- David Thompson (basketball)
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David Thompson No. 33, 44 Small forward / Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth July 13, 1954 Place of birth Shelby, North Carolina Nationality American High school Crest Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg) Career information College North Carolina State (1971–1975) NBA Draft 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall Selected by the Atlanta Hawks Pro career 1975–1984 Career history 1975–1982 Denver Nuggets (ABA and NBA) 1982–1984 Seattle SuperSonics Career highlights and awards - 4× NBA All-Star (1977–1979, 1983)
- ABA All-Star (1976)
- 2× All-NBA First Team (1977, 1978)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (1979)
- ABA All-Star Game MVP (1976)
- All-ABA Second Team (1976)
- ABA Rookie of the Year (1976)
- ABA All-Rookie First Team (1976)
- NCAA Champion (1974)
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1974)
- Naismith College Player of the Year (1975)
- USBWA College Player of the Year (1975)
- Adolph Rupp Trophy (1975)
- 2× AP Player of the Year (1974, 1975)
- 3x ACC Player of the Year (1973–1975)
- 3× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1973–1973)
- ABA All-Time Team
- #33 Retired by the Denver Nuggets
Career NBA statistics Points 13,422 (22.7 ppg) Rebounds 2,446 (4.1 rpg) Assists 1,939 (3.3 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Basketball Hall of Fame as player David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954) is a former American professional basketball star with the Denver Nuggets of both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics. He was previously a star in college for North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974.
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High school career
Thompson attended Crest Senior High School and he played for the school's Varsity Basketball team for four years. Thompson is a first cousin of Alvin Gentry, both growing up in Shelby, North Carolina.
College career
After leading North Carolina State University to an undefeated season (27-0) in 1973, he led them to an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1974, defeating the reigning national champions, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. His nickname was "Skywalker" because of his incredible purported 48-inch vertical leap.[citation needed] The alley-oop pass, now a staple of today's high-flying, above-the-rim game, was "invented" by Thompson and his NC State teammate Monte Towe, and first used as an integral part of the offense by NC State coach Norm Sloan to take advantage of Thompson's leaping ability.
NC State's game against the nationally 4th-ranked University of Maryland Terrapins in the 1974 ACC Tournament finale, in an era in which only conference champions were invited to the NCAA Tournament, is considered one of the best college basketball games of all time. Thompson and teammate Tommy Burleson led the #1-ranked Wolfpack to a 103-100 win in overtime. Thompson and the Wolfpack would go on to win the national championship that year while Maryland sat at home. Maryland's exclusion from the NCAA Tournament due to the loss, despite their high national ranking, would lead to the expansion of the NCAA Tournament the very next season to include teams other than the league champions.
Thompson is considered one of the greatest players in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, among such talents as Michael Jordan, Ralph Sampson, Tim Duncan, Christian Laettner, and Len Bias.
Thompson played basketball while the slam dunk was outlawed by the "Lew Alcindor" rule. In 1975, playing his final non-conference game at NC State against UNC-Charlotte, early in the second half Thompson drove the length of the court for his first and only dunk of his collegiate career, a goal that was promptly disallowed by technical foul. Head coach Norm Sloan removed Thompson to thunderous applause. The ACC's most exciting player, who had performed for three years without ever performing the game's most exciting act, thus passed into history.
Michael Jordan, who grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, said that Thompson was his basketball role model as a young man. At some of the basketball camps that Jordan later ran, Jordan would often tell the campers, "He was the guy I looked up to when I was your age." For this reason, Thompson was asked by Jordan in 2009 to introduce him to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Thompson's 44 remains the only number NC State ever retired in men's basketball (although others have been "honored").
Season Points/G Rebounds/G FG % 1972-73 24.7 8.1 .569 1973-74 26.0 7.9 .547 1974-75 29.9 8.2 .546 Professional career
Thompson was the No. 1 draft pick of both the American Basketball Association (Virginia Squires) and the National Basketball Association (Atlanta Hawks in the 1975 drafts of both leagues. He eventually signed with the ABA's Denver Nuggets. Explaining his choice between the establishment NBA and the ABA — which offered less real money (but more "deferred" over the life of the contract) -- Thompson said when he met with the Hawks, the organization had seemed almost uninterested, to the point of treating him to a meal at McDonald's. Thompson also told the Denver Nuggets he wanted his friend and point guard at N.C. State Monte Towe to have a chance to play in the NBA, and Denver signed Towe to a 2 year contract.
