Oscar Robertson Trophy

Not to be confused with the Oscar Robertson Trophy awarded to the Western Conference champions of the NBA Conference Finals.

The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the outstanding men's college basketball player 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.

Oscar Robertson Trophy

Awarded for	the most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player
Country	United States
History
First award	1959
Most recent	Zach Edey, Purdue
Website	USBWA

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 (including winning the first two awards) 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

Obi Toppin, 2020 winner

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1958–59	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	PG	Junior
1959–60	Oscar Robertson (2)	Cincinnati	PG	Senior
1960–61	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	F / C	Junior
1961–62	Jerry Lucas (2)	Ohio State	F / C	Senior
1962–63	Art Heyman	Duke	SF / SG	Senior
1963–64	Walt Hazzard	UCLA	G	Senior
1964–65	Bill Bradley	Princeton	SF / SG	Senior
1965–66	Cazzie Russell	Michigan	SG	Senior
1966–67	Lew Alcindor[a]	UCLA	C	Sophomore
1967–68	Lew Alcindor[a] (2)	UCLA	C	Junior
1968–69	Pete Maravich	LSU	G	Junior
1969–70	Pete Maravich (2)	LSU	G	Senior
1970–71	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	C	Senior
1971–72	Bill Walton	UCLA	C	Sophomore
1972–73	Bill Walton (2)	UCLA	C	Junior
1973–74	Bill Walton (3)	UCLA	C	Senior
1974–75	David Thompson	NC State	SG / SF	Senior
1975–76	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	G / F	Junior
1976–77	Marques Johnson	UCLA	G / F	Senior
1977–78	Phil Ford	North Carolina	PG	Senior
1978–79	Larry Bird	Indiana State	SF	Senior
1979–80	Mark Aguirre	DePaul	SF	Sophomore
1980–81	Ralph Sampson	Virginia	C	Sophomore
1981–82	Ralph Sampson (2)	Virginia	C	Junior
1982–83	Ralph Sampson (3)	Virginia	C	Senior
1983–84	Michael Jordan	North Carolina	SG	Junior
1984–85	Chris Mullin	St. John's	SF / SG	Senior
1985–86	Walter Berry	St. John's	PF	Senior
1986–87	David Robinson	Navy	C	Senior
1987–88	Hersey Hawkins	Bradley	SG	Senior
1988–89	Danny Ferry	Duke	PF / C	Senior
1989–90	Lionel Simmons	La Salle	SF	Senior
1990–91	Larry Johnson	UNLV	PF	Senior
1991–92	Christian Laettner	Duke	F	Senior
1992–93	Calbert Cheaney	Indiana	SF	Senior
1993–94	Glenn Robinson	Purdue	SF / PF	Sophomore
1994–95	Ed O'Bannon	UCLA	SF	Senior
1995–96	Marcus Camby	UMass	C	Junior
1996–97	Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	C	Senior
1997–98	Antawn Jamison	North Carolina	SF	Junior
1998–99	Elton Brand	Duke	C	Sophomore
1999–00	Kenyon Martin	Cincinnati	PF	Senior
2000–01	Shane Battier	Duke	SF / SG	Senior
2001–02	Jason Williams	Duke	PG	Junior
2002–03	David West	Xavier	PF	Senior
2003–04	Jameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	PG	Senior
2004–05	Andrew Bogut	Utah	C	Sophomore
2005–06†	Adam Morrison	Gonzaga	SF	Junior
	JJ Redick	Duke	SG	Senior
2006–07	Kevin Durant	Texas	SF	Freshman
2007–08	Tyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	PF	Junior
2008–09	Blake Griffin	Oklahoma	PF	Sophomore
2009–10	Evan Turner	Ohio State	SG	Junior
2010–11	Jimmer Fredette	BYU	SG	Senior
2011–12	Anthony Davis	Kentucky	PF	Freshman
2012–13	Trey Burke	Michigan	PG	Sophomore
2013–14	Doug McDermott	Creighton	SF	Senior
2014–15	Frank Kaminsky	Wisconsin	PF	Senior
2015–16	Buddy Hield	Oklahoma	SG	Senior
2016–17	Frank Mason III	Kansas	PG	Senior
2017–18	Jalen Brunson	Villanova	PG	Junior
2018–19	Zion Williamson	Duke	SF	Freshman
2019–20	Obi Toppin	Dayton	PF	Sophomore
2020–21	Luka Garza	Iowa	C	Senior
2021–22	Oscar Tshiebwe	Kentucky	C	Junior
2022–23	Zach Edey	Purdue	C	Junior
2023–24	Zach Edey (2)	Purdue	C	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. Retrieved March 20, 2024.