| Awarded for | the most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5 |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Herb Good Basketball Club |
| History | |
| First award | 1956 |
| Most recent | Eric Dixon, Villanova |
| Website | Official website |
The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most valuable men's basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The trophy does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player, the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club, which is composed of local media members who cover the Big 5.[1][2] The Philadelphia Big 5 includes La Salle University, the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University and Villanova University.[3] Through at least the 1981–82 season, the most valuable player award was sometimes also known to be presented with the Michael Saxe Trophy,[4] named after the first head coach in Villanova men's basketball history (1920–1926).[5]
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- ^ "Sports briefs". Suffolk News-Herald. Suffolk, Virginia. April 18, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Villanova basketball year-by-year records". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1988. p. 125. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.