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Robert V. Geasey Trophy

Philadelphia Big 5 Award basketball award

Philadelphia Big 5 Award basketball award

FieldValue
nameRobert V. Geasey Trophy
descriptionthe most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5
presenterHerb Good Basketball Club
countryUnited States
locationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
year1956
holderEric Dixon, Villanova
website

The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The trophy does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player, the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club, which is composed of local media members who cover the Big 5. From the Philadelphia Big 5's inception until 2023, members included La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University. In April 2023, Drexel University officially joined as the sixth member, but the association retains its Big 5 branding. Through at least the 1981–82 season, the most valuable player award was sometimes also known to be presented with the Michael Saxe Trophy, named after the first head coach in Villanova men's basketball history (1920–1926).

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Robert V. Geasey Trophy at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1955–56TemplePGlast =Dellfirst =Johntitle=Litwack, Rodgers Receive Writers' Awards at Dinnerurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/177911816newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirerlocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=March 28, 1958page= 41via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
1956–57(2)PG
1957–58(3)TemplePG
1958–59PF
1959–60PG
1960–61SG / PG
1961–62SG / PG
1962–63†SGlast =Shefskifirst =Billtitle=MacKinnon, Jones, Lynam Win Surprise Honorsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/184816800newspaper=Philadelphia Daily Newslocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=March 27, 1963page= 60via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
SG
1963–64†SGlast =first =title=Courtin, McLaughlin Fetedurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/19167260newspaper=Delaware County Daily Timeslocation=Swarthmore, Pennsylvaniadate=April 1, 1964page= 29via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
(2)SG
1964–65PF
1965–66SG
1966–67SG / SF
1967–68SG
1968–69†PF / Clast =Shefskifirst =Billtitle=You Couldn't Tell Owls Won by the Program...url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/184863103newspaper=Philadelphia Daily Newslocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=April 1, 1969page= 53via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
C
1969–70(2)PF / C
1970–71(3)PF / C
1971–72†SFlast =Padwefirst =Sandytitle=Six Teams Query Ramsay on the Day After; Van Breda Kolff Unsure of Coaching Futureurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/179984714newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirerlocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=March 28, 1972page= 30via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
SG
1972–73SG / PG
1973–74PF
1974–75(2)PF
1975–76SG
1976–77SF
1977–78La SalleSF / PF
1978–79†PennSGlast =Brandschainfirst =Mayertitle=Paying tribute to basketball's area standoutsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/174432057newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirerlocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=April 17, 1979page= 3via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 20, 2024}}
TempleSG / SF
1979–80(2)La SalleSF / PF
1980–81VillanovaPF
1981–82†Saint Joseph'sSF
(2)VillanovaPF
1982–83†(3)VillanovaPFlast =Weissfirst =Dicktitle=Pinone, Stansbury Top Best of Big 5url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/185925163newspaper=Philadelphia Daily Newslocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=April 15, 1983page= 114via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 21, 2024}}
SG / PG
1983–84SG
1984–85VillanovaPF
1985–86VillanovaSG / SF
1986–87TempleSG
1987–88La SallePF
1988–89(2)La SallePF
1989–90* (3)La SallePF
1990–91TempleSG
1991–92La SallePG / SG
1992–93TempleSG
1993–94TempleSG
1994–95VillanovaSG
1995–96(2)VillanovaSG
1996–97†Saint Joseph'sPG / SG
VillanovaPG
1997–98(2)PG / SG
1998–99TemplePG
1999–00(2)TemplePG
2000–01†PF / C
Saint Joseph'sSG
2001–02TemplePG / SG
2002–03Saint Joseph'sPGlast =Jerardifirst =Dicktitle=Nelson continues to bring home the awardsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198464873newspaper=Philadelphia Daily Newslocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=April 22, 2004page= 76via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 21, 2024}}
2003–04* (2)Saint Joseph'sPG
2004–05SG / SF
2005–06VillanovaSG
2006–07PennPG
2007–08†Saint Joseph'sSF / SGlast =first =title=Calathes, Tyndale share Big 5 Player of Yearurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198344604newspaper=Philadelphia Daily Newslocation=Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadate=April 10, 2008page= 75via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = August 21, 2024}}
TemplePF
2008–09SF
2009–10VillanovaPG / SG
2010–11TemplePF / C
2011–12PennPG
2012–13TempleSG
2013–14VillanovaSG
2014–15VillanovaSG
2015–16Saint Joseph'sSF
2016–17VillanovaSG
2017–18*VillanovaPG
2018–19VillanovaPG
2019–20VillanovaSF
2020–21VillanovaPG
2021–22(2)VillanovaPG
2022–23PennSG
2023–24VillanovaPF
2024–25(2)VillanovaPF

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Villanova301962, 1963†, 1964†, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969†, 1972†, 1973, 1981, 1982†, 1983†, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997†, 2001†, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Temple171956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1979†, 1983†, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008†, 2011, 2013
Saint Joseph's141959, 1963†, 1964†, 1967, 1982†, 1997†, 1998, 2001†, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008†, 2009, 2016
La Salle111969†, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Penn81972†, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979†, 2007, 2012, 2023
Drexel0—

References

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  9. Dell, John. (March 11, 1960). "Owls Sweep All-Big Five". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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