Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Big 12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Big 12 Conference
Presented by	Phillips 66
Country	United States
First awarded	1997
Currently held by	Marcus Morris, Kansas

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The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, three years after the conference's official formation. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Only one player has won the award multiple times—Raef LaFrentz of Kansas, who won the first two awards in 1997 and 1998. Two freshmen have won the award as well—Kevin Durant of Texas and Michael Beasley of Kansas State.

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

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Kansas State's Michael Beasley was the second freshman in a row to win the award, earning it in 2008.

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Oklahoma's Blake Griffin was the consensus National Player of the Year when he won the award in 2009.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1996–97	LaFrentz, RaefRaef LaFrentz	Kansas	Power forward	Junior
1997–98	LaFrentz, RaefRaef LaFrentz (2)	Kansas	Power forward	Senior
1998–99	Hamilton, VensonVenson Hamilton	Nebraska	Center	Junior
1999–00	Fizer, MarcusMarcus Fizer	Iowa State	Power forward	Junior
2000–01	Tinsley, JamaalJamaal Tinsley	Iowa State	Point guard	Senior
2001–02	Gooden, DrewDrew Gooden	Kansas	Power forward	Junior
2002–03	Collison, NickNick Collison	Kansas	Power forward	Senior
2003–04	Allen, TonyTony Allen	Oklahoma State	Shooting guard	Senior
2004–05	Simien, WayneWayne Simien	Kansas	Power forward	Senior
2005–06	Tucker, P. J.P. J. Tucker	Texas	Small forward	Junior
2006–07	Durant, KevinKevin Durant*	Texas	Small forward	Freshman
2007–08	Beasley, MichaelMichael Beasley	Kansas State	Power forward	Freshman
2008–09	Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin*	Oklahoma	Power forward	Sophomore
2009–10	Anderson, JamesJames Anderson	Oklahoma State	Shooting guard	Junior
2010–11	Morris, MarcusMarcus Morris	Kansas	Power forward	Junior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
University of Kansas (1996)	6	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011
Iowa State University (1996)	2	2000, 2001
Oklahoma State University (1996)	2	2004, 2010
University of Texas (1996)	2	2006, 2007
Kansas State University (1996)	1	2008
University of Nebraska (1996)	1	1999
Oklahoma University (1996)	1	2009
Baylor University (1996)	0	—
Colorado University (1996)	0	—
University of Missouri (1996)	0	—
Texas A&M University (1996)	0	—
Texas Tech University (1996)	0	—

See also

• Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
• Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year – the predecessor to the Big 12 Conference and its players of the year (although the Big 12 does not recognize Big Eight Players of the Year as their own)

References

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