USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy
ALL-TIME USBWA MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2024-25 Cooper Flagg, Duke
2023-24 Zach Edey, Purdue
2022-23 Zach Edey, Purdue
2021-22 Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
2020-21 Luka Garza, Iowa
2019-20 Obi Toppin, Dayton
2018-19 Zion Williamson, Duke
2017-18 Jalen Brunson, Villanova
2016-17 Frank Mason III, Kansas
2015-16 Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
2014-15 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
2013-14 Doug McDermott, Creighton
2012-13 Trey Burke, Michigan
2011-12 Anthony Davis, Kentucky
2010-11 Jimmer Fredette, BYU
2009-10 Evan Turner, Ohio State
2008-09 Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
2007-08 Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
2006-07 Kevin Durant, Texas
2005-06 Adam Morrison, Gonzaga; J.J. Redick, Duke
2004-05 Andrew Bogut, Utah
2003-04 Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
2002-03 David West, Xavier
2001-02 Jay Williams, Duke
2000-01 Shane Battier, Duke
1999-00 Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
1998-99 Elton Brand, Duke
1997-98 Antawn Jamison, North Carolina
1996-97 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
1995-96 Marcus Camby, Massachusetts
1994-95 Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
1993-94 Glenn Robinson, Purdue
1992-93 Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
1991-92 Christian Laettner, Duke
1990-91 Larry Johnson, UNLV
1989-90 Lionel Simmons, La Salle
1988-89 Danny Ferry, Duke
1987-88 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
1986-87 David Robinson, Navy
1985-86 Walter Berry, St. John's
1984-85 Chris Mullin, St. John's
1983-84 Michael Jordan, North Carolina
1982-83 Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1981-82 Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1980-81 Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1979-80 Mark Aguirre, DePaul
1978-79 Larry Bird, Indiana State
1977-78 Phil Ford, North Carolina
1976-77 Marques Johnson, UCLA
1975-76 Adrian Dantley, Notre Dame
1974-75 David Thompson, N.C. State
1973-74 Bill Walton, UCLA
1972-73 Bill Walton, UCLA
1971-72 Bill Walton, UCLA
1970-71 Sidney Wicks, UCLA
1969-70 Pete Maravich, LSU
1968-69 Pete Maravich, LSU
1967-68 Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1966-67 Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1965-66 Cazzie Russell, Michigan
1964-65 Bill Bradley, Princeton
1963-64 Walt Hazzard, UCLA
1962-63 Art Heyman, Duke
1961-62 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1960-61 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1959-60 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
1958-59 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
About Oscar Robertson: Born Nov. 24, 1938, in Charlotte, Tenn., and raised in Indianapolis, Oscar Robertson learned to play basketball on the dirt courts of the inner city and refined his game through endless hours of individual practice.
He first attracted national attention at Crispus Attucks High School, where he led his team to a 45-game winning streak, two consecutive Indiana state championships and a national championship, and was named "Mr. Basketball" for the state of Indiana. Attucks was the first African-American school and the first Indianapolis school to win the Indiana state crown.
At the University of Cincinnati, where he became known as "The Big O," he led the Bearcats to the Final Four in 1959 and '60. He was a three-time first team All-American, and the first player to lead the NCAA in scoring three straight years or to win National College Player of the Year honors three times.
Following graduation in 1960 with a B.S. degree in Business, he co-captained the undefeated 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medalist team, often considered the greatest basketball team ever assembled.
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| 2009 Oscar Robertson Trophy winner Blake Griffin of Oklahoma with his parents, Tommy and Gail, and coach Jeff Capel (Photo: Aaron Eckels) |
During his 14-year NBA career – ten with the Cincinnati Royals and four with the Milwaukee Bucks – Robertson led his teams to 10 playoff appearances, including an NBA championship with the Bucks in 1971. He was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1961 and Most Valuable Player in 1964. He was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was voted Most Valuable Player in three All-Star games. In 1961-62, he became the only player in NBA history ever to average a "triple double" for an entire season. He led the league in free-throw percentage twice and assists six times.
His career record of 9,887 assists stood for 17 years and his 26,710 points and 25.7 points per game average rank him seventh on the list of all-time NBA scorers.
In 1998, the U.S. Basketball Writers renamed its annual player of the year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
For more information on Oscar Robertson and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, visit Oscar's official website, www.thebigo.com.
Other links of interest:
NBA.com profile | ESPN Classic profile | Basketball Hall of Fame profile
| ALL-TIME OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WINNERS (USBWA PLAYER OF THE YEAR) | |
| 2023-24 Zach Edey, Purdue 2022-23 Zach Edey, Purdue 2021-22 Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky 2020-21 Luka Garza, Iowa 2019-20 Obi Toppin, Dayton 2018-19 Zion Williamson, Duke 2017-18 Jalen Brunson, Villanova 2016-17 Frank Mason III, Kansas 2015-16 Buddy Hield, Oklahoma 2014-15 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin 2013-14 Doug McDermott, Creighton 2012-13 Trey Burke, Michigan 2011-12 Anthony Davis, Kentucky 2010-11 Jimmer Fredette, BYU 2009-10 Evan Turner, Ohio State 2008-09 Blake Griffin, Oklahoma 2007-08 Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina 2006-07 Kevin Durant, Texas 2005-06 Adam Morrison, Gonzaga; J.J. Redick, Duke 2004-05 Andrew Bogut, Utah 2003-04 Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's 2002-03 David West, Xavier 2001-02 Jay Williams, Duke 2000-01 Shane Battier, Duke 1999-2000 Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati 1998-99 Elton Brand, Duke 1997-98 Antawn Jamison, North Carolina 1996-97 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 1995-96 Marcus Camby, Massachusetts 1994-95 Ed O'Bannon, UCLA 1993-94 Glenn Robinson, Purdue 1992-93 Calbert Cheaney, Indiana 1991-92 Christian Laettner, Duke | 1990-91 Larry Johnson, UNLV 1989-90 Lionel Simmons, La Salle 1988-89 Danny Ferry, Duke 1987-88 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 1986-87 David Robinson, Navy 1985-86 Walter Berry, St. John's 1984-85 Chris Mullin, St. John's 1983-84 Michael Jordan, North Carolina 1982-83 Ralph Sampson, Virginia 1981-82 Ralph Sampson, Virginia 1980-81 Ralph Sampson, Virginia 1979-80 Mark Aguirre, DePaul 1978-79 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-78 Phil Ford, North Carolina 1976-77 Marques Johnson, UCLA 1975-76 Adrian Dantley, Notre Dame 1974-75 David Thompson, N.C. State 1973-74 Bill Walton, UCLA 1972-73 Bill Walton, UCLA 1971-72 Bill Walton, UCLA 1970-71 Sidney Wicks, UCLA 1969-70 Pete Maravich, LSU 1968-69 Pete Maravich, LSU 1967-68 Lew Alcindor, UCLA 1966-67 Lew Alcindor, UCLA 1965-66 Cazzie Russell, Michigan 1964-65 Bill Bradley, Princeton 1963-64 Walt Hazzard, UCLA 1962-63 Art Heyman, Duke 1961-62 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State 1960-61 Jerry Lucas, Ohio State 1959-60 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-59 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati |
