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
Presented by	Atlanta Tipoff Club
Country	United States
First awarded	1969
Currently held by	Male: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young Female: Maya Moore, 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. The winners receive the Naismith Trophy.

Since its beginning in 1969, the trophy has been awarded to 42 male and 28 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, and they both won it three times each - rather than just two. Six women have won this award multiple times: Cheryl Miller of the University of Southern California won it three times. Also, 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, and Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University won the award twice apiece. Of the players with two or more wins, Davis and Moore are the only ones of either sex to have won in non-consecutive years. The only winner as a college freshman has been Kevin Durant of the University of Texas. The current holders of the award are Jimmer Fredette of Brigham Young and Moore.

Three 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 award winner who had been born outside the jurisdiction of the United States was:

• Andrew Bogut, born in Melbourne, Australia.

Duke University has had the most male winners with seven, whereas the University of Connecticut has had the most female winners with five.

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 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 Guard 3 !Junior 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 4 !Senior 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 2007 Durant, KevinKevin Durant Texas Forward 1 !Freshman 2008 Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough North Carolina Forward 3 !Junior 2009 Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin Oklahoma Forward 2 !Sophomore 2010 Turner, EvanEvan Turner Ohio State Guard 3 !Junior 2011 Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette Brigham Young Guard 4 !Senior

Women Year Player College Position Class 1983 Donovan, AnneAnne Donovan* Old Dominion Center 4 !Senior 1984 Miller, CherylCheryl Miller* USC Forward/Center 2 !Sophomore 1985 Miller, CherylCheryl Miller* (2) USC Forward/Center 3 !Junior 1986 Miller, CherylCheryl Miller* (3) USC Forward/Center 4 !Senior 1987 Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis Texas 1988 Wicks, SueSue Wicks Rutgers 1989 Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis (2) Texas 1990 Azzi, JenniferJennifer Azzi Stanford 1991 Staley, DawnDawn Staley Virginia Point guard 3 !Junior 1992 Staley, DawnDawn Staley (2) Virginia Point guard 4 !Senior 1993 Swoopes, SherylSheryl Swoopes Texas Tech Guard/Forward 4 !Senior 1994 Leslie, LisaLisa Leslie USC Center 4 !Senior 1995 Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo Connecticut Center 4 !Senior 1996 Roundtree, SaudiaSaudia Roundtree Georgia 1997 Starbird, KateKate Starbird Stanford 1998 Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw Tennessee 1999 Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw (2) Tennessee 2000 Catchings, TamikaTamika Catchings Tennessee 2001 Riley, RuthRuth Riley Notre Dame Center 4 !Senior 2002 Bird, SueSue Bird Connecticut Guard 4 !Senior 2003 Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi Connecticut Guard/Forward 3 !Junior 2004 Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (2) Connecticut Guard/Forward 4 !Senior 2005 Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus LSU Guard/Forward 3 !Junior 2006 Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus (2) LSU Guard/Forward 4 !Senior 2007 Harding, LindseyLindsey Harding Duke Point guard 4 !Senior 2008 Parker, CandaceCandace Parker Tennessee Forward/Center 3 !Junior 2009 Moore, MayaMaya Moore Connecticut Forward 2 !Sophomore 2010 Charles, TinaTina Charles Connecticut Center 4 !Senior 2011 Moore, MayaMaya Moore (2) Connecticut Forward 4 !Senior

See also

• List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards

References

General

• "Past winners: Naismith College Player of the Year". Naismith Awards. http://www.naismithawards.com/PastWinners/NaismithWinnersCollegePlayers/tabid/157/Default.aspx. Retrieved January 5, 2010. 

Specific

External links

• Official site