Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the best men's basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was first given following the 1942–43 season and is presented by The Sporting News, an American–based sports magazine that was established in 1886.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) makes a slam dunk during a game while at UCLA
Bill Walton was a three-time winner at UCLA
Michael Jordan won the award in 1983 and 1984
The 2010 winner, Evan Turner of Ohio State
Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 seasons. In 1962, he became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. In the 1970–71 NBA season, he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their first NBA title. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.
Robertson with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971
Robertson as a senior at Cincinnati
Robertson during his days with the Cincinnati Royals
Robertson in 1966