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{{Short description|Annual college basketball player award}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{infobox sports award
| name        = Naismith College Player of the Year
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = 
| description = the most outstanding male and female basketball players in [[NCAA Division I]]
| presenter   = Atlanta Tipoff Club
| country     = United States
| location    = 
| year        = 1969 (men)<br/>1983 (women)
| holder      = {{nowrap|[[Cooper Flagg]], [[2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] (men)}}<br/>{{nowrap|[[JuJu Watkins]], [[2024–25 USC Trojans women's basketball team|USC]] (women)}}
| website     = {{official website|https://naismithtrophy.com}}
}}
The '''Naismith College Player of the Year''' is "the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men's and women's [[college basketball]] players of the year," as chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors.<ref name=History>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=March 10, 2014 |title=Naismith Award Fact Sheet |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/naismith-watch/2014-02-04/naismith-trophy-fact-sheet |website=NCAA.com |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=April 18, 2025}}</ref> It is named in honor of [[James Naismith]], the inventor of basketball.<ref name=History/>

==History and selection==
First awarded exclusively to male players in 1969, the award was expanded to include female players in 1983.<ref name=History/> Annually before the college season begins in November, a "watchlist" consisting of 50 players is chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club board of selectors, comprising head coaches, administrators and media members from across the United States.<ref name=History/> By February, the list of nominees is narrowed down to 30 players based on performance.<ref name=History/> In March, four out of the 30 players are selected as finalists and are placed in the final ballot.<ref name=History/> The final winners are selected in April by both the board of selectors and fan voting via [[text messaging]].<ref name=History/> The winners receive the '''Naismith Trophy'''.

Three award winners, two men and one woman, were born in United States territories:
* [[Butch Lee|Alfred "Butch" Lee]], who was born in the Commonwealth of [[Puerto Rico]], and
* [[Tim Duncan]] and [[Aliyah Boston]], both born in the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]].

The only award winners who have been born outside the [[United States territory|jurisdiction of the United States]] were:
* [[Andrew Bogut]], born in [[Melbourne]], Australia.
* [[Patrick Ewing]], born in [[Kingston, Jamaica]].
* [[Buddy Hield]], born in [[Freeport, Bahamas]].
* [[Oscar Tshiebwe]], born in [[Lubumbashi]], Democratic Republic of the Congo.
* [[Zach Edey]], born in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.
Six of these players were developed at least partially in the U.S. proper—Lee was raised in [[Harlem]] from early childhood; Ewing immigrated to the [[Greater Boston|Boston area]] at age 12; Boston moved to [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] at the same age; Hield attended high school in suburban [[Wichita, Kansas]]; Tshiebwe attended high schools in [[Southwest Virginia|southwestern Virginia]] and [[western Pennsylvania]]; and Edey spent his last two high school years in [[Florida]]. Duncan did not move to the U.S. proper until he arrived at [[Wake Forest University]], and Bogut lived in Australia until his arrival at the [[University of Utah]]. 

Through 2024–25, [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] has the most male winners with nine, while [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]] has the most female winners, with eleven awards won by seven individuals. The award has been won by a [[freshman]] five times: [[Kevin Durant]] ([[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]], 2007), [[Anthony Davis]] ([[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]], 2012), [[Zion Williamson]] (Duke, 2019), [[Paige Bueckers]] (UConn, 2021), and [[Cooper Flagg]] (Duke, 2025).

