Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award
The Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award was presented to a men's college basketball player who was a senior and who had demonstrated strong personal character both on and off the court, similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee in the classic Chip Hilton series of sports stories.
The NCAA had given the national award since 1997 to a Division I player who demonstrated outstanding character, leadership, integrity, humility, sportsmanship and talent. The award has evidently ceased to be given out following 2011 as no 2012 announcements were ever made.
Winners
Tim Duncan of Wake Forest won in 1997.
Shane Battier of Duke won in 2001.
Gerry McNamara of Syracuse won in 2006.
| Season | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan | Wake Forest |
| 1997–98 | Booker, HassanHassan Booker | Navy |
| 1998–99 | Hill, TimTim Hill | Harvard |
| 1999–00 | Nájera, EduardoEduardo Nájera | Oklahoma |
| 2000–01 | Battier, ShaneShane Battier | Duke |
| 2001–02 | Dixon, JuanJuan Dixon | Maryland |
| 2002–03 | Miller, BrandonBrandon Miller | Butler |
| 2003–04 | Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor[a] | Connecticut |
| 2004–05 | Ross, RonaldRonald Ross | Texas Tech |
| 2005–06 | McNamara, GerryGerry McNamara | Syracuse |
| 2006–07 | Law IV, AcieAcie Law IV | Texas A&M |
| 2007–08 | Green, MikeMike Green | Butler |
| 2008–09 | Brockman, JonJon Brockman | Washington |
| 2009–10 | Martínez, RománRomán Martínez | New Mexico |
| 2010–11 | Jenkins, CharlesCharles Jenkins | Hofstra |
Footnotes
- a Okafor graduated as a finance major in only three years. He was a senior academically in 2003–04, but was still considered a junior as it related to his athletic eligibility.
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