Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Southern Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1952 |
Most recent | Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina |
The Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Southern Conference's (SoCon) 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 (1963–1965). Sixteen other players have won the award twice, most recently done by Isaiah Miller of UNC Greensboro (2020, 2021).
Davidson and Furman have the most all-time winners with 13, but Davidson left the SoCon after the 2013–14 season to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. There have also been nine ties in the award's history, but only one (1970–71 season) which occurred prior to the 1989–90 season. That season was the first for two separate player of the year awards—one by the Southern Conference men's basketball coaches, and the other by conference media members. When both the coaches and media select the same player, he is the consensus conference player of the year.
The only current members that have never had a winner are Samford and Mercer. Both are among the SoCon's newer members, having respectively joined in 2008 and 2014.
Key
[edit]† | 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) |
C | SoCon coaches' selection (1990–present) |
M | SoCon media's selection (1990–present) |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the SoCon Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
[edit]Winners by school
[edit]School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Davidson (1936)[a 1] | 13 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 (×2)†, 2013, 2014 |
Furman (1936) | 13 | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998†, 2016, 2017, 2023 |
Chattanooga (1976) | 6 | 1982, 1992†, 1993, 1994†, 1997, 2022 |
East Tennessee State (1978, 2014)[a 2] | 6 | 1983, 1990†, 1991, 2002†, 2004, 2018† |
Western Carolina (1976) | 6 | 1992†, 1994†, 1995, 1996, 1998†, 2024 |
VMI (1924, 2014)[a 3] | 5 | 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2002† |
West Virginia (1950)[a 4] | 5 | 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968 |
Charleston (1998)[a 5] | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011 |
Wofford (1997) | 4 | 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
Appalachian State (1971)[a 6] | 3 | 1981, 2000, 2010† |
The Citadel (1936) | 3 | 1976, 1984, 1985 |
Marshall (1976)[a 7] | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990† |
UNC Greensboro (1997) | 3 | 2007, 2020, 2021 |
Richmond (1936)[a 8] | 2 | 1967, 1973 |
William & Mary (1936)[a 9] | 2 | 1961, 1971† |
Duke (1928)[a 10] | 1 | 1952 |
East Carolina (1964)[a 11] | 1 | 1971† |
Georgia Southern (1991)[a 6] | 1 | 2006 |
Washington and Lee (1921)[a 12] | 1 | 1958 |
Elon (2003)[a 13] | 0 | — |
Mercer (2014) | 0 | — |
Samford (2008) | 0 | — |
- ^ Davidson College left in 2014 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
- ^ East Tennessee State University left in 2005 to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and returned in 2014.
- ^ Virginia Military Institute left in 2003 to join the Big South Conference and returned in 2014.
- ^ West Virginia University left in 1968 to become an independent. The Mountaineers are now in the Big 12 Conference.
- ^ The College of Charleston left in 2013 to join the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
- ^ a b Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University left in 2014 to join the Sun Belt Conference.
- ^ Marshall University left in 1997 to join the Mid-American Conference. The Thundering Herd are now in Conference USA (C-USA).
- ^ The University of Richmond left in 1976 to become an independent. The Spiders are now in the A10.
- ^ The College of William & Mary left in 1977 to join the ECAC. When the ECAC split its basketball section into multiple conferences in 1982, William & Mary became a charter member of the ECAC South basketball league. The Tribe remain in the conference, which is now the CAA.
- ^ Duke University left in 1953 to become a charter member of the ACC.
- ^ East Carolina University left in 1976 to become an independent. The Pirates are now in the American Athletic Conference.
- ^ Washington and Lee University left in 1958. They are now in the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
- ^ Elon University left in 2014 to join the CAA.
References
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- ^ "Payton Named Player Of Year". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. March 4, 1981. p. 45. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Skip Henderson SC player of year". The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. March 2, 1988. p. 7. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taft Takes Top Honors". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 3, 1989. p. 59. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jennings names most valuable". Culpeper Star-Exponent. Culpeper, Virginia. March 2, 1990. p. 7. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taft player of year". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 2, 1990. p. 19. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mister named Southern MVP". Culpeper Star-Exponent. Culpeper, Virginia. March 1, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SC honors to Rich, Jennings, Estes". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 1, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU's Terry Boyd is SoCon player of year". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. March 3, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga's Nelson, McCarthy honored". Anderson Independent-Mail. Anderson, South Carolina. March 3, 1992. p. 32. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTC: Players to watch". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 4, 1993. p. 36. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern honors". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. March 5, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Copeland named CS's MVP by league coaches". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 4, 1994. p. 31. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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Malachi Smith is Chattanooga's first player of the year since Johnny Taylor was honored by both the coaches and media in 1996–97.
