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The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year winners' quiz
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The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year winners' quiz

Created on November 4, 2025  |  Total tries: 5638  |  Average Score: 30.7 out of 57  (54%)  |  Quiz FAQ   

Can you name every Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award winner? The&nbsp;Naismith College Player of the Year<span>&nbsp;is an annual basketball&nbsp;</span>award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men&#39;s and women&#39;s collegiate <span>basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.</span> Quiz clue: Year / School. Good luck!

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1969 - UCLA
Lew Alcindor
1970 - LSU
Pete Maravich
1971 - Notre Dame
Austin Carr
1972 - UCLA
Bill Walton
1973 - UCLA
Bill Walton
1974 - UCLA
Bill Walton
1975 - NC St.
David Thompson
1976 - Indiana
Scott May
1977 - UCLA
Marques Johnson
1978 - Marquette
Butch Lee
1979 - Indiana St.
Larry Bird
1980 - DePaul
Mark Aguirre
1981 - Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1982 - Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1983 - Virginia
Ralph Sampson
1984 - UNC
Michael Jordan
1985 - Georgetown
Patrick Ewing
1986 - Duke
Johnny Dawkins
1987 - Navy
David Robinson
1988 - Kansas
Danny Manning
1989 - Duke
Danny Ferry
1990 - La Salle
Lionel Simmons
1991 - UNLV
Larry Johnson
1992 - Duke
Christian Laettner
1993 - Indiana
Calbert Cheaney
1994 - Purdue
Glenn Robinson
1995 - Maryland
Joe Smith
1996 - Massachusetts
Marcus Camby
1997 - Wake Forest
Tim Duncan
1998 - UNC
Antawn Jamison
1999 - Duke
Elton Brand
2000 - Cincinnati
Kenyon Martin
2001 - Duke
Shane Battier
2002 - Duke
Jason Williams
2003 - Texas
T. J. Ford
2004 - St. Joseph's
Jameer Nelson
2005 - Utah
Andrew Bogut
2006 - Duke
J. J. Redick
2007 - Texas
Kevin Durant
2008 - UNC
Tyler Hansbrough
2009 - Oklahoma
Blake Griffin
2010 - Ohio St.
Evan Turner
2011 - BYU
Jimmer Fredette
2012 - Kentucky
Anthony Davis
2013 - Michigan
Trey Burke
2014 - Creighton
Doug McDermott
2015 - Wisconsin
Frank Kaminsky
2016 - Oklahoma
Buddy Hield
2017 - Kansas
Frank Mason III
2018 - Villanova
Jalen Brunson
2019 - Duke
Zion Williamson
2020 - Dayton
Obi Toppin
2021 - Iowa
Luka Garza
2022 - Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
2023 - Purdue
Zach Edey
2024 - Purdue
Zach Edey
2025 - Duke
Cooper Flagg

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