NABC Player of the Year
List of NABC Player of the Year winners
Every year since 1975, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has awarded the NABC Player of the Year Award to recognize the top player in men’s Division I college basketball. The NABC has since added awards for the top Division II, Division III, NAIA and JUCO players. Duke is the program with the most Division I winners (six), followed by Kansas and North Carolina (four each). See also: NABC Coach of the Year
| Year | Player(s) | School(s) |
| 1975 | David Thompson | NC State |
| 1976 | Scott May | Indiana |
| 1977 | Marques Johnson | UCLA |
| 1978 | Phil Ford | North Carolina |
| 1979 | Larry Bird | Indiana State |
| 1980 | Michael Brooks | La Salle |
| 1981 | Danny Ainge | BYU |
| 1982 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| 1983 | Ralph Sampson (2) | Virginia (2) |
| 1984 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina (2) |
| 1985 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
| 1986 | Walter Berry | St. John’s |
| 1987 | David Robinson | Navy |
| 1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas |
| 1989 | Sean Elliott | Arizona |
| 1990 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle (2) |
| 1991 | Larry Johnson | UNLV |
| 1992 | Christian Laettner | Duke |
| 1993 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana (2) |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue |
| 1995 | Shawn Respert | Michigan State |
| 1996 | Marcus Camby | UMass |
| 1997 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest |
| 1998 | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina (3) |
| 1999 | Elton Brand | Duke (2) |
| 2000 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati |
| 2001 | Jay Williams | Duke (3) |
| 2002 | Drew Gooden | Kansas (2) |
| Jay Williams (2) | Duke (4) | |
| 2003 | Nick Collison | Kansas (3) |
| 2004 | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph’s |
| Emeka Okafor | Connecticut | |
| 2005 | Andrew Bogut | Utah |
| 2006 | Adam Morrison | Gonzaga |
| JJ Redick | Duke (5) | |
| 2007 | Kevin Durant | Texas |
| 2008 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina (4) |
| 2009 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | Evan Turner | Ohio State |
| 2011 | Jimmer Fredette | BYU (2) |
| 2012 | Draymond Green | Michigan State (2) |
| 2013 | Trey Burke | Michigan |
| 2014 | Doug McDermott | Creighton |
| 2015 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin |
| 2016 | Denzel Valentine | Michigan State (3) |
| 2017 | Frank Mason III | Kansas (4) |
| 2018 | Jalen Brunson | Villanova |
| 2019 | Zion Williamson | Duke (6) |
| 2020 | Obi Toppin | Dayton |
| 2021 | Luka Garza | Iowa |
| 2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky |
| 2023 | Zach Edey | Purdue (2) |
| 2024 | Zach Edey (2) | Purdue (3) |
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