The kPOY: a history
by Ken Pomeroy on Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Response to the initial announcement of the kPOY has been overwhelming. I’ve received correspondence from as far away as Ohio and while there have been many different questions, the most common one involves who would have won the award in past seasons. We only have comprehensive and accurate tempo-free player stats going back to the 2005 season, so let’s start there and see if this thing has any credibility. (And also, feel free to cut and paste these standings into the Wikipedia page, whomever creates it.)
2005
1. Sean May, UNC. (.497)
2. Andrew Bogut, Utah (.482)
3. Shelden Williams, Duke. (.405)
4. Wayne Simien, Kansas. (.401)
5. JJ Redick, Duke. (.394)
6. Spencer Nelson, Utah State. (.394)
7. Taj Gray, Oklahoma. (.378)
8. Joey Graham, Oklahoma State. (.370)
9. Hakim Warrick, Syracuse. (.364)
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