Naismith College Player of the Year
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The Naismith College Player of the Year award, named for basketball inventor James Naismith , is given annually to college basketball 's top male and female player. The first award was given to Lew Alcindor , now know as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , in 1969. The first women's award was given in 1983.
The Naismith Board of Selectors is comprised of the following groups: National Advisory Board, Former Naismith Collegiate Player of the Year Award winners, NCAA Division I Men and Women Head Basketball coaches, NCAA Division I Conference Commissioners, and Selected Media (College Basketball Writers, General Sports Columnists, Television sportscasters in major cities, and Television play-by-play and color analysts covering college basketball.)
The Naismith Trophy was sculpted in 1983 by Martin C. Dawe of Atlanta. Each winner receives a bronze copy.
Award winners - Men
1969 - Lew Alcindor , UCLA
1970 - Pete Maravich , LSU
1971 - Austin Carr , Notre Dame
1972 - Bill Walton , UCLA
1973 - Bill Walton , UCLA
1974 - Bill Walton , UCLA
1975 - David Thompson , NC State
1976 - Scott May , Indiana
1977 - Marques Johnson , UCLA
1978 - Butch Lee , Marquette
1979 - Larry Bird , Indiana State
1980 - Mark Aguirre , DePaul
1981 - Ralph Sampson , Virginia
1982 - Ralph Sampson , Virginia
1983 - Ralph Sampson , Virginia
1984 - Michael Jordan , North Carolina
1985 - Patrick Ewing , Georgetown
1986 - Johnny Dawkins , Duke
1987 - David Robinson , Navy
1988 - Danny Manning , Kansas
1989 - Danny Ferry , Duke
1990 - Lionel Simmons , La Salle
1991 - Larry Johnson , UNLV
1992 - Christian Laettner , Duke
1993 - Calbert Cheaney , Indiana
1994 - Glenn Robinson , Purdue
1995 - Joe Smith , Maryland
1996 - Marcus Camby , UMass
1997 - Tim Duncan , Wake Forest
1998 - Antawn Jamison , North Carolina
1999 - Elton Brand , Duke
2000 - Kenyon Martin , Cincinnati
2001 - Shane Battier , Duke
2002 - Jason Williams , Duke
2003 - T. J. Ford , Texas
2004 - Jameer Nelson , Saint Joseph's
2005 - Andrew Bogut , Utah
Award winners - Women
1983 - Anne Donovan , Old Dominion
1984 - Cheryl Miller , USC
1985 - Cheryl Miller , USC
1986 - Cheryl Miller , USC
1987 - Clarissa Davis , Texas
1988 - Sue Wicks , Rutgers
1989 - Clarissa Davis , Texas
1990 - Jennifer Azzi , Stanford
1991 - Dawn Staley , Virginia
1992 - Dawn Staley , Virginia
1993 - Sheryl Swoopes , Texas Tech
1994 - Lisa Leslie , USC
1995 - Rebecca Lobo , UConn
1996 - Saudia Roundtree , Georgia
1997 - Kate Starbird , Stanford
1998 - Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
1999 - Chamique Holdsclaw , Tennessee
2000 - Tamika Catchings , Tennessee
2001 - Ruth Riley , Notre Dame
2002 - Sue Bird , UConn
2003 - Diana Taurasi , UConn
2004 - Diana Taurasi , UConn
2005 - Seimone Augustus , LSU
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