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The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association. College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of jounalists who cover college basketball The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959.

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USBWA College Player of the Year was started in 1959. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Which makes it the oldest running trophy for the college player of the year. The USBWA annually selects a player of the year and All-America teams for both men and women in college basketball. College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA The USBWA men's player of the year award is now called the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

The USBWA also selects a national coach of the year for men and women, with the men's award named after legendary coach Henry Iba. Henry Payne "Hank" Iba ( August 6, 1904 - January 15, 1993) was a well-known college men's Basketball coach It was renamed after the college and professional legend Oscar Robertson in 1998. Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24 1938 in Charlotte Tennessee) nicknamed " The Big O " is a former American NBA player with Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award during the NCAA Final Four. The Oscar Robertson Trophy, previously known as the Player of the Year Award, was renamed in 1998 because of Robertson’s outstanding career and his continuing efforts to promote the game of basketball. He averaged 68. 4 points per game his sophmore year at Cincinnati.

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