==Key==
{| class="wikitable"
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| Player (X)
| Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Naismith Player of the Year Award at that point
|}

==Winners==
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| caption1 = [[Austin Carr]], Notre Dame, 1971
| image2 = Anne Donovan Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.jpg
| caption2 = [[Anne Donovan]], Old Dominion, 1983
| image3 = Butch Lee Marquette.jpg
| caption3 = [[Butch Lee]], Marquette, 1978
| image4 = Cheryl Miller in Final Four game against Tennessee.jpg
| caption4 = [[Cheryl Miller]], USC, 1984 through 1986
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| caption1 = [[Calbert Cheaney]], Indiana, 1993
| image2 = Jennifer Azzi Coach USF.jpg
| caption2 = [[Jennifer Azzi]], Stanford, 1990
| image3 = Tj ford zzz cropped.jpg
| caption3 = [[T. J. Ford]], Texas, 2003
| image4 = Diana Taurasi.jpg
| caption4 = [[Diana Taurasi]], UConn, 2003 and 2004
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| caption1 = [[Kevin Durant]], Texas, 2007
| image2 = Tina charles1 2024.jpg
| caption2 = [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], UConn, 2010
| image3 = Jimmer-byu-wyo-3-5-2011.jpg
| caption3 = [[Jimmer Fredette]], BYU, 2011
| image4 = Brittney Griner 3 (cropped2).jpg
| caption4 = [[Brittney Griner]], Baylor, 2012 and 2013
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| image1 = Zion Williamson Duke (cropped).jpg
| caption1 = [[Zion Williamson]], Duke, 2019
| image2 = Caitlin Clark vs. Minnesota (cropped).jpg
| caption2 = [[Caitlin Clark]], Iowa, 2023 and 2024
}}
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Men
! Season
! Player
! School
! Position
! Class
! class="unsortable" | Reference
|-
| [[1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1968–69]]
| {{sortname|Lew|Alcindor|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar}}{{ref label|Note 1|a|a}}
| [[1968–69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Alcindor first Naismith Trophy recipient |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/589958660 |newspaper=Johnson City Press |location=[[Johnson City, Tennessee]] |date=March 20, 1969 |page= 22|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1969–70]]
| {{sortname|Pete|Maravich}}
| [[1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball team|LSU]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Maravich Wins Naismith Top Cager Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/469708080 |newspaper=The Crowley Post-Signal |location=[[Crowley, Louisiana]] |date=March 17, 1970 |page= 6|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1970–71]]
| {{sortname|Austin|Carr}}
| [[1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Notre Dame's Austin Carr Accorded Naismith Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/817860746 |newspaper=Berwick Enterprise |location=[[Berwick, Pennsylvania]] |date=March 16, 1971 |page= 6|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1971–72]] 
| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}}
| [[1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=UCLA's Walton Wins Naismith Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/252353840 |newspaper=[[The Star Press]] |location=[[Muncie, Indiana]] |date=March 19, 1972 |page= 29|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1972–73]] 
| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}} (2)
| [[1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Walton wins Naismith Trophy...again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/925092291 |newspaper=Thousand Oaks Star |location=[[Thousand Oaks, California]] |date=March 16, 1973 |page= 15|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1973–74]]
| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}} (3)
| [[1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith Award To Walton Again | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/294144456 |newspaper=[[Times Recorder]] |location=[[Zanesville, Ohio]] |date=March 10, 1974 |page= 8|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1974–75]]
| {{sortname|David|Thompson|dab=basketball}}
| {{cbb link|1974|team=NC State Wolfpack|sex=men|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}}
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Thompson gets Naismith honor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/268830166 |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]] |location=[[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]] |date=April 7, 1975 |page= 36|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|- 
| [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975–76]]
| {{sortname|Scott|May}}
| [[1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Davidson| first =David| title=May Wins Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/398455152 |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 7, 1976 |page= 77 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1976–77]]
| {{sortname|Marques|Johnson}}
| [[1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Guard (basketball)|G]] / [[Forward (basketball)|F]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=UCLA's Johnson Takes Player Of Year Honors | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/588285248 |newspaper=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph|Tyler Courier-Times]] |location=[[Tyler, Texas]] |date=March 6, 1977 |page= 44 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1977–78]]
| {{sortname|Butch|Lee}}
| [[1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith award to Butch Lee | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/367696005 |newspaper=[[The Daily News Journal]] |location=[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] |date=March 30, 1978 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1978–79]]
| {{sortname|Larry|Bird}}
| [[1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Indiana State's Bird wins Naismith award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/396373456 |newspaper=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |location=[[Madison, Wisconsin]] |date=March 15, 1979 |page= 33 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1979–80]]
| {{sortname|Mark|Aguirre}}
| [[1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team|DePaul]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Aguirre Is Winner Of Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/14599765 |newspaper=[[Pharos-Tribune]] |location=[[Logansport, Indiana]] |date=March 17, 1980 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980–81]]
| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}}
| [[1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Stinson| first =Thomas M.| title=Sampson Named Naismith Winner | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399390706 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=April 2, 1981 |page= 69 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}} (2)
