American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding rookie basketball player in the American Athletic Conference |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 2014 |
Currently held by | Jarace Walker, Houston |
The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is a basketball award given to the
many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form their own conference. Austin Nichols of Memphis was the first-ever winner.[1]
This award is voted for by the coaches and can only be awarded once to any player.
Key
† | Co-Players of the Year |
* | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) or the John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present) |
Winners
Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Ref. |
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2013–14 | Austin Nichols | Memphis | Forward
|
Freshman | [1] |
2014–15 | Daniel Hamilton | UConn | Swingman | Freshman | [2] |
2015–16 | Dedric Lawson | Memphis | Forward
|
Freshman | [3] |
2016–17 | K. J. Lawson | Memphis | Swingman | RS Freshman | [4] |
2017–18 | Shawn Williams | East Carolina | Guard
|
RS Freshman | [5] |
2018–19 | Alexis Yetna | South Florida | Forward
|
RS Freshman | [6] |
2019–20 | Precious Achiuwa | Memphis | Forward
|
Freshman | [7] |
2020–21 | Moussa Cissé | Memphis | Center | Freshman | [8] |
2021–22 | Jalen Duren | Memphis | Center | Freshman | [9] |
2022–23 | Jarace Walker | Houston | Forward
|
Freshman | [10] |
Winners by school
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Memphis (2013) | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Houston (2013) | 1 | 2023 |
South Florida (2013) | 1 | 2019 |
East Carolina (2014) | 1 | 2018 |
UConn (2013)[a 1] | 1 | 2015 |
Cincinnati (2013) | 0 | — |
Louisville (2013)[a 2] | 0 | — |
Rutgers (2013)[a 2] | 0 | — |
SMU (2013) | 0 | — |
Temple (2013) | 0 | — |
Tulane (2014) | 0 | — |
Tulsa (2014) | 0 | — |
UCF (2013) | 0 | — |
Wichita State (2017) | 0 | — |
References
- ^ a b "American Athletic Conference - UConn's Shabazz Napier Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year". Theamerican.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference - SMU's Nic Moore Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Theamerican.org. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference - SMU's Moore Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year for Second Consecutive Season". Theamerican.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Notes" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. April 12, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Clark Named American Player of the Year, Williams Rookie of the Year & Sampson Coach of the Year".
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Awards Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year".
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (July 26, 2019). "UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ "Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved November 20, 2012.