Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Big South Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1986
Currently held by	Stan Okoye, VMI^[1]

The Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award given to the Big South Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1985–86 season, the first year the league competed in varsity basketball competition.^[a]

The most notable recipient of the Big South Player of the Year Award is Tony Dunkin. Dunkin, a 6'7" small forward, played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 1989 to 1993 and won the award all four seasons.^[2]^[3] He is the only NCAA Division I men's basketball player to ever earn four conference player of the year awards.^[2]^[3]

Coastal Carolina has the most all-time winners with nine. Four schools are tied for second all-time with three winners each, and two other schools also have had two winners. The only current Big South members without any winners are three of the four newest members of the conference—Presbyterian (joining in 2007), Gardner–Webb (2008), and Longwood (2012). Although Campbell's current tenure in the Big South dates only to 2011, it has three winners from its first conference tenure (1983–1994).

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)
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big South Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Arizona Reid of High Point compiled over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1985–86	McKinnon, FredFred McKinnon	Winthrop	Forward	4 !Senior
1986–87	Grier, ClarenceClarence Grier	Campbell	Forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Wilson, DerekDerek Wilson	Coastal Carolina	Power forward / Center	3 !Junior
1988–89	Wilson, HenryHenry Wilson	Campbell	Center	4 !Senior
1989–90	Dunkin, TonyTony Dunkin	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	1 !Freshman
1990–91	Dunkin, TonyTony Dunkin (2)	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1991–92	Dunkin, TonyTony Dunkin (3)	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	3 !Junior
1992–93	Dunkin, TonyTony Dunkin (4)	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	4 !Senior
1993–94	Spinks, JoeJoe Spinks	Campbell	Small forward	4 !Senior
1994–95	Burks, EricEric Burks	Charleston Southern	Point guard	4 !Senior
1995–96	Latson, T. L.T. L. Latson	Charleston Southern	Small forward	4 !Senior
1996–97	Pittman, JoshJosh Pittman	UNC Asheville	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1997–98	Pittman, JoshJosh Pittman (2)	UNC Asheville	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1998–99	Martin, KevinKevin Martin	UNC Asheville	Small forward	4 !Senior
1999–00	Williams, JasonJason Williams	Radford	Forward	3 !Junior
2000–01	Butler, TorreyTorrey Butler	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	3 !Junior
2001–02	Lewis, GregGreg Lewis	Winthrop	Power forward	4 !Senior
2002–03	Butler, TorreyTorrey Butler (2)	Coastal Carolina	Small forward	4 !Senior
2003–04	Gathings, DannyDanny Gathings	High Point	Power forward	3 !Junior
2004–05	Paelay, PelePele Paelay	Coastal Carolina	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2005–06	Leasure, JackJack Leasure	Coastal Carolina	Point guard / Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
2006–07	Reid, ArizonaArizona Reid	High Point	Power forward	3 !Junior
2007–08	Reid, ArizonaArizona Reid (2)	High Point	Power forward	4 !Senior
2008–09	Parakhouski, ArtsiomArtsiom Parakhouski	Radford	Center	3 !Junior
2009–10	Parakhouski, ArtsiomArtsiom Parakhouski (2)	Radford	Center	4 !Senior
2010–11	Sanders, JesseJesse Sanders	Liberty	Point guard	3 !Junior
2011–12	Dickey, MattMatt Dickey	UNC Asheville	Point guard	4 !Senior
2012–13	Okoye, StanStan Okoye	VMI	Power forward	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Coastal Carolina (1983)	9	1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
UNC Asheville (1984)	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2012
Campbell (1983/2011)^[b]	3	1987, 1989, 1994
High Point (1999)	3	2004, 2007, 2008
Radford (1983)	3	2000, 2009, 2010
Charleston Southern (1983)	2	1995, 1996
Winthrop (1983)	2	1986, 2002
Liberty (1991)	1	2011
VMI (2003)^[c]	1	2013
Gardner–Webb (2008)	0	—
Longwood (2012)	0	—
Presbyterian (2007)	0	—

Footnotes

^a The Big South Conference was formed in 1982–83 but did not compete in varsity basketball until 1985–86.
^b Campbell University left in 1994 to join the Trans America Athletic Conference, now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Fighting Camels returned to the Big South in 2011.
^c Virginia Military Institute (VMI), which joined the Big South from the Southern Conference in 2003, will return to the SoCon in 2014.

References

General

"History" (PDF, pg. 20). 2009–10 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide. Big South Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2010.

Specific

↑ "Big South Announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "25th Anniversary Profile: Tony Dunkin". Big South Men's Basketball. Big South Conference. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Staff (15 March 1993). "College basketball: Team-by-team Look At Ncaa Men's Tournament → West Regional". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 April 2010.

Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1986: McKinnon
1987: Grier
1988: D. Wilson
1989: H. Wilson
1990: Dunkin
1991: Dunkin
1992: Dunkin
1993: Dunkin
1994: Spinks
1995: Burks
1996: Latson
1997: Pittman
1998: Pittman
1999: Martin
2000: Williams
2001: Butler
2002: Lewis
2003: Butler
2004: Gathings
2005: Paelay
2006: Leasure
2007: Reid
2008: Reid
2009: Parakhouski
2010: Parakhouski
2011: Sanders
2012: Dickey
2013: Okoye

v t e Big South Conference men's basketball

Teams	Campbell Fighting Camels Charleston Southern Buccaneers Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Liberty Flames Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs VMI Keydets Winthrop Eagles

Championships & awards	Big South Tournament Player of the Year

v t e Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame • Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East A-10 ACC A-Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	ACC Big 12 CAA MVC

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

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