| [[1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Sampson Heads Naismith All-Americans | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399298443 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 25, 1982 |page= 87 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}} (3)
| [[1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Sampson is Naismith award winner, again | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1181416924 |newspaper=[[The Sanford Herald]] |location=[[Sanford, North Carolina]] |date=March 11, 1983 |page= 7 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1983–84]]
| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}
| [[1983–84 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Michael Jordan receives Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1027928906 |newspaper=[[Salisbury Post]] |location=[[Salisbury, North Carolina]] |date=April 6, 1984 |page= 20 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1984–85]]
| {{sortname|Patrick|Ewing}}
| [[1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Rosen| first =Karen| title=Naismith Trophy provides consolation for Ewing, Miller | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399143401 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=April 5, 1985 |page= 84 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1985–86]]
| {{sortname|Johnny|Dawkins}}
| [[1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Rosen| first =Karen| title=Dawkins, Miller to received Naismith Awards | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/975349050 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 14, 1986 |page= 91 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1986–87]]
| {{sortname|David|Robinson}}
| [[1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team|Navy]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Robinson awarded Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1027928906 |newspaper=Salisbury Post |location=Salisbury, North Carolina |date=March 14, 1987 |page= 7 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]]
| {{sortname|Danny|Manning}}
| [[1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Manning awarded Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/680835679 |newspaper=[[Kansas City Times]] |location=[[Kansas City, Missouri]] |date=March 18, 1988 |page= 42 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]]
| {{sortname|Danny|Ferry}}
| [[1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Power forward|PF]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Ferry earns Naismith honor as nation's best | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1155712610 |newspaper=[[The Goldsboro News-Argus]] |location=[[Goldsboro, North Carolina]] |date=March 12, 1989 |page= 19 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
| {{sortname|Lionel|Simmons}}
| [[1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Simmons Wins Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186292507 |newspaper=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |location=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |date=March 21, 1990 |page= 88 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| {{sortname|Larry|Johnson|dab=basketball, born 1969}}
| [[1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Johnson, Staley selected 1991 Naismith recipients | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/538511511 |newspaper=[[The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana)|The Daily Advertiser]] |location=[[Lafayette, Louisiana]] |date=March 29, 1991 |page= 28 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| {{sortname|Christian|Laettner}}
| [[1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Power forward|PF]] / [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Laettner, Coach K, Weller take honors | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831914278 |newspaper=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]] |location=[[Richmond, Virginia]] |date=April 6, 1992 |page= 54 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| {{sortname|Calbert|Cheaney}}
| [[1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Cheaney wins Naismith, Rupp player awards | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192377103 |newspaper=[[The Greenville News]] |location=[[Greenville, South Carolina]] |date=April 3, 1993 |page= 4 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993–94]]
| {{sortname|Glenn|Robinson}}
| [[1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Robinson wins Naismith, says he'll stay | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/637965180 |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |location=[[Miami|Miami, Florida]] |date=March 28, 1994 |page= 129 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
| {{sortname|Joe|Smith|dab=basketball}}
| [[1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Joe Smith takes hoops Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/966293013 |newspaper=[[The Daily Progress]] |location=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]] |date=March 27, 1995 |page= 15 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
| {{sortname|Marcus|Camby}}
| [[1995–96 UMass Minutemen basketball team|UMass]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Chimelis| first =Ron| title=Joe Smith takes hoops Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1073875149 |newspaper=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] |location=[[Springfield, Massachusetts]] |date=March 25, 1996 |page= 23 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1996–97]]
| {{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}
| [[1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref name=DuncanStarbird>{{cite news|last =Reese | first =Earnest| title=Duncan, Starbird honored | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/979824786 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=April 6, 1997 |page= 191 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1997–98]]
| {{sortname|Antawn|Jamison}}
| [[1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref name=JamisonHoldsclaw>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Jamison, Holdsclaw Naismith winners | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/980365854 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 28, 1998 |page= 165 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1998–99]]
| {{sortname|Elton|Brand}}
| [[1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Duke doubles up on Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/629247638 |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |location=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]] |date=March 25, 1999 |page= 31 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1999–00]]
| {{sortname|Kenyon|Martin}}
| [[1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Cincinnati]]
