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The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year

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The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Sporting News magazine
History
First award1943
Most recentJohni Broome, Auburn

The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award given to the best men's basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was first given following the 1942–43 season and is presented by The Sporting News (known from 2002–2022 as Sporting News), an American–based sports magazine established in 1886.[1][2]

No award winners were selected from 1947 to 1949 and from 1952 to 1957. Repeat winners of The Sporting News Player of the Year award are rare. As of 2025, it has occurred only eight times. Of those eight repeat winners, only Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati and Bill Walton of UCLA have been named the player of the year three times.

UCLA and Duke have the most all-time awards, each with seven. North Carolina has the second-most awards with five.

Key

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Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the player of the year award at that point

Winners

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George Mikan, DePaul, 1945
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State, 1946
Paul Arizin, Villanova, 1950
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati, 1958 through 1960
Art Heyman, Duke, 1963
Sidney Wicks, UCLA, 1971
Bill Walton, UCLA, 1972 through 1974
David Thompson, NC State, 1975
Ralph Sampson, Virginia, 1982
Michael Jordan, North Carolina, 1983 and 1984
Larry Johnson, UNLV, 1991
Christian Laettner, Duke, 1992
Antawn Jamison, North Carolina, 1998
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, 2009
Luka Garza, Iowa, 2020 and 2021
Johni Broome, Auburn, 2025
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1942–43 Andy Phillip Illinois G / F Senior [3]
1943–44 Dale Hall Army F Junior [4]
1944–45 George Mikan DePaul C Junior [5]
1945–46 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State C Senior [6]
1947–49 No winners selected
1949–50 Paul Arizin Villanova F Senior [7]
1950–51 Sherman White LIU[a] F Senior [8]
1952–57 No winners selected
1957–58 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati PG Sophomore [9]
1958–59 Oscar Robertson (2) Cincinnati PG Junior [10]
1959–60 Oscar Robertson (3) Cincinnati PG Senior [11]
1960–61 Jerry Lucas Ohio State F / C Junior [12]
1961–62 Jerry Lucas (2) Ohio State F / C Senior [13]
1962–63 Art Heyman Duke G / F Senior [14]
1963–64 Bill Bradley Princeton SF / SG Junior [15]
1964–65 Bill Bradley (2) Princeton SF / SG Senior [16]
1965–66 Cazzie Russell Michigan SG Senior [17]
1966–67 Lew Alcindor[b] UCLA C Sophomore [18]
1967–68 Elvin Hayes Houston F / C Senior [19]
1968–69 Lew Alcindor[b] (2) UCLA C Senior [20]
1969–70 Pete Maravich LSU PG Senior [21]
1970–71 Sidney Wicks UCLA PF Senior [22]
1971–72 Bill Walton UCLA C Sophomore [23]
1972–73 Bill Walton (2) UCLA C Junior [23]
1973–74 Bill Walton (3) UCLA C Senior [23]
1974–75 David Thompson NC State SG / SF Senior [24]
1975–76 Scott May Indiana SF Senior [25]
1976–77 Marques Johnson UCLA G / F Senior [26]
1977–78 Phil Ford North Carolina PG Senior [27]
1978–79 Larry Bird Indiana State SF Senior [28]
1979–80 Darrell Griffith Louisville SG Senior [29]
1980–81 Mark Aguirre DePaul SF Junior [30]
1981–82 Ralph Sampson Virginia C Junior [31]
1982–83 Michael Jordan North Carolina SG Sophomore [32]
1983–84 Michael Jordan (2) North Carolina SG Junior [33]
1984–85 Patrick Ewing Georgetown C Senior [34]
1985–86 Walter Berry St. John's PF Senior [35]
1986–87 David Robinson Navy C Senior [36]
1987–88 Hersey Hawkins Bradley SG Senior [37]
1988–89 Stacey King Oklahoma C Senior [38]
1989–90 Dennis Scott Georgia Tech SF Junior [39]
1990–91 Larry Johnson UNLV PF Senior [40]
1991–92 Christian Laettner Duke PF / C Senior [41]
1992–93 Calbert Cheaney Indiana SF Senior [42]
1993–94 Glenn Robinson Purdue SF Junior [43]
1994–95 Shawn Respert Michigan State SG Senior [44]
1995–96 Marcus Camby UMass C Junior [45]
1996–97 Tim Duncan Wake Forest C Senior [46]
1997–98 Antawn Jamison North Carolina SF Junior [47]
1998–99 Elton Brand Duke C Sophomore [48]
1999–00 Kenyon Martin Cincinnati PF Senior [49]
2000–01 Shane Battier Duke SF / SG Senior [50]
2001–02 Jason Williams Duke PG Junior [51]
2002–03 T. J. Ford Texas PG Sophomore [52]
2003–04 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's PG Senior [53]
2004–05 Dee Brown Illinois PG Junior [54]
2005–06 JJ Redick Duke SG Senior [55]
2006–07 Kevin Durant Texas SF Freshman [56]
2007–08 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina PF Junior [57]
2008–09 Blake Griffin Oklahoma PF Sophomore [58]
2009–10 Evan Turner Ohio State SF Junior [59]
2010–11 Jimmer Fredette BYU PG Senior [60]
2011–12 Anthony Davis Kentucky C Freshman [61]
2012–13 Victor Oladipo Indiana G Junior [62]
2013–14 Doug McDermott Creighton SF Senior [63]
2014–15 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin PF Senior [64]
2015–16 Buddy Hield Oklahoma SG Senior [65]
2016–17 Frank Mason III Kansas PG Senior [66]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson Villanova PG Junior [67]
2018–19 Zion Williamson Duke PF Freshman [68]
2019–20 Luka Garza Iowa C Junior [69]
2020–21 Luka Garza (2) Iowa C Senior [70]
2021–22 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky PF / C Junior [71]
2022–23 Zach Edey Purdue C Junior [72]
2023–24 Zach Edey (2) Purdue C Senior [73]
2024–25 Johni Broome Auburn PF / C Senior [74]

See also

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References

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