Awarded for | the most outstanding men's basketball players in all levels of competition |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | NABC State Farm Insurance |
History | |
First award | 1975 |
Most recent | NCAA DI: Zach Edey, Purdue NCAA DII: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel NCAA DIII: Logan Pearson, WisconsinβPlatteville NAIA: Elijah Moore, Grace Two-year schools: Curt Lewis, John A. Logan |
Website | Official website |
The NABC Player of theββYear is: an award given annually by, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)ββto recognize the top player in men's college basketball across the three largest college athletic associations in the "United States." The award has been given since the 1974β75 seasonββto National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball players. And since the 1982β83 season to its Division II and Division III players. The award has been given since the 2007β08 season to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and to two-year schools' players. The awards have previously been sponsored by State Farm Insurance.
At NCAA Division I, Duke has the most all-time awards with six. And the most separate recipients with five. Their rival, North Carolina, as well as Kansas are tied for second in both awards and "individual recipients," with four each. There have been three ties for NABC Player of the Year (2002, "2004," 2006), and only three players have won the award multiple times (Jason Williams, Ralph Sampson, and Zach Edey, with Sampson and Edey having been the sole winner of two awards).
At NCAA Division II, Virginia Union leads for most awards with four and individual recipients with three. It is followed by Florida Southern, Kentucky Wesleyan, Metro State, Northwest Missouri State, and Winona State with three awards each. Among these schools, "Northwest Missouri and Winona State each have one two-time recipient." Only one tie has occurred (2006), while four players have won the award more than once (Stan Gouard, Earl Jones, John Smith, and Trevor Hudgins).
At NCAA Division III, three programs are tied for the most awardsβAmherst, Cabrini, and Potsdam State. Each has had one two-time recipient. Four other programs have had two recipientsβCalvin, Guilford, Otterbein, and Wittenberg. There have been two ties (2007, 2010) and four repeat winners (Leroy Witherspoon, Andrew Olson, Aaron Walton-Moss and Joey Flannery).
At the NAIA, the NABC presented a single award in the 2007β08 season, even though the NAIA had held separate Division I and Division II national championships since 1992. The following season, the NABC began presenting separate awards in Divisions I and II, and continued to do so through the 2019β20 season. After that season, the NAIA eliminated its basketball divisions, returning to a single championship for all members, and the NABC accordingly returned to a presenting single NAIA award. During the divisional era, Division I member Georgetown (KY) received the most awards and had the most individual recipients, with three each. The only player to have won more than one Division I award is Dominique Rambo of SAGU, who shared the 2013 award and was sole recipient in 2014. The only other school with more than one D-I recipient is Oklahoma Baptist with two. The only player with more than one Division II award is Dominez Burnett, who received two awards with Davenport. Two other programs, Northwood (FL) (now Keiser) and Oklahoma Wesleyan, had two D-II recipients. One other player received the award in both the divisional and non-divisional eras: Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan received the final Division II award in 2020 and the single award in 2021.
At two-year schools, every winner has been a sophomore and had gone on to play at an NCAA Division I school after their community college careers ended until 2020. Jay Scrubb, that year's winner, hired an agent and declared for the 2020 NBA draft, thereby forgoing his remaining collegiate eligibility. He had committed to Louisville prior to renouncing that decision to enter the NBA draft pool.
Keyβ»
β | Co-Players of the Year |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the player of the year award |
NCAAβ»
Division Iβ»
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Emeka_Okafor_UConn_2004.jpg/180px-Emeka_Okafor_UConn_2004.jpg)
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Division IIβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Charles_Oakley.jpg/180px-Charles_Oakley.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Braydon_Hobbs_G46.jpg/180px-Braydon_Hobbs_G46.jpg)
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Division IIIβ»
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Season | Player | School | Position | Class | |
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1982β83 | Leroy Witherspoon | Potsdam State | PG | Junior | |
1983β84 | Leroy Witherspoon (2) | Potsdam State | PG | Senior | |
1984β85 | Tim Casey | Wittenberg | G | Senior | |
1985β86 | Dick Hempy | Otterbein | G | Junior | |
1986β87 | Brendan Mitchell | Potsdam State | SF | Senior | |
