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

This article lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards. Several organizations sponsor an award for the top men's college basketball player in the United States. Thirty (30) times since there have been six player of the year awards has a single player won all awards. These players are considered the consensus national player of the year.

## Sponsoring organizations

Active awards :
| Award name | Sponsoring organization | First awarded |
| Sporting News Player of the Year | The Sporting News | 1943 |
| Oscar Robertson Trophy | U.S. Basketball Writers Association | 1959 |
| Associated Press Player of the Year | Associated Press | 1961 |
| Naismith College Player of the Year | Atlanta Tipoff Club | 1969 |
| NABC Player of the Year | National Association of Basketball Coaches | 1975 |
| John R. Wooden Award | Los Angeles Athletic Club | 1977 |
Discontinued awards :
| Award name | Sponsoring organization | Years awarded |
| Helms Foundation Player of the Year | Helms Athletic Foundation | 1905–1983 |
| UPI Player of the Year | United Press International | 1955–1996 |
| Adolph Rupp Trophy | Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky | 1972–2015 |

## Key

| † | Shared (non-consensus) national players of the year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of years the player has been awarded a national player of the year award at that point |
| Y | Player won that specific award |
| N | Player did not win that specific award |
| T | Tied for that specific award |

## List of awardees

The below list includes winners from just the active national player of the year award sponsoring organizations.
| Season | Player | School | Class | Sporting News | Oscar Robertson | Associated Press | Naismith | NABC | John Wooden |
| 1942–43 | Andy Phillip | Illinois | Senior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1943–44 | Dale Hall | Army | Junior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1944–45 | George Mikan | DePaul | Junior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1945–46 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | Senior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1946–47 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1947–48 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1948–49 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1949–50 | Paul Arizin | Villanova | Senior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1950–51 | Sherman White | LIU | Senior | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1951–52 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1952–53 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1953–54 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1954–55 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1955–56 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1956–57 | No winners selected | | | | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1957–58 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Sophomore | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1958–59 | Oscar Robertson (2) | Cincinnati | Junior | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1959–60 | Oscar Robertson (3) | Cincinnati | Senior | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1960–61 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Junior | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1961–62 | Jerry Lucas (2) | Ohio State | Senior | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1962–63 | Art Heyman | Duke | Senior | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1963–64$^†$ | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | Senior | N | N | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1963–64$^†$ | Bill Bradley | Princeton | Junior | Y | N | N | No award | No award | No award |
| 1963–64$^†$ | Walt Hazzard | UCLA | Senior | N | Y | N | No award | No award | No award |
| 1964–65 | Bill Bradley (2) | Princeton | Senior | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1965–66 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | Senior | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1966–67 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | Sophomore | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1967–68$^†$ | Lew Alcindor (2) | UCLA | Junior | N | Y | N | No award | No award | No award |
| 1967–68$^†$ | Elvin Hayes | Houston | Senior | Y | N | Y | No award | No award | No award |
| 1968–69$^†$ | Lew Alcindor (3) | UCLA | Senior | Y | N | Y | Y | No award | No award |
| 1968–69$^†$ | Pete Maravich | LSU | Junior | N | Y | N | N | No award | No award |
| 1969–70 | Pete Maravich (2) | LSU | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award |
| 1970–71$^†$ | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | Senior | N | N | Y | Y | No award | No award |
| 1970–71$^†$ | Sidney Wicks | UCLA | Senior | Y | Y | N | N | No award | No award |
| 1971–72 | Bill Walton | UCLA | Sophomore | Y | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award |
| 1972–73 | Bill Walton (2) | UCLA | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | No award | No award |
| 1973–74$^†$ | David Thompson | NC State | Junior | N | N | Y | N | No award | No award |
| 1973–74$^†$ | Bill Walton (3) | UCLA | Senior | Y | Y | N | Y | No award | No award |
| 1974–75 | David Thompson (2) | NC State | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | No award |
| 1975–76$^†$ | Adrian Dantley | Notre Dame | Junior | N | Y | N | N | N | No award |
| 1975–76$^†$ | Scott May | Indiana | Senior | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | No award |
| 1976–77 | Marques Johnson | UCLA | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1977–78$^†$ | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Senior | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y |
| 1977–78$^†$ | Butch Lee | Marquette | Senior | N | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| 1978–79 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1979–80$^†$ | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | Sophomore | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| 1979–80$^†$ | Michael Brooks | La Salle | Senior | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 1979–80$^†$ | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | Senior | Y | N | N | N | N | Y |
