Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award information
Men's college basketball player award, 1993–2001
Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award
Awarded for
ESPY Award for the best male NCAA basketball player in the previous season
Country
United States
Presented by
ESPN
History
First award
1993
Final award
2001
The Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2001 to the male collegiate basketball player determined to be the best in the NCAA in the previous season. The award was discontinued in 2002 when it was absorbed into the overall Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award.
The award voting panel comprised fans, sportswriters, broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively "experts", as well as ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.
Year
Player
Team
Position
Class
Reference
1993
Christian Laettner
Duke
C
Senior
[1]
1994
Bobby Hurley
Duke
PG
Senior
[2]
1995
Grant Hill
Duke
SF
Senior
[3]
1996
Ed O'Bannon
UCLA
SF
Senior
[4]
1997
Tim Duncan
Wake Forest
C
Junior
[5]
1998
Keith Van Horn
Utah
PF
Senior
[6]
1999
Antawn Jamison
North Carolina
PF
Junior
[7]
2000
Elton Brand
Duke
C
Sophomore
[8]
2001
Kenyon Martin
Cincinnati
C
Senior
[9]
^"Jordan, Laettner reap ESPY awards". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. March 5, 1993. p. 32. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Hurley wins ESPY as college's best". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. March 1, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Awards: College Basketball (1993–94 season)". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. February 14, 1995. p. 35. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Winners List". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. February 13, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^Bauder, David (February 11, 1997). "Ali, Robinson Honored At Annual ESPY Awards". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^Martinez, Erik (February 10, 1998). "ESPY Awards At Last; For Sports Fans to Absorb". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Awards: College Basketball (1997–98 season)". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. February 16, 1999. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Awards List". Dothan Eagle. Dothan, Alabama. February 15, 2000. p. 24. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY awards list With BC-ESPY Awards". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. February 13, 2001. p. 27. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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