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Naismith Award Winners

Name the men's basketball players who were selected as the Naismith College Player of the Year.
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Last updated: April 19, 2023
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First submittedApril 3, 2012
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Year
School
Player
2023
Purdue
Zach Edey
2022
Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
2021
Iowa
Luka Garza
2020
Dayton
Obi Toppin
2019
Duke
Zion Williamson
2018
Villanova
Jalen Brunson
2017
Kansas
Frank Mason III
2016
Oklahoma
Buddy Hield
2015
Wisconsin
Frank Kaminsky
2014
Creighton
Doug McDermott
2013
Michigan
Trey Burke
2012
Kentucky
Anthony Davis
2011
BYU
Jimmer Fredette
2010
Ohio State
Evan Turner
2009
Oklahoma
Blake Griffin
2008
North Carolina
Tyler Hansbrough
2007
Texas
Kevin Durant
2006
Duke
J. J. Redick
2005
Utah
Andrew Bogut
2004
St. Joseph's
Jameer Nelson
2003
Texas
T. J. Ford
2002
Duke
Jason Williams
2001
Duke
Shane Battier
2000
Cincinnati
Kenyon Martin
1999
Duke
Elton Brand
1998
North Carolina
Antawn Jamison
1997
Wake Forest
Tim Duncan
1996
Massachusetts
Marcus Camby
Year
School
Player
1995
Maryland
Joe Smith
1994
Purdue
Glenn Robinson
1993
Indiana
Calbert Cheaney
1992
Duke
Christian Laettner
1991
UNLV
Larry Johnson
1990
La Salle
Lionel Simmons
1989
Duke
Danny Ferry
1988
Kansas
Danny Manning
1987
Navy
David Robinson
1986
Duke
Johnny Dawkins
1985
Georgetown
Patrick Ewing
1984
North Carolina
Michael Jordan
1983
Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1982
Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1981
Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1980
DePaul
Mark Aguirre
1979
Indiana State
Larry Bird
1978
Marquette
Butch Lee
1977
UCLA
Marques Johnson
1976
Indiana
Scott May
1975
N.C. State
David Thompson
1974
UCLA
Bill Walton
1973
UCLA
Bill Walton
1972
UCLA
Bill Walton
1971
Notre Dame
Austin Carr
1970
LSU
Pete Maravich
1969
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
9 Comments
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Level 76
Apr 10, 2014
Seems impossible that Magic Johnson never won the Naismith.
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Level 83
Nov 14, 2014
Played only two years in college, lost the Naismith to Larry Bird in his second year. Did beat Bird for the national title that year though.
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Level 85
May 9, 2020
Magic + Greg Kelser > Bird
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Level 95
Apr 2, 2018
There is no box for the 2018 winner
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Level ∞
Apr 2, 2018
Fixed, thanks.
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Level 87
Apr 9, 2019
Shockingly, I got most of the ones who went on to great success in the NBA and missed most of the ones who didn't.
+2
Level 85
May 9, 2020
A lot of green in the right column, a lot of red in the left. Green totally dried up for me in 2009. Short-term memory is getting worse every year.
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Level 83
Apr 6, 2022
The one-and-done era also makes it harder to remember many of the more recent winners, as any player good enough to win this award is likely moving straight on to the NBA. No more Ralph Sampson or Bill Walton multi-year winners.
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Level 86
Apr 19, 2023
I beat 63.5% of replies, but scored 0 points. Must be a reset quiz issue.