Naismith college Player of the Year - Wikipedia Naismith college Player of the Year Naismith College Player of the Year The Naismith Trophy that was presented to Tina Charles in 2010. Given for the most outstanding male and female basketball player Country United States Presented by Atlanta Tipoff Club History First award 1969 Most recent Men : Jalen Brunson, Villanova Women : A'ja Wilson, South Carolina 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. Contents 1 History and selection 2 Winners 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 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 23 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, with both winning three times. Eight women in all have won this award multiple times. Cheryl Miller of the University of Southern California and Breanna Stewart of the University of Connecticut are the only three - times winners, while seven others won it twice : 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, Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University, and Brittney Griner of Baylor University. Davis and Moore are the only ones of either sex to have won multiple times in non-consecutive years. Two award winners were born in United States territories : 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 three award winners who have been born outside the jurisdiction of the United States were : Andrew Bogut, born in Melbourne, Australia. Patrick Ewing, born in Kingston, Jamaica. Buddy Hield, born in Freeport, Bahamas. Three of these players were developed at least partially in the U.S. proper -- Lee was raised in Harlem from early childhood, Ewing immigrated to the Boston area at age 12, and Hield attended high school in suburban Wichita, Kansas. Duncan did not move to the U.S. proper until he arrived at Wake Forest University, and Bogut lived in Australia until his arrival at the University of Utah. Duke has had the most male winners with seven, while the Connecticut has had the most female winners, with ten awards won by six individuals. The award has been won by a freshman twice : Kevin Durant playing for Texas in 2007, and in 2012 by Anthony Davis of Kentucky. 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 Lew Alcindor Bill Walton David Robinson Men Year Player College Position Class 1969 Alcindor, Lew Lew Alcindor * UCLA Center 4 ! Senior 1970 Maravich, Pete Pete Maravich * LSU Guard 4 ! Senior 1971 Carr, Austin Austin Carr Notre Dame Guard 4 ! Senior 1972 Walton, Bill Bill Walton * UCLA Center 2 ! Sophomore 1973 Walton, Bill Bill Walton * ( 2 ) UCLA Center 3 ! Junior Walton, Bill Bill Walton * ( 3 ) UCLA Center 4 ! Senior Thompson, David David Thompson * N.C. State Guard 4 ! Senior 1976 May, Scott Scott May Indiana Forward 4 ! Senior 1977 Johnson, Marques Marques Johnson UCLA Forward 4 ! Senior 1978 Lee, Butch Butch Lee Marquette Guard 4 ! Senior 1979 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * Indiana State Forward 4 ! Senior 1980 Aguirre, Mark Mark Aguirre DePaul Forward 2 ! Sophomore 1981 Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * Virginia Center 2 ! Sophomore 1982 Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * ( 2 ) Virginia Center 3 ! Junior Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * ( 3 ) Virginia Center 4 ! Senior 1984 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * North Carolina Guard 3 ! Junior 1985 Ewing, Patrick Patrick Ewing * Georgetown Center 4 ! Senior 1986 Dawkins, Johnny Johnny Dawkins Duke Guard 4 ! Senior Robinson, David David Robinson * Navy Center 4 ! Senior 1988 Manning, Danny Danny Manning Kansas Forward 4 ! Senior 1989 Ferry, Danny Danny Ferry Duke Forward 4 ! Senior 1990 Simmons, Lionel Lionel Simmons La Salle Forward 4 ! Senior 1991 Johnson, Larry Larry Johnson UNLV Forward 4 ! Senior 1992 Laettner, Christian Christian Laettner Duke Forward 4 ! Senior 1993 Cheaney, Calbert Calbert Cheaney Indiana Guard 4 ! Senior 1994 Robinson, Glenn Glenn Robinson Purdue Forward 3 ! Junior 1995 Smith, Joe Joe Smith Maryland Forward 2 ! Sophomore Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby Massachusetts Center 3 ! Junior 1997 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan Wake Forest Center 4 ! Senior 1998 Jamison, Antawn Antawn Jamison North Carolina Forward 3 ! Junior 1999 Brand, Elton Elton Brand Duke Forward 2 ! Sophomore 2000 Martin, Kenyon