| [[Forward (basketball)|F]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =McKissic| first =Rodney| title=Martin wins Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/765564221 |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Post]] |location=[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] |date=March 14, 2000 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01]]
| {{sortname|Shane|Battier}}
| [[2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Duke's Battier wins Naismith award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1020997211 |newspaper=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]] |location=[[Columbia, Missouri]] |date=March 14, 2001 |page= 19 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02]]
| {{sortname|Jason|Williams|Jay Williams (basketball)}}
| [[2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref name=WilliamsBird>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Williams, Bird take Naismiths | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/775245031 |newspaper=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |location=[[Memphis, Tennessee]] |date=March 19, 2002 |page= 37 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2002–03]]
| {{sortname|T. J.|Ford}}
| [[2002–03 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref name=FordTaurasi>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith tabs Ford, Taurasi | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/407039523 |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |location=Madison, Wisconsin |date=March 25, 2003 |page= 28|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2003–04]]
| {{sortname|Jameer|Nelson}}
| [[2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Jameer trophies | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/687723181 |newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]] |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=May 7, 2004 |page= 80|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05]]
| {{sortname|Andrew|Bogut}}
| [[2004–05 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith Trophy goes to Bogut | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/759336998 |newspaper=[[Evansville Courier & Press]] |location=[[Evansville, Indiana]] |date=April 4, 2005 |page= 34|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06]]
| {{sortname|JJ|Redick}}
| [[2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Redick receives Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/795799216 |newspaper=[[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)|The Herald-Sun]] |location=[[Durham, North Carolina]] |date=April 3, 2006 |page= 18|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
| {{sortname|Kevin|Durant}}
| [[2006–07 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Barnhouse| first =Wendell| title=Durant nets fourth award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/653287980 |newspaper=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |location=[[Durham, North Carolina]] |date=April 2, 2007 |page= A10 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| {{sortname|Tyler|Hansbrough}}
| [[2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Hansbrough wins Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/425585603 |newspaper=[[The Manhattan Mercury]] |location=[[Manhattan, Kansas]] |date=April 7, 2008 |page= 10 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| {{sortname|Blake|Griffin}}
| [[2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Griffin wins Naismith player of year award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/451731585 |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |location=[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] |date=April 6, 2009 |page= 20 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
| {{sortname|Evan|Turner}}
| [[2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=OSU's Turner collects Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/430312659 |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]] |location=[[Dayton, Ohio]] |date=April 5, 2010 |page= 17 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| {{sortname|Jimmer|Fredette}}
| [[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]
| [[Point guard|PG]] / [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Jimmer wins Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/303070228 |newspaper=[[Leader-Telegram]] |location=[[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]] |date=April 5, 2011 |page= B2 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
| {{sortname|Anthony|Davis}}
| [[2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Davis receives Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/266554984 |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |date=April 2, 2012 |page= C6 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
| {{sortname|Trey|Burke}}
| [[2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Burke claims Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1167103132 |newspaper=[[Jackson Citizen Patriot]] |location=[[Jackson, Michigan]] |date=April 8, 2013 |page= 13 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
| {{sortname|Doug|McDermott}}
| [[2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team|Creighton]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=McDermott wins Naismith award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/993514305 |newspaper=Telegraph |location=[[North Platte, Nebraska]] |date=April 8, 2014 |page= 13 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2014–15]]
| {{sortname|Frank|Kaminsky}}
| [[2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Kaminsky wins Naismith award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/968422013 |newspaper=The Daily Progress |location=Charlottesville, Virginia |date=April 6, 2015 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
| {{sortname|Buddy|Hield}}
| [[2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Austin| first =Kyle| title=Hield claims Naismith over Valentine | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1146127248 |newspaper=[[Kalamazoo Gazette]] |location=[[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] |date=April 4, 2016 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
| {{sortname|Frank|Mason III}}
| [[2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Kansas' Mason wins Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/718242206 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Rock Hill)|The Herald]] |location=[[Rock Hill, South Carolina]] |date=April 3, 2017 |page= B2 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
| {{sortname|Jalen|Brunson}}
| [[2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Schnell| first =Lindsay | title=Michigan vs. Villanova | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1165593572 |newspaper=The Globe |location=[[Worthington, Minnesota]] |date=April 2, 2018 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]]
