Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Missouri Valley Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1969
Currently held by	Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa

The Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Missouri Valley Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1968–69 season. It was renamed to honor Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who played at Indiana State from 1977 to 1979 and led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Championship game. Bird won every major player of the year award (including the Naismith and Wooden awards) in 1979.

As of 2015, Creighton had the most all-time winners with seven, but it left the conference in July 2013 to join the new Big East Conference. Among schools remaining in the conference beyond 2013, Bradley and Southern Illinois have the most winners, with six apiece. The only current conference member that has never had a winner is Loyola (Chicago), which played its first MVC season in 2013–14. There have never been any ties for the player of the year, but there have been eight repeat winners in the award's history.

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 MVC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Anthony Parker won in 1996 while playing for Bradley.

Kyle Korver (with ball) was back-to-back POY in 2002 and 2003.

Fred VanVleet, the 2014 winner from the Wichita State University.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1968–69	Smith, BingoBingo Smith	Tulsa	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1969–70	Ard, JimJim Ard	Cincinnati	Center	4 !Senior
1970–71	Halliburton, JeffJeff Halliburton	Drake	Small forward	4 !Senior
1971–72	Finch, LarryLarry Finch	Memphis State	Guard	3 !Junior
1972–73	Kenon, LarryLarry Kenon	Memphis State	Power forward	3 !Junior
1973–74	Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman	Louisville	Small forward	3 !Junior
1974–75	Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman (2)	Louisville	Small forward	4 !Senior
1975–76	Glenn, MikeMike Glenn	Southern Illinois	Point guard	3 !Junior
1976–77	Phegley, RogerRoger Phegley	Bradley	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1977–78	Bird, LarryLarry Bird	Indiana State	Small forward	3 !Junior
1978–79	Bird, LarryLarry Bird* (2)	Indiana State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1979–80	Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd	Drake	Small forward / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1980–81	Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd (2)	Drake	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1981–82	Pressey, PaulPaul Pressey	Tulsa	Point guard / Forward	4 !Senior
1982–83	Carr, AntoineAntoine Carr	Wichita State	Center	4 !Senior
1983–84	McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel	Wichita State	Power forward	3 !Junior
1984–85	McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel (2)	Wichita State	Power forward	4 !Senior
1985–86	Les, JimJim Les	Bradley	Point guard	4 !Senior
1986–87	Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins	Bradley	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1987–88	Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins* (2)	Bradley	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Manuel, AnthonyAnthony Manuel	Bradley	Point guard	4 !Senior
1989–90	Harstad, BobBob Harstad	Creighton	Power forward	3 !Junior
1990–91	Gallagher, ChadChad Gallagher	Creighton	Center	4 !Senior
1991–92	Amaya, AshrafAshraf Amaya	Southern Illinois	Point guard	4 !Senior
1992–93	Smith, CurtCurt Smith	Drake	Point guard	3 !Junior
1993–94	Collier, GaryGary Collier	Tulsa	Small forward	!Senior
1994–95	Carr, ChrisChris Carr	Southern Illinois	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1995–96	Parker, AnthonyAnthony Parker	Bradley	Shooting guard / Small forward	3 !Junior
1996–97	Daisy, JasonJason Daisy	Northern Iowa	Point guard	4 !Senior
1997–98	Hill, RicoRico Hill	Illinois State	Forward	4 !Senior
1998–99	Wilson, MarcusMarcus Wilson	Evansville	Shooting guard / Point guard	4 !Senior
1999–00	Green, NateNate Green	Indiana State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2000–01	Bryson, TariseTarise Bryson	Illinois State	Point guard	3 !Junior
2001–02	Korver, KyleKyle Korver	Creighton	Small forward / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2002–03	Korver, KyleKyle Korver (2)	Creighton	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2003–04	Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks	Southern Illinois	Guard	3 !Junior
2004–05	Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks (2)	Southern Illinois	Guard	4 !Senior
2005–06	Miller, PaulPaul Miller	Wichita State	Center	4 !Senior
2006–07	Tatum, JamaalJamaal Tatum	Southern Illinois	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2007–08	Emmenecker, AdamAdam Emmenecker	Drake	Point guard	4 !Senior
2008–09	Woodfox, BookerBooker Woodfox	Creighton	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2009–10	Koch, AdamAdam Koch	Northern Iowa	Power forward	4 !Senior
2010–11	Weems, KyleKyle Weems	Missouri State	Small forward	3 !Junior
2011–12	McDermott, DougDoug McDermott	Creighton	Small forward / Power forward	2 !Sophomore
2012–13	McDermott, DougDoug McDermott (2)	Creighton	Small forward / Power forward	3 !Junior
2013–14	VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet	Wichita State	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
2014–15	Tuttle, SethSeth Tuttle	Northern Iowa	Power forward	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Creighton (1977)^[a]	7	1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013
Bradley (1948)	6	1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996
Southern Illinois (1975)	6	1976, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2007
Drake (1907)	5	1971, 1980, 1981, 1993, 2008
Wichita State (1945)	5	1983, 1984, 1985, 2006, 2014
Indiana State (1977)	3	1978, 1979, 2000
Northern Iowa (1991)	3	1997, 2010, 2015
Tulsa (1935)^[b]	3	1969, 1982, 1994
Illinois State (1981)	2	1998, 2001
Louisville (1963)^[c]	2	1974, 1975
Memphis State (1968)^[d]	2	1972, 1973
Cincinnati (1957)^[e]	1	1970
Evansville (1994)	1	1999
Missouri State (1990)	1	2011
Loyola (2013)	0	—

Footnotes

^a Creighton University left in 2013 to join the Big East Conference.
^b The University of Tulsa left in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane are now in the American Athletic Conference (The American).
^c The University of Louisville left in 1975 to become a founding member of the Metro Conference. The Cardinals are now in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
^d Memphis State University (now called the University of Memphis) left in 1973. The Tigers are now in The American.
^e The University of Cincinnati left in 1970. The Bearcats are now in The American.

References

"MVC Men's Basketball Media Guide". Awards (p. 191). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1969: B. Smith
1970: Ard
1971: Halliburton
1972: Finch
1973: Kenon
1974: Bridgeman
1975: Bridgeman
1976: Glenn
1977: Phegley
1978: Bird
1979: Bird
1980: Lloyd
1981: Lloyd
1982: Pressey
1983: A. Carr
1984: McDaniel
1985: McDaniel
1986: Les
1987: Hawkins
1988: Hawkins
1989: Manuel
1990: Harstad
1991: Gallagher
1992: Amaya
1993: C. Smith
1994: Collier
1995: C. Carr
1996: Parker
1997: Daisy
1998: Hill
1999: Wilson
2000: Green
2001: Bryson
2002: Korver
2003: Korver
2004: Brooks
2005: Brooks
2006: Miller
2007: Tatum
2008: Emmenecker
2009: Woodfox
2010: Koch
2011: Weems
2012: McDermott
2013: McDermott
2014: VanVleet
2015: Tuttle

Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball

Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Wichita State Shockers

Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

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 American Athletic 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)