National Player of the Year

National Player of the Year

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

These Cavaliers were voted the overall National Player of the Year for their respective sports. See the second table on this page for positional national players of the year

 
Sport Athlete Year Award
Men’s Basketball Ralph Sampson 1981 Associated Press National Player of the Year
      United Press International National Player of the Year
      US Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year
      Basketball Times National Player of the Year
      RUPP National Player of the Year
    1982 Associated Press National Player of the Year
      United Press International National Player of the Year
      US Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year
      Basketball Times National Player of the Year
      RUPP National Player of the Year
      Wooden Award National Player of the Year
      Naismith National Player of the Year
      NABC National Player of the Year
      The Sports Network National Player of the Year
      Co-Helms National Player of the Year
    1983 Associated Press National Player of the Year
      United Press International National Player of the Year
      US Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year
      Basketball Times National Player of the Year
      RUPP National Player of the Year
      Wooden Award National Player of the Year
      Naismith National Player of the Year
      NABC National Player of the Year
Football Bill Dudley 1941 Maxwell Award (Outstanding Player)
Men's Lacrosse Pete Eldredge 1972 Enners Award (Outstanding Player)
  Doug Knight 1996 Enners Award (Outstanding Player)
  Chris Rotelli 2003 Tewaaraton Trophy
  Tillman Johnson 2003 Enners Award (Outstanding Player)
  Matt Ward 2006 Tewaaraton Trophy
      Enners Award (Outstanding Player)
  Steele Stanwick 2011 Tewaaraton Trophy 
Men’s Soccer John Harkes 1987 Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
  Tony Meola 1989 MAC Hermann Trophy
      Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
  Claudio Reyna 1992 Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
      Soccer America Player of the Year
    1993 MAC Hermann Trophy
      Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
      Soccer America Player of the Year
      Soccer News Player of the Year
  AJ Wood 1994 Soccer America Player of the Year
  Mike Fisher 1995 MAC Hermann Trophy
      Soccer America Player of the Year
    1996 MAC Hermann Trophy
      Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
      NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year
  Ben Olsen 1997 Soccer America Player of the Year
      Soccer News Player of the Year
  Alecko Eskandarian 2002 MAC Hermann Trophy
      NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year
      Soccer America Player of the Year
  Joe Bell 2019 TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year
Men’s Tennis Somdev Devvarman 2007 ITA National Player of the Year
    2008 ITA National Player of the Year
  Jarmere Jenkins 2013 ITA National Player of the Year
  Dylan Dietrich 2026 ITA National Player of the Year
Women's Basketball Dawn Staley 1991 Naismith Player of the Year
      USBWA Player of the Year
      Champion USA Player of the Year
      WBCA Player of the Year
      Sports Illustrated Player of the Year
    1992 Naismith Player of the Year
      USBWA Player of the Year
      Champion USA Player of the Year
      WBCA Player of the Year
Field Hockey Tara Vittese 2015 NFHCA National Player of the Year
    2016 NFHCA National Player of the Year
    2017 NFHCA National Player of the Year
Women's Lacrosse Robyn Nye 1991 IWLCA National Player of the Year
  Jenny Slingluff 1992 IWLCA National Player of the Year
  Cherie Greer 1994 IWLCA National Player of the Year
  Michelle Cusimano 1995 IWLCA National Player of the Year
    1996 IWLCA National Player of the Year
  Peggy Boutilier 1997 IWLCA National Player of the Year
    1998 IWLCA National Player of the Year
  Amy Appelt 2004 Tewaaraton Trophy
      IWLCA National Player of the Year
    2005 Inside Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
Women's Soccer Morgan Brian 2013 MAC Herman Trophy
      Soccer America National Player of the Year
      TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year
    2014 MAC Herman Trophy
Women's Swimming & Diving Kate Douglass 2022 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year
    2023

 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year
  Gretchen Walsh 2024 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year
    2025 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (POSITIONAL)

These Cavaliers were voted the National Player of the Year for their positions or other sport-specific metrics

 
Sport Athlete Year Award
Baseball Danny Hultzen 2011 John Olerud Two-Way Player Award
Men's Basketball Malcolm Brogdon 2016 NABC National Defensive Player of the Year
Football Heath Miller 2004 Mackey Award (Outstanding TE)
  Chris Long 2007 Ted Hendricks Award (Outstanding DE)
  Joe Reed 2019 Jet Award (Outstanding Specialist)
Men's Lacrosse Gordon Jones 1952 Turnbull Award (Outstanding Attackman)
  Deeley Nice 1962 Cone Award (Outstanding Goalie)
  Boo Smith 1974 Schmeisser Cup (Outstanding Defenseman)
  Rodney Rullman 1975 Kelly Award (Outstanding Goalie)
  John Driscoll 1980 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
  Rick Guisto 1982 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
  Steve Brnye 1983 Schmeisser Cup (Outstanding Defenseman)
  Roddy Marino 1986 Turnbull Award (Outstanding Attackman)
  Peter Sheehan 1986 Kelly Award (Outstanding Goalie)
  Michael Watson 1996 Turnbull Award (Outstanding Attackman)
  Ryan Curtis 1999 Schmeisser Cup (Outstanding Defenseman)
  Jay Jalbert 1999 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
  Chris Rotelli 2003 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
  Tillman Johnson 2003 Kelly Award (Outstanding Goalie)
  Michael Culver 2006 Schmeisser Cup (Outstanding Defenseman)
  Kyle Dixon 2006 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
  Ken Clausen 2010 Schmeisser Cup (Outstanding Defenseman)
  Steele Stanwick 2012 Turnbull Award (Outstanding Attackman)
  Jared Conners 2021 MacLaughlin Award (Outstanding Midfielder)
Men's Soccer Bob Willen 1987 adidas Goalkeeper of the Year
Wrestling Scott Moore 2004 Gorriaran Trophy (National winner for most falls in the shortest total amount of time)
  Brent Jones 2010 Gorriaran Trophy (National winner for most falls in the shortest total amount of time)
Women's Basketball Dena Evans 1993 Francis Pomeroy Naismith Player of the Year (Top player under 5-9)
  Monica Wright 2010 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
Women's Lacrosse Robyn Nye 1991 IWLCA Defensive Player of the Year
  Jenny Slingluff 1992 IWLCA Offensive Player of the Year
  Cherie Greer 1994 IWLCA Defensive Player of the Year
  Michelle Cusimano 1995 IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year
    1996 IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year
  Peggy Boutilier 1997 IWLCA Defensive Player of the Year
    1998 IWLCA Defensive Player of the Year
  Lauren Aumiller 2002 Inside Lacrosse Midfield Player of the Year
    2003 Inside Lacrosse Midfield Player of the Year
  Amy Appelt 2004 Inside Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
      IWLCA Offensive Player of the Year
    2005 Inside Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
  Tiffany Schummer 2003 Inside Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year
  Nikki Lieb 2006 Defensive Midfielder National Player of the Year