Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained
The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 18 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
Winners
Winners by school
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Kentucky (1932) | 18 | 1966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017†, 2020†, 2022 |
Tennessee (1932) | 14 | 1967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018†, 2019, 2024 |
LSU (1932) | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
Vanderbilt (1932) | 8 | 1965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008 |
Alabama (1932) | 7 | 1973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002, 2021, 2023 |
Arkansas (1991) | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2015, 2020† |
Mississippi State (1932) | 3 | 1983†, 2004, 2020† |
Auburn (1932) | 2 | 1984, 1999 |
Florida (1932) | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
Georgia (1932) | 2 | 2013, 2018† |
Ole Miss (1932) | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
South Carolina (1991) | 1 | 2017† |
Missouri (2012) | 0 | — |
Texas A&M (2012) | 0 | — | |
- If no special demarcation indicates which voting body's award the player won that season, then he had earned all of the awards available for that year.
- Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1991 after converting to Islam.[121]
Notes and References
- News: Vandy Cagers Make Clean Sweep In SEC . . . March 8, 1965 . 2. . February 18, 2024.
- News: Moffitt. David M.. Three Tennessee Natives Make UPI's All-SEC Five . . . March 4, 1965 . 16. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Vandy's Lee Cited as Top SEC Player . . . March 2, 1966 . 7. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Pat Riley Named SEC Player-Of-Year . The Mayfield Messenger . . March 9, 1966 . 3. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Vols' Widby Named SEC Player of Year . . . March 1, 1967 . 17. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Vols honored at banquet . Johnson City Press . . March 28, 1967 . 7. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Speer. Ron. Three Kentucky Rifles, Pistol Pete, AP's Stars . . . March 5, 1968 . 42. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Pete Leads 'Super Sophomores' . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . March 5, 1968 . 42. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Pete Maravich Named SEC's Player Of Year . . . March 7, 1969 . 7. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Louisiana State's Pete Maravich Named SEC Player Of The Year . . . March 4, 1969 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Pistol Pete Named SEC Player Of Year . . . March 6, 1970 . 12. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Maravich Top SEC Star In UPI Basketball Poll . . . March 4, 1970 . 14. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.
- News: Rebs' Johnny Neumann SEC Player Of The Year . . . March 6, 1971 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Shearer. Ed. Sophomores Neumann, Payne Named All-SEC . The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky . March 12, 1971 . 39. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Greenfield's Mike Edwards SEC Player Of The Year . . . March 3, 1972 . 19. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Shearer. Ed. Kentucky's Tom Parker Voted SEC's Top Cager . The Winchester Sun . . March 15, 1972 . 15. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Grevey, Hudson Share Honor As SEC Player Of The Year . . . March 16, 1973 . 17. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Moffitt. David. Cleveland joins MVP Hudson on UPI All-SEC first team . Birmingham Post-Herald . Birmingham, Alabama . March 9, 1973 . 16. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Shoemaker. Mack. Vandy carries SEC banner into Regionals . Birmingham Post-Herald . Birmingham, Alabama . March 14, 1974 . 9. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Davy. Jimmy. Jan Named SEC Player of Year . . . March 1, 1974 . 27. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Kentucky's Grevey, Hall Lead SEC . . . March 14, 1975 . 27. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Bernard King best in SEC . . . March 6, 1975 . 20. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: King Named SEC Player of Year . . . March 1, 1976 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: AP Picks Newton, King SEC's Best . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . March 18, 1976 . 47. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Shearer. Ed. Vols Make Sweep of AP Awards . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . March 16, 1977 . 10. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: King Named SEC Player Of Year For Third Time . . . March 2, 1977 . 16. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Reggie King Heads SEC Cage Team . . . March 1, 1978 . 43. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Other sports . . . March 1, 1978 . 126. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Reggie King honored again . . . March 1, 1979 . 7. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Plainsmen, 'Cats Face Fresh LSU, Volunteers . Daily Review . . March 2, 1979 . 9. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Quincy. Bob. Games An Event On Rose's Turf . . . March 16, 1980 . 11. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Macy SEC Player Of Year . . . March 3, 1980 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 19, 2024.
- News: Macklin Named SEC Top Player . . . March 4, 1981 . 45. Newspapers.com . February 20, 2024.
- News: Macklin named SEC Player of Year . . . March 5, 1981 . 11. Newspapers.com . February 20, 2024.
