The NABC Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and sponsored by Adidas to the most outstanding freshman player in the United States. The award was first given following the 2016–17 season.

Key     *     Awarded a national player of the year award that same season: Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden

Winners

Season Player School PositionReference 2016–17 UCLA PG 2017–18 Duke C 2018–19 * Duke PF 2019–20 Duke PF / C 2020–21 Oklahoma State PG 2021–22 Auburn PF 2022–23 Alabama SF 2023–24 Kentucky PG / SG 2024–25 * Duke SG / SF 2025–26* Duke PF

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