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American college men's basketball award
The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award is an annual
basketball award given by the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's
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
Julius Erving , a
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played the position. The inaugural winner was
Stanley Johnson of
Arizona .
[2] The school with the most all-time winners is
Villanova , with three.
Key
Winners
Winners by school
References
^
"College Basketball Awards handed out" .
Valley News .
Lebanon, New Hampshire . April 11, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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a
b
"UA's Johnson wins Erving Award" .
Arizona Daily Star .
Tucson, Arizona . April 11, 2015. p. B003. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^
"Blossomgame named to Erving Watch List" .
The Greenville News .
Greenville, South Carolina . October 21, 2016. p. C2. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Juliano, Joe (April 9, 2017).
" 'Nova's Hart wins Erving Award" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer .
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . p. D02. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^
"Villanova's Wright, Brunson and Bridges win national honors" .
Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 2018. p. 34. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Meehan, Jim (April 13, 2019).
"Hachimura named winner of Erving Award" .
The Spokesman-Review .
Spokane, Washington . p. B1. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Juliano, Joe (April 8, 2020).
"Bey named top small forward, talks NBA" . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. A30. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Meehan, Jim (April 4, 2021).
"Kispert wins Julius Erving Award" .
The Everett Herald .
Everett, Washington . p. A10. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^
"Duke's Moore earns Erving Award" .
The Roanoke Times .
Roanoke, Virginia . April 3, 2022. p. B3. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bedore, Gary (April 3, 2023).
"KU basketball's Jalen Wilson wins NCAA's Julius Erving Award" .
The Kansas City Star .
Kansas City, Missouri . p. B4. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ McKee, Ben (April 6, 2024).
"Dalton Knecht wins Julius Erving Award" . 247sports.com . CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2024 .
External links
U.S. men's college basketball awards
Player awards
Head coach awards
National coaches of the year Conference coaches of the year
Division awards Other awards