The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the

Philadelphia Big 5 The Big 5 is an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is not a conference, but rather a group of NCAA Division I basketball schools who compete for the city’s collegiate championship. The Big 5 ...

, an informal association of college athletic programs in

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, United States. The trophy does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable player, the award goes simply to the best basketball player for Big 5 games played that season. It has been given since 1956 and is granted by the Herb Good Basketball Club. Members of the Philadelphia Big 5 are

La Salle University La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. History L ...

, the

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Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...

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and

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Winners

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Winners by school

References

General
* Sports Staff of the Philadelphia Daily News. (2005). ''The Big 5-0: The Big 5 Turns 50''. Philadelphia Daily News. Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Robert V. Geasey Trophy Awards established in 1956 College basketball trophies and awards in the United States La Salle Explorers men's basketball Penn Quakers men's basketball Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball Sports in Philadelphia Temple Owls men's basketball Villanova Wildcats men's basketball 1956 establishments in Pennsylvania