The AP College Basketball Player of the Year is an award given by the

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(AP) that recognizes the best men's and women's

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players of the year in the United States. The men's award began in 1961 while the women's began in 1995. The AP Player of the Year is one of the major national player of the year awards. According to APNews.com, "Voting is done at the conclusion of the regular season and before the NCAA tournament starts. Voting is based on regular season performance. The men's panel is made up of 62 media members who regularly cover college basketball and vote in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll. The women's panel consists of 35 media members. The voting panel includes local beat writers at newspapers and broadcast outlets, along with national media." There have only been two total players, one on each of the men's and women's sides, to be named the AP Player of the Year three times:

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(1981–1983), and Breanna Stewart of UConn (2014–2016).

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