NABC Player of the Year

The award has been given since the 2007–08 season to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and to two-year schools' players.

Only one tie has occurred (2006), while four players have won the award more than once (Stan Gouard, Earl Jones, John Smith, and Trevor Hudgins).

There have been two ties (2007, 2010) and four repeat winners (Leroy Witherspoon, Andrew Olson, Aaron Walton-Moss and Joey Flannery).

During the divisional era, Division I member Georgetown (KY) received the most awards and had the most individual recipients, with three each.

Jay Scrubb, that year's winner, hired an agent and declared for the 2020 NBA draft, thereby forgoing his remaining collegiate eligibility.

In 2008–09, the NABC began presenting separate awards for players of the year in NAIA Divisions I and II.

David Thompson of North Carolina State won the first award in 1975.
Danny Ainge of BYU won in 1981.
Emeka Okafor shared the award in 2004, also leading UConn to the national title.
Kevin Durant of Texas was the first freshman to win the award, in 2007.
In 2022, Oscar Tshiebwe became the first player from Kentucky to win the award.
Charles Oakley won in 1985 and later became an NBA All-Star while playing for the New York Knicks .
Braydon Hobbs won the award in 2012 with Bellarmine .
Zach Hankins won the award in 2018 with Ferris State .
Jimmy Bartolotta was the first recipient to play for MIT . He was the Division III Player of the Year in 2008–09.