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Naismith Award Winners

2009 Blake Griffin - Oklahoma
2010 Evan Turner - Ohio State
2008 Tyler Hansbrough - University of North Carolina
2007 Kevin Durant - University of Texas
2006 J.J. Redick - Duke University
2005 Andrew Bogut - Utah
2004 Jameer Nelson - Saint Joseph’s
2003 T.J. Ford - University of Texas

2002 Jason Williams -  Duke University

2001 Shane Battier -  Duke University

2000 Kenyon Martin - University of Cincinnati

1999 Elton Brand -  Duke University

1998 Antawn Jamison - University of North Carolina

1997 Tim Duncan - Wake Forest University

1996 Marcus Camby - University of Massachusetts

1995 Joe Smith - University of Maryland

1994 Glenn Robinson - Purdue University

1993 Calbert Cheaney - Indiana University

1992 Christian Laettner -  Duke University

1991 Larry Johnson - UNLV

1990 Lionel Simmons - LaSalle Universtiy

1989 Danny Ferry Duke - University

1988 Danny Manning - University of Kansas

1987 David Robinson - Navy

1986 Johnny Dawkins -  Duke University
1985 Patrick Ewing - Georgetown University

1984 Michael Jordan - University of North Carolina

1983 Ralph Sampson - University of Virginia

1982 Ralph Sampson - University of Virginia 

1981 Ralph Sampson - University of Virginia

1980 Mark Aguirre - DePaul University

1979 Larry Bird - Indiana State University

1978 Butch Lee - Marquette University

1977 Marques Johnson - UCLA

1976 Scott May - Indiana University

1975 David Thompson - NC State

1974 Bill Walton - UCLA

1973 Bill Walton - UCLA

1972 Bill Walton - UCLA

1971 Austin Carr - University of Notre Dame

1970 Pete Maravich - LSU

1969 Lew Alcindor - UCLA

      

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Selected by UPI college basketball writers

Year Player, School

1955 Tom Gola, La Salle

1956 Bill Russell, San Francisco

1957 Chet Forte, Columbia

1958 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

1959 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

1960 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

1961 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1962 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1963 Art Heyman, Duke

1964 Gary Bradds, Ohio State

1965 Bill Bradley, Princeton

1966 Cazzie Russell, Michigan

1967 Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1968 Elvin Hayes, Houston

1969 Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1970 Pete Maravich, Louisiana State

1971 Austin Carr, Notre Dame

1972 Bill Walton, UCLA

1973 Bill Walton, UCLA

1974 Bill Walton, UCLA

1975 David Thompson, North Carolina 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 Chris Mullin, St. John's

1986 Walter Berry, St. John's

1987 David Robinson, Navy

1988 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley

1989 Danny Ferry, Duke

1990 Lionel Simmons, La Salle

1991 Shaquille O'Neal, Louisiana State

1992 Jim Jackson, Ohio State

1993 Calbert Cheaney, Indiana

1994 Glenn Robinson, Purdue

1995 Joe Smith, Maryland

1996 Ray Allen, Connecticut

1997 award discontinued