Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield was announced as the winner of the 2016 Naismith Trophy on Sunday as the top player in college basketball.
Oklahoma confirmed the voters' selection a day after the Sooners lost in the Final Four at the hands of Villanova.. Hield edged fellow finalists Tyler Ulis (Kentucky), Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) and Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia) for the honor. He joins Blake Griffin as the only Sooners to capture the award:
.@buddyhield named winner of the 2016 Naismith Trophy! ud83dudc4fud83dudc4f Announcement made Sunday morning in Houston u2b55ufe0fud83dude4cud83dudd25 pic.twitter.com/EHD7R09Wer
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) April 3, 2016
Other notable winners of the Naismith Trophy include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Maravich, Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan.