Jimmer Fredette won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's player of the year Friday night, receiving 3,761 votes.
"I definitely enjoyed the ride," he told reporters. "I had a great time being with my coaches and my teammates. It was the most fun I ever had in my life."
Kemba Walker was second with 3,356 in voting that closed before the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
The honor was Fredette's sixth national-player-of-the-year award.
"I have a pretty small house in New York, so I'm not sure I can fit them all in. It's been surreal. I've been all over and met a lot of great people," he said, naming Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Clyde Drexler and Olympic track and field starCarl Lewis.
Fredette had 15 30-point games and four 40-point efforts in his remarkable final season.