Naismith College Player of the Year

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annual award college basketball award sports award

The Naismith College Player of the Year is a prestigious annual award recognizing the most outstanding male and female players in NCAA Division I college basketball.

Aliases (3)

Naismith Awards ×1
Naismith College Player of the Year 2018 ×1
Naismith Player of the Year ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual award → college basketball award → sports award →
alsoKnownAs	Naismith Player of the Year →
associatedWith	James Naismith Trophy →
awardedFor	most outstanding female college basketball player in NCAA Division I → most outstanding male college basketball player in NCAA Division I →
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I →
country	United States →
eligibility	NCAA Division I men’s basketball players → NCAA Division I women’s basketball players →
firstAwardedSeason	1968–69 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season →
firstAwardedTo	Lew Alcindor →
frequency	annual →
genderCategory	men → women →
governingBody	Atlanta Tipoff Club →
hasSeparateAwardFor	men’s college basketball → women’s college basketball →
inception	1969 →
locationOfOrganizer	Atlanta, Georgia →
namedAfter	James Naismith →
notableRecipient	Breanna Stewart → Cheryl Miller → Diana Taurasi → Kelsey Plum → Kevin Durant → Larry Bird → Michael Jordan → Tim Duncan → Zion Williamson →
organizer	Atlanta Tipoff Club →
partOf	Naismith Awards →
presentedBy	Atlanta Tipoff Club →
prestige	one of the major individual awards in college basketball →
selectionCriteria	impact on team → individual performance → sportsmanship → team success →
selectionProcess	fan voting → voting by coaches → voting by media →
sport	basketball →
trophyName	Naismith Trophy →
website	https://naismithtrophy.com →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aliyah Boston → Bill Walton → Breanna Stewart → Chamique Holdsclaw → Chamique Holdsclaw → Dawn Staley → Jennifer Azzi → Rebecca Lobo →	awardReceived
NABC Player of the Year → SEC Player of the Year →	relatedAward
Naismith College Player of the Year ("Naismith Player of the Year") →	alsoKnownAs
A’ja Wilson ("Naismith College Player of the Year 2018") →	hasHonor
Naismith College Player of the Year ("Naismith Awards") →	partOf
NABC Defensive Player of the Year →	relatedTo