Naismith College Player of the Year

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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.


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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


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