| Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Southwestern Athletic Conference |
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| Country | United States |
| Currently held by | Trevele Jones, Texas Southern |
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC) most outstanding player. The most recent winner is Trevele Jones, who was a senior power forward and played for Texas Southern.
Key[]
| † | 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 at that point |
Winners[]
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Eugene Short | Jackson State | Small forward | Junior | [1] |
| 1974–75 | Eugene Short (2) | Jackson State | Small forward | Senior | [1] |
| 1975–76 | Larry Wright | Grambling State | Point guard | Junior | [2] |
| 1976–77 | |||||
| 1977–78 | |||||
| 1978–79 | Larry Smith | Alcorn State | Power forward / Center | Junior | [3] |
| 1979–80 | Larry Smith (2) | Alcorn State | Power forward / Center | Senior | [3] |
| 1980–81 | |||||
| 1981–82 | Harry Kelly | Texas Southern | Small forward | Junior | [4] |
| 1982–83 | Harry Kelly (2) | Texas Southern | Small forward | Senior | [4] |
| 1983–84 | Lewis Jackson | Alabama State | Senior | [5] | |
| 1984–85 | Mike Phelps | Alcorn State | Point guard | Senior | [6] |
| 1985–86 | Frank Sillmon | Alabama State | Small forward | Sophomore | [7] |
| 1986–87† | George Ivory | Mississippi Valley State | Senior | [8] | |
| 1986–87† | Avery Johnson | Southern U. | Point guard | Junior | [4] |
| 1987–88 | Avery Johnson (2) | Southern U. | Point guard | Senior | [4] |
| 1988–89 | Terry Brooks | Alabama State | [9] | ||
| 1989–90 | Joe Faulkner | Southern U. | Power forward | Senior | [10][11] |
| 1990–91 | Steve Rogers | Alabama State | Shooting guard | Junior | [12] |
| 1991–92 | Steve Rogers (2) | Alabama State | Shooting guard | Senior | [12] |
| 1992–93 | Lindsey Hunter | Jackson State | Point guard | Senior | [12] |
| 1993–94 | Jervaughn Scales | Southern U. | Power forward | Senior | [12] |
| 1994–95 | Kenny Sykes | Grambling State | Shooting guard | [12] | |
| 1995–96 | Marcus Mann | Mississippi Valley State | Power forward | Senior | [12] |
| 1996–97 | Randy Bolden | Texas Southern | Point guard | Freshman | [12] |
| 1997–98 | Randy Bolden (2) | Texas Southern | Point guard | Sophomore | [12] |
| 1998–99 | Adarrial Smylie | Southern U. | Power forward | Sophomore | [12] |
| 1999–00 | Adarrial Smylie (2) | Southern U. | Power forward | Junior | [12] |
| 2000–01 | Dewayne Jefferson | Mississippi Valley State | Shooting guard | Sophomore | [12] |
| 2001–02 | Paul Haynes | Grambling State | Power forward / Center | Sophomore | [12] |
| 2002–03 | Gregory Burks | Prairie View A&M | Point guard | Senior | [12] |
| 2003–04 | Attarrius Norwood | Mississippi Valley State | Center | Senior | [12] |
| 2004–05 | Obie Trotter | Alabama A&M | Point guard / Shooting guard | Junior | [13] |
| 2005–06 | Brion Rush | Grambling State | Point guard | Senior | [12] |
| 2006–07 | Trey Johnson | Jackson State | Shooting guard | Senior | [12] |
| 2007–08 | Andrew Hayles | Alabama State | Small forward | Junior | [12] |
| 2008–09 | Brandon Brooks | Alabama State | Point guard / Shooting guard | Senior | [12] |
| 2009–10 | Garrison Johnson | Jackson State | Shooting guard | Senior | [14] |
| 2010–11 | Trevele Jones | Texas Southern | Power forward | Senior | [15] |
Winners by school[]
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State (1982) | 7 | 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009 |
| Southern U. (1934) | 6 | 1987†, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000 |
| Jackson State (1958) | 5 | 1974, 1975, 1993, 2007, 2010 |
| Texas Southern (1954) | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2011 |
| Grambling State (1958) | 4 | 1976, 1995, 2002, 2006 |
| Mississippi Valley State (1968) | 4 | 1987†, 1996, 2001, 2004 |
| Alcorn State (1962) | 3 | 1979, 1980, 1985 |
| Alabama A&M (1999) | 1 | 2005 |
| Prairie View A&M (1920) | 1 | 2003 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1936)[b] | 0 | — |
Footnotes[]
- a Please see the talk page for an e-mail correspondence with Tom Galbraith, who at the time of the exchanges was the SWAC men's basketball contact.
- b The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was a conference member from 1936 to 1970, left, but then re-joined in 1998.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sports Shorts". The Times-News (Hendersonville, NC): pp. 10. March 1, 1975. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=51caAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KCQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=swac%20player%20of%20the%20year&pg=6317%2C54785. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "2005 SWAC Hall of Fame Inductees". Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 7, 2005. http://www.swac.org/hallfame/2005swachof.html. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hurst, Jason (May 8, 2008). "Larry Smith Named New Alcorn State Men's Basketball Head Coach". wjtv.com. http://www2.wjtv.com/sports/2008/may/08/-jtv_2008_05_08_0020-ar-1202328/. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "SWAC Announces 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees". Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 18, 2006. http://gojagsports.cstv.com/genrel/121806aaa.html. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff: Lewis Jackson, Head Coach". Alabama State University. 2010. http://bamastatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=61. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ "Sillmon is SWAC Player of the Year". The Tuscaloosa News (Jackson, MS): pp. 18. March 6, 1986. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fzYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=raUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=swac%20men's%20basketball%20player%20of%20the%20year&pg=2589%2C2345321. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ Whelliston, Kyle (September 4, 2008). "SWAC ShootAround: New faces on SWAC sidelines". ESPN.com. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/swac. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ "SU's Jobe, Faulkner Voted SWAC Honors" (Cache). The Advocate. March 9, 1990. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB475A6D51DDE76&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "1989–90 All-SWAC" (Cache). The Advocate. March 9, 1990. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB475A6D5B5E56B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 "1990–2008 Basketball Review" (PDF). SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide. Southwestern Athletic Conference. 2010. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/swac/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart.pdf. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Former Bulldog Obie Trotter Named SWAC Player of the Decade". aamusports.com. Alabama A&M University. April 30, 2010. http://aamusports.com/news/2010/4/30/MBB_0430103914.aspx?path=mbball. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Garrison Johnson named SWAC Player of the Year". jsutigers.cstv.com. Jackson State University. March 9, 2010. http://jsutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031010aab.html. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "SWAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Named". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 7, 2011. http://www.swac.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030711aaa.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
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