# Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

El Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award fue un galardón anual del baloncesto universitario estadiunidense que se concedía al jugador que, con una estatura inferior a la media, más destaque a lo largo de la competición. El premio, denominado así en honor de la nuera de James Naismith, el inventor del baloncesto, se estableció en 1969 en la categoría masculina y en 1984 en la femenina. En categoría masculina, se entrega al jugador de último año más destacado cuya estatura no sobrepase los 1,83 metros, y lo concede la NABC, mientras que en categoría femenina, la estatura límite es 1,73, y es concedido por la WBCA.
El galardón estaba restringido a los jugadores que compiten en la División I de la NCAA, aunque en el pasado estaba abierto a todos los niveles. Entre los ganadores masculinos John Rinka del Kenyon College (1970) y Mike Schieb de Susquehanna University (1978) lo consiguieron jugando en la División II y la División III respectivamente, mientras que entre las mujeres Julie Dabrowski del New Hampshire College (1990) y Amy Dodrill (1995) y Angie Arnold (1998), ambas de la Universidad Johns Hopkins lo consiguieron jugando en la División III.
Solo tres universidades han repetido galardón entre los hombres, St. John's, UCLA y Louisville, y seis entre las mujeres, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Penn State y Baylor.
El galardón dejó de concederse en 2014.

