Shortest Naismith College Player of the Year
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People expected Frank Mason III to be good entering his senior season at Kansas, but not a College Player of the Year good. He averaged around 12 points and 4 assists in his last two seasons beforehand but took it up several notches to average 20 points and 5 assists per game in 2016-17. At 5'11, he is the shortest-ever winner of the Naismith College Player of the Year award.
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Davey O'Brien 1938
O’Brien won TCU’s first Heisman while leading his team to an undefeated season. He is the smallest player to win the Heisman at 5-7, 151 pounds and the first Heisman winner from the Southwest Conference.
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Kansas guard Frank Mason III wins 2017 Naismith Trophy
The 2017 Big 12 Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team (both unanimous selections), Mason averaged 20.9 points per game and was the first Kansas player to lead the Big 12 in scoring since 2004- 05. The Petersburg, Virginia native also led the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.490), while ranking fourth in assists (5.2 per game).
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