- Source: Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
- LeBron James
- Stephen Curry
- Yao Ming
- Josh Giddey
- Jalen Brunson
- Diana Taurasi
- Steve Nash
- Dalton Knecht
- Jeremy Lin
- Mark Eaton
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- AP Player of the Year
- Athlete of the Year
- UPI College Basketball Player of the Year
- Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year
- Anthony Davis
- Jalen Brunson
The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP).
The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of the Virginia Cavaliers program. Lew Alcindor, Zach Edey, Jerry Lucas, David Thompson, and Bill Walton each won the award twice.
Key
Winners by school
Footnotes
a Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after converting to Islam.
See also
List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
References
External links
AP Player of the Year