Thompson and Julius Erving were the finalists in the first ever Slam-Dunk Competition, held at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. The competition organizers had arranged the seedings to assure a final round pairing these two dynamic players. Erving won with the first ever foul-line dunk, to this day the standard for leaping and dunking prowess. Thompson, inexplicably, performed even more difficult dunks in warmups, but not in the competition itself—including a dunk called the "cradle the baby" whereby he cradled the ball in the crook of his arm, raised it above the rim, and punched it through. (See Loose Balls by Terry Pluto) Thompson won the MVP of the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, and as a prize, he received a credenza television set.
After the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, Thompson continued with the Nuggets through the 1981-82 season, after which he joined the Seattle SuperSonics.
Thompson made the NBA All-Star Game four seasons, and reached his peak in 1978 season. On April 9, 1978, the last day of the regular NBA season, Thompson scored 73 points against the Detroit Pistons in an effort to win the NBA scoring title (he barely lost the scoring title to San Antonio's George Gervin, who scored 63 points in a game played later that same day). He also led the Denver Nuggets to the NBA playoffs, but they lost to the eventual Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics.
After the 1978 season, Thompson signed a record-breaking contract for $4 million over five-years. That amount was more than any basketball player ever had previously been paid. However, from that point, injuries and persistent problems with substance abuse would trouble Thompson and to the significant detriment of the remainder of his NBA career, which came to an end after the 1983-84 season. He severely injured his knee getting "flanged" down the steps of the notorious Studio 54, epicenter of the New York party scene and antithesis of his humble beginnings. He did attempt a comeback in 1985, but it was unsuccessful.
Life after the NBA
Following his NBA career, Thompson continued a downward spiral with drugs and alcohol. With encouragement from a pastor, he became a committed Christian and put his life back in order. Thompson now devotes his time to working with young basketball players, helping them to aspire to his achievements and avoid his mistakes. His autobiography, Skywalker, charts the highs and lows of his eventful life.
Thompson was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on May 6, 1996.
Thompson eventually returned to school at North Carolina State, and in 2003 nearly 30 years after his last game for the Wolfpack he finished his degree in sociology. In 2004 David helped make a movie about his life called "Skywalker". Much of the movie was filmed at the Boys and Girls Club in Gastonia, NC with the assistance of Scott Jimison, a long time friend of David.
On September 7, 2009, It was announced that Michael Jordan had chosen Thompson to introduce him for his Basketball Hall of Fame induction.[1]
Professional statistics
Thompson's first professional year (1975–1976) was spent in the ABA. The rest of his career he played in the NBA due to the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.
Season Team PTS REB AST STL BLK FG % 1975–76 Denver (ABA) 26.0 6.3 3.7 1.6 1.2 .515 1976–77 Denver 25.9 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 .507 1977–78 Denver 27.2 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 .521 1978–79 Denver 24.0 3.6 3.0 0.9 1.1 .512 1979–80 Denver 21.5 4.5 3.2 1.0 1.0 .468 1980–81 Denver 25.5 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 .506 1981–82 Denver 14.9 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 .486 1982–83 Seattle 15.9 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 .481 1983–84 Seattle 12.6 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 .539 NBA career highs
40 point games
Thompson scored 40 or more points 17 times in the regular season and once in the playoffs.
