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Robert V. Geasey Trophy

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Robert V. Geasey Trophy
History
Awarded for	the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Presented by	Herb Good Basketball Club
First award	1956
Most recent	Eric Dixon, Villanova
Website	Philadelphia Big 5

The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The trophy does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player, the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club. Members of the Philadelphia Big 5 are La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University.

Key[edit]

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national player of the year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners[edit]

Guy Rodgers won the Trophy's first three awards while playing for Temple.

Michael Brooks won the award in 1978 and 1980.

Juan "Pepe" Sánchez won the award in 1999 and 2000.

Jameer Nelson (left) was a two-time Geasey Trophy winner and the consensus National Player of the Year in 2004 while at Saint Joseph's.

Villanova's Randy Foye was a consensus First Team All-American in 2006.

Villanova's Jalen Brunson was consensus National Player of the Year and led the Wildcats to a national championship in 2018.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1955–56	Guy Rodgers	Temple	PG	Sophomore
1956–57	Guy Rodgers (2)	Temple	PG	Junior
1957–58	Guy Rodgers (3)	Temple	PG	Senior
1958–59	Joe Spratt	Saint Joseph's	PF	Senior
1959–60	Bill Kennedy	Temple	PG	Senior
1960–61	Bruce Drysdale	Temple	SG / PG	Junior
1961–62	Hubie White	Villanova	SG / PG	Senior
1962–63^†	Wali Jones	Villanova	SG	Junior
1962–63^†	Jim Lynam	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
1963–64^†	Steve Courtin	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
1963–64^†	Wali Jones (2)	Villanova	SG	Senior
1964–65	Jim Washington	Villanova	PF	Senior
1965–66	Bill Melchionni	Villanova	SG	Senior
1966–67	Cliff Anderson	Saint Joseph's	SG / SF	Senior
1967–68	Johnny Jones	Villanova	SG	Junior
1968–69^†	Ken Durrett	La Salle	PF / C	Sophomore
1968–69^†	Howard Porter	Villanova	C	Sophomore
1969–70	Ken Durrett (2)	La Salle	PF / C	Junior
1970–71	Ken Durrett (3)	La Salle	PF / C	Senior
1971–72^†	Corky Calhoun	Penn	SF	Senior
1971–72^†	Chris Ford	Villanova	SG	Senior
1972–73	Tom Ingelsby	Villanova	SG / PG	Senior
1973–74	Ron Haigler	Penn	PF	Junior
1974–75	Ron Haigler (2)	Penn	PF	Senior
1975–76	Charlie Wise	La Salle	SG	Senior
1976–77	Keven McDonald	Penn	SF	Junior
1977–78	Michael Brooks	La Salle	SF / PF	Sophomore
1978–79^†	Tony Price	Penn	SG	Senior
1978–79^†	Rick Reed	Temple	SG / SF	Junior
1979–80	Michael Brooks (2)	La Salle	SF / PF	Senior
1980–81	John Pinone	Villanova	PF	Sophomore
1981–82^†	Jeffery Clark	Saint Joseph's	SF	Senior
1981–82^†	John Pinone (2)	Villanova	PF	Junior
1982–83^†	John Pinone (3)	Villanova	PF	Senior
1982–83^†	Terence Stansbury	Temple	SG / PG	Junior
1983–84	Ralph Lewis	La Salle	SG	Junior
1984–85	Ed Pinckney	Villanova	PF	Senior
1985–86	Harold Pressley	Villanova	SG / SF	Senior
1986–87	Nate Blackwell	Temple	SG	Senior
1987–88	Lionel Simmons	La Salle	PF	Sophomore
1988–89	Lionel Simmons (2)	La Salle	PF	Junior
1989–90	Lionel Simmons* (3)	La Salle	PF	Senior
1990–91	Mark Macon	Temple	SG	Senior
1991–92	Randy Woods	La Salle	PG / SG	Senior
1992–93	Aaron McKie	Temple	SG	Junior
1993–94	Eddie Jones	Temple	SG	Senior
1994–95	Kerry Kittles	Villanova	SG	Junior
1995–96	Kerry Kittles (2)	Villanova	SG	Senior
1996–97	Rashid Bey	Saint Joseph's	PG / SG	Junior
1997–98	Rashid Bey (2)	Saint Joseph's	PG / SG	Senior
1998–99	Pepe Sánchez	Temple	PG	Junior
1999–00	Pepe Sánchez (2)	Temple	PG	Senior
2000–01	Marvin O'Connor	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
2001–02	Lynn Greer	Temple	PG / SG	Senior
2002–03	Jameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	PG	Junior
2003–04	Jameer Nelson* (2)	Saint Joseph's	PG	Senior
2004–05	Pat Carroll	Saint Joseph's	SG / SF	Senior
2005–06	Randy Foye	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[1]
2006–07	Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	PG	Senior	^[2]
2007–08^†	Pat Calathes	Saint Joseph's	SF / SG	Senior	^[3]
2007–08^†	Mark Tyndale	Temple	PF	Senior	^[4]
2008–09	Ahmad Nivins	Saint Joseph's	SF	Senior	^[5]
2009–10	Scottie Reynolds	Villanova	PG / SG	Senior	^[6]
2010–11	Lavoy Allen	Temple	PF / C	Senior	^[7]
2011–12	Zack Rosen	Penn	PG	Senior	^[8]
2012–13	Khalif Wyatt	Temple	SG	Senior	^[9]
2013–14	James Bell	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[10]
2014–15	Darrun Hilliard	Villanova	SG	Senior
2015–16	DeAndre' Bembry	Saint Joseph's	SF	Junior	^[11]
2016–17	Josh Hart	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[12]
2017–18	Jalen Brunson*	Villanova	PG	Junior	^[13]
2018–19	Phil Booth	Villanova	PG	Senior	^[14]
2019–20	Saddiq Bey	Villanova	SF	Sophomore	^[15]
2020–21	Collin Gillespie	Villanova	PG	Senior	^[16]
2021–22	Collin Gillespie (2)	Villanova	PG	Graduate	^[17]
2022–23	Jordan Dingle	Penn	SG	Junior	^[18]
2023–24	Eric Dixon	Villanova	PF	Senior	^[19]

