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Julius Erving Award

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Julius Erving Award
Awarded forthe nation's top male small forward in NCAA basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award2015
Most recentDalton Knecht, Tennessee
WebsiteOfficial website

The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate small forward. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarded since 2004, the award was one of four new awards (along with the Jerry West Award, Karl Malone Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015.[1] It is named after Julius Erving, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played the position. The inaugural winner was Stanley Johnson of Arizona.[2] The school with the most all-time winners is Villanova, with three.

Key[edit]

    *     Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Julius Erving Award at that point

Winners[edit]

Stanley Johnson, Arizona, 2015
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, 2016
Jalen Wilson, Kansas, 2023
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee, 2024
Season Player School Class Reference
2014–15 Stanley Johnson Arizona Freshman [2]
2015–16 Denzel Valentine* Michigan State Senior [3]
2016–17 Josh Hart Villanova Senior [4]
2017–18 Mikal Bridges Villanova Junior [5]
2018–19 Rui Hachimura Gonzaga Junior [6]
2019–20 Saddiq Bey Villanova Sophomore [7]
2020–21 Corey Kispert Gonzaga Senior [8]
2021–22 Wendell Moore Jr. Duke Junior [9]
2022–23 Jalen Wilson Kansas Junior [10]
2023–24 Dalton Knecht Tennessee Graduate [11]

Winners by school[edit]

School Winners Years
Villanova 3 2017, 2018, 2020
Gonzaga 2 2019, 2021
Arizona 1 2015
Duke 1 2022
Kansas 1 2023
Michigan State 1 2016
Tennessee 1 2024

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Basketball Awards handed out". Valley News. Lebanon, New Hampshire. April 11, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "UA's Johnson wins Erving Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. April 11, 2015. p. B003. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blossomgame named to Erving Watch List". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 21, 2016. p. C2. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Juliano, Joe (April 9, 2017). "'Nova's Hart wins Erving Award". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. D02. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova's Wright, Brunson and Bridges win national honors". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 2018. p. 34. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meehan, Jim (April 13, 2019). "Hachimura named winner of Erving Award". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (April 8, 2020). "Bey named top small forward, talks NBA". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. A30. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Meehan, Jim (April 4, 2021). "Kispert wins Julius Erving Award". The Everett Herald. Everett, Washington. p. A10. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke's Moore earns Erving Award". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. April 3, 2022. p. B3. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bedore, Gary (April 3, 2023). "KU basketball's Jalen Wilson wins NCAA's Julius Erving Award". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. p. B4. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ McKee, Ben (April 6, 2024). "Dalton Knecht wins Julius Erving Award". 247sports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

External links[edit]

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