HOUSTON -- Buddy Hield, who led Oklahoma to its first Final Four in 14 years, has won the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the nation's top college player.
Hield received 144 votes in the nationwide balloting, and Denzel Valentine of Michigan State was the runner-up with 108 votes.
Robertson, the Hall of Famer who won this award three straight years while at the University of Cincinnati, presented Hield with the trophy on Friday at the Final Four.