Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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The Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1951–52 season. Fred Hetzel of Davidson is the only player to have won the award three times (1963–65). Thirteen other players have won the award twice, most recently done by Stephen Curry of Davidson (2008–09). Curry chose to forgo his senior season and was drafted by the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), eliminating the possibility of becoming just the second three-time winner.

As of 2011, Furman has the most all-time winners with 10. There have also been seven ties in the award's history, but only one (1970–71 season) which occurred prior to the 1989–90 season. In 1989–90, two Player of the Year awards began to get selected—one by the Southern Conference men's basketball coaches, and the other by Southern Conference media members. When both the coaches and media select the same player, he is the consensus conference player of the year.

Among present Southern Conference members, only Elon and Samford have not had any winners.

Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1 Key
2 Winners
3 Winners by school
4 Footnotes
5 References

KeyEdit

†	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
₮	SoCon coaches selection (1990–present)
♯	SoCon media selection (1990–present)
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

WinnersEdit

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Jerry West won back-to-back awards in 1959 and 1960 while playing for West Virginia.

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Stephen Curry won the award in 2008 and 2009 while at Davidson.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1951–52	Groat, DickDick Groat	Duke	Guard	4 !Senior
1952–53	Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy	Furman	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1953–54	Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy (2)	Furman	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1954–55	Floyd, DarrellDarrell Floyd	Furman	Guard	3 !Junior
1955–56	Floyd, DarrellDarrell Floyd (2)	Furman	Guard	4 !Senior
1956–57	Hundley, RodRod Hundley	West Virginia	Small forward / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1957–58	Flora, DomDom Flora	Washington & Lee	Point guard	4 !Senior
1958–59	West, JerryJerry West	West Virginia	Guard	3 !Junior
1959–60	West, JerryJerry West (2)	West Virginia	Guard	4 !Senior
1960–61	Cohen, JeffJeff Cohen	William & Mary	Center	4 !Senior
1961–62	Thorn, RodRod Thorn	West Virginia	Point guard / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1962–63	Hetzel, FredFred Hetzel	Davidson	Center / Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1963–64	Hetzel, FredFred Hetzel (2)	Davidson	Center / Power forward	3 !Junior
1964–65	Hetzel, FredFred Hetzel (3)	Davidson	Center / Power forward	4 !Senior
1965–66	Snyder, DickDick Snyder	Davidson	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1966–67	Moates, JohnnyJohnny Moates	Richmond	Guard	4 !Senior
1967–68	Williams, RonRon Williams	West Virginia	Guard	4 !Senior
1968–69	Maloy, MikeMike Maloy	Davidson	Center	3 !Junior
1969–70	Maloy, MikeMike Maloy (2)	Davidson	Center	4 !Senior
1970–71^†	Gregory, JimJim Gregory	East Carolina	Center	4 !Senior
1970–71^†	Jasper, TomTom Jasper	William & Mary	Forward	4 !Senior
1971–72	Hunt, RussRuss Hunt	Furman	Small forward / Guard	3 !Junior
1972–73	Stewart, AronAron Stewart	Richmond	Small forward / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1973–74	Mayes, ClydeClyde Mayes	Furman	Power forward	3 !Junior
1974–75	Mayes, ClydeClyde Mayes (2)	Furman	Power forward	4 !Senior
1975–76	McKeever, RodneyRodney McKeever	Citadel !The Citadel	Point guard	3 !Junior
1976–77	Carter, RonRon Carter	VMI	Shooting guard / Point guard	3 !Junior
1977–78	Carter, RonRon Carter (2)	VMI	Shooting guard / Point guard	4 !Senior
1978–79	Moore, JonathanJonathan Moore	Furman	Forward	3 !Junior
1979–80	Moore, JonathanJonathan Moore (2)	Furman	Forward	4 !Senior
1980–81	Payton, CharlesCharles Payton	Appalachian State	Center	2 !Sophomore
1981–82	White, WillieWillie White	Chattanooga	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
1982–83	Mikell, Troy LeeTroy Lee Mikell	East Tennessee State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1983–84	Truesdale, ReganRegan Truesdale	Citadel !The Citadel	Power forward / Center	3 !Junior
1984–85	Truesdale, ReganRegan Truesdale (2)	Citadel !The Citadel	Power forward / Center	4 !Senior
1985–86	Elmore, GayGay Elmore	VMI	Small forward	3 !Junior
1986–87	Elmore, GayGay Elmore (2)	VMI	Small forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Henderson, SkipSkip Henderson	Marshall	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Taft, JohnJohn Taft	Marshall	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1989–90^†	Jennings, KeithKeith Jennings^₮	East Tennessee State	Point guard	3 !Junior
1989–90^†	Taft, JohnJohn Taft^♯ (2)	Marshall	Point guard	3 !Junior
1990–91	Jennings, KeithKeith Jennings (2)	East Tennessee State	Point guard	4 !Senior
1991–92^†	Boyd, TerryTerry Boyd^♯	Western Carolina	Guard	4 !Senior
1991–92^†	Nelson, KeithKeith Nelson^₮	Chattanooga	Point guard	4 !Senior
1992–93	Brooks, TimTim Brooks	Chattanooga	Point guard	4 !Senior
1993–94^†	Copeland, ChadChad Copeland^₮	Chattanooga	Guard	4 !Senior
1993–94^†	King, FrankieFrankie King^♯	Western Carolina	Shooting guard / Point guard	3 !Junior
1994–95	King, FrankieFrankie King (2)	Western Carolina	Shooting guard / Point guard	4 !Senior
1995–96	McCollum, AnquellAnquell McCollum	Western Carolina	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1996–97	Taylor, JohnnyJohnny Taylor	Chattanooga	Small forward	4 !Senior
1997–98^†	Phillips, BobbyBobby Phillips^₮	Western Carolina	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1997–98^†	Vincent, ChuckChuck Vincent^♯	Furman	Power forward / Center	4 !Senior
1998–99	Webber, SedricSedric Webber	College of Charleston	Forward	4 !Senior
1999–00	Patterson, TysonTyson Patterson	Appalachian State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2000–01	Lumpkin, JodyJody Lumpkin	College of Charleston	Center	4 !Senior
2001–02^†	Childress, DimecoDimeco Childress^₮	East Tennessee State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2001–02^†	Conley, JasonJason Conley^♯	VMI	Shooting guard / Small forward	1 !Freshman
2002–03	Wheless, TroyTroy Wheless	College of Charleston	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2003–04	Wadood, ZakeeZakee Wadood	East Tennessee State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2004–05	Winters, BrendanBrendan Winters	Davidson	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2005–06	Nesbitt, EltonElton Nesbitt	Georgia Southern	Point guard	4 !Senior
2006–07	Hines, KyleKyle Hines	UNC Greensboro	Power forward	3 !Junior
2007–08	Curry, StephenStephen Curry	Davidson	Shooting guard / Point guard	2 !Sophomore
2008–09	Curry, StephenStephen Curry (2)	Davidson	Shooting guard / Point guard	3 !Junior
2009–10^†	Dahlman, NoahNoah Dahlman^₮	Wofford	Forward	3 !Junior
2009–10^†	Sims, DonaldDonald Sims^♯	Appalachian State	Point guard	3 !Junior
2010–11	Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock	College of Charleston	Shooting guard / Point guard	4 !Senior

