SAN Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was voted NBA Rookie of the Year (ROY)  in a unanimous decision on Monday.

The French star received all 99 first-place votes from a media panel voting on the award, joining Ralph Sampson, David Robinson, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard and Karl-Anthony Towns as unanimous winners of the award.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren was a strong runner-up, receiving 98 of a possible 99 second-place votes.

Mr. Wembanyama led all NBA rookies in points, rebounds and blocks along with double-doubles (43) and triple-doubles (two). — Reuters