| 1980–81$^†$ | Mark Aguirre (2) | DePaul | Junior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 1980–81$^†$ | Danny Ainge | BYU | Senior | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| 1980–81$^†$ | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | Sophomore | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| 1981–82 | Ralph Sampson (2) | Virginia | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Michael Jordan | North Carolina | Sophomore | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Ralph Sampson (3) | Virginia | Senior | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1983–84 | Michael Jordan (2) | North Carolina | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1984–85$^†$ | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | Senior | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 1984–85$^†$ | Chris Mullin | St. John's | Senior | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
| 1985–86$^†$ | Walter Berry | St. John's | Senior | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 1985–86$^†$ | Johnny Dawkins | Duke | Senior | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| 1986–87 | David Robinson | Navy | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1987–88$^†$ | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | Senior | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| 1987–88$^†$ | Danny Manning | Kansas | Senior | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| 1988–89$^†$ | Sean Elliott | Arizona | Senior | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 1988–89$^†$ | Danny Ferry | Duke | Senior | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| 1988–89$^†$ | Stacey King | Oklahoma | Senior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 1989–90$^†$ | Dennis Scott | Georgia Tech | Junior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 1989–90$^†$ | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | Senior | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1990–91$^†$ | Larry Johnson | UNLV | Senior | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| 1990–91$^†$ | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | Sophomore | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| 1991–92 | Christian Laettner | Duke | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1992–93 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1993–94 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1994–95$^†$ | Ed O'Bannon | UCLA | Senior | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
| 1994–95$^†$ | Shawn Respert | Michigan State | Senior | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 1994–95$^†$ | Joe Smith | Maryland | Sophomore | N | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| 1995–96 | Marcus Camby | UMass | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1996–97 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1997–98 | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1998–99 | Elton Brand | Duke | Sophomore | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 1999–00 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2000–01$^†$ | Shane Battier | Duke | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 2000–01$^†$ | Jay Williams | Duke | Sophomore | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 2001–02$^†$ | Drew Gooden | Kansas | Junior | N | N | N | N | Y$^T$ | N |
| 2001–02$^†$ | Jay Williams (2) | Duke | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y$^T$ | Y |
| 2002–03$^†$ | Nick Collison | Kansas | Senior | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 2002–03$^†$ | T. J. Ford | Texas | Sophomore | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| 2002–03$^†$ | David West | Xavier | Senior | N | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| 2003–04$^†$ | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph's | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y$^T$ | Y |
| 2003–04$^†$ | Emeka Okafor | UConn | Junior | N | N | N | N | Y$^T$ | N |
| 2004–05$^†$ | Andrew Bogut | Utah | Sophomore | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2004–05$^†$ | Dee Brown | Illinois | Junior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 2005–06$^†$ | Adam Morrison | Gonzaga | Junior | N | Y$^T$ | N | N | Y$^T$ | N |
| 2005–06$^†$ | JJ Redick | Duke | Senior | Y | Y$^T$ | Y | Y | Y$^T$ | Y |
| 2006–07 | Kevin Durant | Texas | Freshman | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2007–08 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2008–09 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | Sophomore | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2009–10 | Evan Turner | Ohio State | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2010–11 | Jimmer Fredette | BYU | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2011–12$^†$ | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | Freshman | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 2011–12$^†$ | Draymond Green | Michigan State | Senior | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 2012–13$^†$ | Trey Burke | Michigan | Sophomore | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2012–13$^†$ | Victor Oladipo | Indiana | Junior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 2013–14 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2014–15 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2015–16$^†$ | Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Senior | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| 2015–16$^†$ | Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Senior | N | N | Y | N | Y | N |
| 2016–17 | Frank Mason III | Kansas | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2017–18 | Jalen Brunson | Villanova | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2018–19 | Zion Williamson | Duke | Freshman | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Luka Garza | Iowa | Junior | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Obi Toppin | Dayton | Sophomore | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2020–21 | Luka Garza (2) | Iowa | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2021–22 | Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2022–23 | Zach Edey | Purdue | Junior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2023–24 | Zach Edey (2) | Purdue | Senior | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
* $^a$ Lew Alcindor later changed his named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.