| In the history of the Naismith Trophy, only two men have been multiple winners, and they each won three times. No other player has won more than one award. |
Bill Walton of UCLA (1972, 1973, 1974)
Ralph Sampson of Virginia (1981,1982,1983)
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Only one woman has won the award three times.
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USC’s Cheryl Miller in (1984, 1985, 1986)
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Six women have won multiple Naismith Trophies for Player of the Year.
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Cheryl Miller (USC, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Clarissa Davis (Texas, 1987, 1989)
Dawn Staley (Virginia, 1991, 1992)
Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee, 1998, 1999)
Diana Taurasi (UConn, 2003, 2004)
Seimone Augustus (LSU, 2005, 2006)
Maya Moore (UConn, 2009, 2011)
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Only one freshman has ever won a Naismith Trophy (Kevin Durant, Texas, 2007). Most winners have claimed the honor as seniors.
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Men's
25 seniors, 10 juniors, 7 sophomores, and 1 freshman
Women's
18 seniors, 8 juniors, 3 sophomores
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has won the most Naismith Men’s Player of the Year and Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year honors in the history of the awards.
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Sixteen players of the year and six coaches of the year award winners have come from the ACC
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The Pac-10 has the second-most wins with five Naismith Men's Player of the Year trophies and three Naismith Men's Coach of the Year awards.
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Players
Lew Alcindor (UCLA, 1969)
Bill Walton (UCLA, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Marques Johnson (UCLA, 1977)
Coaches
Jim Harrick (UCLA, 1995)
Mike Montgomery (Stanford, 2000)
Tony Bennett (Washington State, 2007)
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| The SEC and the Big East have each won seven Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year honors.
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Tennessee’s Pat Summit (1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2004), University of Georgia’s Andy Landers (1996) and LSU’s Pokey Chatman (2005)
UConn’s Geno Auriemma (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009) and Notre Dame’s MuffetMcGraw (2001) |
| The SEC, with seven trophies, and the Big East, with eight trophies, lead the way for the Naismith Women’s Player of the Year:
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SEC
Saudia Roundtree (Georgia, 1996)
Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee, 1998, 1999)
Tamika Catchings (Tennessee, 2000)
Seimone Augustus (LSU, 2005, 2006)
Candace Parker (Tennessee, 2008)
Big East
Rebecca Lobo (UConn, 1995)
Ruth Riley (Notre Dame, 2001)
Sue Bird (UConn, 2002)
Diana Taurasi (UConn, 2003, 2004)
Maya Moore (UConn, 2009, 2011)
Tina Charles (UConn, 2010)
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The 1970 Naismith Trophy recipient “Pistol” Pete Maravich still holds the NCAA all-time record for most points with 3,667.
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He averaged 44.2 points per game in his three-year career at LSU – without the luxury of a three-point line
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Anne Donovan, the first ever Naismith Women's Trophy winner (1983, Old Dominion), was the Gold-medal head coach of the U.S. Women's Basketball team at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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| Duke has the most Naismith Men’s Player of the Year awards with seven:
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J.J. Redick (2006)
Jason Williams (2002)
Shane Battier (2001)
Elton Brand (1999)
Christian Laettner (1992)
Danny Ferry (1989)