Winners by school[edit]

School	Winners	Years
Villanova	27	1962, 1963^†, 1964^†, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969^†, 1972^†, 1973, 1981, 1982^†, 1983^†, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Temple	17	1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1979^†, 1983^†, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008^†, 2011, 2013
Saint Joseph's	14	1959, 1963^†, 1964^†, 1967, 1982^†, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008^†, 2009, 2016
La Salle	11	1969^†, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Penn	8	1972^†, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979^†, 2007, 2012, 2023

References[edit]

General

Sports Staff of the Philadelphia Daily News. (2005). The Big 5-0: The Big 5 Turns 50. Philadelphia Daily News. ISBN 1-58822-051-6

Specific

^ Foye is Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year, Villanova University, retrieved 2009-1-17

^ Jaaber Wins Geasey Award as Big 5 Player of the Year Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 2009-1-17

^ Pat Calathes Named Big 5 Co-Player of the Year, Saint Joseph's University, retrieved 2009-1-17

^ Men's Basketball Wins Top Awards At Herb Good Dinner, Temple University, retrieved 2009-1-17

^ Nivins Wins Geasey Award as Big 5 Player of the Year, Saint Joseph's University, retrieved 2009-1-17

^ Reynolds Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year, Villanova University, retrieved 2010-4-12

^ Lavoy Allen Named Big 5's Most Outstanding Player, Temple University, retrieved 2011-4-12

^ "Rosen named Philadelphia Big 5 player of the year". Penn Athletics. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

^ "Temple's Khalif Wyatt named Big 5 Player of the Year". Philly.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

^ "James Bell named Big 5 Player of the Year". Big5.org. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

^ "Bembry, Coyle take Player of Year honors". thereporteronline.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

^ "Villanova's Big 5 dominance extends to banquet circuit". montgomerynews.com. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

^ "Villanova picks up several Philadelphia Big 5 awards". Philadelphia Tribune. April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

^ Hunt, Donald (April 5, 2019). "Temple's Dunphy, Villanova's Booth headline Philadelphia Big 5 Awards Banquet". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved April 12, 2019.

^ "Bey, Robinson-Earl Lead Wildcats' Big Five Award Winners". Villanova Wildcats. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

^ "Gillespie Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year". Villanova Wildcats. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

^ "Gillespie, Samuels Lead Wildcats' Big Five Award Winners". Villanova Wildcats. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

^ "Maddy Siegrist, Jordan Dingle named Big 5 players of the year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

^ "Dixon Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year". Villanova University. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

v t e Philadelphia Big 5
Schools	Drexel University La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University
Teams	Drexel Dragons La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers Saint Joseph's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats
Arenas	Daskalakis Athletic Center Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra Finneran Pavilion Tom Gola Arena Wells Fargo Center
Competitions	Big 5 Classic
Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy Saint Joseph's–Temple rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

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Robert V. Geasey Trophy winners

1956: Rodgers
1957: Rodgers
1958: Rodgers
1959: Spratt
1960: Kennedy
1961: Drysdale
1962: White
1963: W. Jones & Lynam
1964: Courtin & W. Jones
1965: Washington
1966: Melchionni
1967: Anderson
1968: J. Jones
1969: Durrett & Porter
1970: Durrett
1971: Durrett
1972: Calhoun & Ford
1973: Ingelsby
1974: Haigler
1975: Haigler
1976: Wise
1977: McDonald
1978: Brooks
1979: Price & Reed
1980: Brooks
1981: Pinone
1982: Clark & Pinone
1983: Pinone & Stansbury
1984: Lewis
1985: Pinckney
1986: Pressley
1987: Blackwell
1988: Simmons
1989: Simmons
1990: Simmons
1991: Macon
1992: Woods
1993: McKie
1994: E. Jones
1995: Kittles
1996: Kittles
1997: R. Bey
1998: R. Bey
1999: Sánchez
2000: Sánchez
2001: O'Connor
2002: Greer
2003: Nelson
2004: Nelson
2005: Carroll
2006: Foye
2007: Jaaber
2008: Calathes & Tyndale
2009: Nivins
2010: Reynolds
2011: Allen
2012: Rosen
2013: Wyatt
2014: Bell
2015: Hilliard
2016: Bembry
2017: Hart
2018: Brunson
2019: Booth
2020: S. Bey
2021: Gillespie
2022: Gillespie
2023: Dingle
2024: Dixon

v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Rape scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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