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College Basketball Awards

Chris Wright

By Chris Wright

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Every season, college basketball organizations hand out various Player of the Year type awards.

The two most prestigious awards are the Naismith Award and the John R. Wooden Award. Both are given annually to the top men’s college basketball player in the country. The Wooden Award also considers other factors, such as character and academics, but most years the same player wins both awards.

This is Saturday Down South’s complete and updated list of Naismith Award winners.

This is Saturday Down South’s complete and updated list of John R. Wooden Award winners.

Chris Wright
Chris Wright

Managing Editor

A 30-time APSE award-winning editor with previous stints at the Miami Herald, The Indianapolis Star and News & Observer, Executive Editor Chris Wright oversees editorial operations for Saturday Down South.

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