The Naismith College Player of the Year is "the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men's and women's college basketball players of the year," as chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors. It is named in honor of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.
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| 1969–70
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| LSU
| PG
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| 1970–71
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| Notre Dame
| SG
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| 1971–72
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| UCLA
| C
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| 1972–73
| (2)
| UCLA
| C
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| 1973–74
| (3)
| UCLA
| C
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| 1974–75
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| SG / SF
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| 1975–76
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| Indiana
| SF
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| 1976–77
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| UCLA
| G / F
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| 1977–78
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| Marquette
| PG
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| 1978–79
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| Indiana State
| SF
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| 1979–80
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| DePaul
| SF
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| 1980–81
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| Virginia
| C
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| 1981–82
| (2)
| Virginia
| C
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| 1982–83
| (3)
| Virginia
| C
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| 1983–84
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| North Carolina
| SG
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| 1984–85
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| Georgetown
| C
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| 1985–86
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| Duke
| PG
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| 1986–87
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| Navy
| C
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| 1987–88
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| Kansas
| PF
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| 1988–89
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| Duke
| PF / SF
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| 1989–90
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| La Salle
| SF
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| 1990–91
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| UNLV
| PF
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| 1991–92
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| Duke
| PF / C
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| 1992–93
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| Indiana
| SF
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| 1993–94
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| Purdue
| SF
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| 1994–95
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| Maryland
| PF
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| 1995–96
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| UMass
| C
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| 1996–97
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| Wake Forest
| C
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| 1997–98
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| North Carolina
| SF
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| 1998–99
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| Duke
| C
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| 1999–00
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| Cincinnati
| F
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| 2000–01
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| Duke
| PF
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| 2001–02
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| Duke
| PG
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| 2002–03
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| Texas
| PG
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| 2003–04
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| Saint Joseph's
| PG
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| 2004–05
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| Utah
| C
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| 2005–06
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| Duke
| SG
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| 2006–07
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| Texas
| SF
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| 2007–08
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| North Carolina
| PF
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| 2008–09
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| Oklahoma
| PF
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| 2009–10
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| Ohio State
| SF
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| 2010–11
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| BYU
| PG / SG
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| 2011–12
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| Kentucky
| C
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| 2012–13
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| Michigan
| PG
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| 2013–14
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| Creighton
| SF
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| 2014–15
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| Wisconsin
| PF
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| 2015–16
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| Oklahoma
| SG
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| 2016–17
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| Kansas
| PG
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| 2017–18
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| Villanova
| PG
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| 2018–19
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| Duke
| PF
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| 2019–20
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| Dayton
| PF
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| 2020–21
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| Iowa
| C
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| 2021–22
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| Kentucky
| C
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| 2022–23
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| Purdue
| C
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| 2023–24
| (2)
| Purdue
| C
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| 2024–25
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| Duke
| SG / SF
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| 2025–26
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| Duke
| PF
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Women
! Season
! Player
! School
! Position
! Class
! class="unsortable" | Reference
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| 1968–69 || colspan=6 rowspan=14|No award
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| 1969–70
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| 1970–71
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| 1971–72
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| 1972–73
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| 1973–74
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| 1974–75
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| 1975–76
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| 1976–77
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| 1977–78
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| 1978–79
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| 1979–80
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| 1980–81
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| 1981–82
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| 1982–83
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| Old Dominion
| C
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| 1983–84
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| USC
| SF
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| 1984–85
| (2)
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| SF
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| 1985–86
| (3)
| USC
| SF
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| 1986–87
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| Texas
| F
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| 1987–88
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| F
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| 1988–89
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| F
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| 1989–90
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| Stanford
| PG
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| 1990–91
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| Virginia
| PG
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| 1991–92
| (2)
| Virginia
| PG
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| 1992–93
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| Texas Tech
| SG / SF
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| 1993–94
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| C
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| 1994–95
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| UConn
| C
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| 1995–96
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| Georgia
| G
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| 1996–97
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| Stanford
| SG / SF
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| 1999–00
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| Tennessee
| SF
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| 2000–01
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| Notre Dame
| C
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| 2001–02
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| UConn
| PG
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| 2004–05
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| LSU
| SG / SF
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| 2005–06
| (2)
| LSU
| SG / SF
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| 2006–07
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| PG
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| 2007–08
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| Tennessee
| PF
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| 2008–09
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| UConn
| PF
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| 2009–10
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| UConn
| C
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| 2010–11
| (2)
| UConn
| PF
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| 2011–12
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| Baylor
| C
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| 2012–13
| (2)
| Baylor
| C
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| 2013–14
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| UConn
| PF
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| 2014–15
| (2)
| UConn
| PF
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| 2015–16
| (3)
| UConn
| PF
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| 2017–18
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| South Carolina
| C
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| 2018–19
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| Iowa
| PF / C
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| 2019–20
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| Oregon
| PG
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| 2020–21
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| UConn
| PG
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| 2021–22
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| South Carolina
| PF / C
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| 2022–23
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| Iowa
| PG
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| 2023–24
| (2)
| Iowa
| PG
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| 2024–25
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| USC
| SG
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| 2025–26
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| UConn
| SF
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- Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after converting to Islam.
See also
- List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards
- Naismith College Coach of the Year