Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented bySun Belt Conference
History
First award1977
Most recentTerrence Edwards Jr., James Madison

The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players have been selected twice (Terry Catledge, Chris Gatling, Chico Fletcher, and R. J. Hunter), while no player has earned a three-time player of the year selection.

Western Kentucky, which left the SBC for Conference USA in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the SBC beyond 2014, South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six.

Key

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† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Sun Belt Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Cedric Maxwell, Charlotte, 1977
Kenny Gattison (l), Old Dominion, 1986
Ervin Johnson, New Orleans, 1993
Derek Fisher, Little Rock, 1996
Yemi Nicholson, Denver, 2005
Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky, 2006
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans, 2007
Courtney Lee, Western Kentucky, 2008
Orlando Méndez-Valdez, Western Kentucky, 2009
Solomon Bozeman, Little Rock, 2011
LaRon Dendy, Middle Tennessee, 2012
Augustine Rubit, South Alabama, 2013
R. J. Hunter, Georgia State, 2014 and 2015
Shawn Long, Louisiana, 2016
Kevin Hervey, UT Arlington, 2017
Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern, 2019
Nijal Pearson, Texas State, 2020
DeVante' Jones, Coastal Carolina, 2021
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1976–77 Cedric Maxwell Charlotte PF/C Senior [1]
1977–78 Wayne Cooper New Orleans C Senior [2]
1978–79 Rory White South Alabama PF Sophomore [3]
1979–80 James Ray Jacksonville PF Senior [4]
1980–81 Ed Rains South Alabama SF Senior [1]
1981–82 Oliver Robinson UAB SG Senior [5]
1982–83† Charlie Bradley South Florida SF Sophomore [6]
Calvin Duncan VCU SG Sophomore [6]
1983–84 Terry Catledge South Alabama PF Junior [7]
1984–85 Terry Catledge (2) South Alabama PF Senior [7]
1985–86 Kenny Gattison Old Dominion C Senior [8]
1986–87 Tellis Frank Western Kentucky PF Senior [9]
1987–88 Byron Dinkins Charlotte PG Junior [10]
1988–89 Jeff Hodge South Alabama SG Senior [11]
1989–90 Chris Gatling Old Dominion PF Junior [12]
1990–91 Chris Gatling (2) Old Dominion PF Senior [12]
1991–92 Ron Ellis Louisiana Tech PF Senior [13]
1992–93 Ervin Johnson New Orleans C Senior [14]
1993–94† Michael Allen Louisiana G Senior [15]
Jeff Clifton Arkansas State F Senior [15]
1994–95 Chris Robinson Western Kentucky SG Junior [16]
1995–96 Derek Fisher Little Rock SG Senior [17]
1996–97 Muntrelle Dobbins Little Rock PF Senior [1]
1997–98 Chico Fletcher Arkansas State PG Sophomore [18]
1998–99 Chico Fletcher (2) Arkansas State PG Junior [18]
1999–00 Gerrod Henderson Louisiana Tech SG Sophomore [19]
2000–01 Chris Marcus Western Kentucky C Junior [20]
2001–02 Héctor Romero New Orleans SF Junior [21]
2002–03 James Moore New Mexico State F Junior [22]
2003–04 Mike Wells Western Kentucky SG/PG Senior [23]
2004–05 Yemi Nicholson Denver C Junior [24]
2005–06 Anthony Winchester Western Kentucky SG Senior [25]
2006–07 Bo McCalebb New Orleans PG Junior [1]
2007–08 Courtney Lee Western Kentucky SG Senior [26]
2008–09 Orlando Méndez-Valdez Western Kentucky PG Senior [27]
2009–10 Tyren Johnson Louisiana PF Senior [28]
2010–11 Solomon Bozeman Little Rock SG Senior [29]
2011–12 LaRon Dendy Middle Tennessee PF Senior [30]
2012–13 Augustine Rubit South Alabama PF / C Junior [31]
2013–14 R. J. Hunter Georgia State SG Sophomore [32]
2014–15 R. J. Hunter (2) Georgia State SG Junior [32]
2015–16 Shawn Long Louisiana PF Senior [33]
2016–17 Kevin Hervey UT Arlington PF Junior [34]
2017–18 D'Marcus Simonds Georgia State SG Sophomore [35]
2018–19 Tookie Brown Georgia Southern PG Senior [36]
2019–20 Nijal Pearson Texas State SG Senior [37]
2020–21 DeVante' Jones Coastal Carolina SG Junior [38]
2021–22 Norchad Omier Arkansas State PF Sophomore [1]
2022–23 Taevion Kinsey Marshall SG Senior [39]
2023–24 Terrence Edwards Jr. James Madison SG Senior [40]