| {{sortname|Zion|Williamson}}
| [[2018–19 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Duke's Williamson is named Naismith player of the year | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/947933307 |newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]] |location=[[Buffalo, New York]] |date=April 8, 2019 |page= 15 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]]
| {{sortname|Obi|Toppin}}
| [[2019–20 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team|Dayton]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Jablonski| first =David| title=Obi Toppin wins Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/652743949 |newspaper=[[Hamilton JournalNews]] |location=[[Hamilton, Ohio]] |date=April 4, 2020 |page= 15 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]]
| {{sortname|Luka|Garza}}
| [[2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Hlas| first =Mike| title=Iowa's Garza winner of Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/726638753 |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]] |location=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |date=April 4, 2021 |page= P1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
| {{sortname|Oscar|Tshiebwe}}
| [[2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Oscar Tshiebwe has won a truckload of trophies. Here's the full — and historic — list | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831342578 |newspaper=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |date=April 7, 2022 |page= B4 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| {{sortname|Zach|Edey}}
| [[2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
| [[Power forward|PF]] / [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =King| first =Sam| title=Edey claims Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/947049926 |newspaper=[[Journal & Courier]] |location=[[Lafayette, Indiana]] |date=April 4, 2023 |page= B1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
| {{sortname|Zach|Edey}} (2)
| [[2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Chidley-Hill| first =John| title=Olynyk impressed with Edey's growth | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1064400998 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |location=[[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]] |date=April 9, 2024 |page= A15 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
| {{sortname|Cooper|Flagg}}
| [[2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Casselberry |first=Ian |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Duke's Cooper Flagg named men's Naismith National Player of the Year |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/dukes-cooper-flagg-named-mens-naismith-national-player-of-the-year-163612761.html |work=yahoo.com |location=Durham, North Carolina |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |access-date=April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Women
! Season
! Player
! School
! Position
! Class
! class="unsortable" | Reference
|- 
| 1968–69 || colspan=6 rowspan=14|No award
|- 
| 1969–70
|- 
| 1970–71
|- 
| 1971–72
|- 
| 1972–73
|- 
| 1973–74
|- 
| 1974–75
|-
| 1975–76
|- 
| 1976–77
|- 
| 1977–78
|- 
| 1978–79
|- 
| 1979–80
|- 
| 1980–81
|- 
| 1981–82
|- 
| 1982–83
| {{sortname|Anne|Donovan}}
| [[1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team|Old Dominion]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Davidson| first =David| title=First Naismith to female player goes to Donovan | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/399177831 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=April 8, 1983 |page= 79 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1983–84
| {{sortname|Cheryl|Miller}}
| [[1983–84 USC Trojans women's basketball team|USC]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Michael Jordan, Cheryl Miller Named Naismith Award Winners | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/887900877 |newspaper=[[Indian River Press Journal]] |location=[[Vero Beach, Florida]] |date=March 16, 1984 |page= 24 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1984–85
| {{sortname|Cheryl|Miller}} (2)
| {{cbb link|1984|team=USC Trojans|sex=women|school=University of Southern California|title=USC}}
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Clegg| first =Guerry| title=Patrick Ewing, Cheryl Miller are honored by Tipoff Club | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/974764259 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 16, 1985 |page= 25 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1985–86
| {{sortname|Cheryl|Miller}} (3)
| [[1985–86 USC Trojans women's basketball team|USC]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Dawkins, Miller win Naismith awards | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/847957976 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)|The Telegraph]] |location=[[Macon, Georgia]] |date=March 14, 1986 |page= 33 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1986–87
| {{sortname|Clarissa|Davis}}
| [[1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team|Texas]]
| [[Forward (basketball)|F]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Robinson, Davis win Naismith awards | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1014720404 |newspaper=[[The State Journal (Kentucky)|The State Journal]] |location=[[Frankfort, Kentucky]] |date=March 13, 1987 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1987–88
| {{sortname|Sue|Wicks}}
| {{cbb link|1987|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|sex=women|school=Rutgers University|title=Rutgers}}
| [[Forward (basketball)|F]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith Trophy to Manning, Wicks | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050985463 |newspaper=Tarrytown Daily News |location=[[Tarrytown, New York]] |date=March 18, 1988 |page= 34 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1988–89
| {{sortname|Clarissa|Davis}} (2)
| {{cbb link|1988|team=Texas Longhorns|sex=women|school=University of Texas at Austin|title=Texas}}
| [[Forward (basketball)|F]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith Awards given to Ferry, Clarissa Davis | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/338249580 |newspaper=[[Rocky Mount Telegram]] |location=[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]] |date=March 11, 1989 |page= 10 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1989–90
| {{sortname|Jennifer|Azzi}}
| [[1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team|Stanford]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Gates| first =Nick| title=Oak Ridge's Azzi named Naismith Award winner | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/775177758 |newspaper=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |location=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]] |date=March 22, 1990 |page= 21 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1990–91
