74:'s most outstanding player. The award was bestowed for just the 1971–72 season, however. When the Midwestern Conference was founded in 1970–71, men's basketball did not name a league player of the year. In the second season of the conference's existence,
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833:USBWA National Freshman of the Year
342:"Jim Bradley Named "Most Valuable""
1046:Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award
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808:NABC Defensive Player of the Year
415:Women's college basketball awards
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803:Pete Newell Big Man Award
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276:"Coaches Honor Bradley"
855:Best Player ESPY Award
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934:UPI Coach of the Year
170:School (year joined)
72:Midwestern Conference
30:Midwestern Conference
788:Lefty Driesell Award
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1113:NAIA tournament MVP
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1099:Division II
1094:Division II
1067:Division II
495:Adolph Rupp
358:October 21,
326:October 21,
292:October 21,
135:Jim Bradley
80:Jim Bradley
57:Final award
49:First award
25:Awarded for
1169:Categories
1089:Division I
1062:Division I
943:Conference
725:Midwestern
710:Great West
700:East Coast
504:Conference
316:The Herald
253:References
196:Ball State
109:Reference
1009:On hiatus
840:On hiatus
730:Southwest
715:Gulf Star
695:Big Eight
670:On hiatus
638:Southland
553:Big South
281:The Times
153:Sophomore
103:Position
982:Big West
967:Big East
957:American
897:Naismith
889:National
648:Sun Belt
563:Big West
543:Big East
528:American
442:Naismith
432:National
173:Winners
120:No award
972:Big Ten
747:by year
623:Patriot
578:Horizon
558:Big Ten
548:Big Sky
240:(1970)
226:(1970)
212:(1970)
198:(1970)
184:(1970)
127:1971–72
115:1970–71
100:School
97:Player
94:Season
87:Winners
44:History
36:Country
1013:Pac-12
977:Big 12
674:Pac-12
643:Summit
538:Big 12
447:Wooden
176:Years
106:Class
720:Metro
633:SoCon
485:Helms
190:1972
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1077:NAIA
992:MAAC
962:ASUN
907:NABC
653:SWAC
598:MEAC
588:MAAC
573:CUSA
533:ASUN
513:A-10
457:NABC
360:2021
328:2021
294:2021
66:The
60:1972
52:1972
1002:NEC
997:MVC
987:CAA
952:ACC
663:WAC
658:WCC
628:SEC
618:OVC
613:NEC
603:MVC
593:MAC
583:Ivy
568:CAA
518:ACC
490:UPI
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