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Pete Newell Big Man Award
American basketball award
American basketball award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pete Newell Big Man Award |
| description | the nation's best low-post player in NCAA Division I men's basketball |
| presenter | NABC |
| country | United States |
| year | 2000 |
| holder | Johni 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
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Iowa State | PF | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Stanford | C | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | * | Kansas | C | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/nabc-big-man.html | title=Men's NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Winners | author= | date=2024 | website=sports-reference.com | publisher=Sports Reference, LLC | access-date=July 19, 2024}} | |
| 2002–03 | * | Xavier | PF | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | * | UConn | C | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | * | Utah | C | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | LSU | C | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State | C | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Kansas State | PF | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | * | Oklahoma | PF | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | Georgetown | PF / C | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Purdue | C | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | * | Kentucky | C | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | Duke | PF / C | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Florida | C | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Duke | C | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Utah | C | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Purdue | PF / C | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Duke | PF / C | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Wisconsin | C | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | * | Iowa | C | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | * (2) | Iowa | C | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | * | Kentucky | C | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | * | Purdue | C | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | * (2) | Purdue | C | ||||||||
| 2024–25 | * | Auburn | PF / C |
References
References
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- . (2024). ["Jason Collins"](https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/jason-collins). *The Harry Walker Agency*.
- . (2024). ["Men's NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Winners"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/nabc-big-man.html). *Sports Reference, LLC*.
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- 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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