The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP).
Jerry Lucas won the first two awards in 1960 and 1961David Thompson won the award in 1974 and 1975Larry Bird won the 1979 award while leading Indiana State to an undefeated regular seasonSean Elliott won in 19892007 winner Kevin Durant was the first freshman namedObi Toppin became Dayton’s first winner in 2020
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Co-Players of the Year
Player (X)
Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded at that point