Winners by schoolEdit

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Furman (1936)	10	1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998^†
Davidson (1936)	9	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2005, 2008, 2009
Chattanooga (1976)	5	1982, 1992^†, 1993, 1994^†, 1997
East Tennessee State (1978)^[a]	5	1983, 1990^†, 1991, 2002^†, 2004
VMI (1924)^[b]	5	1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2002^†
West Virginia (1950)^[c]	5	1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968
Western Carolina (1976)	5	1992^†, 1994^†, 1995, 1996, 1998^†
College of Charleston (1998)	4	1999, 2001, 2003, 2011
Appalachian State (1971)	3	1981, 2000, 2010^†
The Citadel (1936)	3	1976, 1984, 1985
Marshall (1976)^[d]	3	1988, 1989, 1990^†
Richmond (1936)^[e]	2	1967, 1973
William & Mary (1936)^[f]	2	1961, 1971^†
Duke (1928)^[g]	1	1952
East Carolina (1964)^[d]	1	1971^†
Georgia Southern (1991)	1	2006
UNC Greensboro (1997)	1	2007
Washington & Lee (1921)^[h]	1	1958
Wofford (1997)	1	2010^†
Elon (2003)	0	—
Samford (2008)	0	—

FootnotesEdit

^a East Tennessee State University left in 2005. They are presently members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
^b Virginia Military Institute left in 2003. They are presently members of the Big South Conference.
^c West Virginia University left in 1968. They are presently members of the Big East Conference.
^d East Carolina University left in 1976 and Marshall University left in 1997. Both are presently members of Conference USA.
^e The University of Richmond left in 1976. They are presently members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
^f The College of William & Mary left in 1977. They are presently members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
^g Duke University left in 1953. They are presently members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
^h Washington & Lee University left in 1958. They are presently members of Division III in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

ReferencesEdit

"Southern Conference Men's Basketball Yearly Honors and Awards" (pdf). Southern Conference. p. 1. http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000. Retrieved 31 March 2010. .

v • d • e Men's college basketball awards

Team awards	NCAA Division I Champions • Mythical National Champions

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) • Haggerty Award (NYC area) • Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) • Lowe's 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 (6'0" or shorter) • NCAA Basketball 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 South • A-10 • ACC • A-Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Eight • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West • CAA • Conference USA • East Coast • Great Midwest • Great West • Horizon • Ivy • MAAC • Metro • MAC • MEAC • MVC • Mountain West • NEC • OVC • Pac-10 • Patriot • SEC • SoCon • Southland • Summit • Sun Belt • SWAC • WCC • WAC

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

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year: Division II \| Division III \| NAIA \| Junior College National Champions: Division II \| Division III \| NAIA (Tournament MVP)

Halls of fame	National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

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