| {{sortname|Dawn|Staley}}
| [[1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team|Virginia]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Daniels| first =Rob| title=Staley, Ryan Naismith winners | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/965964730 |newspaper=The Daily Progress |location=Charlottesville, Virginia |date=March 29, 1991 |page= 19 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1991–92
| {{sortname|Dawn|Staley}} (2)
| [[1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team|Virginia]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Virginia's Staley repeats as Naismith winner | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/89978570 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |location=[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |date=April 6, 1992 |page= 14 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1992–93
| {{sortname|Sheryl|Swoopes}}
| [[1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team|Texas Tech]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Texas Tech's Swoopes recipient of Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/901226643 |newspaper=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]] |location=[[McAllen, Texas]] |date=April 14, 1993 |page= 17 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1993–94
| {{sortname|Lisa|Leslie}}
| {{cbb link|1993|team=USC Trojans|sex=women|school=University of Southern California|title=USC}}
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=USC's Leslie receives another honor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/73348859 |newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]] |location=[[Bloomington–Normal|Bloomington–Normal, Illinois]] |date=April 4, 1994 |page= 1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1994–95
| {{sortname|Rebecca|Lobo}}
| [[1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Smith, Lobo win Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204330768 |newspaper=[[Lansing State Journal]] |location=[[Lansing, Michigan]] |date=March 27, 1995 |page= 1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1995–96
| {{sortname|Saudia|Roundtree}}
| [[1995–96 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team|Georgia]]
| [[Guard (basketball)|G]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Ringgold| first =Buck| title=Roundtree player of the year | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/611841302 |newspaper=[[Kilgore News Herald]] |location=[[Kilgore, Texas]] |date=March 24, 1996 |page= 1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1996–97
| {{sortname|Kate|Starbird}}
| [[1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team|Stanford]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref name=DuncanStarbird/>
|-
| 1997–98
| {{sortname|Chamique|Holdsclaw}}
| [[1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref name=JamisonHoldsclaw/>
|-
| 1998–99
| {{sortname|Chamique|Holdsclaw}} (2)
| {{cbb link|1998|team=Tennessee Lady Volunteers|sex=women|school=University of Tennessee|title=Tennessee}}
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Holdsclaw, Peck named Naismith award winners | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/776019602 |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |date=March 29, 1999 |page= 25 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1999–00
| {{sortname|Tamika|Catchings}}
| [[1999–2000 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Fleser| first =Dan| title=Hard work earns Catchings Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/775974330 |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |date=March 14, 2000 |page= 27 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2000–01
| {{sortname|Ruth|Riley}}
| [[2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Haugh| first =David| title=A diamond, but no longer in the rough | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/522899839 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |location=[[South Bend, Indiana]] |date=April 2, 2001 |page= 84 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2001–02
| {{sortname|Sue|Bird}}
| [[2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref name=WilliamsBird/>
|-
| 2002–03
| {{sortname|Diana|Taurasi}}
| [[2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Point guard|PG]] / [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref name=FordTaurasi/>
|-
| 2003–04
| {{sortname|Diana|Taurasi}} (2)
| [[2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Point guard|PG]] / [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith Players of Year are Taurasi and Nelson | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/678012301 |newspaper=[[Record-Journal]] |location=[[Meriden, Connecticut]] |date=March 24, 2004 |page= 18 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2004–05
| {{sortname|Seimone|Augustus}}
| [[2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team|LSU]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Augustus wins Naismith trophy award for top player | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1037148722 |newspaper=[[Leesville Daily Leader]] |location=[[Leesville, Louisiana]] |date=April 7, 2005 |page= 6 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2005–06
| {{sortname|Seimone|Augustus}} (2)
| [[2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team|LSU]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref name=sportsref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2025 |title=Women's Naismith Award Winners |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/women/naismith.html |website=sports-reference.com |location= |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2006–07
| {{sortname|Lindsey|Harding}}
| {{cbb link|2006|team=Duke Blue Devils|sex=women|school=Duke University|title=Duke}}
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Duke's Harding wins Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1160994187 |newspaper=[[The Daily Dispatch]] |location=[[Henderson, North Carolina]] |date=March 8, 2007 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2007–08
| {{sortname|Candace|Parker}}
| [[2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Fleser| first =Dan| title=Parker claims her third Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/777233210 |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |date=April 8, 2008 |page= 26 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2008–09
| {{sortname|Maya|Moore}}
| [[2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Altavilla| first =John| title=Moore Wins Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/247047397 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |location=[[Hartford, Connecticut]] |date=April 7, 2009 |page= B06 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2009–10]]
