Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award


The Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award was presented to a men's college basketball player who was a senior and who had demonstrated strong personal character both on and off the court, similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee in the classic Chip Hilton series of sports stories.
The NCAA had given the national award since 1997 to a Division I player who demonstrated outstanding character, leadership, integrity, humility, sportsmanship and talent. The award was discontinued after the 2010–11 season.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchool
1996–97Wake Forest
1997–98Navy
1998–99Harvard
1999–00Oklahoma
2000–01Duke
2001–02Maryland
2002–03Butler
2003–04Connecticut
2004–05Texas Tech
2005–06Syracuse
2006–07Texas A&M
2007–08Butler
2008–09Washington
2009–10New Mexico
2010–11Hofstra

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