April 4, 2016
2016 KYLE MACY AWARD
HOUSTON, TX -- Duke’s Brandon Ingram is the recipient of the 2016 Kyle Macy award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top freshman
The ACC Freshman of the Year, Ingram averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks this season. He shot 44.2 percent from the floor and 41.0 percent from three-point territory.
His average of 17.3 points per game this season was the third-highest among major-conference freshmen, trailing only Jamal Murray of Kentucky (20.1) and Ben Simmons of LSU (19.2). He led ACC freshmen in scoring (17.3), rebounds (6.8), three-point field goal percentage (.410) and double-doubles (8), while also ranking second among conference freshmen in blocks (1.4).
The 1975 Indiana "Mr. Basketball" played his freshman season at Purdue University, averaging 13.8 points per game while leading the Boilermakers in free throws (85.9 percent for the season). He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.
After playing his freshman year at Purdue, Macy transferred to the University of Kentucky in 1976. He started every game for the Wildcats in 1977. A three-time All-America and three-time All-SEC player, Macy was a member of Kentucky's 1978 National Championship team. In his senior year of 1979-80, he became the first Kentucky player ever to be named consensus Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.
2016 KYLE MACY FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
| Dwayne Bacon | 6-7 | Florida State |
| Malik Beasley | 6-5 | Florida State |
| Jarrell Brantley | 6-7 | Charleston |
| Jaylen Brown | 6-7 | California |
| Tookie Brown | 5-11 | Georgia Southern |
| Marquese Chriss | 6-9 | Washington |
| Bryant Crawford | 6-3 | Wake Forest |
| Mike Daum | 6-9 | South Dakota State |
| Tyler Davis | 6-10 | Texas A&M |
| Henry Ellenson | 6-10 | Marquette |
| Nick Emery | 6-2 | Brigham Young |
| Jawun Evans | 6-0 | Oklahoma State |
| Marcus Evans | 6-2 | Rice |
| Ethan Happ | 6-9 | Wisconsin |
| Brandon Ingram | 6-9 | Duke |
| John Konchar | 6-4 | IPFW |
| Dedric Lawson | 6-8 | Memphis |
| Nick Mayo | 6-8 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Markis McDuffie | 6-8 | Wichita State |
| Dejounte Murray | 6-5 | Washington |
| Jamal Murray | 6-5 | Kentucky |
| Derick Newton | 6-7 | Stetson |
| Ivan Rabb | 6-11 | California |
| Malachi Richardson | 6-6 | Syracuse |
| Ben Simmons | 6-10 | LSU |
| Dylan Smith | 6-5 | UNC Asheville |
| Diamond Stone | 6-11 | Maryland |
| Caleb Swanigan | 6-9 | Purdue |
| Edmond Sumner | 6-5 | Xavier |
| James Thompson IV | 6-10 | Eastern Michigan |
2023: Kyle Filipowski, Duke
2022: Malaki Branham, Ohio State
2021: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2020: Anthony Edwards, Georgia
2019: Zion Williamson, Duke
2018: Marvin Bagley III, Duke
2017: Justin Patton, Creighton
2016 Brandon Ingram, Duke
2015: D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
2014 Jabari Parker, Duke
2013: Anthony Bennett, UNLV
2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
