Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
December 29, 2022
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).
Associated Press Player of the Year
Awarded for
the most outstanding NCAA men's basketball players in all levels of competition
^. NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition. National Basketball Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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AP Player of the Year
December 29, 2022
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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 Associated Press Player of the YearAwarded forthe most outstanding NCAA men s basketball players in all levels of competitionCountryUnited StatesHistoryFirst award1961Most recentOscar Tshiebwe KentuckyWebsiteWebsiteThe 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 Contents 1 Key 2 Winners by school 3 Footnotes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksKey Edit Jerry Lucas won the first two awards in 1960 and 1961 David Thompson won the award in 1974 and 1975 Larry Bird won the 1979 award while leading Indiana State to an undefeated regular season Sean Elliott won in 1989 2007 winner Kevin Durant was the first freshman named Obi Toppin became Dayton s first winner in 2020 Co Players of the YearPlayer X Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded at that pointSeason Player School Position Class1960 61 Jerry Lucas Ohio State F C Junior1961 62 Jerry Lucas 2 Ohio State F C Senior1962 63 Art Heyman Duke G F Senior1963 64 Gary Bradds Ohio State F Senior1964 65 Bill Bradley Princeton SF SG Senior1965 66 Cazzie Russell Michigan SG Senior1966 67 Lew Alcindor a UCLA C Sophomore1967 68 Elvin Hayes Houston F C Senior1968 69 Lew Alcindor a 2 UCLA C Senior1969 70 Pete Maravich LSU G Senior1970 71 Austin Carr Notre Dame G Senior1971 72 Bill Walton UCLA C Sophomore1972 73 Bill Walton 2 UCLA C Junior1973 74 David Thompson NC State SG SF Junior1974 75 David Thompson 2 NC State SG SF Senior1975 76 Scott May Indiana F Senior1976 77 Marques Johnson UCLA G F Senior1977 78 Butch Lee Marquette PG Senior1978 79 Larry Bird Indiana State SF Senior1979 80 Mark Aguirre DePaul SF Sophomore1980 81 Ralph Sampson Virginia C Sophomore1981 82 Ralph Sampson 2 Virginia C Junior1982 83 Ralph Sampson 3 Virginia C Senior1983 84 Michael Jordan North Carolina SG Junior1984 85 Patrick Ewing Georgetown C Senior1985 86 Walter Berry St John s PF Senior1986 87 David Robinson Navy C Senior1987 88 Hersey Hawkins Bradley SG Senior1988 89 Sean Elliott Arizona SF Senior1989 90 Lionel Simmons La Salle SF Senior1990 91 Shaquille O Neal LSU C Sophomore1991 92 Christian Laettner Duke F Senior1992 93 Calbert Cheaney Indiana SF Senior1993 94 Glenn Robinson Purdue SF PF Sophomore1994 95 Joe Smith Maryland C Sophomore1995 96 Marcus Camby UMass C Junior1996 97 Tim Duncan Wake Forest C Senior1997 98 Antawn Jamison North Carolina SF Junior1998 99 Elton Brand Duke C Sophomore1999 00 Kenyon Martin Cincinnati PF Senior2000 01 Shane Battier Duke SF SG Senior2001 02 Jason Williams Duke PG Junior2002 03 David West Xavier PF Senior2003 04 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph s PG Senior2004 05 Andrew Bogut Utah C Sophomore2005 06 JJ Redick Duke SG Senior2006 07 Kevin Durant Texas SF Freshman2007 08 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina PF Junior2008 09 Blake Griffin Oklahoma PF Sophomore2009 10 Evan Turner Ohio State SG Junior2010 11 Jimmer Fredette BYU PG Senior2011 12 Anthony Davis Kentucky C Freshman2012 13 Trey Burke Michigan PG Sophomore2013 14 Doug McDermott Creighton SF Senior2014 15 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin PF Senior2015 16 Denzel Valentine Michigan State SG Senior2016 17 Frank Mason III Kansas PG Senior2017 18 Jalen Brunson Villanova PG Junior2018 19 Zion Williamson Duke SF PF Freshman2019 20 Obi Toppin Dayton PF Sophomore2020 21 Luka Garza Iowa C Senior2021 22 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky C JuniorWinners by school EditSchool Winners YearsDuke 7 1963 1992 1999 2001 2002 2006 2019UCLA 5 1967 1969 1972 1973 1977Ohio State 4 1961 1962 1964 2010North Carolina 3 1984 1998 2008Virginia 3 1981 1982 1983Indiana 2 1976 1993Kentucky 2 2012 2022LSU 2 1970 1991Michigan 2 1966 2013NC State 2 1974 1975Arizona 1 1989Bradley 1 1988Brigham Young 1 2011Cincinnati 1 2000Creighton 1 2014Dayton 1 2020DePaul 1 1980Georgetown 1 1985Houston 1 1968Indiana State 1 1979Iowa 1 2021Kansas 1 2017La Salle 1 1990Marquette 1 1978Maryland 1 1995Massachusetts 1 1996Michigan State 1 2016Navy 1 1987Notre Dame 1 1971Oklahoma 1 2009Princeton 1 1965Purdue 1 1994Saint Joseph s 1 2004St John s 1 1986Texas 1 2007Utah 1 2005Villanova 1 2018Wake Forest 1 1997Wisconsin 1 2015Xavier 1 2003Footnotes Edita Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar in 1971 after converting to Islam 1 2 See also EditList 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 YearReferences Edit 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 22 February 2012 Retrieved 13 April 2010 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