The 2025 ESPYS just concluded their presentation of the greatest athletes and moments in sports this year, and below are the winners. As a sport, basketball got the most awards this year, with 7 players taking home particular honors. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder received two awards: Best NBA Player and Best Athlete – Men’s Sports. On the women’s side, Caitlin Clark was awarded Best WNBA Player, while Cooper Flagg and JuJu Watkins bagged the Best College Athlete awards for male and female, respectively.
Then we have the legends of the sports, Diana Taurasi and former USWNT player Alex Morgan were honored with the prestigious Icon Award, while former NBA player Oscar Robertson received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
Here’s the full list of winners of the 2025 ESPY Awards.
- Best Championship Performance: Simone Biles, Olympic gymnastics all-around
- Best Play: Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle
- Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Sloane Stephens
- Capital One Cup Winners: UNC women and Ohio State men
- Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley
- Icon Award: Alex Morgan and Diana Taurasi
- Pat Tillman Award for Service: Los Angeles County firefighters David Walters and Erin Regan
- Gatorade Players of the Year: Jane Hedengren and Cameron Boozer
- Best Comeback Athlete: Suni Lee, USA Gymnastics
- Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award: Rishin Tandon, Maegha Ramanathan and Ian Waite
- Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Oscar Robertson
- Best Athlete – Men’s Sports: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Best Record-Breaking Performance: Alexander Ovechkin, NHL all-time goals leader
- Best Team: Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
- Best NBA Player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Best WNBA Player: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
- Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports: Cooper Flagg, Duke men’s basketball
- Best College Athlete – Women’s Sports: JuJu Watkins, USC women’s basketball
- Best Athlete with a Disability: Noah Elliott, Para Snowboarding
- Best NFL Player: Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
- Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Best NHL Player: Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers
- Best Driver: Max Verstappen, F1
- Best UFC Fighter: Merab Dvalishvili
- Best Boxer: Katie Taylor
- Best Soccer Player: Christian Pulisic, AC Milan, USMNT
- Best Golfer: Scottie Scheffler
- Best Tennis Player: Coco Gauff
