	Point guard	4 !Senior
2000–01	O'Connor, Marvin !Marvin O'Connor	Saint Joseph's	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2001–02	Greer, LynnLynn Greer	Temple	Point guard/Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2002–03	Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	Point guard	3 !Junior
2003–04	Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson* (2)	Saint Joseph's	Point guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Carroll, PatPat Carroll	Saint Joseph's	Shooting guard/Small forward	4 !Senior
2005–06	Foye, RandyRandy Foye	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
2006–07	Jaaber, IbrahimIbrahim Jaaber	Penn	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[2]
2007–08^†	Calathes, PatPat Calathes	Saint Joseph's	Small forward/Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[3]
2007–08^†	Tyndale, Mark !Mark Tyndale	Temple	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[4]
2008–09	Nivins, AhmadAhmad Nivins	Saint Joseph's	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[5]
2009–10	Reynolds, ScottieScottie Reynolds	Villanova	Point guard/Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[6]
2010–11	Allen, LavoyLavoy Allen	Temple	Power forward/Center	4 !Senior	^[7]
2011–12	Rosen, ZackZack Rosen	Penn	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[8]
2012–13	Wyatt, KhalifKhalif Wyatt	Temple	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[9]
2013–14	Bell, JamesJames Bell	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[10]
2014–15	Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard	Villanova	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2015–16	Bembry, DeAndre’DeAndre’ Bembry	Saint Joseph's	Small forward	3 !Junior	^[11]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Villanova	20	1962, 1963^†, 1964^†, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969^†, 1972^†, 1973, 1981, 1982^†, 1983^†, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015
Temple	17	1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1979^†, 1983^†, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008^†, 2011, 2013
Saint Joseph's	14	1959, 1963^†, 1964^†, 1967, 1982^†, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008^†, 2009, 2016
La Salle	11	1969^†, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Penn	7	1972^†, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979^†, 2007, 2012

References

General

Sports Staff of the Philadelphia Daily News. (2005). The Big 5-0: The Big 5 Turns 50. Philadelphia Daily News. ISBN 1-58822-051-6

Specific

↑ Foye is Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year, Villanova University, retrieved 2009-1-17
↑ Jaaber Wins Geasey Award as Big 5 Player of the Year, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 2009-1-17
↑ Pat Calathes Named Big 5 Co-Player of the Year, Saint Joseph's University, retrieved 2009-1-17
↑ Men's Basketball Wins Top Awards At Herb Good Dinner, Temple University, retrieved 2009-1-17
↑ Nivins Wins Geasey Award as Big 5 Player of the Year, Saint Joseph's University, retrieved 2009-1-17
↑ Reynolds Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year, Villanova University, retrieved 2010-4-12
↑ Lavoy Allen Named Big 5's Most Outstanding Player, Temple University, retrieved 2011-4-12
↑ "Rosen named Philadelphia Big 5 player of the year". Penn Athletics. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
↑ "Temple's Khalif Wyatt named Big 5 Player of the Year". Philly.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
↑ "James Bell named Big 5 Player of the Year". Big5.org. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
↑ "Bembry, Coyle take Player of Year honors". thereporteronline.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

Philadelphia Big 5

Schools	La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University

Teams	La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers St. Joe's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats

Arenas	Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra The Pavilion Tom Gola Arena

Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy St. Joe's–Temple Rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

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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)

Robert V. Geasey Trophy winners

1956: Rodgers
1957: Rodgers
1958: Rodgers
1959: Spratt
1960: Kennedy
1961: Drysdale
1962: White
1963: W. Jones & Lynam
1964: Courtin & W. Jones
1965: Washington
1966: Melchionni
1967: Anderson
1968: J. Jones
1969: Durrett & Porter
1970: Durrett
1971: Durrett
1972: Calhoun & Ford
1973: Ingelsby
1974: Haigler
1975: Haigler
1976: Wise
1977: McDonald
1978: Brooks
1979: Price & Reed
1980: Brooks
1981: Pinone
1982: Clark & Pinone
1983: Pinone & Stansbury
1984: Lewis
1985: Pinckney
1986: Pressley
1987: Blackwell
1988: Simmons
1989: Simmons
1990: Simmons
1991: Macon
1992: Woods
1993: McKie
1994: E. Jones
1995: Kittles
1996: Kittles
1997: Bey
1998: Bey
1999: Sánchez
2000: Sánchez
2001: O'Connor
2002: Greer
2003: Nelson
2004: Nelson
2005: Carroll
2006: Foye
2007: Jaaber
2008: Calathes & Tyndale
2009: Nivins
2010: Reynolds
2011: Allen
2012: Rosen
2013: Wyatt
2014: Bell
2015: Hilliard
2016: Bembry

La Salle Explorers men's basketball

Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) Hayman Center (facilities)

Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Penn Quakers men's basketball

Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)

Rivalries	Drexel Princeton

Culture & lore	History "Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) The Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)

Rivalries	Temple Villanova

Culture & lore	History The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Undefeated regular season

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) The Pavilion (1986–present) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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