AP Player of the Year

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AP Player of the Year is a prestigious annual college basketball honor presented by the Associated Press to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college basketball award
sports award
alsoKnownAs Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
awardFor most outstanding player in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
competitionLevel NCAA Division I
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility NCAA student-athletes
surface form: NCAA Division I men's basketball players
field college athletics
firstWinner Oscar Robertson
firstWinnerSeason 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season
frequency annual
genderCategory men's college basketball
hasCategory College basketball player of the year awards in the United States
hasHistoricalSignificance one of the oldest major college basketball player of the year awards in the United States
hasLanguage English
hasMediaCoverage national sports media in the United States
inception 1961
isMajorCollegeAward true
isNonProfessionalAward true
notableWinner Bill Walton
David Robinson
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
surface form: Lew Alcindor

Michael Jordan
Patrick Ewing
Tim Duncan
Zion Williamson
organizationTypeOfPresenter news agency
partOf NCAA men's basketball awards
surface form: NCAA Division I men's basketball awards
presentedBy Associated Press
relatedAward John R. Wooden Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
Oscar Robertson Trophy
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
surface form: Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year
scope national
selectionCriteria impact on team success
individual performance during the regular season
overall excellence in NCAA Division I men's basketball
selectionMethod Associated Press media panel voting
sport basketball
timeOfYearAwarded end of NCAA Division I men's basketball regular season

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Brittney Griner NCAAAward AP Player of the Year
Associated Press Player of the Year alsoKnownAs AP Player of the Year