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This article lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards. Several organizations sponsor an award for the nation's top player. Thirty (30) times since there have been six player of the year awards has a single player won all awards. These players are considered the consensus national player of the year.
This category is for the "major" player of the year awards for college basketball. An overview of all college basketball awards (including these) can be found at Template:Men's college basketball award navbox and at Template:Women's college basketball award navbox.
A two-way player in basketball excels at both the offensive side of the game and the defensive side of the game. [1] [2]Some of the best two-way players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) have been awarded the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.
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Co-Players of the Year * Awarded a national player of the year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96) Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present) A
Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award during the NCAA Final Four. The Oscar Robertson Trophy, previously known as the Player of the Year Award, was renamed in 1998 because of Robertson's outstanding career (including winning the first two awards) and his continuing efforts to promote the game of ...
The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of the Virginia Cavaliers program.
Gilyard played basketball for The Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri under the coaching of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Billy Thomas.As a sophomore, he helped win the Missouri Class 3 state championship, his program's first state title since 1995, after scoring 16 points in a 61–46 win over Strafford High School. [2]