Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained

Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Description:most outstanding basketball player in the Summit League
Country:United States
Year:1983
Holder:Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State

The Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Summit League (which had been known as the Mid-Continent Conference up until June 1, 2007). The award was first given following the 1982–83 season. Two players, Caleb Green of Oral Roberts and Mike Daum of South Dakota State, have each won the award three times. Five other players have won the award twice: Jon Collins of Eastern Illinois, Tony Bennett of Green Bay, Bryce Drew of Valparaiso, Keith Benson of Oakland, and Max Abmas of Oral Roberts.

Oral Roberts and South Dakota State have the most winners with seven each. Oakland has had three winners, but left after the 2012–13 season to join the Horizon League. Of current conference members, North Dakota, Omaha, St. Thomas, and South Dakota have had no winners. However, all are among the conference's newer members, with South Dakota having joined in 2011, Omaha in 2012, North Dakota in 2018, and St. Thomas in 2021.

Key

†Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national player of the year award:
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 Summit League Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1982–83Western IllinoisSF[1]
1983–84UICPG[2]
1984–85Eastern IllinoisSF[3]
1985–86 (2)Eastern IllinoisSF
1986–87Missouri StatePG[4]
1987–88Cleveland StateG[5]
1988–89Eastern IllinoisSG[6]
1989–90Missouri StateF[7]
1990–91Green BayPG[8]
1991–92 (2)Green BayPG
1992–93Wright StateSF[9]
1993–94UICPG[10]
1994–95ValparaisoG[11]
1995–96ValparaisoSF[12]
1996–97ValparaisoPG[13]
1997–98 (2)ValparaisoPG[14]
1998–99Oral RobertsSF / PF[15]
1999–00Kansas CityC[16]
2000–01Southern UtahPG[17]
2001–02ValparaisoPF[18]
2002–03OaklandG[19]
2003–04IUPUISF / SG[20]
2004–05Oral RobertsPF[21]
2005–06 (2)Oral RobertsPF
2006–07 (3)Oral RobertsPF
2007–08IUPUIPG / SG[22]
2008–09North Dakota StatePG[23]
2009–10OaklandC[24]
2010–11 (2)OaklandC
2011–12Oral RobertsSF[25]
2012–13South Dakota StatePG[26]
2013–14North Dakota StatePG[27]
2014–15North Dakota StateSG[28]
2015–16Purdue Fort WayneSG[29]
2016–17South Dakota StatePF[30]
2017–18 (2)South Dakota StatePF
2018–19 (3)South Dakota StatePF
2019–20South Dakota StateSF[31]
2020–21Oral RobertsPG / SG[32]
2021–22South Dakota StateSG[33]
2022–23 (2)Oral RobertsPG / SG
2023–24South Dakota StateSG[34]

Winners by school

In this table, the "year joined" refers to the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar years in which each award was presented.

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Oral Roberts (1997, 2014)71999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2023
South Dakota State (2007)72013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Valparaiso (1982)51995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
Eastern Illinois (1982)31985, 1986, 1989
North Dakota State (2007)32009, 2014, 2015
Oakland (1998)32003, 2010, 2011
Green Bay (1982)21991, 1992
IUPUI (1998)22004, 2008
Missouri State (1982)21987, 1990
UIC (1982)21984, 1994
Cleveland State (1982)11988
Kansas City (1994, 2020)12000
Purdue Fort Wayne (2007)12016
Southern Utah (1997)12001
Western Illinois (1982)11983
Wright State (1991)11993
Centenary (2003)0—
Denver (2013)0—
North Dakota (2018)0—
Omaha (2012)0—
St. Thomas (2021)0—
South Dakota (2011)0—

Notes and References

  1. News: SMS' Boggs, Ward net AMCU honors . . . March 20, 1983 . 53. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  2. News: Mayes. Warren. Lathen is named MVP; Spoonhour honored . Springfield Leader & Press . Springfield, Missouri . March 9, 1984 . 29. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  3. News: Jon Collins named to all-Rodney team . Journal Gazette . . March 19, 1986 . 15. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  4. News: 3 UNI players honored on AMCU league teams . . . March 6, 1987 . 12. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  5. News: CSU's McFadden honored by league . . . March 10, 1988 . 38. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  6. News: Scranton. Lyndal. Eastern's Jay Taylor named player of year . . Springfield, Missouri . March 7, 1989 . 17. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  7. News: Campbell player of the year . Springfield News-Leader . Springfield, Missouri . March 6, 1990 . 15. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  8. News: Dougherty. Pete. Bennetts capture top awards . . . March 8, 1992 . 31. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  9. News: Ludwig. Chick. Edwards honored as Mid-Con top player . . . March 7, 1993 . 15. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  10. News: Ludwig. Chick. Nahar named to MCC 2nd team . Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . March 6, 1994 . 43. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  11. News: Landrus named 2nd team All-Mid-Continent . Journal Gazette . Mattoon, Illinois . March 1, 1995 . 11. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  12. News: Banquet honors players . Quad-City Times. . March 3, 1996 . 66. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  13. News: Lesar. Al. Bryce Drew's dues paid, Valpo reaps reward . . . March 11, 1997 . 23. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  14. News: Knobler. Mike. Bryce Drew wanted last shot . . . March 14, 1998 . 33. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  15. News: Wilkerson leads Oral Roberts to final . . . March 2, 1999 . 40. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  16. News: Miller. Travis. Valparaiso in familiar position . . . March 6, 2000 . 131. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  17. News: College honors: Mid-Continent Conference . . . March 3, 2001 . 26. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  18. News: East Buzz: Foreign legion . . . March 14, 2002 . D10. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  19. News: Hayden. Sean P.. Grafs, Ortiz earn Mid-Con honors . . . March 6, 2003 . 73. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  20. News: All-Mid-Continent Conference First Teams . . . March 5, 2004 . 24. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  21. News: Milles. Todd. What doesn't this guy do? Well, a lot . . . March 15, 2007 . C4. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  22. News: Rabjohns. Jeff. IUPUI's Mr. Everything honored . . . March 7, 2008 . D1. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  23. News: Brown. Mike. ORU players earn Summit honors . Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma . March 6, 2009 . 19. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  24. News: Vandrovec. Terry. Grizzlies on a roll . . . March 5, 2011 . 16. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  25. News: All-Summit League Basketball Team . . . March 2, 2012 . B7. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  26. News: No. 13 South Dakota State . The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana . March 18, 2013 . N8. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  27. News: Booth. Tim. Bison boast experience edge . . . March 20, 2014 . 23. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  28. News: Men's All-Summit League . . . March 6, 2015 . 14. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  29. News: Perry Meridian grad Landis named Player of the Year . The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana . March 4, 2016 . C2. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  30. News: Zimmer. Matt. Daum, Miller repeat as Summit League MVPs . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . March 8, 2019 . B1. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  31. News: Summit League All-Conference Teams . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . March 6, 2020 . B2. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  32. News: Hines. Kelly. Coach, player of year for ORU . Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma . March 3, 2023 . B1. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  33. News: Zimmer. Matt. South Dakota State dominates . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . March 6, 2022 . D3. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2024.
  34. News: Bedore. Gary. South Dakota State's Zeke Mayo enters transfer portal . The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri . March 28, 2024 . B2. Newspapers.com. June 24, 2024.

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