Oscar Robertson Trophy

Oscar Robertson Trophy
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the men's college basketball
Country	United States
First awarded	1959
Currently held by	Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Official website	http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/oscar/index.html

The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959. The most recent winner was Jimmer Fredette, who was selected on March 28, 2011.

History

USBWA College Player of the Year was started in 1959, which makes it the oldest running trophy for the college player of the year. The USBWA annually selects a player of the year and All-America teams for both men and women in college basketball. The USBWA men's player of the year award is now called the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

The USBWA also selects a national coach of the year for men and women, with the men's award named after legendary coach Henry Iba. It was renamed after the college and professional legend Oscar Robertson in 1998. Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award during the NCAA Final Four. The Oscar Robertson Trophy, previously known as the Player of the Year Award, was renamed in 1998 because of Robertson’s outstanding career and his continuing efforts to promote the game of basketball. He averaged 32.6 points per game in his sophomore year at Cincinnati.

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy at that point

Winners

Michael Jordan, 1984 winner

Chris Mullin, 1985 winner

Blake Griffin, 2009 winner

Evan Turner, 2010 winner

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1958–59	Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson	Cincinnati	Point guard	3 !Junior
1959–60	Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson (2)	Cincinnati	Point guard	4 !Senior
1960–61	Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas	Ohio State	Forward / Center	3 !Junior
1961–62	Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas (2)	Ohio State	Forward / Center	4 !Senior
1962–63	Heyman, ArtArt Heyman	Duke	Guard / Forward	4 !Senior
1963–64	Hazzard, WaltWalt Hazzard	UCLA	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1964–65	Bradley, BillBill Bradley	Princeton	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1965–66	Russell, CazzieCazzie Russell	Michigan	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1966–67	Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor[a]	UCLA	Center	2 !Sophomore
1967–68	Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor[a] (2)	UCLA	Center	3 !Junior
1968–69	Maravich, PetePete Maravich	LSU	Guard	3 !Junior
1969–70	Maravich, PetePete Maravich (2)	LSU	Guard	4 !Senior
1970–71	Wicks, SidneySidney Wicks	UCLA	Center	4 !Senior
1971–72	Walton, BillBill Walton	UCLA	Center	2 !Sophomore
1972–73	Walton, BillBill Walton (2)	UCLA	Center	3 !Junior
1973–74	Walton, BillBill Walton (3)	UCLA	Center	4 !Senior
1974–75	Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson	NC State	Shooting guard / Small forward	4 !Senior
1975–76	Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Guard / Forward	3 !Junior
1976–77	Johnson, MarquesMarques Johnson	UCLA	Guard / Forward	4 !Senior
1977–78	Ford, PhilPhil Ford	North Carolina	Point guard	4 !Senior
1978–79	Bird, LarryLarry Bird	Indiana State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1979–80	Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre	DePaul	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1980–81	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	Virginia	Center	2 !Sophomore
1981–82	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (2)	Virginia	Center	3 !Junior
1982–83	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (3)	Virginia	Center	4 !Senior
1983–84	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan	North Carolina	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1984–85	Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin	St. John's	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1985–86	Berry, WalterWalter Berry	St. John's	Power forward	4 !Senior
1986–87	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson	Navy	Center	4 !Senior
1987–88	Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins	Bradley	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Ferry, DannyDanny Ferry	Duke	Power forward / Center	4 !Senior
1989–90	Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons	La Salle	Small forward	4 !Senior
1990–91	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson	UNLV	Power forward	4 !Senior
1991–92	Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner	Duke	Forward	4 !Senior
1992–93	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	Indiana	Small forward	4 !Senior
1993–94	Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson	Purdue	Small forward / Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1994–95	O'Bannon, EdEd O'Bannon	UCLA	Small forward	4 !Senior
1995–96	Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby	UMass	Center	3 !Junior
1996–97	Duncan, TimTim Duncan	Wake Forest	Center	4 !Senior
1997–98	Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison	North Carolina	Small forward	3 !Junior
1998–99	Brand, EltonElton Brand	Duke	Center	2 !Sophomore
1999–00	Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin	Cincinnati	Power forward	4 !Senior
2000–01	Battier, ShaneShane Battier	Duke	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2001–02	Williams, JayJay Williams	Duke	Point guard	3 !Junior
2002–03	West, DavidDavid West	Xavier	Power forward	4 !Senior
2003–04	Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	Point guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut	Utah	Center	2 !Sophomore
2005–06†	Morrison, AdamAdam Morrison	Gonzaga	Small forward	3 !Junior
2005–06†	Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick	Duke	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2006–07	Durant, KevinKevin Durant	Texas	Small forward	1 !Freshman
2007–08	Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	Power forward	3 !Junior
2008–09	Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin	Oklahoma	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
2009–10	Turner, EvanEvan Turner	Ohio State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2010–11	Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette	BYU	Shooting guard	4 !Senior

See also

• List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards

References

• "Oscar Robertson Trophy". sportswriters.net. United States Basketball Writers Association. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/oscar/index.html. Retrieved March 12, 2011.