## Palmarés

| * | Ganador también del Naismith College Player of the Year y/o el John R. Wooden Award (y/o el Wade Trophy para las mujeres) |
Hombres :
| Año | Jugador | College | Estatura |
| 1968–69 | Keller, BillyBilly Keller | Purdue | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 1969–70 | Rinka, JohnJohn Rinka | Kenyon | 0509 !5'9" (1.75 m) |
| 1970–71 | Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson | California | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 1971–72 | Martin, ScottScott Martin | Oklahoma | |
| 1972–73 | Sherwin, RobertRobert Sherwin | Army | |
| 1973–74 | Robinson, MikeMike Robinson | Michigan State | |
| 1974–75 | Towe, MonteMonte Towe | N.C. State | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 1975–76 | Alagia, FrankFrank Alagia | St. John's | |
| 1976–77 | Jonas, JeffJeff Jonas | Utah | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 1977–78 | Schieb, MikeMike Schieb | Susquehanna | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 1978–79 | Byrd, AltonAlton Byrd | Columbia | 0509 !5'9" (1.75 m) |
| 1979–80 | Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney | Boston College | |
| 1980–81 | Adolph, TerryTerry Adolph | West Texas State | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 1981–82 | Moore, JackJack Moore | Nebraska | |
| 1982–83 | McCallum, RayRay McCallum | Ball State | |
| 1983–84 | Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes | Virginia | |
| 1984–85 | Jennings, BubbaBubba Jennings | Texas Tech | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 1985–86 | Les, JimJim Les | Bradley | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 1986–87 | Bogues, MuggsyMuggsy Bogues | Wake Forest | 0503 !5'3" (1.60 m) |
| 1987–88 | Johnson, JerryJerry Johnson | Florida Southern | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 1988–89 | Hardaway, TimTim Hardaway | UTEP | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 1989–90 | "Boo" Harvey, GregGreg "Boo" Harvey | St. John's | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 1990–91 | Jennings, KeithKeith Jennings | ETSU | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 1991–92 | Bennett, TonyTony Bennett | UW–Green Bay | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 1992–93 | Crawford, SamSam Crawford | New Mexico State | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 1993–94 | Brown, GregGreg Brown | New Mexico | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 1994–95 | Edney, TyusTyus Edney | UCLA | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 1995–96 | Benton, EddieEddie Benton | Vermont | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 1996–97 | Knight, BrevinBrevin Knight | Stanford | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 1997–98 | Boykins, EarlEarl Boykins | Eastern Michigan | 0505 !5'5" (1.65 m) |
| 1998–99 | Rogers, ShawntaShawnta Rogers | George Washington | 0504 !5'4" (1.63 m) |
| 1999–00 | Penn, ScoonieScoonie Penn | Ohio State | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 2000–01 | Phillips, RashadRashad Phillips | Detroit | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 2001–02 | Logan, SteveSteve Logan | Cincinnati | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 2002–03 | Gardner, JasonJason Gardner | Arizona | 0510 !5'10" (1.78 m) |
| 2003–04 | Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson* | Saint Joseph's | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2004–05 | Robinson, NateNate Robinson | Washington | 0509 !5'9" (1.75 m) |
| 2005–06 | Brown, DeeDee Brown | Illinois | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2006–07 | Kelley, TreTre Kelley | South Carolina | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2007–08 | Green, MikeMike Green | Butler | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2008–09 | Collison, DarrenDarren Collison | UCLA | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2009–10 | Collins, SherronSherron Collins | Kansas | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 2010–11 | Pullen, JacobJacob Pullen | Kansas State | 0600 !6'0" (1.83 m) |
| 2011–12 | Hamilton, ReggieReggie Hamilton | Oakland | 0511 !5'11" (1.80 m) |
| 2012–13 | Siva, PeytonPeyton Siva | Louisville | 0600 !6'00" (1.83 m) |
| 2013–14 | Smith, RussRuss Smith | Louisville | 0600 !6'00" (1.83 m) |
Mujeres :
| Año | Jugadora | College | Estatura |
| 1983–84 | Mulkey, KimKim Mulkey | Louisiana Tech | 0504 !5'4" (1.63 m) |
| 1984–85 | Stack, MariaMaria Stack | Gonzaga | |
| 1985–86 | Ethridge, KamieKamie Ethridge* | Texas | 0505 !5'5" (1.65 m) |
| 1986–87 | Windham, RhondaRhonda Windham | USC | |
| 1987–88 | McConnell, SuzieSuzie McConnell | Penn State | 0505 !5'5" (1.65 m) |
| 1988–89 | Backstrom, PaulettePaulette Backstrom | Bowling Green | |
| 1989–90 | Dabrowski, JulieJulie Dabrowski | New Hampshire College | |
| 1990–91 | Evans, ShanyaShanya Evans | Providence | |
| 1991–92 | Kosiorek, RosemaryRosemary Kosiorek | West Virginia | 0505 !5'5" (1.65 m) |
| 1992–93 | Evans, DenaDena Evans | Virginia | 0504 !5'4" (1.63 m) |
| 1993–94 | Levesque, NicoleNicole Levesque | Wake Forest | |
| 1994–95 | Dodrill, AmyAmy Dodrill | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1995–96 | Rizzotti, JenniferJennifer Rizzotti* | Connecticut | 0506 !5'6" (1.68 m) |
| 1996–97 | Howard, JenniferJennifer Howard | N.C. State | |
| 1997–98 | Arnold, AngieAngie Arnold | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1998–99 | Hammon, BeckyBecky Hammon | Colorado State | 0506 !5'6" (1.68 m) |
| 1999–00 | Darling, HelenHelen Darling | Penn State | 0506 !5'6" (1.68 m) |
| 2000–01 | Ivey, NieleNiele Ivey | Notre Dame | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2001–02 | Lambert, SheilaSheila Lambert | Baylor | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2002–03 | Lawson, KaraKara Lawson | Tennessee | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2003–04 | Valek, ErikaErika Valek | Purdue | 0506 !5'6" (1.68 m) |
| 2004–05 | White, TanTan White | Mississippi State | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2005–06 | Duffy, MeganMegan Duffy | Notre Dame | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2006–07 | Harding, LindseyLindsey Harding* | Duke | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2007–08 | Anderson, JoleneJolene Anderson | Wisconsin | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2008–09 | Montgomery, ReneeRenee Montgomery | Connecticut | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2009–10 | Gray-Lawson, AlexisAlexis Gray-Lawson | California | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2010–11 | Vandersloot, CourtneyCourtney Vandersloot | Gonzaga | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2011–12 | James, TavelynTavelyn James | Eastern Michigan | 0507 !5'7" (1.70 m) |
| 2012–13 | Bentley, AlexAlex Bentley | Penn State | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |
| 2013–14 | Sims, OdysseyOdyssey Sims* | Baylor | 0508 !5'8" (1.73 m) |