Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year is a men's college basketball award given each year to the nation's most outstanding player as determined by The Sporting News. There have been two periods -- 1947-1949, and 1952-1957 -- during which the award was not presented.
| 1943 | Andy Phillip | Illinois | G/F |
| 1944 | Dale Hall | Army | |
| 1945 | George Mikan | DePaul | C |
| 1946 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | C |
| no award 1947-1949 | |||
| 1950 | Paul Arizin | Villanova | F |
| 1951 | Sherman White | Long Island-Brooklyn | F |
| no award 1952-1957 | |||
| 1958 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | G |
| 1959 | Oscar Robertson (2) | Cincinnati | G |
| 1960 | Oscar Robertson (3) | Cincinnati | G |
| 1961 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | F/C |
| 1962 | Jerry Lucas (2) | Ohio State | F/C |
| 1963 | Art Heyman | Duke | G/F |
| 1964 | Bill Bradley | Princeton | F/G |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley (2) | Princeton | F/G |
| 1966 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | G |
| 1967 | Lew Alcindor | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1968 | Elvin Hayes | Houston | F/C |
| 1969 | Lew Alcindor (2) | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1970 | Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | G |
| 1971 | Sidney Wicks | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1972 | Bill Walton | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1973 | Bill Walton (2) | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1974 | Bill Walton (3) | Cal-Los Angeles | C |
| 1975 | David Thompson | North Carolina State | G/F |
| 1976 | Scott May | Indiana | F |
| 1977 | Marques Johnson | Cal-Los Angeles | G/F |
| 1978 | Phil Ford | North Carolina | G |
| 1979 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | F |
| 1980 | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | G |
| 1981 | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | F |
| 1982 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | C |
| 1983 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina | G |
| 1984 | Michael Jordan (2) | North Carolina | G |
| 1985 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | C |
| 1986 | Walter Berry | Saint John's (NY) | F |
| 1987 | David Robinson | Navy | C |
| 1988 | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | G |
| 1989 | Stacey King | Oklahoma | C |
| 1990 | Dennis Scott | Georgia Tech | F |
| 1991 | Larry Johnson | Nevada-Las Vegas | F |
| 1992 | Christian Laettner | Duke | F |
| 1993 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana | F |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | F |
| 1995 | Shawn Respert | Michigan State | G |
| 1996 | Marcus Camby | Massachusetts | C |
| 1997 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | C |
| 1998 | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | F |
| 1999 | Elton Brand | Duke | C |
| 2000 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati | F |
| 2001 | Shane Battier | Duke | F/G |
| 2002 | Jason Williams | Duke | G |
| 2003 | T.J. Ford | Texas | G |
| 2004 | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph's (PA) | G |
| 2005 | Dee Brown | Illinois | G |
| 2006 | J.J. Redick | Duke | G |
| 2007 | Kevin Durant | Texas | F |
| 2008 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | F |
| 2009 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | F |
| 2010 | Evan Turner | Ohio State | F |
| 2011 | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | G |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | C |
| 2013 | Victor Oladipo | Indiana | G |
| 2014 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | F |
| 2015 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | C |
