| Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in Conference USA |
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| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Aaron Johnson , UAB |
The Conference USA (C-USA) Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to Conference USA's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1995–96 season. Two players have received the award multiple times: Danny Fortson (1996, 1997) and Steve Logan (2001, 2002). Coincidentally, both players attended the University of Cincinnati. Another Bearcat, Kenyon Martin, won the C-USA Player of the Year award the same season he was selected as the consensus National Player of the Year (2000).
Key[]
Quentin Richardson is the only freshman to ever win the C-USA Player of the Year award.
NBA star Dwyane Wade rose to national prominence during his junior season in which he won the award.
Like Wade, Chris Douglas-Roberts won the award as a junior (2008).
| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award |
Winners[]
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Danny Fortson | Cincinnati | Power forward | Sophomore | |
| 1996–97 | Danny Fortson (2) | Cincinnati | Power forward | Junior | |
| 1997–98 | DeMarco Johnson | UNC Charlotte | Forward | Senior | |
| 1998–99 | Quentin Richardson | DePaul | Shooting guard/Small forward | Freshman | |
| 1999–00 | Kenyon Martin* | Cincinnati | Power forward | Senior | |
| 2000–01 | Steve Logan | Cincinnati | Point guard | Junior | |
| 2001–02 | Steve Logan (2) | Cincinnati | Point guard | Senior | |
| 2002–03 | Dwyane Wade | Marquette | Shooting guard | Junior | |
| 2003–04 | Antonio Burks | Memphis | Point guard | Senior | |
| 2004–05 | Eddie Basden | UNC Charlotte | Shooting guard/Small forward | Senior | |
| 2005–06 | Rodney Carney | Memphis | Small forward | Senior | |
| 2006–07 | Morris Almond | Rice | Guard | Senior | |
| 2007–08 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | Memphis | Shooting guard | Junior | |
| 2008–09 | Jermaine Taylor | UCF | Guard | Senior | |
| 2009–10 | Randy Culpepper | UTEP | Guard | Junior | |
| 2010–11 | Aaron Johnson | UAB | Point guard | Senior |
Winners by school[]
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati (1995)[a] | 5 | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Memphis (1995) | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| UNC Charlotte (1995)[a] | 2 | 1998, 2005 |
| DePaul (1995)[a] | 1 | 1999 |
| Marquette (1995)[a] | 1 | 2003 |
| Rice (2005) | 1 | 2007 |
| UAB (1995) | 1 | 2011 |
| UCF (2005) | 1 | 2009 |
| UTEP (2005) | 1 | 2010 |
| East Carolina (2001) | 0 | — |
| Houston (1996)[b] | 0 | — |
| Marshall (2005) | 0 | — |
| Southern Methodist (2005) | 0 | — |
| Southern Mississippi (1995) | 0 | — |
| Tulane (1995) | 0 | — |
| Tulsa (2005) | 0 | — |
Footnotes[]
- a Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette and UNC Charlotte were founding members of C-USA in 1995, but all joined other conferences in 2005. Charlotte left for the Atlantic 10 Conference while the other three left for the Big East Conference.
- b The University of Houston was a founding member in 1995, but did not begin competing until 1996 because of its commitments to the final year of competition of the Southwest Conference.
References[]
- "Conference USA Men's Basketball History and Records" (pdf). Conference USA. p. 18. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/history-records.pdf. Retrieved 6 September 2009..
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