- News: Ellis, DeVoe honored heading into tourney . Kingsport Times-News . Kingsport, Tennessee . March 4, 1982 . 27. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: DeVoe reflects on past season . Johnson City Press . Johnson City, Tennessee . March 17, 1982 . 12. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Ellis top SEC player . . . March 10, 1983 . 25. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Malone SEC's Player-of-Year . The Town Talk . . March 1, 1983 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Barkley, Smith Win Top Honors . Opelika-Auburn News . Opelika, Alabama . March 7, 1984 . 8. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Johnson. Mark. Vandy nearly strikes gold against Auburn . . . March 9, 1984 . 12. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Wildcat Walker named SEC's Player of Year . The Telegraph . Macon, Georgia . March 6, 1985 . 25. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Walker, Boyd Capture AP Honors . The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana . March 6, 1985 . 10. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Forwards lead all-SEC voting . . . March 4, 1986 . 14. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Shearer. Ed. Walker named top SEC player; Sutton honored . Messenger-Inquirer . Owensboro, Kentucky . March 4, 1986 . 11. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Alabama's Derrick McKey is All-SEC player of the year . Scottsboro Daily Sentinel . . March 3, 1987 . 4. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: White, McKey, Maxwell head All-SEC First Team . Abbeville Meridonial . . March 4, 1987 . 10. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Hill. Justice B.. VU Can Do . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 24, 1988 . 32. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Morris makes AP All-SEC team . . . March 8, 1988 . 11. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Pugliese . Nick . UF's title trip starts with LSU . The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida . March 1, 1989 . 159. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Shearer. Ed. Jackson SEC Player of the Year . . . March 7, 1989 . 15. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Associated Press All-SEC teams . Ledger-Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia . March 6, 1990 . 6. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: Davis Makes UPI Second Team . . . March 1, 1990 . 34. Newspapers.com . February 27, 2024.
- News: O'Neal named top SEC player . . . March 6, 1991 . 11. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: O'Neal named UPI's Player of the Year . The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida . March 5, 1991 . 92. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: West Regional Capsules: Louisiana State (No. 7) . Tallahassee Democrat . Tallahassee, Florida . March 18, 1992 . 92. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: All-Southeastern Conference Team . Messenger-Inquirer . Owensboro, Kentucky . March 10, 1992 . 9. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: McCaffrey, Mashburn share SEC's Player of Year honor . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . March 9, 1993 . 25. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Duo shares honor . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi . March 9, 1993 . 19 . Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Griffith. Mike. 'Big Nasty' leads Hogs . The Anniston Star . Anniston, Alabama . March 12, 1994 . 16. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Arkansas' Williamson named SEC Player of Year . . . March 8, 1994 . 12. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Williamson gives Arkansas a lift . . . March 27, 1995 . 18. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Accolades continue to pile up for Dogs . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi . March 8, 1995 . 27. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. 'Cats dominate All-SEC team . The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky . March 6, 1996 . 17. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Suwanski. Rich. UK offense a well-oiled machine . Messenger-Inquirer . Owensboro, Kentucky . March 10, 1996 . 16. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Mercer top SEC player . . . March 4, 1997 . 99. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Landreth. Eddy. That magic touch – Kentucky's Mercer goes for second national title . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . March 31, 1997 . 25. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Mississippi's Sesay SEC Player of Year . Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . March 5, 1998 . 15. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Hall. Bobby. Sesay named SEC's Player of the Year . . . March 5, 1998 . 32. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Biddle. Joe. Mr. Excitement . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 6, 1999 . 27. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Coaches All-SEC Team . Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . March 3, 1999 . 15. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Langhi SEC's co-player of year . . . March 8, 2000 . 20. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: No. 10 LSU 71, Vanderbilt 60 . . . March 11, 2000 . 32. Newspapers.com . February 28, 2024.
- News: Prince is 'king of SEC', top player . The Mayfield Messenger . Mayfield, Kentucky . March 6, 2001 . 6. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Kentucky's starting lineup: Tayshaun Prince . Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . March 22, 2001 . 47. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: McElvy. Jonathan. Dudley Does It: Uniontown's Erwin Dudley wins SEC Player of the Year award . . . March 5, 2002 . 8. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: UA's Dudley voted SEC's top player . Opelika-Auburn News . Opelika, Alabama . March 5, 2002 . 12. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Climer. David. Coaches' choice . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 13, 2003 . 23. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Low. Chris. Vols' Slay is SEC Player of the Year . . . March 12, 2003 . 16. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Top dog in SEC . . . March 10, 2004 . 9. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Bulldogs dominate . . . March 10, 2004 . 8. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. LSU's Bass named SEC Player of the Year, Kentucky's Smith takes coaching honor . . . March 9, 2005 . 35. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Guilbeau. Glenn. Bass named SEC Player of the Year . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana . March 9, 2005 . 19. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: English. Antonya. LSU's jolly giant works to create own legend . Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida . March 21, 2006 . 27. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: LSU cleans up on All-SEC Team . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi . March 9, 2006 . 26. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Beacham. Greg. Commodores clip Cougars in thriller . . . March 18, 2007 . 31. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Vols' Lofton is SEC Player of Year . The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee . March 7, 2007 . 16. Newspapers.com . March 1, 2024.
