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The Naismith College Player of the Year award is give annually to college basketball's top male and female player. The first award was given to Lew Alcindor, now know as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in 1969. The first women's award was given in 1983.
The Naismith Board of Selectors is comprised of the following groups: National Advisory Board, Former Naismith Collegiate Player of the Year Award winners, NCAA Division I Men and Women Head Basketball coaches, NCAA Division I Conference Commissioners, and Selected Media (College Basketball Writers, General Sports Columnists, Television sportscasters in major cities, and Television play-by-play and color analysts covering college basketball.)
The original Naismith Trophy was sculpted in 1983 by Martin C. Dawe of Atlanta. The unique bronze figure is presented annually to the top male and female national collegiate basketball player.
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