Kenyon Martin Cincinnati Forward 4 ! Senior 2001 Battier, Shane Shane Battier Duke Forward 4 ! Senior 2002 Williams, Jason Jason Williams Duke Guard 3 ! Junior 2003 Ford, T.J. T.J. Ford Texas Guard 2 ! Sophomore Nelson, Jameer Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph 's Guard 4 ! Senior 2005 Bogut, Andrew Andrew Bogut Utah Center 2 ! Sophomore 2006 Redick, J.J. J.J. Redick Duke Guard 4 ! Senior 2007 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant Texas Forward 1 ! Freshman 2008 Hansbrough, Tyler Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina Forward 3 ! Junior 2009 Griffin, Blake Blake Griffin Oklahoma Forward 2 ! Sophomore Turner, Evan Evan Turner Ohio State Guard 3 ! Junior 2011 Fredette, Jimmer Jimmer Fredette Brigham Young Guard 4 ! Senior 2012 Davis, Anthony Anthony Davis Kentucky Center 1 ! Freshman 2013 Burke, Trey Trey Burke Michigan Guard 2 ! Sophomore 2014 McDermott, Doug Doug McDermott Creighton Forward 4 ! Senior 2015 Kaminsky, Frank Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin Forward 4 ! Senior 2016 Hield, Buddy Buddy Hield Oklahoma Guard 4 ! Senior 2017 Mason III, Frank Frank Mason III Kansas Guard 4 ! Senior 2018 Brunson, Jalen Jalen Brunson Villanova Guard 3 ! Junior Women Anne Donovan Clarissa Davis Diana Taurasi with George W. Bush Women Year Player College Position Class Donovan, Anne Anne Donovan * Old Dominion Center 4 ! Senior 1984 Miller, Cheryl Cheryl Miller * USC Forward / Center 2 ! Sophomore 1985 Miller, Cheryl Cheryl Miller * ( 2 ) USC Forward / Center 3 ! Junior 1986 Miller, Cheryl Cheryl Miller * ( 3 ) USC Forward / Center 4 ! Senior Davis, Clarissa Clarissa Davis Texas Forward 2 ! Sophomore 1988 Wicks, Sue Sue Wicks Rutgers Forward 4 ! Senior 1989 Davis, Clarissa Clarissa Davis ( 2 ) Texas Forward 4 ! Senior 1990 Azzi, Jennifer Jennifer Azzi Stanford Guard 4 ! Senior 1991 Staley, Dawn Dawn Staley * Virginia Point guard 3 ! Junior 1992 Staley, Dawn Dawn Staley * ( 2 ) Virginia Point guard 4 ! Senior 1993 Swoopes, Sheryl Sheryl Swoopes * Texas Tech Guard / Forward 4 ! Senior 1994 Leslie, Lisa Lisa Leslie * USC Center 4 ! Senior 1995 Lobo, Rebecca Rebecca Lobo * Connecticut Center 4 ! Senior Roundtree, Saudia Saudia Roundtree Georgia Guard 3 ! Junior 1997 Starbird, Kate Kate Starbird Stanford Forward 4 ! Senior 1998 Holdsclaw, Chamique Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Forward 3 ! Junior 1999 Holdsclaw, Chamique Chamique Holdsclaw ( 2 ) Tennessee Forward 4 ! Senior 2000 Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings Tennessee Forward 3 ! Junior 2001 Riley, Ruth Ruth Riley Notre Dame Center 4 ! Senior 2002 Bird, Sue Sue Bird Connecticut Guard 4 ! Senior 2003 Taurasi, Diana Diana Taurasi Connecticut Guard 3 ! Junior Taurasi, Diana Diana Taurasi ( 2 ) Connecticut Guard 4 ! Senior 2005 Augustus, Seimone Seimone Augustus LSU Guard / Forward 3 ! Junior 2006 Augustus, Seimone Seimone Augustus ( 2 ) LSU Guard / Forward 4 ! Senior 2007 Harding, Lindsey Lindsey Harding Duke Point guard 4 ! Senior 2008 Parker, Candace Candace Parker Tennessee Forward 3 ! Junior 2009 Moore, Maya Maya Moore Connecticut Forward 2 ! Sophomore Charles, Tina Tina Charles Connecticut Center 4 ! Senior 2011 Moore, Maya Maya Moore ( 2 ) Connecticut Forward 4 ! Senior 2012 Griner, Brittney Brittney Griner Baylor Center 3 ! Junior 2013 Griner, Brittney Brittney Griner ( 2 ) Baylor Center 4 ! Senior 2014 Stewart, Breanna Breanna Stewart Connecticut Forward 2 ! Sophomore 2015 Stewart, Breanna Breanna Stewart ( 2 ) Connecticut Forward 3 ! Junior 2016 Stewart, Breanna Breanna Stewart ( 3 ) Connecticut Forward 4 ! Senior 2017 Plum, Kelsey Kelsey Plum Washington Point guard 4 ! Senior 2018 Wilson, A'ja A'ja Wilson South Carolina Forward 4 ! Senior See also College basketball portal List of U.S. men 's college basketball national player of the year awards Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award References Jump up ^ `` Naismith Trophy Fact Sheet ''. Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Naismith Trophy History ''. Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Scout.com : Redick Wins Naismith Award ''. Duke.scout.com. April 3, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Kevin Durant Wins 2007 Naismith Award -- Big 12 Conference -- Official Athletic Site ''. Big12sports.com. April 2, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Press Release -- April 6, 2008 ''. Atlantatipoffclub.com. