Footnotes
- a This does not include any National Player of the Year awards before 1969, such as the Helms Foundation Player of the Year award. Present-day discussions of National Players of the Year preclude the pre-1969 basketball era.
- b The "Class" column refers to United States terminology indicating that student's level of study. For example, a freshman is in his first year (of four) of study, followed by sophomore, junior and senior.
- c Charlie Davis was the first African American player to receive this award.
- d The University of Maryland has announced it will leave the ACC to join the Big Ten in 2014.
- e The University of South Carolina left the ACC in 1971.
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