Oscar Robertson Trophy

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basketball award college basketball player of the year award

The Oscar Robertson Trophy is an NBA award named after Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement associated with the league’s Western Conference.

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball award → college basketball player of the year award →
abbreviation	USBWA College Player of the Year → surface form: USBWA Player of the Year
associatedOrganization	National Collegiate Athletic Association → surface form: NCAA United States Basketball Writers Association →
awardedDuring	college basketball season →
awardFor	national player of the year in NCAA Division I men’s basketball →
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I → surface form: NCAA Division I men’s basketball
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
firstAwardedInSeason	1958–59 NCAA men’s basketball season →
formerName	USBWA College Player of the Year → surface form: USBWA College Player of the Year Award
frequency	annual →
genderCategory	men →
inception	1959 →
isDifferentFrom	NBA Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Western Conference awards → Oscar Robertson Triple-Double Award →
namedAfter	Oscar Robertson →
notableRecipient	Kevin Durant → Larry Bird → Kareem Abdul-Jabbar → surface form: Lew Alcindor Michael Jordan → Oscar Robertson → Tim Duncan → Zion Williamson →
presentedBy	United States Basketball Writers Association →
renamedInHonorOf	Oscar Robertson →
renamedYear	1998 →
selectionMethod	voted on by members of the United States Basketball Writers Association →
sport	basketball →
trophyFeatures	bronze statue of Oscar Robertson →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Conference → trophyForChampion → Oscar Robertson Trophy →

Western Conference Finals → winnerReceives → Oscar Robertson Trophy →