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Robert V. Geasey Trophy

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Robert V. Geasey Trophy
Awarded forthe most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Presented byHerb Good Basketball Club
History
First award1956
Most recentEric Dixon, Villanova
WebsiteOfficial website

The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The trophy does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player, the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club, which is composed of local media members who cover the Big 5.[1][2] The Philadelphia Big 5 includes La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University.[3] Through at least the 1981–82 season, the most valuable player award was sometimes also known to be presented with the Michael Saxe Trophy,[4] named after the first head coach in Villanova men's basketball history (1920–1926).[5]

Key

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Co-Players of the Year
    *     Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Robert V. Geasey Trophy at that point

Winners

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Guy Rodgers, Temple, 1956 through 1958
Jim Lynam, Saint Joseph's, 1963
Howard Porter, Villanova, 1969
Keven McDonald, Penn, 1977
Michael Brooks, La Salle, 1978 and 1980
Terence Stansbury, Temple, 1983
Harold Pressley, Villanova, 1986
Aaron McKie, Temple, 1993
Eddie Jones, Temple, 1994
Rashid Bey, Saint Joseph's, 1997 and 1998
Pepe Sánchez, Temple, 1999 and 2000
Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 2004
Randy Foye, Villanova, 2006
Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn, 2007
Ahmad Nivins, Saint Joseph's, 2009
Zack Rosen, Penn, 2012
Khalif Wyatt, Temple, 2013
DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's, 2016
Collin Gillespie, Villanova, 2021 and 2022
Eric Dixon, Villanova, 2024
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1955–56 Guy Rodgers Temple PG Sophomore [6]
1956–57 Guy Rodgers (2) Temple PG Junior [6]
1957–58 Guy Rodgers (3) Temple PG Senior [6]
1958–59 Joe Spratt Saint Joseph's PF Senior [7]
1959–60 Bill Kennedy Temple PG Senior [8]
1960–61 Bruce Drysdale Temple SG / PG Junior [9]
1961–62 Hubie White Villanova SG / PG Senior [10]
1962–63 Wali Jones Villanova SG Junior [11]
Jim Lynam Saint Joseph's SG Senior [11]
1963–64 Steve Courtin Saint Joseph's SG Senior [12]
Wali Jones (2) Villanova SG Senior [12]
1964–65 Jim Washington Villanova PF Senior [13]
1965–66 Bill Melchionni Villanova SG Senior [14]
1966–67 Cliff Anderson Saint Joseph's SG / SF Senior [15]
1967–68 Johnny Jones Villanova SG Junior [16]
1968–69 Ken Durrett La Salle PF / C Sophomore [17]
Howard Porter Villanova C Sophomore [17]
1969–70 Ken Durrett (2) La Salle PF / C Junior [18]
1970–71 Ken Durrett (3) La Salle PF / C Senior [19]
1971–72 Corky Calhoun Penn SF Senior [20]
Chris Ford Villanova SG Senior [20]
1972–73 Tom Ingelsby Villanova SG / PG Senior [21]
1973–74 Ron Haigler Penn PF Junior [22]
1974–75 Ron Haigler (2) Penn PF Senior [23]
1975–76 Charlie Wise La Salle SG Senior [24]
1976–77 Keven McDonald Penn SF Junior [25]
1977–78 Michael Brooks La Salle SF / PF Sophomore [26]
1978–79 Tony Price Penn SG Senior [27]
Rick Reed Temple SG / SF Junior [27]
1979–80 Michael Brooks (2) La Salle SF / PF Senior [28]
1980–81 John Pinone Villanova PF Sophomore [29]
1981–82 Jeffery Clark Saint Joseph's SF Senior [30]
John Pinone (2) Villanova PF Junior [4]
1982–83 John Pinone (3) Villanova PF Senior [31]
Terence Stansbury Temple SG / PG Junior [31]
1983–84 Ralph Lewis La Salle SG Junior [32]
1984–85 Ed Pinckney Villanova PF Senior [33]
1985–86 Harold Pressley Villanova SG / SF Senior [34]
1986–87 Nate Blackwell Temple SG Senior [35]
1987–88 Lionel Simmons La Salle PF Sophomore [36]
1988–89 Lionel Simmons (2) La Salle PF Junior [37]
1989–90 Lionel Simmons* (3) La Salle PF Senior [38]
1990–91 Mark Macon Temple SG Senior [39]
1991–92 Randy Woods La Salle PG / SG Senior [40]
1992–93 Aaron McKie Temple SG Junior [41]
1993–94 Eddie Jones Temple SG Senior [42]
1994–95 Kerry Kittles Villanova SG Junior [43]
1995–96 Kerry Kittles (2) Villanova SG Senior [44]
1996–97 Rashid Bey Saint Joseph's PG / SG Junior [45]
Alvin Williams Villanova PG Senior [46]
1997–98 Rashid Bey (2) Saint Joseph's PG / SG Senior [47]
1998–99 Pepe Sánchez Temple PG Junior [48]
1999–00 Pepe Sánchez (2) Temple PG Senior [49]
2000–01 Michael Bradley Villanova PF / C Senior [50]
Marvin O'Connor Saint Joseph's SG Senior [51]
2001–02 Lynn Greer Temple PG / SG Senior [52]
2002–03 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's PG Junior [53]
2003–04 Jameer Nelson* (2) Saint Joseph's PG Senior [53]
2004–05 Pat Carroll Saint Joseph's SG / SF Senior [54]
2005–06 Randy Foye Villanova SG Senior [55]
2006–07 Ibrahim Jaaber Penn PG Senior [56]
2007–08 Pat Calathes Saint Joseph's SF / SG Senior [57]
Mark Tyndale Temple PF Senior [57]
2008–09 Ahmad Nivins Saint Joseph's SF Senior [58]
2009–10 Scottie Reynolds Villanova PG / SG Senior [59]
2010–11 Lavoy Allen Temple PF / C Senior [60]
2011–12 Zack Rosen Penn PG Senior [61]
2012–13 Khalif Wyatt Temple SG Senior [62]
2013–14 James Bell Villanova SG Senior [63]
2014–15 Darrun Hilliard Villanova SG Senior [64]
2015–16 DeAndre' Bembry Saint Joseph's SF Junior [65]
2016–17 Josh Hart Villanova SG Senior [66]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson* Villanova PG Junior [67]
2018–19 Phil Booth Villanova PG Senior [68]
2019–20 Saddiq Bey Villanova SF Sophomore [69]
2020–21 Collin Gillespie Villanova PG Senior [70]
2021–22 Collin Gillespie (2) Villanova PG Graduate [71]
2022–23 Jordan Dingle Penn SG Junior [72]
2023–24 Eric Dixon Villanova PF Senior [73]

Winners by school

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School Winners Years
Villanova 29 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Temple 17 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013
Saint Joseph's 14 1959, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016
La Salle 11 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Penn 8 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2007, 2012, 2023

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