Kentucky star Anthony Davis has won the Naismith Trophy for men's college player of the year.Davis is the first player from Kentucky to win the award and the second freshman, joining Texas' Kevin Durant in 2007. He is the first Naismith Trophy winner from the Southeastern Conference since LSU's Pete Maravich in 1970.The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the Naismith winner on Sunday.The other finalists for the award were Kansas' Thomas Robinson, Creighton's Doug McDermott and Michigan State's Draymond Green."All four of our Naismith Trophy finalists put together a compelling campaign to win the award this season, but in the end, Anthony's stellar play for the Wildcats was simply too much for voters to ignore," said Atlanta Tipoff Club executive director Eric Oberman in a statement. "Congratulations to Anthony, the University of Kentucky and all the finalists for achieving tremendous success. They are all wonderful ambassadors of this sport, and we wish each of them the best of luck in their future basketball careers." Source: ESPN