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Western Kentucky (1982)[a] 7 1987, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
South Alabama (1976) 6 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2013
Arkansas State (1991) 4 1994†, 1998, 1999, 2022
New Orleans (1976)[b] 4 1978, 1993, 2002, 2007
Georgia State (1976/2013)[c] 3 2014, 2015, 2018
Little Rock (1991)[d] 3 1996, 1997, 2011
Louisiana (1991) 3 1994†, 2010, 2016
Old Dominion (1982/2022)[e] 3 1986, 1990, 1991
Charlotte (1976)[f] 2 1977, 1988
Louisiana Tech (1991)[g] 2 1992, 2000
Coastal Carolina (2016) 1 2021
Denver (1999)[h] 1 2005
Georgia Southern (2014) 1 2019
Jacksonville (1976)[i] 1 1980
James Madison (2022) 1 2024
Marshall (2022) 1 2023
Middle Tennessee (2001)[j] 1 2012
New Mexico State (2001)[k] 1 2003
South Florida (1976)[l] 1 1983†
Texas State (2013) 1 2020
UAB (1979)[m] 1 1982
UT Arlington (2013)[n] 1 2017
VCU (1979)[o] 1 1983†
Appalachian State (2014) 0 —
Florida Atlantic (2006)[j] 0 —
FIU (1998)[j] 0 —
Louisiana–Monroe (2001) 0 —
North Texas (2001)[j] 0 —
Southern Miss (2022) 0 —
Troy (2005) 0 —
  1. ^ Western Kentucky left for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2014.
  2. ^ New Orleans left in 1980 but later rejoined in 1991. They left a second time in 2010, planning to transition to NCAA Division II. The Privateers instead chose to remain in Division I, and joined the Southland Conference in 2013.
  3. ^ Georgia State, a charter member of the conference, left in 1981 to become independent. After later having been members of two other conferences, the Panthers rejoined the SBC in 2013.
  4. ^ Little Rock left in 2022 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  5. ^ Old Dominion left in 1991 to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). After later moving to C-USA, the Monarchs returned to the SBC in 2022.
  6. ^ Charlotte left in 1991 for the Metro Conference. It became a charter member of C-USA when the Metro merged with the Great Midwest Conference, and still later moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), by which time it had adopted "Charlotte" as its athletic identity. The 49ers rejoined C-USA in 2013, and will join the American Athletic Conference (The American) in 2023.
  7. ^ Louisiana Tech left in 2001 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and joined C-USA in 2013.
  8. ^ Denver left in 2012 for the WAC, and moved again in 2013 to the Summit League.
  9. ^ Jacksonville left in 1998 for the Trans America Athletic Conference, now known as the ASUN Conference.
  10. ^ a b c d FIU, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and North Texas all joined C-USA in 2013. Florida Atlantic and North Texas will move to The American in 2023.
  11. ^ New Mexico State left in 2005 to join the WAC; it will move to C-USA in 2023.
  12. ^ South Florida left in 1991 for the Metro Conference. The Bulls are now in The American.
  13. ^ UAB left in 1991 for the Great Midwest. The Blazers became charter members of C-USA, and will remain there until joining The American in 2023.
  14. ^ UT Arlington left for the Western Athletic Conference in 2022.
  15. ^ VCU left in 1991 to join the CAA, and moved from there to the A-10 in 2012.

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