Occurred in playoff competition Points Opponent Home/Away Date FGM FGA FTM FTA 73 Detroit Pistons Away April 9, 1978 28 38 17 20 44 San Antonio Spurs Home March 23, 1977 18 30 8 44 Philadelphia 76ers Away April 8, 1979 18 26 8 44 Cleveland Cavaliers Home March 1, 1981 18 28 8 43 (OT) Seattle SuperSonics Away February 10, 1978 18 29 7 43 Seattle SuperSonics Home November 1, 1980 17 9 43 (OT) Los Angeles Lakers Away March 29, 1981 17 27 9 11 42 Indiana Pacers Home November 26, 1977 13 16 17 42 New Orleans Jazz Away March 26, 1978 18 26 6 41 Houston Rockets Away January 12, 1978 17 7 41 New York Knicks Away January 31, 1978 14 22 13 14 41 San Antonio Spurs Away January 2, 1982 13 15 40 Portland Trail Blazers Away February 8, 1977 17 6 40 (2 OT) Philadelphia 76ers Away March 9, 1977 14 12 40 New Orleans Jazz Away April 10, 1977 10 20 22 40 (OT) New Jersey Nets Away March 17, 1978 18 29 4 5 40 Phoenix Suns Away November 23, 1980 15 10 40 unknown unknown Regular season
Stat High Opponent Date Points 73 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Points, half (1st) 53 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Points, quarter (1st) 32 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Field goal percentage — Field goal percentage, half (1st) 20—23 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Field goal percentage, quarter (1st) 13—14 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Field goals made 28 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Field goal attempts 38 at Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978 Free throws made, none missed 16—16 vs. Portland Trail Blazers February 17, 1978 Free throws made, one missed 18—19 at Philadelphia 76ers March 6, 1981 Free throws made 20 at New Orleans Jazz April 10, 1977 Free throw attempts 22 at New Orleans Jazz April 10, 1977 Rebounds 11 Offensive rebounds Defensive rebounds Assists 12 Steals Blocked shots Turnovers Minutes played Playoffs
Stat High Opponent Date Points 40 Field goal percentage Field goals made 16 Field goal attempts 30 Free throws made, none missed — Free throws made, one missed — Free throws made 12 Free throw attempts 14 Rebounds 8 Offensive rebounds Defensive rebounds Assists 7 Steals Blocked shots Turnovers Minutes played College highlights
- Three-year letter winner (1973–1975)
- The Sporting News national Player of the Year (1975)
- USBWA College Player of the Year (1975)
- Consensus First-Team All-America (1973, 1974, 1975) by Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Eastman Kodak, The Sporting News
- AP National Player of the Year (1974, 1975)
- UPI Player of the Year (1975)
- Eastman Kodak Award (1975)
- Naismith Award (1975)
- Adolph Rupp Trophy (1975)
- Coach & Athlete Magazine Player of the Year (1975)
- Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1974, 1975)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches Player of the Year (1975)
- United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year (1975)
- Dunlop Player of the Year (1975)
- Sullivan Award finalist (1974, 1975)
- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year (1973, 1974, 1975)
- ACC Athlete of the Year (1973, 1975)
- All-ACC First Team (1973, 1974, 1975)
- North Carolina State retired his jersey number 44 (1975)
- Led North Carolina State to the 1974 NCAA championship (30-1 record), 76-64 over Marquette University
- In national semi-final win over UCLA, scored 28 points
- In championship game, scored 21 points against Marquette
- Most Valuable Player (MVP), NCAA Tournament (1974)
- Led Wolfpack to a 79-7 record during his final three season (freshmen were ineligible then) including 57-1 during his sophomore and junior seasons (27-0, 30-1), the best in ACC history. His senior year record was 22-6.
- Scored 2,309 points (26.8 ppg) in 86 varsity games; including highs of 57 points as a senior, 41 as a junior and 40 as a sophomore
- Averaged 35.6 ppg, including a 54-point high on the North Carolina State freshman team
- Grabbed 694 rebounds (8.1 rpg) in 86 games
- World University Games MVP (1973)
- Enshrined in North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1982)
- NCAA All-Decade Team of the 1970s
- Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in ACC history
ABA/NBA highlights
- The Sporting News ABA Rookie of the Year (1976)
- ABA Rookie of the Year (1976)
- All-ABA (1976)
- MVP, 1976 ABA All-Star Game
- Competed in first ever slam dunk contest during half time of the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, eventually taking second to Julius Erving
- All-NBA First Team (1977, 1978)
- Four-time NBA All-Star
- MVP, 1979 NBA All-Star Game
- Only player in history named MVP of both the ABA and NBA All-Star Games
- Scored a career-high 73 points against Detroit (April 9, 1978)
- One of only 20 NBA players to have scored 60 or more points in a game.
