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Pete Newell Big Man Award

American basketball award


Summary

American basketball award

FieldValue
namePete Newell Big Man Award
descriptionthe nation's best low-post player in NCAA Division I men's basketball
presenterNABC
countryUnited States
year2000
holderJohni Broome, Auburn
website

The Pete Newell Big Man Award has been awarded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) since 2000. It is presented to the best low-post player each season. The award is named after Pete Newell, the coach who ran the Pete Newell Big Man Camp for low-post players from 1976 until his death in 2008. Newell coached for 15 years at San Francisco, Michigan State, and California, compiling an overall record of 234 wins and 123 losses, including NIT and NCAA championships in 1949 and 1959, respectively.

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Pete Newell Big Man Award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1999–00Iowa StatePF
2000–01StanfordC
2001–02*KansasCurl=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/nabc-big-man.htmltitle=Men's NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Winnersauthor=date=2024website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference, LLCaccess-date=July 19, 2024}}
2002–03*XavierPF
2003–04*UConnC
2004–05*UtahC
2005–06LSUC
2006–07Ohio StateC
2007–08Kansas StatePF
2008–09*OklahomaPF
2009–10GeorgetownPF / C
2010–11PurdueC
2011–12*KentuckyC
2012–13DukePF / C
2013–14FloridaC
2014–15DukeC
2015–16UtahC
2016–17PurduePF / C
2017–18DukePF / C
2018–19WisconsinC
2019–20*IowaC
2020–21* (2)IowaC
2021–22*KentuckyC
2022–23*PurdueC
2023–24* (2)PurdueC
2024–25*AuburnPF / C

References

References

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  7. Conner, Desmond. (April 5, 2004). "Okafor, Nelson Share NABC Award". [[Hartford Courant]].
  8. (March 29, 2006). "Davis award". [[Daily World (Opelousas).
  9. (June 28, 2007). "Top centers in tonight's draft". [[Courier-Post]].
  10. Richman, Howard. (April 7, 2008). "Beasley loses out on award". [[The Kansas City Star]].
  11. (April 6, 2009). "Griffin's postseason haul". [[The Oklahoman]].
  12. Lage, Larry. (June 25, 2010). "Pistons draft Monroe at No. 7". [[The Times Herald]].
  13. (June 30, 2011). "Johnson drafted 27th, headed to Boston". [[Jackson County Banner]].
  14. (April 5, 2013). "Plumlee has no regrets". The News & Observer.
  15. Thompson, Edgar. (April 4, 2014). "UF coach backs player support". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
  16. Cooney, Bob. (June 26, 2015). "'O' what a night!". [[Philadelphia Daily News]].
  17. Copeland, Kareem. (April 14, 2016). "Tall order: Ute's Poeltl declares for NBA draft". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
  18. (April 3, 2017). "Swangian named nation's top big man". [[Journal & Courier]].
  19. (April 2, 2018). "Duke's Bagley earns two national awards". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  20. (December 31, 2019). "Ethan Happ". [[Quad-City Times]].
  21. (March 31, 2020). "Garza named best Big Man in country". [[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
  22. Doxsie, Don. (April 3, 2021). "Garza wins three more national awards". [[The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus]].
  23. (April 7, 2022). "Oscar Tshiebwe has won a truckload of trophies. Here's the full—and historic—list". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
  24. King, Sam. (April 6, 2023). "Purdue's Edey wins Wooden Award, takes every POY honor". Journal & Courier.
  25. King, Sam. (April 7, 2024). "Edey, legend have much in common". Journal & Courier.
  26. Humphrey III, Jerry. (April 1, 2025). "Auburn basketball's Johni Broome named Pete Newell Big Man of the Year". Advance Local.
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