UPI College Basketball Player of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The UPI College Basketball Player of the Year was a men's college basketball award given each year to the nation's most outstanding player as voted on by UPI sportswriters. The award was terminated in 1995, when UPI ceased operations.
| 1955 | Tom Gola | La Salle | F |
| 1956 | Bill Russell | San Francisco | C |
| 1957 | Chet Forte | Columbia | G |
| 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 | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | F |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley | 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 | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | G |
| 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 | Butch Lee | Marquette | G |
| 1979 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | F |
| 1980 | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | F |
| 1981 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | C |
| 1982 | Ralph Sampson (2) | Virginia | C |
| 1983 | Ralph Sampson (3) | Virginia | C |
| 1984 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina | G |
| 1985 | Chris Mullin | Saint John's (NY) | F/G |
| 1986 | Walter Berry | Saint John's (NY) | F |
| 1987 | David Robinson | Navy | C |
| 1988 | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | G |
| 1989 | Danny Ferry | Duke | F/C |
| 1990 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | F |
| 1991 | Shaquille O'Neal | Louisiana State | C |
| 1992 | Jim Jackson | Ohio State | G |
| 1993 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana | F |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | F |
| 1995 | Joe Smith | Maryland | C |
| 1996 | Ray Allen | Connecticut | G |
