Associated Press Player of the Year

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The Associated Press Player of the Year is a prestigious annual basketball award presented by the AP to the most outstanding player in U.S. college basketball.

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Associated Press Player of the Year canonical 1

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instanceOf college basketball award
sports award
alsoKnownAs AP Player of the Year
awardFor most outstanding player in U.S. college basketball
category College basketball player of the year awards in the United States
competitionLevel NCAA Division I
country United States of America
surface form: United States
domain American college sports
firstWinner Oscar Robertson
frequency annual
gender men's
hasLanguage English
hasNotablePositionBias often awarded to guards and forwards
inception 1961
isPartOf Associated Press college basketball honors
mediaType print and digital media coverage
notableMultipleWinner Bill Walton
Christian Laettner
David Thompson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
surface form: Lew Alcindor

Ralph Sampson
notableWinner Bill Walton
Blake Griffin
Christian Laettner
David Robinson
Kevin Durant
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
surface form: Lew Alcindor

Michael Jordan
Patrick Ewing
Tim Duncan
Zion Williamson
presentedBy Associated Press
relatedAward John R. Wooden Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
relatedOrganization National Collegiate Athletic Association
scope U.S. college basketball
selectionCriteria impact on team success
individual performance during regular season
overall excellence in college basketball
selectionProcess voted on by Associated Press media panel
sport basketball
timeOfYearAwarded end of regular season or during NCAA tournament period

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Rebecca Lobo awardReceived Associated Press Player of the Year