Anthony Davis was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy as Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association.

Davis joins Kevin Durant as the only two freshman winners in the award’s 53-year history.

“Anthony Davis made an immediate and dramatic impact on college basketball,” said USBWA president Lenox Rawlings of the Winston-Salem Journal. “He has many skills, most obvious among them his ability to block and alter shots. Davis’ dominance inside solidified Kentucky as a national title contender and brought Bill Russell back into the dialogue, shining light on the vital half of the game that people often ignore.”