Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained

Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year should not be confused with Great West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Description:the most outstanding basketball player in the Great Midwest Conference
Country:United States
Year:1992
Year2:1995

The Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an award given to the Great Midwest Conference's most outstanding player. The award was short-lived and only handed out from 1992 to 1995. Four recipients received the award, but only Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway won more than once. Hardaway was the award's first and second player of the year recipient honoree.

The Great Midwest Conference was an NCAA Division I conference that existed from 1991–92 to 1994–95. It was formed in 1990 with six members: Cincinnati and Memphis State (now Memphis) from the Metro Conference; UAB from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette and Saint Louis from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League), and independent DePaul. Dayton joined in 1993.

In 1995, reunification with the Metro Conference and teams from the Southwest Conference formed Conference USA.

Winners

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Great Midwest Player of the Year award
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1991–92MemphisG/SF[1]
1992–93 (2)MemphisG/SF
1993–94MarquetteC[2]
1994–95DePaulSG/SF[3]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Memphis State (1991)21992, 1993
Marquette (1991)11994
DePaul (1991)11995
Cincinnati (1991)0
Saint Louis (1991)0
UAB (1991)0

Notes and References

  1. News: Up the court with 'Penny' . . . March 12, 1993 . 10. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  2. News: Butters defends having Charleston in, Tech out . . . March 19, 1994 . 34. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  3. News: Wendland. Jeff. Kleinschmidt leaves holding his head high . . . March 16, 1995 . 42. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.