William "Pop" Gates (August 30, 1917 – December 1, 1999) was an American professional basketball player.
 He was born in Decatur, Alabama and attended high school in New York, New York.
 After playing college basketball at Clark Atlanta University, he continued his basketball career in New York City with the Harlem Renaissance, for several years beginning in 1938–39.
 "Seven months before Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Leo Ferris helped usher in a new era of racial integration for professional basketball when he signed William "Pop" Gates, who made his debut for the Blackhawks in October 1946.
 Gates, along with William "Dolly" King, were the first two African-American players in the NBL.
 "When Leo Ferris came to me, it was like a godsend," Gates was quoted as saying in the book, "Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball."
 "It was a real highlight of my career to be accepted by the NBL as one of only two blacks in the league."
 He became one of the early black players in the NBL in 1946.
 Later he played for and coached the Harlem Globetrotters.
 Gates is one of the few athletes who went directly from a high school championship team (Benjamin Franklin, New York, 1938) to a World Professional Champion (Rens, 1939).
Tyus Robert Jones (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in his freshman season as part of the 2014–15 National Championship team.
 He was ranked among the top 10 players in the national high school class of 2014 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.
 He was a Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class 4A state champion, three-time Minnesota Associated Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year and three-time Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year for Apple Valley High School.
 He played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit.
 He won the skills competition at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game and posted the only double-double in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic.
Dominez Burnett (born October 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player from Flint, Michigan.
 Burnett currently plays for the professional basketball team BK Pardubice in Czech Republic.
 In 2016, Burnett was named the BEVO Francis National Small College Basketball Player of the Year.
 Prior to that, in 2015, Burnett was named the NABC NAIA Division II Player of the Year, while playing for Davenport University.
Fred VanVleet (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 At Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois, he was an All-State player who was mostly recruited by mid-major basketball programs.
 In college, he has contributed to a resurgence of Wichita State Shockers basketball that included a final four run in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by the 2012–13 Shocker team as a freshman and an undefeated regular season by the 2013–14 team as a sophomore.
 By his sophomore year, he was on midseason watchlists for most major awards.
 He was named as a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American by a variety of media outlets.
 As a junior for the 2014–15 Shockers, he was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first team selection and received All-American honorable mention recognition from the Associated Press.
 He is Wichita State's career leader in both assists and steals, and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year as both a sophomore and a senior.
The 2007 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 7 to March 10, 2007.
 The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was sponsored by Aéropostale.
 The Georgetown Hoyas won the tournament for the first time since 1989 and the seventh time overall, and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
 Jeff Green of Georgetown was given the Dave Gavitt Trophy, awarded to the tournament's most outstanding player.
Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played three seasons of college basketball for Georgetown, before entering the 2007 NBA draft, where he was selected fifth overall by the Boston Celtics.
 He was subsequently traded to the Seattle SuperSonics (now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder).
 He spent four seasons with the franchise before being traded back to the Celtics during the 2010–11 season, where he played until 2015 before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
 In 2016, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
 He spent half a season with the Clippers before joining the Magic following the 2015–16 season.
Tyler Ulis (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
 At Kentucky in 2015, he led his team in assists, he made the 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team and led the 2014–15 Kentucky team that won its first 38 games before losing to Wisconsin in the final four of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
 As a sophomore, Ulis was a Consensus first team All-American and earned the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year recognition.
Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers where he was named the "Sporting News" Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, the National Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and a first-team All-American by the USBWA and "Sporting News".
 That same year, he was also named the winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy, given annually to the top player in men's NCAA Division I basketball.
 Oladipo was drafted with the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic and went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie first team.
Ian MacDonald Hummer (born August 23, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
 He previously played professionally with the ratiopharm Ulm, the BG Göttingen and the Nilan Bisons Loimaa.
 He is from Vienna, Virginia and completed his senior season of college basketball for the 2012–13 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.
 He was the 2009 "The Washington Post" Boys basketball Player of the Year for Gonzaga College High School as a senior in high school and the 2013 Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in college for Princeton.
Carl Edgel Shaeffer (October 25, 1924 – October 25, 1974) was an American professional basketball player.
 He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association between 1949–50 and 1950–51 after a collegiate career at the University of Alabama.
 Shaeffer was Alabama's first-ever professional basketball player.
 He became a businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana after his short-lived NBA career.

Question: which  American professional basketball player was given the Dave Gavitt Trophy 
Answer: Jeffrey Lynn Green