Each year, the Naismith Men's College Player of the Year award is given to the nation's best men's college basketball player. The recipient of the Naismith Trophy is determined by a board that includes NCAA basketball head coaches, administrators and media members.
This year, Purdue center Zach Edey won the award for the second year in a row while leading the Boilermakers to a 34-4 record.
Below is a list of every athlete who's won the Naismith College Player of the Year award.
1969: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1970: Pete Maravich, LSU
1971: Austin Carr, Notre Dame
1972: Bill Walton, UCLA
1973: Bill Walton, UCLA
1974: Bill Walton, UCLA
1975: David Thompson, N.C. State
1976: Scott May, Indiana
1977: Marques Johnson, UCLA
1978: Butch Lee, Marquette
1979: Larry Bird, Indiana State
1980: Mark Aguirre, DePaul
1981: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1982: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1983: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1984: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
1985: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
1986: Johnny Dawkins, Duke
1987: David Robinson, Navy
1988: Danny Manning, Kansas
1989: Danny Ferry, Duke
1990: Lionel Simmons, La Salle
1991: Larry Johnson, UNLV
1992: Christian Laettner, Duke
1993: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
1994: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
1995: Joe Smith, Maryland
1996: Marcus Camby, Massachusetts
1997: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
1998: Antawn Jamison, North Carolina
1999: Elton Brand, Duke
2000: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
2001: Shane Battier, Duke
2002: Jason Williams, Duke
2003: T. J. Ford, Texas
2004: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
2005: Andrew Bogut, Utah
2006: JJ Redick, Duke
2007: Kevin Durant, Texas
2008: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
2009: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
2010: Evan Turner, Ohio State
2011: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
2013: Trey Burke, Michigan
2014: Doug McDermott, Creighton
2015: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
2016: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
2017: Frank Mason III, Kansas
2018: Jalen Brunson, Villanova
2019: Zion Williamson, Duke
2020: Obi Toppin, Dayton
2021: Luka Garza, Iowa
2022: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
2023: Zach Edey, Purdue
2024: Zach Edey, Purdue
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