Pete Newell Big Man Award
The Pete Newell Big Man Award has been awarded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches since 2000. It is presented to the top 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.
So far, no player has won the award more than once. Only two schools, Duke and Utah, have produced more than one winner, with each school claiming two. Utah's winners are the only two to have been born outside the U.S.—Andrew Bogut in Australia and Jakob Pöltl in Austria.
Winners
Drew Gooden of Kansas won in 2002.
Andrew Bogut of Utah won in 2005.
Blake Griffin of Oklahoma won in 2009.
| Season | Player | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Fizer, MarcusMarcus Fizer | Iowa State | Junior |
| 2000–01 | Collins, JasonJason Collins | Stanford | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Gooden, DrewDrew Gooden | Kansas | Junior |
| 2002–03 | West, DavidDavid West | Xavier | Senior |
| 2003–04 | Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor | Connecticut | Junior |
| 2004–05 | Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut | Utah | Sophomore |
| 2005–06 | Davis, GlenGlen Davis | LSU | Sophomore |
| 2006–07 | Oden, GregGreg Oden | Ohio State | Freshman |
| 2007–08 | Beasley, MichaelMichael Beasley | Kansas State | Freshman |
| 2008–09 | Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin | Oklahoma | Sophomore |
| 2009–10 | Monroe, GregGreg Monroe | Georgetown | Sophomore |
| 2010–11 | Johnson, JaJuanJaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis | Kentucky | Freshman |
| 2012–13 | Plumlee, MasonMason Plumlee | Duke | Senior |
| 2013–14 | Young, PatricPatric Young | Florida | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Okafor, JahlilJahlil Okafor | Duke | Freshman |
| 2015–16 | Pöltl, JakobJakob Pöltl | Utah | Sophomore |
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