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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year

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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe national men's college basketball player of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byHelms Athletic Foundation
History
First award1943[a]
Final award1983

The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year was an annual men's college basketball award given to the most outstanding men's player in the United States. It was awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation, an organization founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms, the owner of Helms Bakery in Los Angeles.[1]

The award was first presented in 1944, when the Helms Athletic Foundation announced Schroeder's player of the year selection for the 1943–44 season as well as his retroactive picks for the for each season from 1904–05 to 1942–43.[1] Schroeder then began selecting a player of the year annually.

After Paul Helms' death in 1957, his family continued supporting the foundation until 1969, when the bakeries went out of business.[2] Schroeder found a new benefactor in United Savings & Loan,[2] and the foundation's name became United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation.[3][4] United merged with Citizens Savings & Loan in 1973, when the foundation became the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation.[2] It was again renamed when First Interstate Bank assumed sponsorship and was known as the First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation in the award's final years after 1981.[5][6] Schroeder made his last player of the year selection for the 1982–83 season, after which the award came to an end.

Key

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† Co-Players of the Year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Helms Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Winners prior to the 1942–43 season were selected retroactively in 1943[7] and 1957.

Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin, 1905
George Levis, Wisconsin, 1916
Bill Chandler, Wisconsin, 1918
Paul Endacott, Kansas, 1923
Charlie T. Black, Kansas, 1924
Jack Cobb, North Carolina, 1926
Cat Thompson, Montana State, 1929
Charley Hyatt, Pittsburgh, 1930
George Mikan, DePaul, 1944 and 1945
Tony Lavelli, Yale, 1949
Bill Russell, San Francisco, 1955 and 1956
Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina, 1957
Cazzie Russell, Michigan, 1966
Lew Alcindor,[b] UCLA, 1967 through 1969
Austin Carr, Notre Dame, 1971
David Thompson, NC State, 1974 and 1975
Mark Aguirre, DePaul, 1981
James Worthy, North Carolina, 1982
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1904–05 Christian Steinmetz Wisconsin F Senior [8]
1905–06 George Grebenstein Dartmouth F Junior
1906–07 Gilmore Kinney Yale F Senior
1907–08 Charles Keinath Pennsylvania F Junior
1908–09 John Schommer Chicago C Senior
1909–10 Harlan Page Chicago G Senior
1910–11 Ted Kiendl Columbia F Senior
1911–12 Otto Stangel Wisconsin F Senior
1912–13 Eddie Calder St. Lawrence F Senior
1913–14 Gil Halstead Cornell C Senior
1914–15 Ernest Houghton Union (NY) G Senior
1915–16 George Levis Wisconsin F Senior
1916–17 Ray Woods Illinois G Senior
1917–18 Bill Chandler Wisconsin C Senior
1918–19 Erling Platou Minnesota G Junior
1919–20 Howard Cann NYU F Senior [7]
1920–21 George Williams Missouri C Senior
1921–22 Chuck Carney Illinois C Senior
1922–23 Paul Endacott Kansas G Senior
1923–24 Charlie T. Black Kansas G Senior
1924–25 Earl Mueller Colorado College C Senior
1925–26 Jack Cobb North Carolina F Senior
1926–27 Vic Hanson Syracuse F Senior
1927–28 Victor Holt Oklahoma C Senior
1928–29 Cat Thompson Montana State F Junior
1929–30 Charley Hyatt Pittsburgh G Senior
1930–31 Bart Carlton East Central G Senior
1931–32 John Wooden Purdue G Junior
1932–33 Forest Sale Kentucky F / C Senior
1933–34 Wesley Bennett Westminster (PA) C Senior
1934–35 Leroy Edwards Kentucky C Sophomore
1935–36 John Moir Notre Dame F Sophomore
1936–37 Hank Luisetti Stanford F Sophomore
1937–38 Hank Luisetti (2) Stanford F Junior
1938–39 Chet Jaworski Rhode Island F Senior
1939–40 George Glamack North Carolina C Junior
1940–41 George Glamack (2) North Carolina C Senior
1941–42 Stan Modzelewski Rhode Island G / F Senior
1942–43 George Senesky Saint Joseph's G Senior [9][8]
1943–44 George Mikan DePaul C Junior
1944–45 George Mikan (2) DePaul C Senior
1945–46 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State C Senior
1946–47 Gerald Tucker Oklahoma C Senior
1947–48 Ed Macauley Saint Louis C Junior
1948–49 Tony Lavelli Yale F Senior
1949–50 Paul Arizin Villanova F Senior [10]
1950–51 Dick Groat Duke G Junior [9][8]
1951–52 Clyde Lovellette Kansas F / C Senior
1952–53 Bob Houbregs Washington C Senior
1953–54 Tom Gola La Salle G / F Senior [11]
1954–55 Bill Russell San Francisco C Junior [12]
1955–56 Bill Russell (2) San Francisco C Senior [9][8]
1956–57 Lennie Rosenbluth North Carolina F Senior
1957–58 Elgin Baylor Seattle F / C Junior
1958–59 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati G Junior
1959–60 Oscar Robertson (2) Cincinnati G Senior
1960–61 Jerry Lucas Ohio State F / C Junior
1961–62 Paul Hogue Cincinnati C Senior [13]
1962–63 Art Heyman Duke G Senior [9][8]
1963–64 Walt Hazzard UCLA G Senior
1964–65† Bill Bradley Princeton G / F Senior
Gail Goodrich UCLA G Senior
1965–66 Cazzie Russell Michigan G / F Senior
1966–67 Lew Alcindor[b] UCLA C Sophomore
1967–68 Lew Alcindor[b] (2) UCLA C Junior
1968–69 Lew Alcindor[b] (3) UCLA C Senior
1969–70† Pete Maravich LSU G Senior
Sidney Wicks UCLA F / C Junior
1970–71† Austin Carr Notre Dame G Senior [9]
Sidney Wicks (2) UCLA F / C Senior
1971–72 Bill Walton UCLA C Sophomore
1972–73 Bill Walton (2) UCLA C Junior
1973–74† Bill Walton (3) UCLA C Senior [14]
David Thompson NC State G / F Junior
1974–75 David Thompson (2) NC State G / F Senior [9]
1975–76† Kent Benson Indiana C Junior
Scott May Indiana F Senior
1976–77 Marques Johnson UCLA G Senior [15]
1977–78 Jack Givens Kentucky G / F Senior [16]
1978–79 Larry Bird Indiana State F Senior [17]
1979–80 Darrell Griffith Louisville G Senior [18]
1980–81 Mark Aguirre DePaul F Sophomore [19]
1981–82† Ralph Sampson Virginia C Junior [5]
James Worthy North Carolina F Junior
1982–83 Akeem Olajuwon[c] Houston C Sophomore [20][21]
  • a Retroactive awards for 1905 to 1943.
  • b Lew Alcindor later changed his named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[22]
  • c Olajuwon later changed his first name's spelling from Akeem to Hakeem to use the original Arabic spelling.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Scott, Jon (Nov 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Drooz, Alan (January 15, 1981). "New Home Being Sought for Southland's Sports Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hall, John (August 31, 1976). "So Help Me". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Part III, p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Raymond Lewis, Verbum Dei Guard, Named Top CIF 'AAA' Basketball Player For '71 Season" (Press release). United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation. March 24, 1971. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ralph Sampson, James Worthy top 1982 college basketball All-America Team selections" (Press release). First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation. April 3, 1982. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020. Virginia's 7'4" center, Ralph Sampson, and North Carolina's 6'9" forward, James Worthy, have been chosen College Basketball's Co-Players of the Year for the 1982 season, by First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation.
  6. ^ "Templeton Makes Public Apology, Rejoins Cardinals for Road Trip". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 15, 1981. Part III, p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Helms Athletic Foundation — Collegiate Basketball Record — Part II" (Press release). Los Angeles: Helms Athletic Foundation. February 1943. p. 10. Retrieved December 22, 2023. These Basketball Player of the Year selections have been made by Helms Athletic Foundation, following careful study of the performances of outstanding players for each season since 1920. Basketball Player of the Year selections will be made by Helms Athletic Foundation at the conclusion of each season in the future.
  8. ^ a b c d e Bjarkman, Peter (1996). Hoopla: A Century of College Basketball. Masters Press. pp. 353–355. ISBN 1-57028-039-8.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  10. ^ Ashford, Ed (April 4, 1950). "Helms Rates Arizin Top Player, CCNY No. 1 Quintet". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 6. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Selection of CCNY as the nation's top team was not difficult after the Beavers made an unprecedented sweep of the NIT and NCAA tournaments.
  11. ^ "Gola Heads Helms Squad". The Mirror. March 30, 1954. Part III, p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Patterson Named on Helms All-America Court Squad". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. April 7, 1955. p. 34. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Helms Honors All All-American". Evening Vanguard. Venice, California. April 3, 1962. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Thompson, Walton Honored by CSAF". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. April 3, 2023. p. 14A. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. David Thompson of North Carolina State and Bill Walton of UCLA were named college basketball Players of the Year Wednesday by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. It was the third consecutive year Walton was cited.
  15. ^ "Honors Wilkins as All-American". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal, Illinois. April 6, 1977. p. B3. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Givens selected as top cager". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. April 5, 1978. p. B2. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Bird Is Named Player of Year". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. United Press International. April 1, 1979. p. 6C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Larry Bird was named college basketball's Player of the Year by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. Sophomore Earvin Johnson of NCAA champion Michigan State finished second in the voting.
  18. ^ "Griffth adds two more awards". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. April 1, 1980. p. D4. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Griffith has also been named college basketball player of the year by Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles an award that goes back to 1905.
  19. ^ Anderson, Claude (April 7, 1981). "Getting set for run at the roses". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. DePaul's Mark Aguirre was player-of-the-year and UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (the only other Southlander selected) made it at a forward.
  20. ^ "Sitton Chosen to A-A Squad". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. April 12, 1983. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Bender, Jack (June 29, 1983). "It's summer—and basketball is back". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. And only the Athletic Foundation funded by First Interstate Bank (formerly the Helms awards) picked Akeem Abdul Olajuwon of NCAA runner-up Houston as its player of the year.
  22. ^ Keidan, Bruce (February 13, 1973). "Police Protection Fails to Lessen Faith in Religion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 13. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Akeem gets the 'H' back in his name". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 11, 1991. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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