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 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.
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Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1999–00Iowa StatePF
2000–01StanfordC
2001–02*KansasC
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* IowaC
2021–22*KentuckyC
2022–23*PurdueC
2023–24* PurdueC
2024–25*AuburnPF / C