Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given for the most outstanding basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
Country United States
History
First award 1965
Most recent Yante Maten, Georgia and Grant Williams, Tennessee

The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the player who has proven himself, throughout the season, to be the most exceptional talent in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 16 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri and Texas A&M, the conference's two newest members (both joining in 2012).

Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and the SEC coaches (1987–present).

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
A Associated Press selection
C SEC coaches selection
U United Press International selection
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player received the SEC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Pat Riley, wearing a black suit with a dark green and silver tie, is throwing his hands in the air as he celebrates a good play.
Pat Riley shared the award in 1966 with Clyde Lee.
Dominique Wilkins is taking a rest during a 1996 Panathinaikos Euroleague game. His #12 uniform is green with the Beck's beer logo on the front.
Dominique Wilkins won the award as a sophomore in 1981.
A close-up of Charles Barkley's face; he is smiling broadly and is wearing a white shirt.
Charles Barkley was a winner playing for Auburn.
Shaquille O'Neal is taking a free throw while playig for the Phoenix Suns.
Shaquille O'Neal won back-to-back in 1991 and 1992 for the LSU Tigers.
John Wall during a game for the Washington Wizards
John Wall won the award as a freshman playing for Kentucky in 2010.
Anthony Davis dunks the ball while playing for Kentucky
Anthony Davis won the award as a freshman playing for Kentucky in 2012.
Season Player[a] School Position Class Reference
1964–65 Clyde Lee Vanderbilt Center/Power forward Junior
1965–66† Clyde LeeU (2) Vanderbilt Center/Power forward Senior
1965–66† Pat RileyA Kentucky Shooting guard/Small forward Junior
1966–67 Ron Widby Tennessee Small forward Senior
1967–68 Pete Maravich LSU Point guard Sophomore
1968–69 Pete Maravich (2) LSU Point guard Junior
1969–70 Pete Maravich* (3) LSU Point guard Senior
1970–71 Johnny Neumann Ole Miss Shooting guard/Small forward Sophomore
1971–72† Mike EdwardsU Tennessee Shooting guard Junior
1971–72† Tom ParkerA Kentucky Power forward Senior
1972–73† Kevin GreveyA Kentucky Shooting guard/Small forward Sophomore
1972–73† Wendell HudsonA, U Alabama Small forward Senior
1973–74 Jan van Breda Kolff Vanderbilt Shooting guard/Small forward Senior
1974–75† Kevin GreveyA (2) Kentucky Shooting guard/Small forward Senior
1974–75† Bernard KingU Tennessee Small forward Sophomore
1975–76 Bernard King (2) Tennessee Small forward Junior
1976–77† Ernie GrunfeldA, U Tennessee Small forward Senior
1976–77† Bernard KingU (3) Tennessee Small forward Senior
1977–78 Reggie King Alabama Small forward Junior
1978–79 Reggie King (2) Alabama Small forward Senior
1979–80 Kyle Macy Kentucky Guard Senior
1980–81 Dominique Wilkins Georgia Small forward Sophomore
1981–82 Dale Ellis Tennessee Shooting guard/Small forward Junior
1982–83† Dale EllisA (2) Tennessee Shooting guard/Small forward Senior
1982–83† Jeff MaloneU Mississippi State Shooting guard Senior
1983–84 Charles Barkley Auburn Center Junior
1984–85 Kenny Walker Kentucky Power forward Junior
1985–86 Kenny Walker (2) Kentucky Power forward Senior
1986–87† Derrick McKeyA, C, U Alabama Power forward Junior
1986–87† Tony WhiteU Tennessee Point guard Senior
1987–88 Will Perdue Vanderbilt Center Senior
1988–89 Chris Jackson[b] LSU Point guard Freshman
1989–90 Chris Jackson[b] (2) LSU Point guard Sophomore
1990–91 Shaquille O'Neal* LSU Center Sophomore
1991–92 Shaquille O'Neal (2) LSU Center Junior
1992–93† Billy McCaffreyA Vanderbilt Shooting guard Junior
1992–93† Jamal MashburnA, C Kentucky Shooting guard/Small forward Junior
1993–94 Corliss Williamson Arkansas Power forward Sophomore
1994–95 Corliss Williamson (2) Arkansas Power forward Junior
1995–96 Tony Delk Kentucky Point guard Senior
1996–97 Ron Mercer Kentucky Small forward/Shooting guard Sophomore
1997–98 Ansu Sesay Ole Miss Power forward Senior
1998–99 Chris Porter Auburn Small forward/Power forward Junior
1999–00† Dan LanghiA, C Vanderbilt Small forward Senior
1999–00† Stromile SwiftA LSU Center Sophomore
2000–01 Tayshaun Prince Kentucky Small forward Junior
2001–02 Erwin Dudley Alabama Power forward/Center Junior
2002–03† Keith BogansC Kentucky Shooting guard Senior [1]
2002–03† Ron SlayA Tennessee Power forward Senior [1]
2003–04 Lawrence Roberts Mississippi State Power forward Junior [2]
2004–05 Brandon Bass LSU Power forward Sophomore [3]
2005–06 Glen Davis LSU Center Sophomore [4]
2006–07† Derrick ByarsC Vanderbilt Shooting guard/Small forward Senior
2006–07† Chris LoftonA Tennessee Shooting guard Junior [5]
2007–08 Shan Foster Vanderbilt Shooting guard/Small forward Senior [6][7]
2008–09 Marcus Thornton LSU Shooting guard Senior [8][9]
2009–10 John Wall Kentucky Point guard Freshman [10]
2010–11 Chandler Parsons Florida Small forward Senior [11][12]
2011–12 Anthony Davis* Kentucky Center Freshman [13][14]
2012–13 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Georgia Shooting guard Sophomore [15][16]
2013–14 Scottie Wilbekin Florida Point guard Senior [17][18]
2014–15 Bobby Portis Arkansas Power forward Sophomore [19][20]
2015–16 Tyler Ulis Kentucky Point guard Sophomore [21][22]
2016–17† Malik MonkA Kentucky Shooting guard Freshman [23]
2016–17† Sindarius ThornwellC South Carolina Shooting guard Senior [24]
2017–18† Yante MatenA Georgia Power forward Senior [25]
2017–18† Grant WilliamsC Tennessee Power forward Sophomore [26]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Kentucky (1932)161966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017†
Tennessee (1932)121967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)[c]†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018†
LSU (1932)111968, 1969, 1970, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009
Vanderbilt (1932)81965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008
Alabama (1932)51973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002
Arkansas (1991)31994, 1995, 2015
Georgia (1932)31981, 2013, 2018†
Ole Miss (1932)21971, 1998
Mississippi State (1932)21983†, 2004
Auburn (1932)21984, 1999
Florida (1932)22011, 2014
South Carolina (1991)12017†
Missouri (2012)0—
Texas A&M (2012)0—