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Blake Griffin Claims Naismith Trophy, NABC and Newell Awards -- Big 12 Conference -- Official Athletic Site ''. Big12sports.com. March 20, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Baptist, Bob. `` OSU men 's basketball : Turner wins Naismith Trophy BuckeyeXtra ''. Dispatch.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Naismith Trophy Postseason Awards ''. Peach State Basketball. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` Pac - 12 Player of the Century Cheryl Miller Leads Trojan - Studded Pac - 12 All - Century Womens Basketball Team ''. www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ iThemesLab. `` Clarissa Davis - Wrightsil - Women 's Basketball Hall of Fame ''. www.wbhof.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` ST. FRANCIS ( NY ) COACH SUE WICKS : INTERNATIONAL NBA ENVOY ''. www.sfc.edu. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Articles about Naismith Award - latimes ''. articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` University of San Francisco Dons Athletics - 2014 - 15 Women 's Basketball Coaching Staff ''. www.usfdons.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` Dawn Staley to be Honored With UVa 's Distinguished Alumna Award ''. www.virginiasports.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Sheryl Swoopes elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ''. Hoopfeed.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Trojan Great Lisa Leslie Named To Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame ''. www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ jjackson. `` 1995 NCAA Woman of the Year ''. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Saudia Roundtree Bio - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site ''. www.ucfknights.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Kate Starbird, former basketball star, chooses a different route -- as usual ''. The Seattle Times. 2013 - 03 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` Inside Chamique Holdsclaw : From Basketball Super Star to Mental Health Activist ''. Buzzflash. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Tamika Catchings continues to build legacy after Lady Vols career ''. The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Ruth Riley Named Naismith Player of the Year ''. www.und.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ Congressional Record V. 148, Pt. 4, April 11, 2002 to April 24, 2002. Government Printing Office. ^ Jump up to : `` UConn 's Breanna Stewart named 2016 Women 's Naismith Trophy winner ''. NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` Seimone Augustus Bio ''. LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Harding takes home Naismith NPOY award ''. The Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2016 - 04 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Candace Parker Wins 2008 Naismith Trophy ''. www.utsports.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ Courant, Hartford. `` Tina Charles Wins Naismith Award ''. courant.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Baylor University Baylor Nation News ''. www.baylor.edu. Archived from the original on 2016 - 02 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Griner Wins Second Straight Naismith Trophy ''. www.baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` South Carolina 's A'ja Wilson wins Naismith Women 's Basketball Player of the Year Award ''. www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 1, April 2018. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) External links Official website Men 's college basketball awards ( United States ) National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women 's college basketball awards National players of the year Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year Defunct -- Helms Foundation Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year Individual awards Academic All - America of the Year All - Americans ( by year ) Bob Cousy Award ( Point Guard ) Jerry West Award ( Shooting Guard ) Julius Erving Award ( Small Forward ) Karl Malone Award ( Power Forward ) Kareem Abdul - Jabbar Award ( Center ) Haggerty Award ( NYC area ) Lefty Driesell Award ( Top Defender ) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award ( Mid-Major Player of the Year ) Lute Olson Award ( Top Non-Freshman ) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy ( Big 5 Player of the Year ) USBWA National Freshman of the Year Defunct -- Chip Hilton Award ( player character ) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award ( senior 6'0 '' or shorter ) Conference players of the year America East American A-10 ACC ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C - USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac - 12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct -- American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest Head coach awards Naismith Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award ( Top Minority Coach ) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award ( Mid-Major Coach of the Year ) Jim Phelan Award ( Major Conference Coach of the Year ) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award ( Moral Character ) Clair Bee Award ( Coaching Character ) Legends of Coaching ( Lifetime ) Defunct -- Adolph Rupp Cup UPI Coach of the Year Conference coaches of the year American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac - 12 Division awards NABC Players of the Year -- Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award ( Division II Coach of the Year ) Other awards USBWA Most Courageous Award Women 's college basketball awards ( United States ) Women 's Basketball Hall of Fame Men 's college basketball awards Player awards Naismith Trophy Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year Wooden Award Honda Sports Award WBCA Player of the Year ( defunct ) Academic All - America of the Year NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Nancy Lieberman Award ( Point Guard ) Dawn Staley Award ( Guard ) USBWA National Freshman of the Year ( Freshman ) Senior CLASS Award ( Senior ) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award ( Senior 5'8 '' or shorter ; defunct ) Coaching awards Naismith Coach of the Year WBCA Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year USBWA Coach of the Year Kay Yow Award ( Character ) Carol Eckman Award ( Character ) Legends of Coaching ( Lifetime ) Maggie Dixon Award ( Rookie ) Other individual awards Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award Conference players of the year American Big 12 Big East Big Ten NEC Pac - 12 SEC WCC Conference coaches of the year NEC Naismith Men 's College Player of the Year 1969 : Alcindor 1970 : Maravich 1971 : Carr 1972 : Walton 1973 : Walton 1974 : Walton 1975 : Thompson 1976 : May 1977 : M. Johnson 1978 : Lee 1979 : Bird 1980 : Aguirre 1981 : Sampson 1982 : Sampson 1983 : Sampson 1984 : Jordan 1985 : Ewing 1986 : Dawkins 1987 : D. Robinson 1988 : Manning 1989 : Ferry 1990 : Simmons 1991 : L. Johnson 1992 : Laettner 1993 : Cheaney 1994 : G. Robinson 1995 : Smith 1996 : Camby 1997 : Duncan 1998 : Jamison 1999 : Brand 2000 : Martin 2001 : Battier 2002 : Williams 2003 : Ford 2004 : Nelson 2005 : Bogut 2006 : Redick 2007 : Durant 2008 : Hansbrough 2009 : Griffin 2010 : Turner 2011 : Fredette 2012 : Davis 2013 : Burke 2014 : McDermott 2015 : Kaminsky 2016 : Hield 2017 : Mason III 2018 : Brunson Naismith Women 's College Player of the Year 1983 : Donovan 1984 : Miller 1985 : Miller 1986 : Miller 1987 : Davis 1988 : Wicks 1989 : Davis 1990 : Azzi 1991 : Staley 1992 : Staley 1993 : Swoopes 1994 : Leslie 1995 : Lobo 1996 : Roundtree 1997 : Starbird 1998 : Holdsclaw 1999 : Holdsclaw 2000 : Catchings 2001 : Riley 2002 : Bird 2003 : Taurasi 2004 : Taurasi 2005 : Augustus 2006 : Augustus 2007 : Harding 2008 : Parker 2009 : Moore 2010 : Charles 2011 : Moore 2012 : Griner 2013 : Griner 2014 : Stewart 2015 : Stewart 2016 : Stewart 2017 : Plum 2018 : Wilson Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year&oldid=835956936 '' Categories : College basketball player of the year awards in the United States Awards established in 1969 Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links CS1 errors : dates Articles with hCards Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano עברית Polski Português Русский Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 April 2018, at 20 : 03. 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Question: who won college basketball player of the year
Answer: Jalen Brunson