Oscar Robertson Trophy


The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the outstanding men's college basketball player by the United States Basketball Writers Association. The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959.

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 and his continuing efforts to promote the game of basketball. He averaged 32.6 points per game in his sophomore year at Cincinnati.

Key

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass
1958–59CincinnatiPG
1959–60 CincinnatiPG
1960–61Ohio StateF / C
1961–62 Ohio StateF / C
1962–63DukeSF / SG
1963–64UCLAG
1964–65PrincetonSF / SG
1965–66MichiganSG
1966–67UCLAC
1967–68 UCLAC
1968–69LSUG
1969–70 LSUG
1970–71UCLAC
1971–72UCLAC
1972–73 UCLAC
1973–74 UCLAC
1974–75NC StateSG / SF
1975–76Notre DameG / F
1976–77UCLAG / F
1977–78North CarolinaPG
1978–79Indiana StateSF
1979–80DePaulSF
1980–81VirginiaC
1981–82 VirginiaC
1982–83 VirginiaC
1983–84North CarolinaSG
1984–85St. John'sSF / SG
1985–86St. John'sPF
1986–87NavyC
1987–88BradleySG
1988–89DukePF / C
1989–90La SalleSF
1990–91UNLVPF
1991–92DukeF
1992–93IndianaSF
1993–94PurdueSF / PF
1994–95UCLASF
1995–96UMassC
1996–97Wake ForestC
1997–98North CarolinaSF
1998–99DukeC
1999–00CincinnatiPF
2000–01DukeSF / SG
2001–02DukePG
2002–03XavierPF
2003–04Saint Joseph'sPG
2004–05UtahC
2005–06†GonzagaSF
2005–06†DukeSG
2006–07TexasSF
2007–08North CarolinaPF
2008–09OklahomaPF
2009–10Ohio StateSG
2010–11BYUSG
2011–12KentuckyPF
2012–13MichiganPG
2013–14CreightonSF
2014–15WisconsinPF
2015–16OklahomaSG
2016–17KansasPG
2017–18VillanovaPG
2018–19DukeSF
2019–20DaytonPF