WINNER 2007 NAISMITH TROPHY
1st Freshman Winner in the history of the Naismith Awards

Kevin Durant
Texas

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Kevin Durant: In his rookie season, the 6-9 forward became the first freshman to earn the league's Player of the Year honor, while also garnering Big 12 Freshman of the Year award. He led the Longhorns in scoring (25.1 ppg), rebounding (11.4 rpg), blocked shots (55), steals (54) and double-doubles (18) while directing Texas to a 22-8 mark in the regular season and a Top 15 national ranking. Durant posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in 17 of the first 30 games and reached the 30-point mark nine times. He set Big 12 season records for scoring (462) and rebounds (200), and is on pace for breaking the school single-season scoring mark of 772. He also was named NABC First-Team All-American.

Tyler Hansbrough: A consensus 1st Team All-America by the USBWA and NABC, and unanimous 1st-Team All-ACC Selection, the 6-9 sophomore forward led the team and was fourth in the ACC in scoring at 18.1 points per game. He is the first Tar Heel to repeat first-team All-America honors since Antawn Jamison in 1997 and 1998. He has 1,201 career points, becoming the 59th Tar Heel to score 1,000 (an NCAA record). Hansbrough reached the 1,000 plateau in just his 54th game, the sixth-fastest of any Tar Heel and the fastest among those who played as a true freshman.

Acie Law IV: The 6-3 senior guard from Dallas was named the Big 12 Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News and Big 12 Most Valuable Player by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A consensus First-Team All-Big 12 and second-Team Academic All-Big 12, he averaged 17.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while making 51.3 percent from the field, 44.9 percent from three-point range and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. In addition, Law was the only player in the nation averaging at least 17.0 points and 5.0 assists per game while making 50 percent or better from the field.

Alando Tucker: Was named Big Ten Player of the Year by both the coaches and media and was the only unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by both groups. He also was named first-team All-American by the USBWA, Wisconsin's first first-team All-American since 1950. In a season in which the Badgers set a school record for most overall wins (29) and conference victories (13), the 6-6 forward eclipsed Michael Finley to become Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer (2,177). He averaged 19.9 points per game, second in the Big Ten, this year in leading Wisconsin to the school's first-ever No. 1 ranking. Dating back to last season he has scored in double figures in 41 consecutive games, the 10th-best active streak in the country.