SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the player who has has proven himself, throughout the season, to be the most exceptional talent in the Southeastern Conference.
Three different organizations have given this award:
- Associated Press, 1965–present
- United Press International, 1965–1992
- SEC coaches, 1987–present
All-time winners
The following is a list of the all-time SEC Player of the Year Award winners.[1] When only one player is listed for a given year, he won all awards available in that year.
| Season | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Clyde Lee | Vanderbilt |
| 1966 | AP: Pat Riley | Kentucky |
| UPI: Clyde Lee | Vanderbilt | |
| 1967 | Ron Widby | Tennessee |
| 1968 | Pete Maravich | LSU |
| 1969 | Pete Maravich | LSU |
| 1970 | Pete Maravich | LSU |
| 1971 | Johnny Neumann | Ole Miss |
| 1972 | AP: Tom Parker | Kentucky |
| UPI: Mike Edwards | Tennessee | |
| 1973 | AP: Wendell Hudson, Kevin Grevey | Alabama, Kentucky |
| UPI: Wendell Hudson | Alabama | |
| 1974 | Jan van Breda Kolff | Vanderbilt |
| 1975 | AP: Kevin Grevey | Kentucky |
| UPI: Bernard King | Tennessee | |
| 1976 | Bernard King | Tennessee |
| 1977 | AP: Ernie Grunfeld, Bernard King | Both Tennessee |
| UPI: Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee | |
| 1978 | Reggie King | Alabama |
| 1979 | Reggie King | Alabama |
| 1980 | Kyle Macy | Kentucky |
| 1981 | Dominique Wilkins | Georgia |
| 1982 | Dale Ellis | Tennessee |
| 1983 | AP: Dale Ellis | Tennessee |
| UPI: Jeff Malone | ||
| 1984 | Charles Barkley | Auburn |
| 1985 | Kenny Walker | Kentucky |
| 1986 | Kenny Walker | Kentucky |
| 1987 | AP and Coaches: Derrick McKey | Alabama |
| UPI: Derrick McKey, Tony White | Alabama, Tennessee | |
| 1988 | Will Perdue | Vanderbilt |
| 1989 | Chris Jackson | LSU |
| 1990 | Chris Jackson | LSU |
| 1991 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU |
| 1992 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU |
| 1993 | AP: Jamal Mashburn, Billy McCaffrey | Kentucky, Vanderbilt |
| Coaches: Jamal Mashburn | Kentucky | |
| 1994 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas |
| 1995 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas |
| 1996 | Tony Delk | Kentucky |
| 1997 | Ron Mercer | Kentucky |
| 1998 | Ansu Sesay | Ole Miss |
| 1999 | Chris Porter | Auburn |
| 2000 | AP: Stromile Swift, Dan Langhi | LSU, Vanderbilt |
| Coaches: Dan Langhi | Vanderbilt | |
| 2001 | Tayshaun Prince | Kentucky |
| 2002 | Erwin Dudley | Alabama |
| 2003 | AP: Ron Slay[2] | Tennessee |
| Coaches: Keith Bogans[2] | Kentucky | |
| 2004 | Lawrence Roberts[3] | Mississippi State |
| 2005 | Brandon Bass[4] | LSU |
| 2006 | Glen Davis[5] | LSU |
| 2007 | AP: Chris Lofton[6] | Tennessee |
| Coaches: Derrick Byars[6] | Vanderbilt |
The school with the most SEC Player of the year award winners is Kentucky, with 10 players combining to win awards in 12 seasons. Two schools have yet to have a winner: South Carolina (which joined the conference with Arkansas in 1991) and Florida (despite the Gators' success in recent years, including Final Four appearances in 1994 and 2000 and NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007).
See also
- Southeastern Conference
- SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
- List of SEC Conference Champions
- List of SEC National Champions
- SEC Championship Game
- SEC on CBS
Notes and references
- ^ Men's Basketball – All-Time Award Winners. Southeastern Conference. Retrieved on 2007-04-08. This list ends with the 2002 awards. Awards for later seasons are referenced by official SEC end-of-season press releases.
- ^ a b SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2003-04-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- ^ SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2004-05-14). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- ^ 2004-05 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2005-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- ^ SEC Men's Basketball Release – Final 2005-06. Southeastern Conference (2006-04-12). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- ^ a b 2006-07 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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