NCAA College Basketball AP Player of the Year Award Winners
AP Player of the Year Award
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Year | Player | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
2023 | Zach Edey | Purdue | 34 | 1077 | 290 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 241 | 186 | 438 | 52 | 8 | 72 | 77 | 56 | 757 | .607 | .734 | 31.7 | 22.3 | 12.9 | 1.5 | |
2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | 34 | 1083 | 238 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 165 | 179 | 515 | 36 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 88 | 590 | .606 | .691 | 31.9 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 1.1 | |
2021 | Luka Garza | Iowa | 31 | 975 | 281 | 508 | 44 | 100 | 141 | 199 | 93 | 271 | 54 | 21 | 50 | 47 | 70 | 747 | .553 | .440 | .709 | 31.5 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
2020 | Obi Toppin | Dayton | 31 | 981 | 245 | 387 | 32 | 82 | 99 | 141 | 37 | 234 | 67 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 51 | 621 | .633 | .390 | .702 | 31.6 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
2019 | Zion Williamson | Duke | 33 | 990 | 296 | 435 | 24 | 71 | 130 | 203 | 116 | 293 | 68 | 70 | 59 | 78 | 68 | 746 | .680 | .338 | .640 | 30.0 | 22.6 | 8.9 | 2.1 |
2018 | Jalen Brunson | Villanova | 40 | 1272 | 270 | 518 | 86 | 211 | 130 | 162 | 12 | 122 | 184 | 37 | 1 | 71 | 78 | 756 | .521 | .408 | .802 | 31.8 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
2017 | Frank Mason | Kansas | 36 | 1301 | 241 | 492 | 82 | 174 | 189 | 238 | 22 | 150 | 187 | 47 | 2 | 86 | 73 | 753 | .490 | .471 | .794 | 36.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
2016 | Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | 31 | 1022 | 205 | 444 | 104 | 234 | 81 | 95 | 25 | 233 | 241 | 32 | 7 | 85 | 52 | 595 | .462 | .444 | .853 | 33.0 | 19.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
2015 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | 39 | 1311 | 267 | 488 | 42 | 101 | 156 | 200 | 58 | 320 | 103 | 33 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 732 | .547 | .416 | .780 | 33.6 | 18.8 | 8.2 | 2.6 |
2014 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | 35 | 1181 | 330 | 627 | 96 | 214 | 178 | 206 | 57 | 244 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 67 | 934 | .526 | .449 | .864 | 33.7 | 26.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
2013 | Trey Burke | Michigan | 39 | 1378 | 259 | 560 | 76 | 198 | 133 | 166 | 21 | 124 | 260 | 62 | 20 | 86 | 73 | 727 | .463 | .384 | .801 | 35.3 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | 40 | 1281 | 210 | 337 | 3 | 20 | 144 | 203 | 119 | 415 | 50 | 54 | 186 | 41 | 78 | 567 | .623 | .150 | .709 | 32.0 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 1.3 |
2011 | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | 37 | 1323 | 346 | 765 | 124 | 313 | 252 | 282 | 24 | 127 | 160 | 49 | 1 | 131 | 49 | 1068 | .452 | .396 | .894 | 35.8 | 28.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
2010 | Evan Turner | Ohio State | 31 | 1108 | 237 | 457 | 20 | 55 | 138 | 183 | 62 | 284 | 185 | 54 | 28 | 136 | 86 | 632 | .519 | .364 | .754 | 35.7 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 6.0 |
2009 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | 35 | 1165 | 300 | 459 | 3 | 8 | 191 | 324 | 135 | 504 | 80 | 39 | 41 | 116 | 89 | 794 | .654 | .375 | .590 | 33.3 | 22.7 | 14.4 | 2.3 |
2008 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | 39 | 1286 | 289 | 535 | 0 | 7 | 304 | 377 | 151 | 399 | 35 | 59 | 14 | 83 | 93 | 882 | .540 | .000 | .806 | 33.0 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
2007 | Kevin Durant | Texas | 35 | 1255 | 306 | 647 | 82 | 203 | 209 | 256 | 106 | 390 | 46 | 66 | 67 | 99 | 71 | 903 | .473 | .404 | .816 | 35.9 | 25.8 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
2006 | J.J. Redick | Duke | 36 | 1336 | 302 | 643 | 139 | 330 | 221 | 256 | 7 | 71 | 95 | 52 | 2 | 90 | 54 | 964 | .470 | .421 | .863 | 37.1 | 26.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
