NCAA.com | April 7, 2014 Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award Winners Share The Naismith Trophy, the most prestigious honor in college basketball, annually recognizes the top men’s and women’s college players in the nation. Since the Atlanta Tipoff Club first gave the Naismith Trophy to Lew Alcindor in 1969, the Trophy has become a mark of excellence. Basketball’s elite, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, David Robinson and Bill Walton have raised the Naismith Trophy as the best players in college basketball. NAISMITH TROPHY WINNERS YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS 2016 Buddy Hield Oklahoma 2015 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin Watch 2014 Doug McDermott Creighton Watch 2013 Trey Burke Michigan Watch 2012 Anthony Davis Kentucky Watch 2011 Jimmer Fredette BYU Watch 2010 Evan Turner Ohio State Watch 2009 Blake Griffin Oklahoma Watch 2008 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina Watch 2007 Kevin Durant Texas Watch 2006 J.J. Redick Duke Watch 2005 Andrew Bogut Utah Watch 2004 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph’s Watch 2003 T.J. Ford Texas Watch 2002 Jason Williams Duke Watch 2001 Shane Battier Duke Watch 2000 Kenyon Martin Cincinnati Watch 1999 Elton Brand Duke Watch 1998 Antawn Jamison North Carolina Watch 1997 Tim Duncan Wake Forest Watch 1996 Marcus Camby UMass Watch 1995 Joe Smith Maryland Watch 1994 Glenn Robinson Purdue Watch 1993 Calbert Cheaney Indiana Watch 1992 Christian Laettner Duke Watch 1991 Larry Johnson UNLV Watch 1990 Lionel Simmons LaSalle Watch 1989 Danny Ferry Duke Watch 1988 Danny Manning Kansas Watch 1987 David Robinson Navy Watch 1986 Johnny Dawkins Duke Watch 1985 Patrick Ewing Georgetown Watch 1984 Michael Jordan North Carolina Watch 1983 Ralph Sampson Virginia Watch 1982 Ralph Sampson Virginia Watch 1981 Ralph Sampson Virginia Watch 1980 Mark Aguirre DePaul Watch 1979 Larry Bird Indiana State Watch 1978 Butch Lee Marquette Watch 1977 Marques Johnson UCLA Watch 1976 Scott May Indiana Watch 1975 David Thompson NC State Watch 1974 Bill Walton UCLA Watch 1973 Bill Walton UCLA Watch 1972 Bill Walton UCLA Watch 1971 Austin Carr Notre Dame Watch 1970 Pete Maravich LSU Watch 1969 Lew Alcindor UCLA Watch