University of Michigan's Trey Burke accepts the 2013 Oscar Robertson Trophy from The Big O, flanked by Michigan coach John Beilein. (Photo courtesy of US Basketball Writers Association.)

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The Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, is the premier men's college player of the year award. It is also the only such award actually named after a player or a living namesake — in this case, the National Association of Basketball Coaches' "Player of the Century."

The 2014 Oscar Robertson Trophy winner will be announced at a media conference at 10:15am CT on Friday, April 4 in Dallas, TX, on the eve of the Final Four. Each week leading up to the announcement, the USBWA selects an Oscar Robertson Player of the Week, and selections are announced on SiriusXM Radio Channel 91 each Tuesday at 12N ET on the show "Inside College Basketball" with Jason Horowitz and Bruce Pearl.

The USBWA has named these 15 players as finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy:

G/F Kyle Anderson, UCLA, 6-9, 230, Soph
F Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico, 6-9, 250, Sr.
F Cleanthony Early, Wichita State, 6-8, 219, Sr.
F Melvin Ejim, Iowa State, 6-6, 220, Sr.
G Tyler Ennis, Syracuse, 6-2, 180, Fr.
F C.J. Fair, Syracuse, 6-8, 215, Sr.
G Nick Johnson, Arizona, 6-3, 200, Jr.
G Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 6-4, 210, Sr.
F Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, 225, Sr.
G Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, 6-1, 180, Sr.
F Jabari Parker, Duke, 6-8, 235, Fr.
F Casey Prather, Florida, 6-6, 212, Sr.
F Julius Randle, Kentucky, 6-9, 250, Fr.
G Russ Smith, Louisville, 6-0, 165, Sr.
G Andrew Wiggins, Kansas, 6-8, 200, Fr.

The trophy is an 18" bronze sculpture created in 2005 by world-renowned St. Louis sculptor Harry Weber on commission from the USBWA and is based on the famous photo of Oscar Robertson rebounding against Kansas State. Weber's bronze sculptures are in the permanent collections of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY and the National Dog Museum, as well as private collections across the U.S. and overseas, and have been featured at the Museum of Fine Arts in Newport, Rhode Island.

UCLA has the most Oscar Robertson Trophy winners with nine, followed by Duke University with seven. Kenyon Martin was the first University of Cincinnati player to win the award since The Big O himself last won in 1960. For the complete list of winners since 1959, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Two permanent display cases, one of Oscar Robertson Trophy winners and one of memorabilia from The Big O's career dating back to Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School, have been set up in the entrance hall at Conseco Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers and site of the 2006 Oscar Robertson Trophy presentation. Larry Bird, president of basketball operations for the Pacers, assisted The Big O in unveiling the display cases.

Last update 03/05/2014