Julius Erving Award
| Awarded for | The nation's top male small forward in NCAA Division I basketball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| History | |
| First award | 2015 |
| Most recent | Dalton Knecht, Tennessee |
| Website | http://www.hoophallawards.com/ |
The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award is an annual
collegiate small forward. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarded since 2004, the award was one of four new awards (along with the Jerry West Award, Karl Malone Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015.[1] It is named after NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team player Julius Erving.[2] The inaugural winner was Stanley Johnson.[3] Villanova
players have won the award the most times, with three.
Winners
| * | 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 Julius Erving Award at that point |
| Season | Player | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Stanley Johnson | Arizona | Freshman |
| 2015–16 | Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Senior |
| 2016–17 | Josh Hart | Villanova | Senior |
| 2017–18 | Mikal Bridges[4] | Villanova | Junior |
| 2018–19 | Rui Hachimura | Gonzaga | Junior |
| 2019–20 | Saddiq Bey | Villanova | Sophomore |
| 2020–21 | Corey Kispert | Gonzaga | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Wendell Moore Jr. | Duke | Junior |
| 2022–23 | Jalen Wilson | Kansas | Junior |
| 2023–24 | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee | Graduate |
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| Gonzaga | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Arizona | 1 | 2015 |
| Duke | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 2016 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 2024 |
Notes
- ^ "New College Basketball Awards Show to Honor the Season's Top Players April 10 on ESPN2". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Fifteen Candidates Announced for First-Ever Julius Erving Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- FOX Sports. Associated Press. April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (April 7, 2018). "Arizona's Ayton Wins Karl Malone Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. B004 – via Newspapers.com.