Robert_V._Geasey_Trophy

Robert V. Geasey Trophy
Awarded for	the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Presented by	Herb Good Basketball Club
History
First award	1956
Most recent	Jordan Dingle, Penn
Website	Philadelphia Big 5

Robert V. Geasey Trophy

Philadelphia Big 5 Award

The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding 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. Members of the Philadelphia Big 5 are La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University.

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†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1955–56	Guy Rodgers	Temple	PG	Sophomore
1956–57	Guy Rodgers (2)	Temple	PG	Junior
1957–58	Guy Rodgers (3)	Temple	PG	Senior
1958–59	Joe Spratt	Saint Joseph's	PF	Senior
1959–60	Bill Kennedy	Temple	PG	Senior
1960–61	Bruce Drysdale	Temple	SG / PG	Junior
1961–62	Hubie White	Villanova	SG / PG	Senior
1962–63^†	Wali Jones	Villanova	SG	Junior
1962–63^†	Jim Lynam	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
1963–64^†	Steve Courtin	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
1963–64^†	Wali Jones (2)	Villanova	SG	Senior
1964–65	Jim Washington	Villanova	PF	Senior
1965–66	Bill Melchionni	Villanova	SG	Senior
1966–67	Cliff Anderson	Saint Joseph's	SG / SF	Senior
1967–68	Johnny Jones	Villanova	SG	Junior
1968–69^†	Ken Durrett	La Salle	PF / C	Sophomore
1968–69^†	Howard Porter	Villanova	C	Sophomore
1969–70	Ken Durrett (2)	La Salle	PF / C	Junior
1970–71	Ken Durrett (3)	La Salle	PF / C	Senior
1971–72^†	Corky Calhoun	Penn	SF	Senior
1971–72^†	Chris Ford	Villanova	SG	Senior
1972–73	Tom Ingelsby	Villanova	SG / PG	Senior
1973–74	Ron Haigler	Penn	PF	Junior
1974–75	Ron Haigler (2)	Penn	PF	Senior
1975–76	Charlie Wise	La Salle	SG	Senior
1976–77	Keven McDonald	Penn	SF	Junior
1977–78	Michael Brooks	La Salle	SF / PF	Sophomore
1978–79^†	Tony Price	Penn	SG	Senior
1978–79^†	Rick Reed	Temple	SG / SF	Junior
1979–80	Michael Brooks (2)	La Salle	SF / PF	Senior
1980–81	John Pinone	Villanova	PF	Sophomore
1981–82^†	Jeffery Clark	Saint Joseph's	SF	Senior
1981–82^†	John Pinone (2)	Villanova	PF	Junior
1982–83^†	John Pinone (3)	Villanova	PF	Senior
1982–83^†	Terence Stansbury	Temple	SG / PG	Junior
1983–84	Ralph Lewis	La Salle	SG	Junior
1984–85	Ed Pinckney	Villanova	PF	Senior
1985–86	Harold Pressley	Villanova	SG / SF	Senior
1986–87	Nate Blackwell	Temple	SG	Senior
1987–88	Lionel Simmons	La Salle	PF	Sophomore
1988–89	Lionel Simmons (2)	La Salle	PF	Junior
1989–90	Lionel Simmons* (3)	La Salle	PF	Senior
1990–91	Mark Macon	Temple	SG	Senior
1991–92	Randy Woods	La Salle	PG / SG	Senior
1992–93	Aaron McKie	Temple	SG	Junior
1993–94	Eddie Jones	Temple	SG	Senior
1994–95	Kerry Kittles	Villanova	SG	Junior
1995–96	Kerry Kittles (2)	Villanova	SG	Senior
1996–97	Rashid Bey	Saint Joseph's	PG / SG	Junior
1997–98	Rashid Bey (2)	Saint Joseph's	PG / SG	Senior
1998–99	Pepe Sánchez	Temple	PG	Junior
1999–00	Pepe Sánchez (2)	Temple	PG	Senior
2000–01	Marvin O'Connor	Saint Joseph's	SG	Senior
2001–02	Lynn Greer	Temple	PG / SG	Senior
2002–03	Jameer Nelson	Saint Joseph's	PG	Junior
2003–04	Jameer Nelson* (2)	Saint Joseph's	PG	Senior
2004–05	Pat Carroll	Saint Joseph's	SG / SF	Senior
2005–06	Randy Foye	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[1]
2006–07	Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	PG	Senior	^[2]
2007–08^†	Pat Calathes	Saint Joseph's	SF / SG	Senior	^[3]
2007–08^†	Mark Tyndale	Temple	PF	Senior	^[4]
2008–09	Ahmad Nivins	Saint Joseph's	SF	Senior	^[5]
2009–10	Scottie Reynolds	Villanova	PG / SG	Senior	^[6]
2010–11	Lavoy Allen	Temple	PF / C	Senior	^[7]
2011–12	Zack Rosen	Penn	PG	Senior	^[8]
2012–13	Khalif Wyatt	Temple	SG	Senior	^[9]
2013–14	James Bell	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[10]
2014–15	Darrun Hilliard	Villanova	SG	Senior
2015–16	DeAndre' Bembry	Saint Joseph's	SF	Junior	^[11]
2016–17	Josh Hart	Villanova	SG	Senior	^[12]
2017–18	Jalen Brunson*	Villanova	PG	Junior	^[13]
2018–19	Phil Booth	Villanova	PG	Senior	^[14]
2019–20	Saddiq Bey	Villanova	SF	Sophomore	^[15]
2020–21	Collin Gillespie	Villanova	PG	Senior	^[16]
2021–22	Collin Gillespie (2)	Villanova	PG	Graduate	^[17]
2022–23	Jordan Dingle	Penn	SG	Junior	^[18]

Robert_V._Geasey_Trophy

Robert V. Geasey Trophy

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Winners

Winners by school

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School	Winners	Years
Villanova	26	1962, 1963^†, 1964^†, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969^†, 1972^†, 1973, 1981, 1982^†, 1983^†, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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