| {{sortname|Tina|Charles|dab=basketball}}
| [[2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Naismith to Charles | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1120116221 |newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]] |location=[[New London, Connecticut]] |date=April 6, 2010 |page= C2 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–11
| {{sortname|Maya|Moore}} (2)
| [[2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Moore wins Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1118794571 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |date=April 5, 2011 |page= C1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2011–12
| {{sortname|Brittney|Griner}}
| [[2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team|Baylor]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Baylor (cont.) | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/652848264 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=April 5, 2012 |page= A7 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]]
| {{sortname|Brittney|Griner}} (2)
| [[2012–13 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team|Baylor]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Parchman| first =Will | title=Goodbye to Griner | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986336998 |newspaper=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]] |location=[[Waco, Texas]] |date=April 14, 2013 |page= 33 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]]
| {{sortname|Breanna|Stewart}}
| [[2013–14 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Griffin| first =Ned | title=Stewart adds to growing trophy list | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1110796058 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |date=April 9, 2014 |page= C4 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]]
| {{sortname|Breanna|Stewart}} (2)
| [[2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=UConn's Stewart wins 2nd straight Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1167561758 |newspaper=[[West Central Tribune]] |location=[[Willmar, Minnesota]] |date=April 8, 2015 |page= 13 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2015–16]]
| {{sortname|Breanna|Stewart}} (3)
| [[2015–16 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Power forward|PF]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
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|-
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2016–17]]
| {{sortname|Kelsey|Plum}}
| [[2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team|Washington]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Allen| first =Percy| title=Plum needs a larger trophy case | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/517607327 |newspaper=[[The Daily News (Longview, Washington)|The Daily News]] |location=[[Longview, Washington]] |date=April 4, 2017 |page= D1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]
| {{sortname|A'ja|Wilson}}
| [[2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team|South Carolina]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Wilson: What a journey | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/422388723 |newspaper=[[Missoulian]] |location=[[Missoula, Montana]] |date=April 11, 2018 |page= C2 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]
| {{sortname|Megan|Gustafson}}
| [[2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]
| [[Power forward|PF]] / [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Linder| first =Jeff| title=Gustafson, Bluder win Naismith | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/552351596 |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa |date=April 7, 2019 |page= P1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]
| {{sortname|Sabrina|Ionescu}}
| [[2019–20 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team|Oregon]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Oregon's Ionescu adds Naismith to trophy case | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/652741591 |newspaper=Southern Illinoisian |location=[[Carbondale, Illinois]] |date=April 4, 2020 |page= B4 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]
| {{sortname|Paige|Bueckers}}
| [[2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=UConn's Paige Bueckers wins Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1181586778 |newspaper=West Central Tribune |location=Willmar, Minnesota |date=April 5, 2021 |page= 7 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2021–22]]
| {{sortname|Aliyah|Boston}}
| [[2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team|South Carolina]]
| [[Power forward|PF]] / [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Stone| first =Augusta| title=Gamecocks sweep Naismith national basketball awards | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/829421159 |newspaper=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]] |location=[[Columbia, South Carolina]] |date=April 1, 2022 |page= B1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2022–23]]
| {{sortname|Caitlin|Clark}}
| [[2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Iowa's Caitlin Clark wins Naismith Trophy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1157129469 |newspaper=[[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead]] |location=[[Fargo, North Dakota]] |date=March 30, 2023 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2023–24]]
| {{sortname|Caitlin|Clark}} (2)
| [[2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]
| [[Point guard|PG]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Iowa's Clark wins second straight Naismith Award | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1170497371 |newspaper=[[Post-Bulletin]] |location=[[Rochester, Minnesota]] |date=April 6, 2024 |page= 26 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2024–25]]
| {{sortname|JuJu|Watkins}}
| [[2024–25 USC Trojans women's basketball team|USC]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Chiari |first=Mike |date=April 2, 2025 |title=JuJu Watkins Wins 2025 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25180293-juju-watkins-wins-2025-naismith-womens-college-player-year-award |work=BleacherReport.com |location=[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=April 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}
|}
* {{note label|Note 1|a|a}} Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after converting to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite news|last =Keidan| first =Bruce| title=Police Protection Fails to Lessen Faith in Religion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/180392337 |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=February 13, 1973 |page= 13|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards]]
* [[Naismith College Coach of the Year]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://naismithtrophy.com}}

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