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National Players of the Year
6/25/2009 6:15:00 PM | Athletics
| Name | Sport | Year | Award |
| Dick Groat | Men's Basketball | 1952 | National Player Of The Year (Helms) |
| Mike McGee | Football | 1959 | Outland Trophy (Outstanding Interior Lineman) |
| Art Heyman | Men's Basketball | 1963 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Basketball Weekly, Helms, The Sporting News, UPI, USBWA) |
| Joseph Ulrich | Men's Soccer | 1982 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy) |
| Michael Jeffries | Men's Soccer | 1983 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy) |
| Mary Anne Widman | Women's Golf | 1984 | Golf Magazine Collegiate Golfer Of The Year |
| Tom Kain | Men's Soccer | 1985 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy) |
| Johnny Dawkins | Men's Basketball | 1986 | National Player Of The Year (Naismith) |
| John Kerr | Men's Soccer | 1986 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy, Soccer America, NSCAA, ISAA) |
| Tommy Amaker | Men's Basketball | 1987 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Billy King | Men's Basketball | 1988 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Danny Ferry | Men's Basketball | 1989 | National Player Of The Year (Basketball Weekly, Naismith, UPI, USBWA) |
| Christian Laettner | Men's Basketball | 1992 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly, Naismith, NABC, Scripps-Howard, The Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden) |
| Grant Hill | Men's Basketball | 1993 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Ryan Jackson | Baseball | 1994 | National Player Of The Year (Collegiate Baseball) |
| Vanessa Webb | Women's Tennis | 1996 | ITA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Tyler Hardy | Men's Lacrosse | 1996 | William F. Schmeisser National Defenseman Of The Year |
| Karin Miller | Women's Tennis | 1997 | ITA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Jim Gonnella | Men's Lacrosse | 1997 | Lt. Donald McLaughlin National Midfielder Of The Year |
| Steve Wojciechowski | Men's Basketball | 1998 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Vanessa Webb | Women's Tennis | 1998 | ITA National Player Of The Year |
| Elton Brand | Men's Basketball | 1999 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Basketball Weekly, Naismith, NABC, The Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden) |
| Shane Battier | Men's Basketball | 1999 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Ali Curtis | Men's Soccer | 1999 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy) |
| Beth Bauer | Women's Golf | 1999 | NGCA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Shane Battier | Men's Basketball | 2000 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Shane Battier | Men's Basketball | 2001 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Basketball Times, CBS/Chevrolet, ESPN, Naismith, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden) |
| Jason Williams | Men's Basketball | 2001 | National Player Of The Year (NABC) |
| Shane Battier | Men's Basketball | 2001 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Candy Hannemann | Women's Golf | 2001 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Alana Beard | Women's Basketball | 2001 | National Freshman Of The Year (USBWA, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated For Women, Women's Basketball Journal, WomensCollegeHoops.com, CBS Sportsline) |
| Ansley Cargill | Women's Tennis | 2001 | ITA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Jason Williams | Men's Basketball | 2002 | National Player Of The Year (AP, ESPN, Naismith, NABC, USBWA, Wooden) |
| Virada Nirapathpongporn | Women's Golf | 2002 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Kevin Cassese | Men's Lacrosse | 2002 | Lt. Donald McLaughlin National Midfielder Of The Year |
| Alana Beard | Women's Basketball | 2003 | National Player Of The Year (ESPN.com, Victor Award) |
| Alana Beard | Women's Basketball | 2004 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Wooden Award, USBWA, State Farm Wade Trophy, ESPN.com) |
| Liz Janangelo | Women's Golf | 2004 | NGCA National Player Of The Year |
| Brittany Lang | Women's Golf | 2004 | NGCA National Rookie Of The Year |
| J.J. Redick | Men's Basketball | 2005 | National Player Of The Year (Rupp) |