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- ^ "Bobby Phillips, Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. April 19, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chuck Vincent, Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. April 19, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Geren, Umoh make All-ACC College Briefs". GoUpstate. February 24, 1999. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
College of Charleston's Sedric Webber and John Kresse were named Southern Conference player and coach of the year by the league's media association.
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- ^ Bowman, Tommy (March 1, 2000). "ASU's Igniter". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 23. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patterson is player of year". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. March 2, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's Souchu named first team all-Southern Conference". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. March 1, 2001. p. 52. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU's DeChellis named SoCon coach of year". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. March 1, 2001. p. 19. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Connor, John (March 1, 2002). "VMI's Conley snubbed in coaches' vote". The News & Advance. Lynchburg, Virginia. p. 30. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Conley To Leave VMI". SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. January 9, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
Conley last year became the first freshman in league history to be named SoCon Media Association Player of the Year, and was also named the league's preseason Player of the Year in October.
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- ^ Wiseman, Steve (March 19, 2003). "Cougars' coach happy to play in postseason". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 14. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU dominates SoCon honors". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. March 2, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-SoCon Men". Elizabethton Star. Elizabethton, Tennessee. March 2, 2004. p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-SoCon Men". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. March 2, 2005. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson rolls past Elon, 67–53". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. March 4, 2005. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles' Nesbitt named SoCon player of the year". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. March 2, 2006. p. 12. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-SoCon Teams". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. March 2, 2006. p. 36. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNCG's Hines pulls in Southern Conference's player of the year". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. March 1, 2007. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Player of the Year". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. March 1, 2007. p. 23. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fowler, Scott (March 8, 2008). "Deceptively good". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SoCon all-conference teams". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. March 12, 2008. p. 28. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bowman, Tommy (March 6, 2009). "All-conference (Coaches' selections)". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 28. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Curry is SoCon player of year". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. March 5, 2009. p. 19. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tysiac, Ken (March 19, 2010). "Scrappy Dahlman Wofford's Motor". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 28. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bowman, Tommy (March 5, 2010). "Sims selected as player of year". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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Honored as Southern Conference Player of the Year by both the coaches and media in 2011.
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- ^ Scott, David (March 3, 2012). "Observations". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. C12. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2012–13 All-SoCon Men's List". The Island Packet. Bluffton, South Carolina. March 6, 2013. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan (March 8, 2013). "Down a Mann, Wildcats coast into tournament". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. C7. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Media, SoCon Coaches Say Brooks Best". The Beaufort Gazette. Bluffton, South Carolina. March 5, 2014. p. 15. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats' forward Brooks named top player in SoCon". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. March 5, 2014. p. 20. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "No. 12 Wofford". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. March 16, 2015. p. 19. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's Croone is Southern Conference player of the year". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. March 2, 2016. p. B3. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "All-Southern Conference". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. March 7, 2019. p. C5. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fletcher Magee (guard, Wofford)". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. March 21, 2019. p. B2. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI's Evee named SoCon's top freshman". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. March 5, 2020. p. D4. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Conference". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. March 5, 2020. p. D5. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wooten, Eddie (March 16, 2021). "UNC Greensboro in the NCAA Tournament". Statesville Record & Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. p. B2. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Kimball, Anderson (March 18, 2022). "Illinois native Smith stars for Illini's NCAA Tournament foe". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. B8. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kimball, Anderson (March 16, 2022). "Chattanooga a tough draw". The Pantagraph. Bloomington–Normal. p. B1. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goodall, Fred (March 18, 2023). "Furman hoping to extend March Madness stay". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. p. C7. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jalen Slawson, Furman". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. March 16, 2023. p. B2. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Conference men's basketball teams announced". SoconSports.com. Southern Conference. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Woolbright Collects Player of the Year, All-SoCon Plaudits". CatamountSports.com. Western Carolina University. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.