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).
Contents
1 Key
2 Winners
3 Winners by school
4 Footnotes
5 References
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 shared the award in 1966 with Clyde Lee.
Dominique Wilkins won the award as a sophomore in 1981.
Charles Barkley was a winner playing for Auburn.
Shaquille O'Neal won back-to-back in 1991 and 1992 for the LSU Tigers.
John Wall won the award as a freshman playing for Kentucky in 2010.
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) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
Kentucky (1932) | 16 | 1966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017† |
Tennessee (1932) | 12 | 1967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)[c]†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018† |
LSU (1932) | 11 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
Vanderbilt (1932) | 8 | 1965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008 |
Alabama (1932) | 5 | 1973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002 |
Arkansas (1991) | 3 | 1994, 1995, 2015 |
Georgia (1932) | 3 | 1981, 2013, 2018† |
Ole Miss (1932) | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
Mississippi State (1932) | 2 | 1983†, 2004 |
Auburn (1932) | 2 | 1984, 1999 |
Florida (1932) | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
South Carolina (1991) | 1 | 2017† |
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
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