Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award
The Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2001 to the male collegiate basketball player adjudged to be the best in the United States in a given calendar year. The award was subsumed in 2002 by the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award.
The award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Inasmuch as the ESPY Awards ceremonies were conducted in February during the pendency of the award's existence, an award presented in a given year is for performance and achievements in the one year theretofore.
| Year | Player | Position played | Team represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Christian Laettner | Center | Duke University Blue Devils |
| 1994 | Bobby Hurley | Point guard | Duke University Blue Devils |
| 1995 | Grant Hill | Small forward | Duke University Blue Devils |
| 1996 | Ed O'Bannon | Small forward | University of California, Los Angeles Bruins |
| 1997 | Tim Duncan | Center | Wake Forest University Demon Deacons |
| 1998 | Keith Van Horn | Power forward | University of Utah Utes |
| 1999 | Antawn Jamison | Power forward | University of North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2000 | Elton Brand | Center | Duke University Blue Devils |
| 2001 | Kenyon Martin | Center | University of Cincinnati Bearcats |
See also
- Adolph Rupp Trophy
- Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award
- Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award
- John R. Wooden Award
- Naismith College Player of the Year Award
- Oscar Robertson Trophy