Footnotes

  • a If no special demarcation indicates which award the player won that season, then he had earned all of the awards available for that year.
  • b Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1991 after converting to Islam.[27]
  • c In 1976–77, two Tennessee players were chosen as the SEC Player of the Year—Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King were selected by the Associated Press, and Grunfeld was also chosen by United Press International. Both players are counted in the total Player of the Year Award per school tally.

References

  1. 1 2 "SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review". Southeastern Conference. 2003-04-09. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  2. ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review". Southeastern Conference. 2004-05-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  3. ↑ "2004-05 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review". Southeastern Conference. 2005-04-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  4. ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Release – Final 2005-06". Southeastern Conference. 2006-04-12. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  5. ↑ "2006-07 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review". Southeastern Conference. 2007-05-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  6. ↑ "2008 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Southeastern Conference. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (2008-03-17). "Foster, Pearl, Calathes claim honors on Associated Press All-SEC team". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  8. ↑ "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. 2009-03-10. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  9. ↑ Associated Press (2009-03-16). "AP All-SEC Men's Basketball Team Announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  10. ↑ "2010 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  11. ↑ "2011 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  12. ↑ "Parsons, Donovan, Jones honored on AP All-SEC team" (Press release). Fox News. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  13. ↑ "2012 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  14. ↑ "Vandy's Jenkins unanimous AP All-SEC team pick" (Press release). MSNBC.com. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  15. ↑ "2013 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  16. ↑ Associated Press (March 19, 2013). "UGa's Caldwell-Pope wins AP's SEC player of year". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  17. ↑ "2014 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Wilbekin, Donovan, Randle take AP SEC honors". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. ↑ "2015 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  20. ↑ Newberry, Paul (March 16, 2015). "Portis is AP's SEC player of year; Calipari, Towns honored". Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "UK's Tyler Ulis named AP's SEC Player of the Year". Cincinnati: WLWT. Associated Press. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Kentucky's Monk Picked as AP's SEC Player, Newcomer of Year". Southeastern Conference. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  24. ↑ "2017 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  25. ↑ Megargee, Rick (2018-03-06). "Georgia's Yante Maten selected as AP SEC player of the year". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  26. ↑ "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeaster Conference. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  27. ↑ "Playing by the Rules". Transcript. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). 14 March 1996. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
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