NABC Player of the Year

The NABC Player of the Year is an award given annually by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to recognize the top player in men's college basketball across the four largest college athletic associations in the United States. The award has been given since the 1974–75 season to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball players and since 1982–83 to both Division II and Division III players. At the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and two-year schools' levels it has been awarded since 2007–08. The award is voted on by NABC member coaches across all divisions. Through approximately the 1998–99 season, the Division I players were presented with the Eastman Award.

Through the 2025–26 college basketball season, there have been 14 multiple-time winners spanning the four associations. No player who has been a lower division player of the year (i.e. any division lower than NCAA Division I) has transferred to a higher-division school and become a repeat NABC player of the year.

Key † Co-Players of the Year Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has received the NABC Player of the Year award

Players of the Year NCAA + Division I Season Player Team Position Class Reference 1974–75 SG / SF 1975–76 Indiana F 1976–77 UCLA G / F 1977–78 North Carolina PG 1978–79 Indiana State SF 1979–80 La Salle F 1980–81 BYU SG 1981–82 Virginia C 1982–83 Virginia C 1983–84 North Carolina SG 1984–85 Georgetown C 1985–86 St. John's PF 1986–87 Navy C 1987–88 Kansas PF 1988–89 Arizona SF 1989–90 La Salle SF 1990–91 UNLV PF 1991–92 Duke PF 1992–93 Indiana SF 1993–94 Purdue SF / PF 1994–95 Michigan State SG 1995–96 UMass C 1996–97 Wake Forest C 1997–98 North Carolina SF 1998–99 Duke C 1999–00 Cincinnati PF 2000–01 Duke PG 2001–02† Kansas C Duke PG 2002–03 Kansas PF 2003–04† Saint Joseph's PG UConn C 2004–05 Utah C 2005–06† Gonzaga SF Duke SG 2006–07 Texas SF 2007–08 North Carolina PF 2008–09 Oklahoma PF 2009–10 Ohio State SF 2010–11 BYU PG 2011–12 Michigan State PF 2012–13 Michigan PG 2013–14 Creighton SF 2014–15 Wisconsin PF / C 2015–16 Michigan State SG 2016–17 Kansas PG 2017–18 Villanova PG 2018–19 Duke SF / PF 2019–20 Dayton PF 2020–21 Iowa C 2021–22 Kentucky C 2022–23 Purdue C 2023–24 Purdue C 2024–25 Duke SG / SF 2025–26 Duke PF + Division II Season Player Team Position Class Reference 1974–75 No award 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 C 1983–84 C 1984–85 PF 1985–86 SF 1986–87 PG 1987–88 PG 1988–89 F 1989–90 SG 1990–91 SF / SG 1991–92 SF 1992–93 SG 1993–94 C / PF 1994–95 G 1995–96 G 1996–97 PF 1997–98 PG / SG 1998–99 F 1999–00 PG 2000–01 PF 2001–02 SG / PG 2002–03 PG 2003–04 F 2004–05 F 2005–06† SG / SF PF 2006–07 C 2007–08 (2) C 2008–09 SF 2009–10 PG 2010–11 F 2011–12 PG 2012–13 PF 2013–14 PG 2014–15 SG 2015–16 PF 2016–17 PG 2017–18 C 2018–19 G 2019–20 G 2020–21 G 2021–22 G 2022–23 F 2023–24 PG 2024–25 F 2025–26 G + Division III Season Player Team Position Class Reference 1974–75 No award 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 SUNY Potsdam PG 1983–84 SUNY Potsdam PG 1984–85 Wittenberg G 1985–86 Otterbein G 1986–87 SUNY Potsdam SF 1987–88 Ohio Wesleyan SF / SG 1988–89 TCNJ PG 1989–90 Colby SG 1990–91 Wittenberg C 1991–92 Salisbury State PF 1992–93 Calvin C 1993–94 Geneseo G 1994–95 Ohio Northern SG 1995–96 Hanover F 1996–97 Illinois Wesleyan SF 1997–98 Williams F 1998–99 Wisconsin–Platteville PG / SG 1999–00 Calvin PF 2000–01 William Paterson PG 2001–02 Otterbein F 2002–03 Wooster F 2003–04 Wisconsin–River Falls F 2004–05 Wisconsin–Stevens Point PF 2005–06 Virginia Wesleyan SF 2006–07† Amherst PG Guilford C 2007–08 Amherst PG 2008–09 MIT SG 2009–10 Guilford C 2010–11 Whitworth SG 2011–12 Wisconsin–Whitewater PF 2012–13 Amherst PG 2013–14 Cabrini PG 2014–15 Cabrini PG 2015–16 Babson PG 2016–17 Babson PG 2017–18 Cabrini PF 2018–19 Augsburg SG 2019–20 LeTourneau PG 2020–21 Not presented due to COVID-19 disruptions 2021–22 Yeshiva SG 2022–23 Wheaton (IL) PG 2023–24 Wisconsin–Platteville F 2024–25 Keene State G 2025–26 Wisconsin-La Crosse G

