BET Award for Sportsman of the Year
American entertainment award category
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The BET Award for Sportsman of the Year is given to the best and most successful male athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Male Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. LeBron James holds the record for most wins in this category with nine.
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Jalen Hurts is the most recent recipient | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | BET Awards |
| First award | 2001 |
| Currently held by | Jalen Hurts (2025) |
| Most wins | LeBron James (9) |
| Most nominations | LeBron James (21) |
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Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
2010s
2020s
Controversy
Some of the nominations have brought up some controversy. Reggie Bush was nominated for the award twice, in 2007 and 2009, despite putting up average numbers for a player at his position in both those seasons. In both years, he was nominated among athletes who were considered the best of the best in their sports, which upset some sports fans, as Bush has not accomplished enough to be in the same list as them.
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
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Nominations
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