The Naismith College Player of the Year award, named for basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to college basketball's top male and female player. The first award was given to Lew Alcindor, now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in 1969. The first women's award was given in 1983.
The Naismith Trophy was sculpted in 1983 by Martin C. Dawe of Atlanta. Each winner receives a bronze copy.
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| Best player awards: Naismith Trophy | Wooden Award Oscar Robertson Trophy | Rupp Trophy | NABC Player of the Year | AP Player of the Year Wade Trophy (Women's) | Wooden Award (Women's) |
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| Bob Cousy Award / Nancy Lieberman Award (Best Point Guard) | Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best Big Man) NABC Defensive Player of the Year | Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Under 6'0") NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans |
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| Naismith College Coach of the Year | Henry Iba Award | NABC Coach of the Year | AP Coach of the Year Chip Hilton Award (Player Character) | Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime) |
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| NABC Player of the Year (Div. II) | NABC Player of the Year (Div. III) | NABC Player of the Year (NAIA) | NABC Player of the Year (Juco) |
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