Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
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The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP).
The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of the Virginia Cavaliers program. Lew Alcindor, Zach Edey, Jerry Lucas, David Thompson, and Bill Walton each won the award twice.
Key
Jerry Lucas won the first two awards in 1960 and 1961
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David Thompson won the award in 1974 and 1975
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Larry Bird won the 1979 award while leading Indiana State to an undefeated regular season
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Sean Elliott won in 1989
2007 winner Kevin Durant was the first freshman named
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Obi Toppin became Dayton’s first winner in 2020
| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded at that point |
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Duke | 7 | 1963, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2019 |
| UCLA | 5 | 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1977 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 1961, 1962, 1964, 2010 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1984, 1998, 2008 |
| Purdue | 3 | 1994, 2023, 2024 |
| Virginia | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Indiana | 2 | 1976, 1993 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2012, 2022 |
| LSU | 2 | 1970, 1991 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1966, 2013 |
| NC State | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
| Arizona | 1 | 1989 |
| Bradley | 1 | 1988 |
| Brigham Young | 1 | 2011 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 2000 |
| Creighton | 1 | 2014 |
| Dayton | 1 | 2020 |
| DePaul | 1 | 1980 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1985 |
| Houston | 1 | 1968 |
| Indiana State | 1 | 1979 |
| Iowa | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas | 1 | 2017 |
| La Salle | 1 | 1990 |
| Marquette | 1 | 1978 |
| Maryland | 1 | 1995 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1996 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 2016 |
| Navy | 1 | 1987 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 1971 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 2009 |
| Princeton | 1 | 1965 |
| Saint Joseph's | 1 | 2004 |
| St. John's | 1 | 1986 |
| Texas | 1 | 2007 |
| Utah | 1 | 2005 |
| Villanova | 1 | 2018 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1997 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 2015 |
| Xavier | 1 | 2003 |
Footnotes
See also
- List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
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