Ben Simmons has been named Rookie of the Year for the 18-19 season, beating out Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum.

Simmons was the first overall pick of the 2016 draft out of LSU.

Simmons received 90 first place votes, 10 second place votes and one third place vote, while Mitchell received 11 first place votes, 89 second place votes and one third place vote.