- Scored a then-NBA record 32 points in the second quarter against Detroit Pistons, a record that was broken by George Gervin (33 against New Orleans Jazz on the same day ) when Gervin won the 1978 scoring title with a 63-point output
- The Nuggets retired his jersey number 33 (Nov. 2, 1992)
- Colorado Professional Athlete of the Year (1977)
- Scored 2,158 points (26.0 ppg) in the ABA
- Scored 11,264 points (22.1 ppg) in the NBA
- Atlanta's first pick in the 1975 NBA draft (and first pick overall)
- Virginia's first pick in the 1975 ABA draft
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
References
- ^ Spears, Marc J.. "Thompson to open Hall's doors for Jordan - NBA - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ApgopoGsyxA_gP6D6z4AnZc5nYcB?slug=mc-thompsonjordan090709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
External links
- Official NBA bio
- NBA.com Historical Player Info
- 1975 Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA College Player of the Year
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Freddie LewisAmerican Basketball Association All Star Game Most Valuable Player
1976Succeeded by
ABA-NBA mergerPreceded by
Marvin BarnesAmerican Basketball Association Rookie of the Year
1976Succeeded by
ABA-NBA mergerLinks to related articles NC State Wolfpack men's basketball Head Coaches Piggy Hargrove • Chuck Sandborn • Jack Hegarty • H.S. Tucker • Harry Hartsell • Tal Stafford • Richard Crozier • Gus Tebell • R.R. Sermon • Bob Warren • Leroy Jay • Everett Case • Press Maravich • Norm Sloan • Jim Valvano • Les Robinson • Herb Sendek • Sidney Lowe • Mark Gottfried
Arenas Thompson Gym • Reynolds Coliseum • RBC Center
NCAA Titles 1974 • 1983
Conference Titles NCAA Appearances NIT Appearances Honored Jerseys Nate McMillan (10) • Chris Corchiani (13) • Vinny Del Negro (14) • Vann Williford (14) • Lou Pucillo (20) • Rodney Monroe (21) • Tommy Burleson (24) • Julius Hodge (24) • Tom Gugliotta (24) • John Richter (24) • Monte Towe (25) • Dereck Whittenburg (25) • Kenny Carr (32) • Sidney Lowe (35) • Thurl Bailey (41) • Lorenzo Charles (43) • David Thompson (44) • Todd Fuller (52) • Dick Dickey (70) • Vic Molodet (73) • Sam Ranzino (77) • Bobby Speight (80) • Ronnie Shavlik (84)
North Carolina State Wolfpack Men's Basketball 1973–74 NCAA Champions 10 Moe Rivers | 24 Tommy Burleson | 25 Monte Towe | 30 Phil Spence | 42 Tim Stoddard | 44 David Thompson (MOP)
Coach Norm Sloan
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McGuire • F. McGuire • Meanwell • Meyer • Miller • Moore • Nikolić • Novosel • Olson • Ramsay • Riley • Rubini • Rupp • Rush • Sachs • Sharman • Shelton • Sloan • Smith • Stringer • Summitt • Taylor • Thompson • VanDerveer • Wade • Watts • Wilkens • Williams • Winter • Wooden • Woolpert • Wootten • YowBoldface indicates those who are also inducted as playersContributors (58) Abbott • Bee • Biasone • H. Brown • W. Brown • Bunn • Buss • Colangelo • Davidson • Douglas • Duer • Embry • Fagan • Fisher • Fleisher • Gavitt • Gottlieb • Gulick • Harrison • Hearn • Hepp • Hickox • Hinkle • Irish • Jones • Kennedy • Lemon • Liston • Lloyd • McLendon • Mokray • Morgan • Morgenweck • Naismith • Newell • Newton • J. O'Brien • L. 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Johnson • Johnston • Krause • Kurland • Lanier • Lovellette • Lapchick • Macauley • M. Malone • McAdoo • Meneghin • Mikan • Murphy • Olajuwon • Parish • Pereira • Reed • Risen • Robinson • Russell • Sabonis • Semjonova • Thurmond • Unseld • Wachter • WaltonBoldface indicates those who are also inducted as coachesReferees (13) Teams (8) 1960 United States Olympic Team • 1992 United States Olympic Team • Buffalo Germans • The First Team • Harlem Globetrotters • New York Rens • Original Celtics • Texas WesternAwards Website: http://www.hoophall.com/American Basketball Association | ABA's All-Time Team Marvin Barnes • Rick Barry • Zelmo Beaty • Ron Boone • Roger Brown • Mack Calvin • Darel Carrier • Billy Cunningham • Louie Dampier • Mel Daniels • Julius Erving • Donnie Freeman • George Gervin • Artis Gilmore • Connie Hawkins • Spencer Haywood • Dan Issel • Warren Jabali • Jimmy Jones • Freddie Lewis • Maurice Lucas • Moses Malone • George McGinnis • Doug Moe • Bob Netolicky • Billy Paultz • Charlie Scott • James Silas • David Thompson • Willie WiseNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award 1951: Macauley | 1952: Arizin | 1953: Mikan | 1954: Cousy | 1955: Sharman | 1956: Pettit | 1957: Cousy | 1958: Pettit | 1959: Baylor & Pettit | 1960: Chamberlain | 1961: Robertson | 1962: Pettit | 1963: Russell | 1964: Robertson | 1965: Lucas | 1966: A. Smith | 1967: Barry | 1968: Greer | 1969: Robertson | 1970: Reed | 1971: Wilkens | 1972: West | 1973: Cowens | 1974: Lanier | 1975: Frazier | 1976: Bing | 1977: Erving | 1978: R. Smith | 1979: Thompson | 1980: Gervin | 1981: Archibald | 1982: Bird | 1983: Erving | 1984: Thomas | 1985: Sampson | 1986: Thomas | 1987: Chambers | 1988: Jordan | 1989: Malone | 1990: Johnson | 1991: Barkley | 1992: Johnson | 1993: Stockton & Malone | 1994: Pippen | 1995: Richmond | 1996: Jordan | 1997: Rice | 1998: Jordan | 1999: No Game Played | 2000: O'Neal & Duncan | 2001: Iverson | 2002: Bryant | 2003: Garnett | 2004: O'Neal | 2005: Iverson | 2006: James | 2007: Bryant | 2008: James | 2009: Bryant & O'Neal | 2010: Wade | 2011: BryantNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1939: Hull | 1940: Huffman | 1941: Kotz | 1942: Dallmar | 1943: Sailors | 1944: Ferrin | 1945: Kurland | 1946: Kurland | 1947: Kaftan | 1948: Groza | 1949: Groza | 1950: Dambrot | 1951: Spivey | 1952: Lovellette | 1953: Born | 1954: Gola | 1955: Russell | 1956: Lear | 1957: Chamberlain | 1958: Baylor | 1959: West | 1960: Lucas | 1961: Lucas | 1962: Hogue | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Hazzard | 1965: Bradley | 1966: Chambers | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Alcindor | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Wicks | 1971: Porter * | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Thompson | 1975: Washington | 1976: Benson | 1977: Lee | 1978: Givens | 1979: Johnson | 1980: Griffith | 1981: Thomas | 1982: Worthy | 1983: Olajuwon | 1984: Ewing | 1985: Pinckney | 1986: Ellison | 1987: Smart | 1988: Manning | 1989: Rice | 1990: Hunt | 1991: Laettner | 1992: Hurley | 1993: Williams | 1994: Williamson | 1995: O'Bannon | 1996: Delk | 1997: Simon | 1998: Sheppard | 1999: Hamilton | 2000: Cleaves | 2001: Battier | 2002: Dixon | 2003: Anthony | 2004: Okafor | 2005: May | 2006: Noah | 2007: Brewer | 2008: Chalmers | 2009: Ellington | 2010: Singler | 2011: Walker
*Ruled ineligible after tournamentNaismith Men's College Player of the Year winners 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Maravich | 1971: Carr | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Walton | 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: M. Johnson | 1978: Lee | 1979: Bird | 1980: Aguirre | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Dawkins | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Manning | 1989: Ferry | 1990: Simmons | 1991: L. Johnson | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Smith | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Battier | 2002: Williams | 2003: Ford | 2004: Nelson | 2005: Bogut | 2006: Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Turner | 2011: Fredette
Oscar Robertson Trophy winners 1959: Robertson | 1960: Robertson | 1961: Lucas | 1962: Lucas | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Hazzard | 1965: Bradley | 1966: Russell | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Alcindor | 1969: Maravich | 1970: Maravich | 1971: Wicks | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Walton | 1975: Thompson | 1976: Dantley | 1977: M. Johnson | 1978: Ford | 1979: Bird | 1980: Aguirre | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Mullin | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Hawkins | 1989: Ferry | 1990: Simmons | 1991: L. Johnson | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: O'Bannon | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Battier | 2002: Williams | 2003: West | 2004: Nelson | 2005: Bogut | 2006: Morrison & Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Turner | 2011: Fredette