NAIA + Non-divisional era(2021–present) Season Player Team Position Class Reference 2007–08Split into NAIA Divisions I and II 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 Indiana Wesleyan G 2021–22 Loyola (LA) SG / SF 2022–23 Jamestown (ND) F 2023–24 Grace C 2024–25 LSU–Alexandria G 2025–26 Northwestern (IA) F + Division I(2008–2020) Season Player Team Position Class Reference 2007–08 Oklahoma City F 2008–09 Westminster F 2009–10 Oklahoma Baptist F 2010–11 Concordia Irvine G 2011–12 Oklahoma Baptist G 2012–13† Georgetown (KY) F Nelson G 2013–14 Nelson G 2014–15 Pikeville SG / SF 2015–16 Georgetown (KY) PF 2016–17 Life F 2017–18 Carroll (MT) SG 2018–19 LSU–Shreveport PF 2019–20 Georgetown (KY) PF + Division II(2008–2020) Season Player Team Position Class Reference 2007–08 Oregon Tech G 2008–09 Bethel (IN) F 2009–10 Oklahoma Wesleyan G 2010–11 Oklahoma Wesleyan F 2011–12 Northwood G 2012–13 Northwood G 2013–14 Friends G 2014–15 Davenport F 2015–16 Davenport F 2016–17 Warner PG 2017–18 Cornerstone F 2018–19 Southwestern (KA) PG 2019–20 Indiana Wesleyan G

Two-year schools Since two-year college players only attend for two years, these players are only either freshmen or sophomores. Afterwards, they move on to four-year universities to finish their last two seasons of NCAA eligibility. The University column reflects which team these players would play for following their respective two-year college national player of the year seasons.

Season Player Two-year school Position Class University Reference 2007–08 Mott G Ohio State 2008–09 Johnson County G Missouri State 2009–10 Howard (TX) F Marquette 2010–11 Lincoln (IL) C Florida State 2011–12 SUNY Sullivan PF Wichita State 2012–13 Northwest Florida State G Louisville 2013–14 Hutchinson G Arizona 2014–15 Phoenix G Loyola Marymount 2015–16 Gillette F Oregon 2016–17 Hutchinson F UNLV 2017–18 G Utah 2018–19 Northwest Florida State G Oregon 2019–20 John A. Logan G None 2020–21 Mineral Area F Bradley 2021–22 South Suburban G SIU Edwardsville 2022–23 John A. Logan G Missouri 2023–24 South Suburban G Cal State Bakersfield 2024–25 Snow SF Hawaii 2025–26 Howard (TX) PF / C Seton Hall Newspapers.com's most recent search results that find mentions of the NABC's player of the year being honored with the "Eastman Award" end in 1999, with Duke's Elton Brand. When Dominique Rambo won back-to-back NAIA Division I Player of the Year, Nelson University was known as Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU). On March 25, 2020, Scrubb declared for the 2020 NBA draft while maintaining his eligibility and did not immediately sign with an agent. On April 9, he announced that he would sign with an agent and forgo his remaining college basketball eligibility. Scrubb had previously committed to play for Louisville prior to changing his decision.

See also List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards NABC Coach of the Year – the equivalent honor for men's head coaches at all levels of college basketball competition

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