2005 | Andrew Bogut | Utah | 35 | 1224 | 281 | 453 | 9 | 25 | 144 | 208 | 130 | 427 | 82 | 34 | 65 | 96 | 78 | 715 | .620 | .360 | .692 | 35.0 | 20.4 | 12.2 | 2.3 |
2004 | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph's | 32 | 1085 | 234 | 493 | 73 | 187 | 118 | 149 | 33 | 150 | 170 | 89 | 1 | 91 | 59 | 659 | .475 | .390 | .792 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
2003 | David West | Xavier | 32 | 1168 | 213 | 415 | 9 | 26 | 209 | 256 | 100 | 378 | 102 | 42 | 52 | 85 | 95 | 644 | .513 | .346 | .816 | 36.5 | 20.1 | 11.8 | 3.2 |
2002 | Jay Williams | Duke | 35 | 1175 | 249 | 545 | 108 | 282 | 140 | 207 | 27 | 124 | 187 | 76 | 3 | 131 | 80 | 746 | .457 | .383 | .676 | 33.6 | 21.3 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
2001 | Shane Battier | Duke | 39 | 1363 | 251 | 533 | 124 | 296 | 152 | 191 | 94 | 285 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 60 | 80 | 778 | .471 | .419 | .796 | 34.9 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
2000 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati | 31 | 909 | 221 | 389 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 206 | 76 | 300 | 42 | 43 | 107 | 56 | 71 | 585 | .568 | .286 | .684 | 29.3 | 18.9 | 9.7 | 1.4 |
1999 | Elton Brand | Duke | 39 | 1141 | 255 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 256 | 382 | 41 | 49 | 86 | 67 | 97 | 691 | .620 | .707 | 29.3 | 17.7 | 9.8 | 1.1 | ||
1998 | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | 37 | 1225 | 316 | 546 | 6 | 15 | 184 | 276 | 389 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 61 | 94 | 822 | .579 | .400 | .667 | 33.1 | 22.2 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
1997 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | 31 | 1137 | 234 | 385 | 6 | 22 | 171 | 269 | 457 | 98 | 22 | 102 | 99 | 69 | 645 | .608 | .273 | .636 | 36.7 | 20.8 | 14.7 | 3.2 | |
1996 | Marcus Camby | Massachusetts | 33 | 1011 | 256 | 537 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 233 | 271 | 58 | 32 | 128 | 83 | 87 | 675 | .477 | .000 | .700 | 30.6 | 20.5 | 8.2 | 1.8 | |
1995 | Joe Smith | Maryland | 34 | 1110 | 245 | 424 | 9 | 21 | 209 | 282 | 362 | 40 | 51 | 97 | 72 | 103 | 708 | .578 | .429 | .741 | 32.6 | 20.8 | 10.6 | 1.2 | |
1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | 34 | 1166 | 368 | 762 | 79 | 208 | 215 | 270 | 102 | 344 | 66 | 56 | 31 | 139 | 88 | 1030 | .483 | .380 | .796 | 34.3 | 30.3 | 10.1 | 1.9 |
1993 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana | 35 | 1181 | 303 | 552 | 47 | 110 | 132 | 166 | 223 | 84 | 33 | 10 | 85 | 76 | 785 | .549 | .427 | .795 | 33.7 | 22.4 | 6.4 | 2.4 | |
1992 | Christian Laettner | Duke | 35 | 1128 | 254 | 442 | 54 | 97 | 189 | 232 | 275 | 69 | 74 | 32 | 116 | 90 | 751 | .575 | .557 | .815 | 32.2 | 21.5 | 7.9 | 2.0 | |
1991 | Shaquille O'Neal | Louisiana State | 28 | 881 | 312 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 235 | 411 | 45 | 41 | 140 | 99 | 79 | 774 | .628 | .638 | 31.5 | 27.6 | 14.7 | 1.6 | ||
1990 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | 32 | 1220 | 335 | 653 | 31 | 65 | 146 | 221 | 106 | 356 | 115 | 60 | 65 | 91 | 71 | 847 | .513 | .477 | .661 | 38.1 | 26.5 | 11.1 | 3.6 |
1989 | Sean Elliott | Arizona | 33 | 1125 | 237 | 494 | 66 | 151 | 195 | 232 | 237 | 134 | 32 | 9 | 103 | 54 | 735 | .480 | .437 | .841 | 34.1 | 22.3 | 7.2 | 4.1 | |
1988 | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | 31 | 1202 | 377 | 720 | 87 | 221 | 284 | 335 | 241 | 111 | 82 | 24 | 66 | 79 | 1125 | .524 | .394 | .848 | 38.8 | 36.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | |
1987 | David Robinson | Navy | 32 | 1107 | 350 | 592 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 317 | 378 | 33 | 66 | 144 | 71 | 87 | 903 | .591 | 1.000 | .637 | 34.6 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 1.0 | |
1986 | Walter Berry | St. John's (NY) | 36 | 1318 | 327 | 547 | 174 | 248 | 399 | 36 | 30 | 76 | 110 | 95 | 828 | .598 | .702 | 36.6 | 23.0 | 11.1 | 1.0 | ||||