Adolph Rupp Trophy winners 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Walton | 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: Johnson | 1978: Lee | 1979: Bird | 1980: Aguirre | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Hawkins | 1989: Elliott | 1990: Simmons | 1991: O'Neal | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Smith | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Battier | 2002: Williams | 2003: West | 2004: Nelson | 2005: Redick | 2006: Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Wall | 2011: Fredette
NABC Player of the Year Award winners 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: M. Johnson | 1978: Ford | 1979: Bird | 1980: Brooks | 1981: Ainge | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Manning | 1989: Elliott | 1990: Simmons | 1991: L. Johnson | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Respert | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Williams | 2002: Gooden & Williams | 2003: Collison | 2004: Nelson & Okafor | 2005: Bogut | 2006: Morrison & Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Turner | 2011: Fredette
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners 1905: Steinmetz | 1906: Grebenstein | 1907: Kinney | 1908: Keinath | 1909: Schommer | 1910: Page | 1911: Kiendl | 1912: Stangel | 1913: Calder | 1914: Halstead | 1915: Houghton | 1916: Levis | 1917: Woods | 1918: Chandler | 1919: Platou | 1920: Cann | 1921: Williams | 1922: Carney | 1923: Endacott | 1924: Black | 1925: Mueller | 1926: Cobb | 1927: Hanson | 1928: Holt | 1929: J. Thompson | 1930: Hyatt | 1931: Carlton | 1932: Wooden | 1933: Sale | 1934: Bennett | 1935: Edwards | 1936: Moir | 1937: Luisetti | 1938: Luisetti | 1939: Jaworski | 1940: Glamack | 1941: Glamack | 1942: Modzelewski | 1943: Senesky | 1944: Mikan | 1945: Mikan | 1946: Kurland | 1947: Tucker | 1948: Macauley | 1949: Lavelli | 1950: Arizin | 1951: Groat | 1952: Lovellette | 1953: Houbregs | 1954: Gola | 1955: B. Russell | 1956: B. Russell | 1957: Rosenbluth | 1958: Baylor | 1959: Robertson | 1960: Robertson | 1961: Lucas | 1962: Hogue | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Hazzard | 1965: Bradley & Goodrich | 1966: C. Russell | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Alcindor | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Maravich & Wicks | 1971: Carr & Wicks | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: D. Thompson | 1975: D. Thompson | 1976: Benson & May | 1977: Johnson | 1978: Givens | 1979: Bird
Associated Press Men's College Basketball Player of the Year Award winners 1961: Lucas | 1962: Lucas | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Bradds | 1965: Bradley | 1966: Russell | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Maravich | 1971: Carr | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Thompson | 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: Johnson | 1978: Lee | 1979: Bird | 1980: Aguirre | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Hawkins | 1989: Elliott | 1990: Simmons | 1991: O'Neal | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Smith | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Battier | 2002: Williams | 2003: West | 2004: Nelson | 2005: Bogut | 2006: Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Turner | 2011: Fredette
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year Award winners 1955: Gola | 1956: B. Russell | 1957: Forte | 1958: Robertson | 1959: Robertson | 1960: Robertson | 1961: Lucas | 1962: Lucas | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Bradds | 1965: Bradley | 1966: C. Russell | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Maravich | 1971: Carr | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Walton | 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: Johnson | 1978: Lee | 1979: Bird | 1980: Aguirre | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Mullin | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Hawkins | 1989: Ferry | 1990: Simmons | 1991: O'Neal | 1992: Jackson | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Smith | 1996: Allen
