Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award

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.

Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award

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

Winners

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]

See also

• Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award – equivalent award presented to an NCAA Division I men's basketball head coach, sponsored by the NABC