SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the player who has has proven himself, throughout the season, to be the most exceptional talent in the Southeastern Conference.

Three different organizations have given this award:

[edit] All-time winners

The following is a list of the all-time SEC Player of the Year Award winners.[1] When only a single player is listed for the given year, he has earned all of the awards available for that year. The school with the most SEC Player of the year award winners is Kentucky, with 10 players combining to win awards in 12 seasons. Two schools have yet to have a winner: South Carolina (which joined the conference with Arkansas in 1991) and Florida (despite the Gators' success in recent years, including Final Four appearances in 1994 and 2000 and NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007).

Season Player School
1965 Clyde Lee Vanderbilt
1966 AP: Pat Riley Kentucky
UPI: Clyde Lee Vanderbilt
1967 Ron Widby Tennessee
1968 Pete Maravich LSU
1969 Pete Maravich LSU
1970 Pete Maravich LSU
1971 Johnny Neumann Ole Miss
1972 AP: Tom Parker Kentucky
UPI: Mike Edwards Tennessee
1973 AP: Wendell Hudson, Kevin Grevey Alabama, Kentucky
UPI: Wendell Hudson Alabama
1974 Jan van Breda Kolff Vanderbilt
1975 AP: Kevin Grevey Kentucky
UPI: Bernard King Tennessee
1976 Bernard King Tennessee
1977 AP: Ernie Grunfeld, Bernard King Both Tennessee
UPI: Ernie Grunfeld Tennessee
1978 Reggie King Alabama
1979 Reggie King Alabama
1980 Kyle Macy Kentucky
1981 Dominique Wilkins Georgia
1982 Dale Ellis Tennessee
1983 AP: Dale Ellis Tennessee
UPI: Jeff Malone Mississippi State
1984 Charles Barkley Auburn
1985 Kenny Walker Kentucky
1986 Kenny Walker Kentucky
1987 AP and Coaches: Derrick McKey Alabama
UPI: Derrick McKey, Tony White Alabama, Tennessee
1988 Will Perdue Vanderbilt
1989 Chris Jackson LSU
1990 Chris Jackson LSU
1991 Shaquille O'Neal LSU
1992 Shaquille O'Neal LSU
1993 AP: Jamal Mashburn, Billy McCaffrey Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Coaches: Jamal Mashburn Kentucky
1994 Corliss Williamson Arkansas
1995 Corliss Williamson Arkansas
1996 Tony Delk Kentucky
1997 Ron Mercer Kentucky
1998 Ansu Sesay Ole Miss
1999 Chris Porter Auburn
2000 AP: Stromile Swift, Dan Langhi LSU, Vanderbilt
Coaches: Dan Langhi Vanderbilt
2001 Tayshaun Prince Kentucky
2002 Erwin Dudley Alabama
2003 AP: Ron Slay[2] Tennessee
Coaches: Keith Bogans[2] Kentucky
2004 Lawrence Roberts[3] Mississippi State
2005 Brandon Bass[4] LSU
2006 Glen Davis[5] LSU
2007 AP: Chris Lofton[6] Tennessee
Coaches: Derrick Byars[6] Vanderbilt
2008 Shan Foster[7][8] Vanderbilt

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Men's Basketball – All-Time Award Winners. Southeastern Conference. Retrieved on 2007-04-08. This list ends with the 2002 awards. Awards for later seasons are referenced either by official SEC end-of-season press releases or by third-party media reports.
  2. ^ a b SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2003-04-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  3. ^ SEC Men's Basketball – Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2004-05-14). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  4. ^ 2004-05 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2005-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  5. ^ SEC Men's Basketball Release – Final 2005-06. Southeastern Conference (2006-04-12). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  6. ^ a b 2006-07 SEC Men's Basketball Year in Review. Southeastern Conference (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  7. ^ 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced. Southeastern Conference (2008-03-11). Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  8. ^ Associated Press. "Foster, Pearl, Calathes claim honors on Associated Press All-SEC team", ESPN.com, 2008-03-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 
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