The Naismith Trophy Presented by AT&T is unique because it allows fan voting to count for an unprecedented 25 percent of the final vote. No other major award involves this much fan influence.

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2010.

Fans can participate in the voting by texting “VOTE” to 51234.

The most prestigious trophy in college and high school basketball, the Naismith was first awarded to the men’s college basketball player of the year in 1969 (Lew Alcindor, UCLA).

In 1983, the Naismith Awards also began recognizing the women’s college basketball player of the year (Anne Donovan, Old Dominion). The Awards further expanded in 1987 to honor the men’s and women’s college coaches of the year, the boy and girl high school players of the year, and, in 1988, the men’s and women’s college officials of the year.

DID YOU KNOW . . .

Only one freshman has ever won the Naismith Trophy (Kevin Durant, Texas, 2007).

Naismith Trophy recipients have won a combined:

• 23 NBA titles
• 18 NBA MVP Awards
• Nine Olympic Gold Medals
• Nine NBA Rookie of the Year Awards

Sixteen Naismith Award winners have gone on to be No. 1 draft picks in the NBA.

Fifteen Atlantic Coast Conference Male players have brought home the Naismith Trophy, leading all other conferences. Here is a breakdown:

• 15 ACC
• 5 Pac 10
• 3 Atlantic 10
• 3 Conference USA
• 3 Big Ten
• 3 Big 12
• 2 Mountain West
• 1 Big East
• 1 Independent
• 1 Missouri Valley
• 1 Patriot
• 1 Southeastern