1985 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | 37 | 1132 | 220 | 352 | 102 | 160 | 341 | 48 | 42 | 135 | 81 | 109 | 542 | .625 | .638 | 30.6 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 1.3 | ||||
1984 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina | 31 | 915 | 247 | 448 | 113 | 145 | 163 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 67 | 70 | 607 | .551 | .779 | 29.5 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 2.1 | ||||
1983 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | 33 | 995 | 250 | 414 | 3 | 5 | 126 | 179 | 386 | 34 | 21 | 103 | 86 | 96 | 629 | .604 | .600 | .704 | 30.2 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 1.0 | |
1982 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | 32 | 1002 | 198 | 353 | 110 | 179 | 366 | 38 | 18 | 99 | 60 | 85 | 506 | .561 | .615 | 31.3 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 1.2 | ||||
1981 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | 33 | 1056 | 230 | 413 | 125 | 198 | 378 | 49 | 28 | 103 | 90 | 87 | 585 | .557 | .631 | 32.0 | 17.7 | 11.5 | 1.5 | ||||
1980 | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | 28 | 1049 | 281 | 520 | 187 | 244 | 213 | 77 | 47 | 10 | 98 | 75 | 749 | .540 | .766 | 37.5 | 26.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 | ||||
1979 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | 34 | 376 | 707 | 221 | 266 | 505 | 187 | 85 | 27 | 133 | 87 | 973 | .532 | .831 | 28.6 | 14.9 | 5.5 | ||||||
1978 | Butch Lee | Marquette | 28 | 993 | 182 | 360 | 131 | 149 | 87 | 137 | 56 | 495 | .506 | .879 | 35.5 | 17.7 | 3.1 | 4.9 | |||||||
1977 | Marques Johnson | UCLA | 27 | 1004 | 244 | 413 | 90 | 145 | 301 | 53 | 60 | 578 | .591 | .621 | 37.2 | 21.4 | 11.1 | 2.0 | |||||||
1976 | Scott May | Indiana | 32 | 1056 | 308 | 584 | 136 | 174 | 245 | 68 | 82 | 95 | 752 | .527 | .782 | 33.0 | 23.5 | 7.7 | 2.1 | ||||||
1975 | David Thompson | North Carolina State | 28 | 347 | 635 | 144 | 197 | 229 | 85 | 838 | .546 | .731 | 29.9 | 8.2 | |||||||||||
1974 | David Thompson | North Carolina State | 31 | 1097 | 325 | 594 | 155 | 208 | 245 | 79 | 805 | .547 | .745 | 35.4 | 26.0 | 7.9 | |||||||||
1973 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 30 | 277 | 426 | 58 | 102 | 506 | 70 | 612 | .650 | .569 | 20.4 | 16.9 | |||||||||||
1972 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 30 | 238 | 372 | 157 | 223 | 466 | 65 | 633 | .640 | .704 | 21.1 | 15.5 | |||||||||||
1971 | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | 29 | 430 | 832 | 241 | 297 | 214 | 56 | 1101 | .517 | .811 | 38.0 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
1970 | Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | 31 | 522 | 1168 | 337 | 436 | 164 | 192 | 89 | 1381 | .447 | .773 | 44.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | |||||||||
1969 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | UCLA | 30 | 303 | 477 | 115 | 188 | 440 | 61 | 721 | .635 | .612 | 24.0 | 14.7 | |||||||||||
1968 | Elvin Hayes | Houston | 33 | 1270 | 519 | 945 | 176 | 285 | 624 | 59 | 90 | 1214 | .549 | .618 | 38.5 | 36.8 | 18.9 | 1.8 | |||||||
1967 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | UCLA | 30 | 346 | 519 | 178 | 274 | 466 | 66 | 870 | .667 | .650 | 29.0 | 15.5 | |||||||||||
1966 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | 26 | 308 | 595 | 184 | 223 | 219 | 57 | 800 | .518 | .825 | 30.8 | 8.4 | |||||||||||
1965 | Bill Bradley | Princeton | 29 | 306 | 574 | 273 | 308 | 342 | 96 | 885 | .533 | .886 | 30.5 | 11.8 | |||||||||||
1964 | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | 24 | 276 | 527 | 183 | 231 | 322 | 68 | 735 | .524 | .792 | 30.6 | 13.4 | |||||||||||
1963 | Art Heyman | Duke | 30 | 265 | 586 | 217 | 314 | 324 | 747 | .452 | .691 | 24.9 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
1962 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | 28 | 237 | 388 | 135 | 169 | 499 | 52 | 609 | .611 | .799 | 21.8 | 17.8 | |||||||||||
1961 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | 27 | 256 | 411 | 159 | 208 | 470 | 59 | 671 | .623 | .764 | 24.9 | 17.4 |
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