The AP College Basketball Player of the Year is a men's college basketball award, given each year to the nation's most outstanding player as voted on by a a panel of AP sportswriters.
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1971
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Austin Carr
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Notre Dame
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G
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1972
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Bill Walton
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Cal-Los Angeles
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C
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1973
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Bill Walton
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Cal-Los Angeles
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C
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1974
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David Thompson
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North Carolina State
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G/F
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1975
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David Thompson
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North Carolina State
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G/F
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1976
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Scott May
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Indiana
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F
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1977
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Marques Johnson
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Cal-Los Angeles
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G/F
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1978
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Butch Lee
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Marquette
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G
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1979
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Larry Bird
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Indiana State
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F
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1980
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Mark Aguirre
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DePaul
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F
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1991
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Louisiana State
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C
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1992
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Christian Laettner
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Duke
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F
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1993
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Calbert Cheaney
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Indiana
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F
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1994
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Glenn Robinson
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Purdue
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F
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1995
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Joe Smith
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Maryland
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C
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1996
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Marcus Camby
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Massachusetts
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C
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1997
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Tim Duncan
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Wake Forest
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C
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1998
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Antawn Jamison
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North Carolina
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F
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1999
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Elton Brand
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Duke
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C
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2000
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Kenyon Martin
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Cincinnati
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F
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2001
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Shane Battier
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Duke
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F/G
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2002
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Jay Williams
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Duke
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G
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2003
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David West
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Xavier
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F
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2004
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Jameer Nelson
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Saint Joseph's (PA)
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G
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2005
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Andrew Bogut
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Utah
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C
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2006
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J.J. Redick
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Duke
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G
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2007
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Kevin Durant
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Texas
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F
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2008
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Tyler Hansbrough
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North Carolina
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F
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2009
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Blake Griffin
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Oklahoma
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F
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2010
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Evan Turner
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Ohio State
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F
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