| Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference |
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| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Currently held by | Solomon Bozeman, Arkansas-Little Rock |
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference. The award was first given following the 1976–77 season. Three players—Terry Catledge, Chris Gatling and Chico Fletcher—have been selected twice, while no player has earned a three-time Player of the Year selection.
Through 2011, Western Kentucky has the most all-time winners with seven. Six current members of the Sun Belt Conference have never had a winner, but most of these schools have only recently joined the conference.
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 |
Winners[]
Ervin Johnson won in 1993 as a senior for New Orleans.
Derek Fisher, the 1996 Sun Belt Player of the Year, has won four NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Courtney Lee was the sixth winner from Western Kentucky.
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
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| 1976–77 | Cedric Maxwell | UNC-Charlotte | Power forward/Center | Senior | |
| 1977–78 | Wayne Cooper | New Orleans | Center | Senior | |
| 1978–79 | Rory White | South Alabama | Power forward | Sophomore | |
| 1979–80 | James Ray | Jacksonville | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1980–81 | Ed Rains | South Alabama | Small forward | Senior | |
| 1981–82 | Oliver Robinson | UAB | Shooting guard | Senior | |
| 1982–83† | Charlie Bradley | South Florida | Small forward | Sophomore | |
| 1982–83† | Calvin Duncan | Virginia Commonwealth | Shooting guard | Sophomore | |
| 1983–84 | Terry Catledge | South Alabama | Power forward | Junior | |
| 1984–85 | Terry Catledge (2) | South Alabama | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1985–86 | Kenny Gattison | Old Dominion | Center | Senior | |
| 1986–87 | Tellis Frank | Western Kentucky | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1987–88 | Byron Dinkins | UNC-Charlotte | Point guard | Junior | |
| 1988–89 | Jeff Hodge | South Alabama | Shooting guard | Senior | |
| 1989–90 | Chris Gatling | Old Dominion | Power forward | Junior | |
| 1990–91 | Chris Gatling (2) | Old Dominion | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1991–92 | Ron Ellis | Louisiana Tech | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1992–93 | Ervin Johnson | New Orleans | Center | Senior | |
| 1993–94† | Michael Allen | UL-Lafayette | Guard | Senior | |
| 1993–94† | Jeff Clifton | Arkansas State | Forward | Senior | |
| 1994–95 | Chris Robinson | Western Kentucky | Shooting guard | Junior | |
| 1995–96 | Derek Fisher | Arkansas-Little Rock | Shooting guard | Senior | |
| 1996–97 | Muntrelle Dobbins | Arkansas-Little Rock | Power forward | Senior | |
| 1997–98 | Chico Fletcher | Arkansas State | Point guard | Sophomore | |
| 1998–99 | Chico Fletcher (2) | Arkansas State | Point guard | Junior | |
| 1999–00 | Gerrod Henderson | Louisiana Tech | Shooting guard | Sophomore | |
| 2000–01 | Chris Marcus | Western Kentucky | Center | Junior | |
| 2001–02 | Héctor Romero | New Orleans | Small forward | Junior | |
| 2002–03 | James Moore | New Mexico State | Forward | Junior | |
| 2003–04 | Mike Wells | Western Kentucky | Shooting guard/Point guard | Senior | |
| 2004–05 | Yemi Nicholson | Denver | Center | Junior | |
| 2005–06 | Anthony Winchester | Western Kentucky | Shooting guard | Senior | |
| 2006–07 | Bo McCalebb | New Orleans | Point guard | Junior | |
| 2007–08 | Courtney Lee | Western Kentucky | Shooting guard | Senior | |
| 2008–09 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez | Western Kentucky | Point guard | Senior | |
| 2009–10 | Tyren Johnson | UL-Lafayette | Forward | Senior | |
| 2010–11 | Solomon Bozeman | Arkansas-Little Rock | Shooting guard | Senior |
Winners by school[]
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky (1982) | 7 | 1987, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
| South Alabama (1976) | 5 | 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| New Orleans (1976)[a] | 4 | 1978, 1993, 2002, 2007 |
| Old Dominion (1982)[b] | 3 | 1986, 1990, 1991 |
| Arkansas State (1991) | 3 | 1994†, 1998, 1999 |
| Arkansas-Little Rock (1991) | 3 | 1996, 1997, 2011 |
| Louisiana Tech (1991)[c] | 2 | 1992, 2000 |
| UL-Lafayette (1991) | 2 | 1994†, 2010 |
| UNC-Charlotte (1976)[d] | 2 | 1977, 1988 |
| Denver (1999) | 1 | 2005 |
| Jacksonville (1976)[e] | 1 | 1980 |
| New Mexico State (2001)[f] | 1 | 2003 |
| South Florida (1976)[g] | 1 | 1983† |
| UAB (1979)[h] | 1 | 1982 |
| Virginia Commonwealth (1979)[i] | 1 | 1983† |
| Florida Atlantic (2006) | 0 | — |
| Florida International (1998) | 0 | — |
| UL-Monroe (2001) | 0 | — |
| Middle Tennessee (2001) | 0 | — |
| North Texas (2001) | 0 | — |
| Troy (2005) | 0 | — |
Footnotes[]
- a New Orleans left in 1980 but later re-joined in 1991. They are still members of the Sun Belt Conference.
- b Old Dominion left in 1991 to join the Colonial Athletic Association.
- c Louisiana Tech left in 2001 to join the Western Athletic Conference.
- d UNC-Charlotte left in 1991. They are now members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
- e Jacksonville left in 1998. They are now members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
- f New Mexico State left in 2005 to join the Western Athletic Conference.
- g South Florida left in 1991. Today they are a member of the Big East Conference.
- h UAB left in 1991. Today they are members of Conference USA.
- i VCU left in 1991 to join the Colonial Athletic Association.
References[]
- "2007–08 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 102. https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf7/93641.pdf?ATCLID=1293051&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&SPSID=22332. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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