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The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), first presented in 1959.[1] It is one of the oldest national player of the year awards in college basketball, behind only The Sporting News' award (1943), the Helms award (1944)[a], and the UPI award (1955). The original name was the USBWA College Player of the Year, but the men's player of the year award has been called the Oscar Robertson Trophy since 1998.[2][3] It was renamed to honor the college and professional legend, and first-ever recipient, Oscar Robertson.[3] Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award during the NCAA tournament.[4]

Awarded forthe most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player
CountryUnited States
Presented byUSBWA
First award1959
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Oscar Robertson Trophy
Awarded forthe most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player
CountryUnited States
Presented byUSBWA
History
First award1959
Most recentCameron Boozer, Duke
WebsiteOfficial website
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† Co-Players of the Year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy at that point

Winners

Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati, 1959 and 1960
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State, 1961 and 1962
Bill Bradley, Princeton, 1965
Cazzie Russell, Michigan, 1966
Pete Maravich, LSU, 1969 and 1970
Bill Walton, UCLA, 1972 through 1974
David Thompson, NC State, 1975
Phil Ford, North Carolina, 1978
Chris Mullin, St. John's, 1985
Danny Ferry, Duke, 1989
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA, 1995
Tim Duncan, Wake Forest, 1997
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, 2016
Frank Mason III, Kansas, 2017
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky, 2022
Zach Edey, Purdue, 2023 and 2024
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Season Player School Position Class Reference
1958–59 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati PG Junior [5]
1959–60 Oscar Robertson (2) Cincinnati PG Senior [6]
1960–61 Jerry Lucas Ohio State F / C Junior [7]
1961–62 Jerry Lucas (2) Ohio State F / C Senior [8]
1962–63 Art Heyman Duke G / F Senior [9]
1963–64 Walt Hazzard UCLA SG / PG Senior [10]
1964–65 Bill Bradley Princeton SF / SG Senior [11]
1965–66 Cazzie Russell Michigan SG Senior [12]
1966–67 Lew Alcindor[b] UCLA C Sophomore [13]
1967–68 Lew Alcindor[b] (2) UCLA C Junior [13]
1968–69 Pete Maravich LSU PG Junior [13]
1969–70 Pete Maravich (2) LSU PG Senior [14]
1970–71 Sidney Wicks UCLA PF Senior [15]
1971–72 Bill Walton UCLA C Sophomore [16]
1972–73 Bill Walton (2) UCLA C Junior [17]
1973–74 Bill Walton (3) UCLA C Senior [18]
1974–75 David Thompson NC State SG / SF Senior [19]
1975–76 Adrian Dantley Notre Dame SF Junior [20]
1976–77 Marques Johnson UCLA G / F Senior [21]
1977–78 Phil Ford North Carolina PG Senior [22]
1978–79 Larry Bird Indiana State SF Senior [23]
1979–80 Mark Aguirre DePaul SF Sophomore [24]
1980–81 Ralph Sampson Virginia C Sophomore [25]
1981–82 Ralph Sampson (2) Virginia C Junior [26]
1982–83 Ralph Sampson (3) Virginia C Senior [27]
1983–84 Michael Jordan North Carolina SG Junior [28]
1984–85 Chris Mullin St. John's SF / SG Senior [13]
1985–86 Walter Berry St. John's PF Senior [29]
1986–87 David Robinson Navy C Senior [30]
1987–88 Hersey Hawkins Bradley SG Senior [31]
1988–89 Danny Ferry Duke PF / C Senior [32]
1989–90 Lionel Simmons La Salle SF Senior [33]
1990–91 Larry Johnson UNLV PF Senior [34]
1991–92 Christian Laettner Duke PF / C Senior [35]
1992–93 Calbert Cheaney Indiana SF Senior [36]
1993–94 Glenn Robinson Purdue SF Junior [13]
1994–95 Ed O'Bannon UCLA PF Senior [37]
1995–96 Marcus Camby UMass C Junior [38]
1996–97 Tim Duncan Wake Forest C Senior [39]
1997–98 Antawn Jamison North Carolina SF Junior [40]
1998–99 Elton Brand Duke C Sophomore [41]
1999–00 Kenyon Martin Cincinnati PF Senior [42]
2000–01 Shane Battier Duke SF / SG Senior [43]
2001–02 Jason Williams Duke PG Junior [43]
2002–03 David West Xavier PF Senior [44]
2003–04 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's PG Senior [45]
2004–05 Andrew Bogut Utah C Sophomore [13]
2005–06† Adam Morrison Gonzaga SF Junior [46]
JJ Redick Duke SG Senior [46]
2006–07 Kevin Durant Texas SF Freshman [47]
2007–08 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina PF Junior [48]
2008–09 Blake Griffin Oklahoma PF Sophomore [49]
2009–10 Evan Turner Ohio State SG Junior [50]
2010–11 Jimmer Fredette BYU SG Senior [51]
2011–12 Anthony Davis Kentucky C Freshman [52]
2012–13 Trey Burke Michigan PG Sophomore [53]
2013–14 Doug McDermott Creighton SF Senior [54]
2014–15 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin PF Senior [55]
2015–16 Buddy Hield Oklahoma SG Senior [56]
2016–17 Frank Mason III Kansas PG Senior [57]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson Villanova PG Junior [58]
2018–19 Zion Williamson Duke PF Freshman [59]
2019–20 Obi Toppin Dayton PF Sophomore [60]
2020–21 Luka Garza Iowa C Senior [61]
2021–22 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky C Junior [62]
2022–23 Zach Edey Purdue C Junior [63]
2023–24 Zach Edey (2) Purdue C Senior [64]
2024–25 Cooper Flagg Duke SG / SF Freshman [65]
2025–26 Cameron Boozer Duke PF Freshman [66]
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  • a The Helms Foundation Player of the Year was first presented in 1944, when the Helms Athletic Foundation announced organization founder Bill Schroeder's player of the year selection for the 1943–44 season as well as his retroactive picks for each season from 1904–05 to 1942–43.[67] Since all awards from 1905 through 1943 were retroactive, the Oscar Robertson Trophy is only 15 years behind it as a major national player of the year award, not 54 years.[67]
  • b Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after converting to Islam.[68]

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