- News: Foster is named SEC's top player . The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee . March 12, 2008 . 31. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Patton. Maurice . SEC top player award shows Foster's 'come a long way' . The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee . March 12, 2008 . 19. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: LSU's coach, Thornton gain SEC's top honors . The News-Star . . March 11, 2009 . 16. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. LSU claims SEC player, coach awards . The Telegraph . Macon, Georgia . March 17, 2009 . B4. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Wall, Stallings honored . . . March 10, 2010 . 13. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Wall SEC's top player . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio . March 10, 2010 . 34. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Jones. David. Gators earn coach, player of year . Pensacola News Journal . Pensacola, Florida . March 9, 2011 . 17. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Lockridge. Jeff. Florida's Parsons passes Jenkins as top SEC player . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 9, 2011 . C4. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Kentucky sweeps SEC awards . . . March 13, 2012 . 20. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Freshman Davis first player of year for Kentucky . . . March 31, 2012 . B3. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Emerson. Seth. Caldwell-Pope named SEC player of the year . Ledger-Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia . March 13, 2013 . C1. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Caldwell-Pope voted SEC player of year . Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . March 19, 2013 . C6. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Thompson. Edgar. Sacrifices gave Gators' Wilbekin second chance . . . March 20, 2014 . J3. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Men's Basketball: All-Southeastern Conference . . . March 12, 2014 . B007. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Portis named player of year . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi . March 17, 2015 . C3. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Arkansas' Portis earns AP's SEC player of year honor . . . March 17, 2015 . 17. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Ulis, Kennedy take top voting in SEC . The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky . March 9, 2016 . B1. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Bird. Darrell. Tyler Ulis' silence is 2 thumbs up for UK . The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky . March 15, 2016 . C2. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Newberry. Paul. Kentucky's Monk picked as AP's SEC player, newcomer of year . Selma Times-Journal . Selma, Alabama . March 8, 2017 . 7. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: McLemore. Dwayne. Sindarius Thornwell's NBA stock going up . The State . Columbia, South Carolina . March 24, 2017 . B3. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Megargee. Steve. Georgia's Maten is SEC player of the year . The Index-Journal . . March 7, 2018 . 11. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: AP picks Maten, coaches select Williams as SEC players of year . . . March 7, 2018 . C6. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Wilson. Mike. Williams repeats as SEC Player of the Year . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 13, 2019 . B3. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Coaches pick Williams SEC player of the year . . . March 13, 2019 . B2. Newspapers.com . March 5, 2024.
- News: Tipton. Jerry. All-SEC (AP Voting) . Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, Kentucky . March 11, 2020 . B3. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Cats claim top spots on All-SEC team . . . March 11, 2020 . B1. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Jones. James. Jones grabs SEC player, defensive honors; Oats named top coach . Selma Times-Journal . Selma, Alabama . March 10, 2021 . 9. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Alabama's Jones is AP's top SEC player . . . March 10, 2021 . A35. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Oscar Tshiebwe named SEC Player of the Year . Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . March 8, 2022 . B4. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Zenor. John. Kentucky's Tshiebwe earns SEC player of year honors . Port Charlotte Sun . . March 9, 2022 . B2. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Zenor. John. Alabama's Brandon Miller SEC player, newcomer of year . . . March 8, 2023 . B5. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Walker. Teresa M.. Miller at home . Messenger-Inquirer . Owensboro, Kentucky . March 8, 2023 . C3. Newspapers.com . March 6, 2024.
- News: Wilson. Mike. Vols' Knecht named SEC player of the year . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . March 13, 2024 . B4. Newspapers.com . June 24, 2024.
- News: Black. Ryan. Knecht named league's newcomer, POY . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . March 18, 2024 . B3. Newspapers.com . June 24, 2024.
- News: Jackson in Islamic fastbreak . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana . August 9, 1991 . 35. Newspapers.com . February 18, 2024.