| Shelden Williams | Men's Basketball | 2005 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Anna Grzebien | Women's Golf | 2005 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Katie Chrest | Women's Lacrosse | 2005 | National Player Of The Year (Tewaaraton Trophy) |
| Katie Chrest | Women's Lacrosse | 2005 | Attacker Of The Year (Inside Lacrosse, IWLCA) |
| Megan Huether | Women's Lacrosse | 2005 | IWLCA Goalie Of The Year |
| Matt Danowski | Men's Lacrosse | 2005 | Lt. Col J.I. Turnbull National Attackman Of The Year |
| Aaron Fenton | Men's Lacrosse | 2005 | Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. National Goalkeeper Of The Year |
| Zack Greer | Men's Lacrosse | 2005 | Inside Lacrosse National Rookie Of The Year |
| J.J. Redick | Men's Basketball | 2006 | National Player Of The Year (AP, Basketball Times, Naismith, NABC, Rupp, The Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden) |
| Shelden Williams | Men's Basketball | 2006 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2006 | NGCA National Player Of The Year |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2006 | NGCA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Lindsey Harding | Women's Basketball | 2007 | National Player Of The Year (Naismith Award, Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, ESPN.com) |
| Lindsey Harding | Women's Basketball | 2007 | WBCA National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2007 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2007 | NGCA National Player Of The Year |
| Matt Danowski | Men's Lacrosse | 2007 | National Player Of The Year (Tewaaraton Trophy, Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award) |
| Matt Danowski | Men's Lacrosse | 2007 | Lt. Col J.I. Turnbull National Attackman Of The Year |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2008 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Women's Golf | 2008 | NGCA National Player Of The Year |
| Matt Danowski | Men's Lacrosse | 2008 | National Player Of The Year (Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award) |
| Zack Greer | Men's Lacrosse | 2008 | Lt. Col J.I. Turnbull National Attackman Of The Year |
| Nick O'Hara | Men's Lacrosse | 2008 | William F. Schmeisser National Defenseman Of The Year |
| Mallory Cecil | Women's Tennis | 2009 | ITA National Player Of The Year |
| Mallory Cecil | Women's Tennis | 2009 | National Player Of The Year (Honda Award) |
| Ned Crotty | Men's Lacrosse | 2009 | Lt. Col J.I. Turnbull National Attackman Of The Year |
| Henrique Cunha | Men's Tennis | 2010 | ITA National Rookie Of The Year |
| Andrew Wenger | Men's Soccer | 2011 | National Player Of The Year (Hermann Trophy) |
| Elizabeth Williams | Women's Basketball | 2012 | National Freshman Of The Year (USBWA) |
| Beatrice Capra | Women's Tennis | 2012 | ITA National Co-Rookie Of The Year |
| Lindy Duncan | Women's Golf | 2012 | Golfweek National Player Of The Year & PING NGCA National Player of the Year |
| Curtis Beach | Men's Track & Field | 2012 | National Field Athlete of the Year |
| Cassie Pecht | Women's Soccer | 2012 | TopDrawerSoccer.com National Rookie of the Year |
| Curtis Beach | Men's Track & Field | 2014 | National Field Athlete of the Year |
| Celine Boutier | Women's Golf | 2014 | WGCA National Player of the Year |
| Jabari Parker | Men's Basketball | 2014 | Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year |
| Jahlil Okafor | Men's Basketball | 2015 | Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year |
| Elizabeth Williams | Women's Basketball | 2015 | National Defensive Player Of The Year |
| Leona Maguire | Women's Golf | 2015 | ANNIKA Award National Player of the Year, WGCA National Player of the Year, WGCA National Freshman of the Year |
| Myles Jones | Men's Lacrosse | 2015 | Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award National Midfielder of the Year |
| Leona Maguire | Women's Golf | 2017 | WGCA National Player of the Year |
| Marvin Bagley III | Men's Basketball | 2018 | USA Today National Player of the Year; NABC National Freshman of the Year; Basketball Times National Freshman of the Year |
| Zion Williamson | Men's Basketball | 2019 | National Player of the Year (consensus); National Freshman of the Year (consensus)Â |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | Men's Basketball | 2020 | NABC Freshman of the Year; USBWA Freshman of the Year |
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