The BET Award for Sportsman of the Year is given to the best and most successful male athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Male Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. LeBron James holds the record for most wins in this category with nine.

Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s Year Sportsman Ref 2001 Allen Iverson Kobe Bryant Shaquille O'Neal Tiger Woods 2002 Kobe Bryant Allen Iverson Derek Jeter Michael Jordan Tiger Woods 2003 Kobe Bryant Barry Bonds Allen Iverson Tracy McGrady Tiger Woods 2004 LeBron James Carmelo Anthony Barry Bonds Shaquille O'Neal Tiger Woods 2005 Shaquille O'Neal Allen Iverson LeBron James Donovan McNabb Tiger Woods 2006 LeBron James Kobe Bryant Shaquille O'Neal Tiger Woods Vince Young 2007 LeBron James Reggie Bush Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dwyane Wade Tiger Woods 2008 Kobe Bryant LeBron James Floyd Mayweather Jr. Chris Paul Tiger Woods 2009 LeBron James Kobe Bryant Reggie Bush Dwyane Wade Tiger Woods

2010s Year Sportsman Ref 2010 LeBron James Carmelo Anthony Usain Bolt Kobe Bryant Tiger Woods 2011 Michael Vick Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant LeBron James Derrick Rose 2012 Kevin Durant Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant Victor Cruz LeBron James 2013 LeBron James Victor Cruz Kevin Durant Robert Griffin III Ray Lewis 2014 Kevin Durant Carmelo Anthony Blake Griffin LeBron James Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2015 Stephen Curry LeBron James Marshawn Lynch Floyd Mayweather Jr. Chris Paul 2016 Stephen Curry Odell Beckham Jr. Kobe Bryant LeBron James Cam Newton 2017 Stephen Curry Odell Beckham Jr. LeBron James Cam Newton Russell Westbrook 2018 LeBron James Dwyane Wade Odell Beckham Jr. Stephen Curry Kevin Durant 2019 Stephen Curry Kevin Durant LeBron James Odell Beckham Jr. Tiger Woods

2020s Year Sportsman Ref 2020 LeBron James Giannis Antetokounmpo Kawhi Leonard Odell Beckham Jr. Patrick Mahomes II Stephen Curry 2021 LeBron James Kyrie Irving Patrick Mahomes II Russell Westbrook Russell Wilson Stephen Curry 2022 Stephen Curry Aaron Donald Bubba Wallace Giannis Antetokounmpo Ja Morant LeBron James 2023 Jalen Hurts Aaron Judge Bubba Wallace Gervonta Davis LeBron James Patrick Mahomes II Stephen Curry 2024 Jalen Brunson Anthony Edwards Gervonta Davis Jalen Hurts Kyrie Irving LeBron James Patrick Mahomes II Stephen Curry

Controversy Some of the nominations have brought up some controversy. Reggie Bush was nominated for the award twice, in 2007 and 2009, despite putting up average numbers for a player at his position in both those seasons. In both years, he was nominated among athletes who were considered the best of the best in their sports, which upset some sports fans, as Bush has not accomplished enough to be in the same list as them.

Multiple wins and nominations Wins

9 wins LeBron James

5 wins Stephen Curry

3 wins Kobe Bryant

2 wins Kevin Durant

Nominations

21 nominations LeBron James

10 nominations Kobe Bryant Stephen Curry Tiger Woods

5 nominations Carmelo Anthony Odell Beckham Jr.

4 nominations Allen Iverson Patrick Mahomes II Floyd Mayweather Jr. Shaquille O'Neal

3 nominations Kevin Durant

2 nominations Giannis Antetokounmpo Barry Bonds Reggie Bush Victor Cruz Gervonta Davis Jalen Hurts Kyrie Irving Cam Newton Chris Paul Dwyane Wade Bubba Wallace

See also BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year

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