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Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award

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Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award
History
Awarded for	the men's college basketball player senior who demonstrated character, leadership, and sportsmanship
Country	United States
Presented by	NABC
First award	1997
Final award	2011

The Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award was presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to an NCAA Division I men's college basketball player who was a senior and who had demonstrated outstanding character, leadership, integrity, humility, sportsmanship and talent, similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee in the classic Chip Hilton series of sports stories.^[1] It was first awarded in 1996–97 and discontinued after the 2010–11 season.

Winners

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Hassan Booker, Navy, 1998

Charles Jenkins, Hofstra, 2011

Season	Player	School	Reference
1996–97	Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	^[2]
1997–98	Hassan Booker	Navy	^[3]
1998–99	Tim Hill	Harvard	^[4]
1999–00	Eduardo Nájera	Oklahoma	^[5]
2000–01	Shane Battier	Duke	^[6]
2001–02	Juan Dixon	Maryland	^[7]
2002–03	Brandon Miller	Butler	^[1]
2003–04	Emeka Okafor^[a]	UConn	^[8]
2004–05	Ronald Ross	Texas Tech	^[9]
2005–06	Gerry McNamara	Syracuse	^[10]
2006–07	Acie Law IV	Texas A&M	^[11]
2007–08	Mike Green	Butler	^[12]
2008–09	Jon Brockman	Washington	^[13]
2009–10	Román Martínez	New Mexico	^[14]
2010–11	Charles Jenkins	Hofstra	^[15]

^a Okafor graduated as a finance major in only three years.^[16] He was a senior academically in 2003–04, but was still considered a junior as it related to his athletic eligibility.^[16]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Butler's Miller honored". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 8, 2003. p. 43. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Etc. / Duncan gets another award". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 19, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Mids' Booker captures elite basketball award". The Capital. Annapolis, Maryland. May 1, 1998. p. 29. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "O'Brien gets coaching honors after turnaround". The Advocate. Newark, Ohio. April 9, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Rohde, John (March 29, 2000). "Najera receives prestigious honor". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 91. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Hall of Fame honors Olson, Battier". Kennebec Journal. Augusta, Maine. March 30, 2001. p. 22. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Knight, Dixon honored". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. March 30, 2002. p. 34. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Men's Basketball Award Winners: Chip Hilton Award" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2022. p. 21. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

^ Ruiz, Don (April 3, 2005). "Awards time". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. 42. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Matthews, Bob (April 2, 2006). "Short shots". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 44. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Basketball: Law wins Bob Cousy, Chip Hilton Awards". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Bryan, Texas. March 31, 2007. p. 19. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Woods, David (April 4, 2008). "Award fits Butler's Green just right". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. D1. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Brockman Named Chip Hilton Award Recipient". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington. April 3, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

^ "Etc./ Yank my chain". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 17, 2010. p. 16. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "New York Top 10: Week of March 28 – April 3". Newsday. New York, New York. April 5, 2011. p. A55. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.