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Naismith Trophy

The Naismith Trophy, the most prestigious honor in college basketball, annually recognizes the top men's and women's college players in the nation.

Since the Atlanta Tipoff Club first gave the Naismith Trophy to Lew Alcindor in 1969, the Trophy has become a mark of excellence. Basketball's elite including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, David Robinson and Bill Walton have raised the Naismith Trophy as the best players in college basketball.

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Video of former Naismith Men's College Players of the Year

Year	Player (School)
1969	Lew Alcindor (UCLA)
1970	Pete Maravich (LSU)
1971	Austin Carr (Notre Dame)
1972	Bill Walton (UCLA)
1973	Bill Walton (UCLA)
1974	Bill Walton (UCLA)
1975	David Thompson (N.C. State)
1976	Scott May (Indiana)
1977	Marques Johnson (UCLA)
1978	Butch Lee (Marquette)
1979	Larry Bird (Indiana St.)
1980	Mark Aguirre (DePaul)
1981	Ralph Sampson (Virginia)
1982	Ralph Sampson (Virginia)
1983	Ralph Sampson (Virginia)
1984	Michael Jordan (North Carolina)
1985	Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
1986	Johnny Dawkins (Duke)
1987	David Robinson (Navy)
1988	Danny Manning (Kansas)

Year	Player (School)
1989	Danny Ferry (Duke)
1990	Lionel Simmons (LaSalle)
1991	Larry Johnson (UNLV)
1992	Christian Laettner (Duke)
1993	Calbert Cheaney (Indiana)
1994	Glenn Robinson (Purdue)
1995	Joe Smith (Maryland)
1996	Marcus Camby (UMass)
1997	Tim Duncan (Wake Forest)
1998	Antawn Jamison (North Carolina)
1999	Elton Brand (Duke)
2000	Kenyon Martin (Cincinnati)
2001	Shane Battier (Duke)
2002	Jason Williams (Duke)
2003	T.J. Ford (Texas)
2004	Jameer Nelson (Saint Joseph's)
2005	Andrew Bogut (Utah)
2006	J.J. Reddick (Duke)
2007	Kevin Durant (Texas)
2008	Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)

2008 Winner

Tyler Hansbrough (2007-2008 Stats)
Forward, North Carolina, 6-9, 250
GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%
38	32.9	22.8	10.3	0.9	54.2

2008 Runners-up

Michael Beasley (2007-2008 Stats)
Forward, Kansas State, 6-9, 235
GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%
33	31.5	26.2	12.4	1.2	53.2

Chris Douglas-Roberts (2007-2008 Stats)
Guard, Memphis, 6-7, 200
GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%
38	28.2	17.7	4.2	1.8	54.5

Kevin Love (2007-2008 Stats)
Center, UCLA, 6-10, 271
GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%
38	29.5	17.6	10.7	1.9	56.5

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