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year winners 1943: Phillip | 1944: Hall | 1945: Mikan | 1946: Kurland | 1947–49: None selected | 1950: Arizin | 1951: White | 1952–57: None selected | 1958: Robertson | 1959: Robertson | 1960: Robertson | 1961: Lucas | 1962: Lucas | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Bradley | 1965: Bradley | 1966: Russell | 1967: Alcindor | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Maravich | 1971: Wicks | 1972: Walton | 1973: Walton | 1974: Walton | 1975: Thompson | 1976: May | 1977: M. Johnson | 1978: P. Ford | 1979: Bird | 1980: Griffith | 1981: Aguirre | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Jordan | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Berry | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Hawkins | 1989: King | 1990: Scott | 1991: L. Johnson | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Respert | 1996: Camby | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Martin | 2001: Battier | 2002: Williams | 2003: T. J. Ford | 2004: Nelson | 2005: Brown | 2006: Redick | 2007: Durant | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Griffin | 2010: Turner | 2011: Fredette
1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Doug Collins • Ernie DiGregorio • Bo Lamar • Ed Ratleff • David Thompson • Bill Walton • Keith WilkesSecond Team
Jim Brewer • Tommy Burleson • Larry Finch • Kevin Joyce • Tom McMillen • Kermit Washington1974 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Marvin Barnes • John Shumate • David Thompson • Bill Walton • Keith WilkesSecond Team
Len Elmore • Larry Fogle • Bobby Jones • Billy Knight • Campy Russell1975 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Adrian Dantley • John Lucas • Scott May • Dave Meyers • David ThompsonSecond Team
Luther Burden • Leon Douglas • Kevin Grevey • Ron Lee • Gus WilliamsAtlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1954: Hemric | 1955: Hemric | 1956: Shavlik | 1957: Rosenbluth | 1958: Brennan | 1959: Pucillo | 1960: Shaffer | 1961: Chappell | 1962: Chappell | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Mullins | 1965: Cunningham | 1966: Vacendak | 1967: Miller | 1968: Miller | 1969: Roche | 1970: Roche | 1971: Davis | 1972: Parkhill | 1973: Thompson | 1974: Thompson | 1975: Thompson | 1976: Kupchak | 1977: Griffin | 1978: Ford | 1979: Gminski | 1980: King | 1981: Sampson | 1982: Sampson | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Jordan | 1985: Bias | 1986: Bias | 1987: Grant | 1988: Ferry | 1989: Ferry | 1990: Scott | 1991: Monroe | 1992: Laettner | 1993: Rogers | 1994: Hill | 1995: J. Smith | 1996: Duncan | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Jamison | 1999: Brand | 2000: Carrawell | 2001: Battier & Forte | 2002: Dixon | 2003: Howard | 2004: Hodge | 2005: Redick | 2006: Redick | 2007: Dudley | 2008: Hansbrough | 2009: Lawson | 2010: Vásquez | 2011: N. Smith
ACC Male Athlete of the Year 1954: Joel Shankle | 1955: Dickie Hemric | 1956: Dave Sime | 1957: Lennie Rosenbluth | 1958: Dick Christy | 1959: Lou Pucillo | 1960: Mike McGee | 1961: Roman Gabriel | 1962: Len Chappell | 1963: Art Heyman | 1964: Jeff Mullins | 1965: Brian Piccolo | 1966: Danny Talbott | 1967: Bobby Bryant | 1968: Larry Miller | 1969: Frank Quayle | 1970: Charlie Scott | 1971: Don McCauley | 1972: Barry Parkhill | 1973: David Thompson | 1974: Tony Waldrop | 1975: David Thompson | 1976: John Lucas | 1977: Phil Ford | 1978: Phil Ford | 1979: Renaldo Nehemiah | 1980 | 1981 | 1982:James Worthy | 1983: Ralph Sampson | 1984: Michael Jordan | 1985: B. J. Surhoff | 1986: Len Bias | 1987: Riccardo Ingram | 1988: Danny Ferry | 1989: Danny Ferry | 1990: Clarkston Hines | 1991: Christian Laettner | 1992: Christian Laettner | 1993: Charlie Ward | 1994: Charlie Ward | 1995: Randolph Childress | 1996: Kris Benson | 1997: Tim Duncan | 1998: Antawn Jamison | 1999: Elton Brand | 2000: Joe Hamilton | 2001: Shane Battier | 2002: Juan Dixon | 2003: Chris Rotelli | 2004: Philip Rivers | 2005: Sean May | 2006: J. J. Redick | 2007: Walter Dix | 2008: Tyler Hansbrough | 2009: Matt Hill | 2010: Ned Crotty | 2011: Ngoni Makusha
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