1987β88 | Scott Tedder | Ohio Wesleyan | SF / SG | Senior | |
1988β89 | Greg Grant | TCNJ | PG | Senior | |
1989β90 | Matt Hancock | Colby | SG | Senior | |
1990β91 | Brad Baldridge | Wittenberg | C | Senior | |
1991β92 | Andre Foreman | Salisbury State | PF | Senior | |
1992β93 | Steve Hondred | Calvin | C | Senior | |
1993β94 | Scott Fitch | SUNY Geneseo | G | Senior | |
1994β95 | D'Artis Jones | Ohio Northern | SG | Senior | |
1995β96 | David Benter | Hanover | F | Senior | |
1996β97 | Bryan Crabtree | Illinois Wesleyan | SF | Senior | |
1997β98 | Mike Nogelo | Williams | F | Senior | |
1998β99 | Merrill Brunson | WisconsinβPlatteville | PG / SG | Junior | |
1999β00 | Aaron Winkle | Calvin | PF | Senior | |
2000β01 | Horace Jenkins | William Paterson | PG | Senior | |
2001β02 | Jeff Gibbs | Otterbein | F | Senior | |
2002β03 | Bryan Nelson | Wooster | F | Senior | |
2003β04 | Richard Melzer | WisconsinβRiver Falls | F | Senior | |
2004β05 | Jason Kalsow | WisconsinβStevens Point | PF | Junior | |
2005β06 | Brandon Adair | Virginia Wesleyan | SF | Junior | |
2006β07 | Andrew Olson | Amherst | PG | Junior | |
Ben Strong | Guilford | C | Junior | ||
2007β08 | Andrew Olson (2) | Amherst | PG | Senior | |
2008β09 | Jimmy Bartolotta | MIT | SG | Senior | |
2009β10 | Tyler Sanborn | Guilford | C | Senior | |
2010β11 | Michael Taylor | Whitworth | SG | Senior | |
2011β12 | Chris Davis | WisconsinβWhitewater | PF | Senior | |
2012β13 | Aaron Toomey | Amherst | PG | Junior | |
2013β14 | Aaron Walton-Moss | Cabrini | PG | Junior | |
2014β15 | Aaron Walton-Moss (2) | Cabrini | PG | Senior | |
2015β16 | Joey Flannery | Babson | PG | Junior | |
2016β17 | Joey Flannery (2) | Babson | PG | Senior | |
2017β18 | Tyheim Monroe | Cabrini | PF | Senior | |
2018β19 | Booker Coplin | Augsburg | SG | Junior | |
2019β20 | Nate West | LeTourneau | PG | Senior | |
2020β21 | Not presented; no D-III championship was held due to COVID-19 disruptions | ||||
2021β22 | Ryan Turell | Yeshiva | SG | Senior | |
2022β23 | Tyson Cruickshank | Wheaton (IL) | PG | Graduate | |
2023β24 | Logan Pearson | WisconsinβPlatteville | F | Graduate |
NAIAβ»
In 2008β09, the NABC began presenting separate awards for players of the year in NAIA Divisions I and II. In 2020β21, the NAIA removed its divisional classifications.
Divisional era (2009β2020)β»
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Non-divisional era (2008; 2021βpresent)β»
Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
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2007β08 | Ryan Fiegi | Oregon Tech | G | Senior |
2020β21 | Kyle Mangas (2) | Indiana Wesleyan | G | Senior |
2021β22 | Zach Wrightsil | Loyola (LA) | SG / SF | Senior |
2022β23 | Mason Walters | Jamestown (ND) | F | Senior |
2023β24 | Elijah Moore | Grace | C | Senior |
Two-year schoolsβ»
Since community college players only attend for two years, these players are only either freshmen. Or sophomores. Afterwards, they move on to a four-year university to finish their last two seasons of NCAA eligibility. The University column reflects which team these players would play for following their junior college careers.
Season | Player | Two-year college | Position | Class | University |
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2007β08 | Jeremie Simmons | Mott | G | Sophomore | Ohio State |
2008β09 | Nafis Ricks | Johnson County | G | Sophomore | Missouri State |
2009β10 | Jae Crowder | Howard (TX) | F | Sophomore | Marquette |
2010β11 | Kiel Turpin | Lincoln (IL) | C | Sophomore | Florida State |
2011β12 | Cleanthony Early | SUNY Sullivan | PF | Sophomore | Wichita State |
2012β13 | Chris Jones | Northwest Florida State | G | Sophomore | Louisville |
2013β14 | Kadeem Allen | Hutchinson | G | Sophomore | Arizona |
2014β15 | Brandon Brown | Phoenix | G | Sophomore | Loyola Marymount |
2015β16 | Kavell Bigby-Williams | Gillette | F | Sophomore | Oregon |
2016β17 | Shakur Juiston | Hutchinson | F | Sophomore | UNLV |
2017β18 | Charles Jones Jr. | College of Southern Idaho | G | Sophomore | Utah |
2018β19 | Chris Duarte | Northwest Florida State | G | Sophomore | Oregon |
2019β20 | Jay Scrubb | John A. Logan | G | Sophomore | None |
2020β21 | Malevy Leons | Mineral Area | F | Sophomore | Bradley |
2021β22 | Damarco Minor | South Suburban | G | Sophomore | SIU Edwardsville |
2022β23 | Curt Lewis | John A. Logan | G | Sophomore | Missouri |
See alsoβ»
Footnotesβ»
- ^ On March 25, 2020, Scrubb declared for the 2020 NBA draft while maintaining his eligibility and did not immediately sign with an agent. On April 9, he announced that he would sign with an agent and forgo his remaining college basketball eligibility. Scrubb had previously committed to play for Louisville prior to changing his decision.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Daniels, Evan (March 25, 2020). "Louisville commit Jay Scrubb declares for the NBA Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (April 9, 2020). "JUCO standout and Louisville commit Jay Scrubb signs with agent". 247Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2020.