Johnny Dawkins (1986) |
| UConn has the most Naismith Women’s Player of the Year awards with seven: |
Tina Charles (2010)
Maya Moore (2009, 2011)
Diana Taurasi (2003,2004)
Sue Bird (2002)
Rebecca Lobo (1995) |
| Three players have won Naismith Men’s National Player of the Year and the NCAA Men’s National Championship in the same season: |
Shane Battier (Duke, 2001)
Christian Laettner (Duke, 1992)
Danny Manning (Kansas, 1988)
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| Andrew Bogut is the only winner to be born outside the jurisdiction of the United States (Victoria, Australia) |
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| There are currently 14 former Naismith Trophy winners in the NBA and 10 on WNBA rosters: |
NBA
Shane Battier – Miami Heat
Andrew Bogut – Milwaukee Bucks
Elton Brand – Philadelphia 76ers
Marcus Camby – Portland Trail Blazers
Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs
Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder
T.J. Ford – San Antonio Spurs
Jimmer Fredette – Sacramento Kings
Blake Griffin – Los Angeles Clippers
Tyler Hansbrough – Indiana Pacers
Antawn Jamison – Cleveland Cavaliers
Kenyon Martin – Denver Nuggets
Jameer Nelson – Orlando Magic
J.J. Redick –Orlando Magic
Evan Turner – Philadelphia 76’ers
WNBA
Seimone Augustus – Minnesota Lynx
Sue Bird – Seattle Storm
Tina Charles – Connecticut Sun
Tamika Catchings – Indiana Fever
Lindsey Harding – Atlanta Dream
Maya Moore – Minnesota Lynx
Candace Parker – Los Angeles Sparks
Ruth Riley – San Antonio Silver Stars
Diana Taurasi – Phoenix Mercury
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| The Naismith Player of the Year and the Naismith Coach of the Year awards have been given to player and coach from the same school 17 times: |
2009 Maya Moore & Geno Auriemma – UConn
2007 Lindsey Harding & Gail Goestenkors – Duke
2005 Seimone Augustus & Pokey Chatman – LSU
2004 Jameer Nelson & Phil Martelli – Saint Joseph’s
2002 Sue Bird & Geno Auriemma – UConn
2001 Ruth Riley & Muffet McGraw – Notre Dame
1999 Elton Brand & Mike Krzyzewski – Duke
1998 Antawn Jamison & Bill Guthridge – North Carolina
1998 Chamique Holdsclaw & Pat Summitt – Tennessee
1996 Marcus Camby & John Calipari – UMass
1996 Saudia Roundtree & Andy Landers – Georgia
1995 Rebecca Lobo & Geno Auriemma – UConn
1992 Christian Laettner & Mike Krzyzewski – Duke
1991 Dawn Staley & Debbie Ryan – Virginia
1990 Jennifer Azzi & Tara VanDerveer – Stanford
1989 Danny Ferry & Mike Krzyzewski – Duke
1988 Danny Manning & Larry Brown – Kansas |
| Since the award’s inception in 1983, eight Naismith Trophy winners have gone on to be selected as the No.1 pick in the WNBA Draft: |
Maya Moore (Uconn , 2011)
Tina Charles (UConn, 2010)
Candace Parker (Tennessee, 2008)
Lindsey Harding (Duke, 2007)
Seimone Augustus (LSU, 2006)
Diana Taurasi (UConn, 2004)
Sue Bird (UConn, 2002)
Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee, 1999) |
| Since the award’s inception in 1969, 17 Naismith Trophy winners have gone on to be selected as the No.1 pick in the NBA Draft: |
2009 Blake Griffin – Los Angeles Clippers
2005 Andrew Bogut – Milwaukee Bucks
2000 Kenyon Martin – New Jersey Nets
1999 Elton Brand – Chicago Bulls
1997 Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs
1995 Joe Smith – Golden State Warriors
1994 Glenn Robinson – Milwaukee Bucks
1991 Larry Johnson – Charlotte Hornets
1988 Danny Manning – Los Angeles Clippers
1987 David Robinson – San Antonio Spurs
1985 Patrick Ewing – New York Knicks
1981, 82, 83 Ralph Sampson – Houston Rockets
1980 Mark Aguirre – Dallas Mavericks
1975 David Thompson – Atlanta Hawks
1972, 73, 74 Bill Walton – Portland Trail Blazers
1971 Austin Carr – Cleveland Cavaliers
1969 Lew Alcindor – Milwaukee Bucks
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| And 8 have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: |
Pete Maravich (1987)
Bill Walton (1993)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
David Thompson (1996)
Larry Bird (1998)
Patrick Ewing (2008)
Michael Jordan (2009)
David Robinson (2009) |