April 1, 2015
2015 KYLE MACY AWARD
BOSTON, MA -- Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell is the recipient of the 2015 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year award.
The Kyle Macy award is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball. The 1975 Indiana "Mr. Basketball" played his freshman season at Purdue University. Macy averaged 13.8 points a game as a freshman, while leading the Boilermakers in free throws, shooting .859 percent from the line on the season. He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.
After playing his freshman year at Purdue, Macy transferred to the University of Kentucky in 1976. He started every game for the Wildcats in 1977. A three-time All-America and three-time All-SEC player, Macy was a member of Kentucky's 1978 National Championship team. In his senior year of 1979-80, he became the first Kentucky player ever to be named consensus Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.
2015 KYLE MACY FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 6-11 | F | Kentucky |
| Peyton Aldridge | 6-7 | F | Davidson |
| James Blackmon | 6-4 | G | Indiana |
| Devin Booker | 6-6 | G | Kentucky |
| Schadrac Casimir | 5-10 | G | Iona |
| Torin Dorn | 6-5 | G | Charlotte |
| Isaac Haas | 7-2 | C | Purdue |
| Daniel Hamilton | 6-7 | G/F | Connecticut |
| Stanley Johnson | 6-7 | F | Arizona |
| Tyus Jones | 6-1 | G | Duke |
| Kevon Looney | 6-9 | F | UCLA |
| Jahlil Okafor | 6-11 | C | Duke |
| Nick Norton | 5-10 | G | UAB |
| Jakob Poeltl | 7-0 | F | Utah |
| Xavier Rathan-Mayes | 6-4 | G | Florida State |
| D'Angelo Russell | 6-5 | G | Ohio State |
| Domantas Sabonis | 6-10 | F | Gonzaga |
| Brenton Scott | 6-1 | G | Indiana State |
| Melo Trimble | 6-3 | G | Maryland |
| Tyler Ulis | 5-9 | G | Kentucky |
| Justise Winslow | 6-6 | F | Duke |
2023: Kyle Filipowski, Duke
2022: Malaki Branham, Ohio State
2021: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2020: Anthony Edwards, Georgia
2019: Zion Williamson, Duke
2018: Marvin Bagley III, Duke
2017: Justin Patton, Creighton
2016 Brandon Ingram, Duke
2015: D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
2014 Jabari Parker, Duke
2013: Anthony Bennett, UNLV
2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
