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The Pete Newell Big Man Award has been awarded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) since 2000. It is presented to the best low-post player each season.[1] The award is named after Pete Newell, the coach who ran the Pete Newell Big Man Camp for low-post players from 1976 until his death in 2008.[2] Newell coached for 15 years at San Francisco, Michigan State, and California, compiling an overall record of 234 wins and 123 losses, including NIT and NCAA championships in 1949 and 1959, respectively.[1]

Key

    *     Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Pete Newell Big Man Award at that point

Winners

Marcus Fizer, Iowa State, 2000
Drew Gooden, Kansas, 2002
Glen Davis, LSU, 2006
Greg Oden, Ohio State, 2007
Greg Monroe, Georgetown, 2010
Jahlil Okafor, Duke, 2015
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin, 2019
Luka Garza, Iowa, 2020 and 2021
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky, 2012
Zach Edey, Purdue, 2023 and 2024
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1999–00 Marcus Fizer Iowa State PF Junior [3]
2000–01 Jason Collins Stanford C Senior [4]
2001–02 Drew Gooden* Kansas C Junior [5]
2002–03 David West* Xavier PF Senior [6]
2003–04 Emeka Okafor* UConn C Junior [7]
2004–05 Andrew Bogut* Utah C Sophomore [5]
2005–06 Glen Davis LSU C Sophomore [8]
2006–07 Greg Oden Ohio State C Freshman [9]
2007–08 Michael Beasley Kansas State PF Freshman [10]
2008–09 Blake Griffin* Oklahoma PF Sophomore [11]
2009–10 Greg Monroe Georgetown PF / C Sophomore [12]
2010–11 JaJuan Johnson Purdue C Senior [13]
2011–12 Anthony Davis* Kentucky C Freshman [5]
2012–13 Mason Plumlee Duke PF / C Senior [14]
2013–14 Patric Young Florida C Senior [15]
2014–15 Jahlil Okafor Duke C Freshman [16]
2015–16 Jakob Pöltl Utah C Sophomore [17]
2016–17 Caleb Swanigan Purdue PF / C Sophomore [18]
2017–18 Marvin Bagley III Duke PF / C Freshman [19]
2018–19 Ethan Happ Wisconsin C Senior [20]
2019–20 Luka Garza* Iowa C Junior [21]
2020–21 Luka Garza* (2) Iowa C Senior [22]
2021–22 Oscar Tshiebwe* Kentucky C Junior [23]
2022–23 Zach Edey* Purdue C Junior [24]
2023–24 Zach Edey* (2) Purdue C Senior [25]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
Duke 3 2013, 2015, 2018
Purdue 3 2017, 2023, 2024
Iowa 2 2020, 2021
Kentucky 2 2012, 2022
Utah 2 2005, 2016
Florida 1 2014
Georgetown 1 2010
Iowa State 1 2000
Kansas 1 2002
Kansas State 1 2008
LSU 1 2006
Ohio State 1 2007
Oklahoma 1 2009
Stanford 1 2001
Wisconsin 1 2019
Xavier 1 2003

References

  1. ^ a b Snapp, Martin (September 16, 2009). "A Righteous Man". alumni.berkeley.edu. Cal Alumni Association. Retrieved July 19, 2024. Pete Newell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979, and in 2000 the NCAA created the Pete Newell Big Man Award, bestowed on the top college frontcourt player in the country.
  2. ^ "Peter F. "Pete" Newell". HoopHall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Nance, Roscoe (June 28, 2000). "A look at today's draft by position: Power forward". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 24. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jason Collins". HarryWalker.com. The Harry Walker Agency. 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Men's NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Winners". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Stevens, Tim (April 9, 2003). "Strong stuff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 36. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Conner, Desmond (April 5, 2004). "Okafor, Nelson Share NABC Award". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 133. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davis award". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. March 29, 2006. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Top centers in tonight's draft". Courier-Post. Cherry Hill, New Jersey. June 28, 2007. p. 53. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Richman, Howard (April 7, 2008). "Beasley loses out on award". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 26. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Griffin's postseason haul". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 6, 2009. p. 20. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Lage, Larry (June 25, 2010). "Pistons draft Monroe at No. 7". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Johnson drafted 27th, headed to Boston". Jackson County Banner. Brownstown, Indiana. June 30, 2011. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Plumlee has no regrets". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 5, 2013. p. C2. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Thompson, Edgar (April 4, 2014). "UF coach backs player support". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. C4. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Cooney, Bob (June 26, 2015). "'O' what a night!". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 74. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Copeland, Kareem (April 14, 2016). "Tall order: Ute's Poeltl declares for NBA draft". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. B003. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Swangian named nation's top big man". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. April 3, 2017. p. 18. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Duke's Bagley earns two national awards". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. April 2, 2018. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Ethan Happ". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. December 31, 2019. p. B3. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Garza named best Big Man in country". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. March 31, 2020. p. M3. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Doxsie, Don (April 3, 2021). "Garza wins three more national awards". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. Davenport, Iowa. p. B5. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Oscar Tshiebwe has won a truckload of trophies. Here's the full—and historic—list". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. April 7, 2022. p. B4. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ King, Sam (April 6, 2023). "Purdue's Edey wins Wooden Award, takes every POY honor". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ King, Sam (April 7, 2024). "Edey, legend have much in common". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. p. D1. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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