Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Note — Historical records of this award have been spotty,[a] and the following is a compiled list of the verified SWAC Players of the Year.
Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given for the most outstanding basketball player in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Country United States
History
Most recent Martaveous McKnight, Arkansas–Pine Bluff

The Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC) most outstanding player.

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)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the SWAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Avery Johnson of Southern University won twice, in 1987 and 1988.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1973–74 Eugene Short Jackson State Small forward Junior [1]
1974–75 Eugene Short (2) Jackson State Small forward Senior [1]
1975–76 Larry Wright Grambling State Point guard Junior [2]
1976–77 Purvis Short Jackson State Small forward Junior [3]
1977–78 Purvis Short (2) Jackson State Small forward Senior [4]
1978–79 Larry Smith Alcorn State Power forward / Center Junior [5]
1979–80 Larry Smith (2) Alcorn State Power forward / Center Senior [5]
1980–81
1981–82 Harry Kelly Texas Southern Small forward Junior [6]
1982–83 Harry Kelly (2) Texas Southern Small forward Senior [6]
1983–84 Lewis Jackson Alabama State Small forward Senior [7]
1984–85 Mike Phelps Alcorn State Point guard Senior [8]
1985–86 Frank Sillmon Alabama State Small forward Sophomore [9]
1986–87† George Ivory Mississippi Valley State Senior [10]
1986–87† Avery Johnson Southern Point guard Junior [6]
1987–88 Avery Johnson (2) Southern Point guard Senior [6]
1988–89 Terry Brooks Alabama State Guard Senior [11]
1989–90 Joe Faulkner Southern Power forward Senior [12][13]
1990–91 Steve Rogers Alabama State Shooting guard Junior [14]
1991–92 Steve Rogers (2) Alabama State Shooting guard Senior [14]
1992–93 Lindsey Hunter Jackson State Point guard Senior [14]
1993–94 Jervaughn Scales Southern Power forward Senior [14]
1994–95 Kenny Sykes Grambling State Shooting guard Senior [14]
1995–96 Marcus Mann Mississippi Valley State Power forward Senior [14]
1996–97 Randy Bolden Texas Southern Point guard Junior [14]
1997–98 Randy Bolden (2) Texas Southern Point guard Senior [14]
1998–99 Adarrial Smylie Southern Center Junior [14]
1999–00 Adarrial Smylie (2) Southern Center Senior [14]
2000–01 Dewayne Jefferson Mississippi Valley State Shooting guard Sophomore [14]
2001–02 Paul Haynes Grambling State Power forward / Center Sophomore [14]
2002–03 Gregory Burks Prairie View A&M Point guard Senior [14]
2003–04 Attarius Norwood Mississippi Valley State Forward Senior [14]
2004–05 Obie Trotter Alabama A&M Point guard / Shooting guard Junior [15]
2005–06 Brion Rush Grambling State Point guard Senior [14]
2006–07 Trey Johnson Jackson State Shooting guard Senior [14]
2007–08 Andrew Hayles Alabama State Shooting guard Junior [14]
2008–09 Brandon Brooks Alabama State Point guard Senior [14]
2009–10 Garrison Johnson Jackson State Shooting guard Senior [16]
2010–11 Travele Jones Texas Southern Power forward Senior [17]
2011–12 Paul Crosby Mississippi Valley State Center Senior [18]
2012–13 Omar Strong Texas Southern Point guard Senior [19]
2013–14 Aaric Murray Texas Southern Center Senior [20]
2014–15 Madarious Gibbs Texas Southern Point guard Senior [21]
2015–16 Derrick Griffin Texas Southern Center Freshman [22]
2016–17 Zach Lofton Texas Southern Shooting guard Junior [23]
2017–18 Martaveous McKnight Arkansas–Pine Bluff Point guard Junior [24]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Texas Southern (1954) 10 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Alabama State (1982) 7 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009
Jackson State (1958) 7 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1993, 2007, 2010
Southern (1934) 6 1987†, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000
Mississippi Valley State (1968) 5 1987†, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2012
Grambling State (1958) 4 1976, 1995, 2002, 2006
Alcorn State (1962) 3 1979, 1980, 1985
Alabama A&M (1999) 1 2005
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1936)[b] 1 2018
Prairie View A&M (1920) 1 2003

Footnotes

  • a Please see the talk page for an e-mail correspondence with Tom Galbraith, who at the time of the exchanges was the SWAC men's basketball contact.
  • b The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was a conference member from 1936 to 1970, left, but then re-joined in 1998.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Shorts". The Times-News. Hendersonville, NC. March 1, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2005 SWAC Hall of Fame Inductees". Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ 1977-78 Street and Smith's Official College, Pro and Prep Basketball Yearbook, page 128
  4. ↑ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 585". State of Mississippi. 2000. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Hurst, Jason (May 8, 2008). "Larry Smith Named New Alcorn State Men's Basketball Head Coach". wjtv.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "SWAC Announces 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees". Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 18, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2010 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff: Lewis Jackson, Head Coach". Alabama State University. 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ 1985–86 Sporting News Basketball Yearbook. Sporting News. 1989. p. 60.
  9. ↑ "Sillmon is SWAC Player of the Year". The Tuscaloosa News. Jackson, MS. March 6, 1986. p. 18. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  10. ↑ Whelliston, Kyle (September 4, 2008). "SWAC ShootAround: New faces on SWAC sidelines". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  11. ↑ 1989–90 Sporting News Basketball Yearbook. Sporting News. 1989. p. 121.
  12. ↑ "SU's Jobe, Faulkner Voted SWAC Honors" (Cache). The Advocate. March 9, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  13. ↑ "1989–90 All-SWAC" (Cache). The Advocate. March 9, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "1990–2008 Basketball Review" (PDF). SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide. Southwestern Athletic Conference. 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Former Bulldog Obie Trotter Named SWAC Player of the Decade". aamusports.com. Alabama A&M University. April 30, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Garrison Johnson named SWAC Player of the Year". jsutigers.cstv.com. Jackson State University. March 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  17. ↑ "SWAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Named". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  18. ↑ "MVSU Center Paul Crosby Headlines All-SWAC Team". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  19. ↑ "TSU Senior Omar Strong Headlines All-SWAC team". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  20. ↑ "TSU's Aaric Murray named SWAC Player of the Year". Chronicle News Services. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  21. ↑ "TSU Senior Madarious Gibbs Headlines All SWAC Team". SWAC. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  22. ↑ "2016 All-SWAC Men's Basketball team announced". SWAC. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  23. ↑ "2016-17 All-SWAC Men's Basketball Teams announced". SWAC. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  24. ↑ "All-SWAC Men's Basketball Teams revealed" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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