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Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Annual American college basketball award

Annual American college basketball award

FieldValue
nameFrances Pomeroy Naismith Award
descriptionthe most outstanding male and female college basketball players no taller than 6'0" (1.83 m) and 5'8" (1.73 m), respectively
presenterNABC (men)
WBCA (women)
countryUnited States
year1969 (men)
1984 (women)
year22014

WBCA (women) 1984 (women) The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award was an annual college basketball award in the United States intended to honor players who excelled on the court in spite of their height. The award, named in honor of James Naismith's daughter-in-law, was established for men in 1969 The men's award was presented to the nation's most outstanding senior who stands 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) or shorter, Early in the women's award's history, the cut-off height was 5 ft. The award was discontinued following the 2013–14 season.

Both the men's and women's winners were generally players in NCAA Division I. For the men's side, John Rinka from Kenyon College (1970), Mike Scheib from Susquehanna University (1978) and Jerry Johnson from Florida Southern College (1988) won from NCAA Divisions II, III, and II, respectively. For the women's winners, Julie Dabrowski of New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) (1990) and Amy Dodrill (1995) and Angie Arnold (1998), both from Johns Hopkins University, were also winners from Division III.

Only three schools from the list of men's winners (Louisville, St. John's and UCLA) and six schools from the list of women's winners (Baylor, Gonzaga, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Penn State, and UConn) had multiple award winners. Of these programs, the only one with winners in consecutive seasons is the Louisville men's program (Peyton Siva in 2013 and Russ Smith in 2014). Six other schools have had winners of both the men's and women's awards: California, Eastern Michigan, NC State, Purdue, Virginia, and Wake Forest.

Key

*Awarded a national player of the year award:
Men – Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; UPI; Naismith; Wooden; Adolph Rupp Trophy; Helms Foundation
Women – Wade; Associated Press; Naismith; Wooden

Winners

YearPlayerSchoolHeightReference
1968–69Purdue(1.78 m)
1969–70Kenyon(1.75 m)last =first =title=Adolph to accept Naismith award April 27url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/50644909newspaper=Canyon Newslocation=Canyon, Texasdate=April 5, 1981page= 21via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 20, 2024}}
1970–71California(1.83 m)last =first =title=McCallum wins Naismith awardurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/833889894newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazettelocation=Northampton, Massachusettsdate=April 30, 1983page= 15via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 20, 2024}}
1971–72Oklahoma(1.83 m)
1972–73Army(1.80 m)
1973–74Michigan State(1.80 m)
1974–75NC State(1.70 m)
1975–76St. John's(1.78 m)
1976–77Utah(1.83 m)
1977–78Susquehanna(1.73 m)
1978–79Columbia(1.75 m)
1979–80Boston College(1.80 m)
1980–81West Texas State(1.73 m)
1981–82Nebraska(1.75 m)
1982–83Ball State(1.75 m)
1983–84Virginia(1.78 m)
1984–85Texas Tech(1.80 m)
1985–86Bradley(1.80 m)
1986–87Wake Forest(1.60 m)last =first =title=UVM's Benton stands small, wins awardurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/546728830newspaper=Bennington Bannerlocation=Bennington, Vermontdate=April 16, 1996page= 8via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 21, 2024}}
1987–88Florida Southern(1.80 m)
1988–89UTEP(1.83 m)
1989–90St. John's(1.83 m)last =first =title=Colleges: Kosak to be Dartmouth coachurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439498323newspaper=The Boston Globelocation=Boston, Massachusettsdate=April 19, 1990page= 34via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 21, 2024}}
1990–91East Tennessee State(1.70 m)
1991–92Green Bay(1.83 m)
1992–93New Mexico State(1.73 m)
1993–94New Mexico(1.70 m)
1994–95UCLA(1.78 m)
1995–96Vermont(1.80 m)
1996–97Stanford(1.78 m)
1997–98Eastern Michigan(1.65 m)
1998–99George Washington(1.63 m)
1999–00Ohio State(1.80 m)
2000–01Detroit Mercy(1.78 m)
2001–02Cincinnati(1.78 m)
2002–03Arizona(1.78 m)
2003–04*Saint Joseph's(1.83 m)
2004–05Washington(1.75 m)url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/pomeroy.htmltitle=Men's Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Winnersauthor=date=2024website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference, LLCaccess-date=March 25, 2024}}
2005–06*Illinois(1.83 m)
2006–07South Carolina(1.83 m)
2007–08Butler(1.83 m)
2008–09UCLA(1.83 m)
2009–10Kansas(1.80 m)
2010–11Kansas State(1.83 m)last =Snyderfirst =Marktitle=Hamilton selected nation's best player 6 feet or underurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/108236943newspaper=Detroit Free Presslocation=Detroit, Michigandate=March 23, 2012page= B10via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 25, 2024}}
2011–12Oakland(1.80 m)
2012–13Louisville(1.83 m)
2013–14Louisville(1.83 m)

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YearPlayerSchoolHeightReference
1968–69No award
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
1983–84Louisiana Tech(1.63 m)
1984–85Gonzaga(1.65 m)
1985–86*Texas(1.65 m)
1986–87USC(1.65 m)
1987–88Penn State(1.65 m)last =first =title=Penn State's Darling best player under 5-8url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110920397newspaper=Courier Journallocation=Louisville, Kentuckydate=March 18, 2000page= 18via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = March 25, 2024}}
1988–89Bowling Green(1.65 m)
1989–90New Hampshire College(1.65 m)
1990–91Providence(1.57 m)
1991–92West Virginia(1.65 m)
1992–93Virginia(1.63 m)
1993–94Wake Forest(1.60 m)
1994–95Johns Hopkins(1.63 m)
1995–96*UConn(1.68 m)
1996–97NC State(1.68 m)
1997–98Johns Hopkins(1.68 m)
1998–99Colorado State(1.68 m)
1999–00Penn State(1.68 m)
2000–01Notre Dame(1.70 m)
2001–02Baylor(1.70 m)
2002–03Tennessee(1.73 m)
2003–04Purdue(1.68 m)
2004–05Mississippi State(1.70 m)
2005–06Notre Dame(1.70 m)
2006–07*Duke(1.73 m)
2007–08Wisconsin(1.73 m)
2008–09UConn(1.70 m)
2009–10California(1.73 m)
2010–11Gonzaga(1.73 m)
2011–12Eastern Michigan(1.70 m)
2012–13Penn State(1.73 m)
2013–14*Baylor(1.73 m)

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References

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