Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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SEC Men's Basketball
Player of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1965
Most recent Dalton Knecht, Tennessee

The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 18 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri and Texas A&M, the conference's two newest members (both joining in 2012).

Contents

Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and the SEC coaches (1987–present).

Key

†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)
A Associated Press selection (1965–present)
CSEC coaches' selection (1987–present)
U United Press International selection (1965–1992)
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player received the SEC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Clyde Lee.jpg
Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt, 1965 and 1966
Pat Riley speaks at Eglin Air Force Base (cropped).jpg
Pat Riley, Kentucky, 1966
Ron Widby.jpg
Ron Widby, Tennessee, 1967
Pete Maravich 1967.jpeg
Pete Maravich, LSU, 1968 through 1970
Johnny Neumann 1974.jpeg
Johnny Neumann, Ole Miss, 1971
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Kevin Grevey, Kentucky, 1973 and 1975
Jan van Breda Kolff.jpg
Jan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt, 1974
Bernard King UT.jpg
Bernard King, Tennessee, 1975 through 1977
Ernie Grunfeld UT.jpg
Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee, 1977
Kyle Macy UK.jpg
Kyle Macy, Kentucky, 1980
Barkley Lipofsky.jpg
Charles Barkley, Auburn, 1984
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Chris Jackson [b] , LSU, 1989 and 1990
Shaquille O'Neal Free Throw.jpg
Shaquille O'Neal, LSU, 1991 and 1992
Lawrence Roberts Partizan.jpg
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State, 2004
John Wall pregame shooting.jpg
John Wall, Kentucky, 2010
Chandler Parsons 2012.jpg
Chandler Parsons, Florida, 2011
Grant Williams 2.jpg
Grant Williams, Tennessee, 2018 and 2019
Herb Jones.jpg
Herbert Jones, Alabama, 2021
Brandon Miller Alabama (cropped).jpg
Brandon Miller, Alabama, 2023
Dalton Knecht, 2024.jpg
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee, 2024
SeasonPlayer [a] SchoolPositionClassReference
1964–65 Clyde Lee Vanderbilt C / PF Junior [1] [2]
1965–66 † Clyde Lee U (2) Vanderbilt C / PF Senior [3]
Pat Riley A Kentucky SG / SF Junior [4]
1966–67 Ron Widby Tennessee SF Senior [5] [6]
1967–68 Pete Maravich LSU PG Sophomore [7] [8]
1968–69 Pete Maravich (2) LSU PG Junior [9] [10]
1969–70 Pete Maravich * (3) LSU PG Senior [11] [12]
1970–71 Johnny Neumann Ole Miss SG / SF Sophomore [13] [14]
1971–72 † Mike Edwards U Tennessee SG Junior [15]
Tom Parker A Kentucky PF Senior [16]
1972–73 † Kevin Grevey A Kentucky SG / SF Sophomore [17]
Wendell Hudson A, U Alabama SF Senior [17] [18]
1973–74 Jan van Breda Kolff Vanderbilt SG / SF Senior [19] [20]
1974–75 † Kevin Grevey A (2) Kentucky SG / SF Senior [21]
Bernard King U Tennessee SF Freshman [22]
1975–76 Bernard King (2) Tennessee SF Sophomore [23] [24]
1976–77 † Ernie Grunfeld A Tennessee SF Senior [25]
Bernard King A, U (3) Tennessee SF Junior [26]
1977–78 Reggie King Alabama SF Junior [27] [28]
1978–79 Reggie King (2) Alabama SF Senior [29] [30]
1979–80 Kyle Macy Kentucky G Senior [31] [32]
1980–81 Rudy Macklin LSU SF / SG Senior [33] [34]
1981–82 Dale Ellis Tennessee SG / SF Junior [35] [36]
1982–83 † Dale Ellis A (2) Tennessee SG / SF Senior [37]
Jeff Malone U Mississippi State SG Senior [38]
1983–84 Charles Barkley Auburn C Junior [39] [40]
1984–85 Kenny Walker Kentucky PF Junior [41] [42]
1985–86 Kenny Walker (2) Kentucky PF Senior [43] [44]
1986–87 † Derrick McKey A, C, U Alabama PF Junior [45]
Tony White U Tennessee PG Senior [46]
1987–88 Will Perdue Vanderbilt C Senior [47] [48]
1988–89 Chris Jackson [b] LSU PG Freshman [49] [50]
1989–90 Chris Jackson [b] (2) LSU PG Sophomore [51] [52]
1990–91 Shaquille O'Neal * LSU C Sophomore [53] [54]
1991–92 Shaquille O'Neal (2) LSU C Junior [55] [56]
1992–93 † Billy McCaffrey A Vanderbilt SG Junior [57]
Jamal Mashburn A, C Kentucky SG / SF Junior [58]
1993–94 Corliss Williamson Arkansas PF Sophomore [59] [60]
1994–95 Corliss Williamson (2) Arkansas PF Junior [61] [62]
1995–96 Tony Delk Kentucky PG Senior [63] [64]
1996–97 Ron Mercer Kentucky SF / SG Sophomore [65] [66]
1997–98 Ansu Sesay Ole Miss PF Senior [67] [68]
1998–99 Chris Porter Auburn SF / PF Junior [69] [70]
1999–00 † Dan Langhi A, C Vanderbilt SF Senior [71]
Stromile Swift A LSU C Sophomore [72]
2000–01 Tayshaun Prince Kentucky SF Junior [73] [74]
2001–02 Erwin Dudley Alabama PF / C Junior [75] [76]
2002–03 † Keith Bogans C Kentucky SG Senior [77]
Ron Slay A Tennessee PF Senior [78]
2003–04 Lawrence Roberts Mississippi State PF Junior [79] [80]
2004–05 Brandon Bass LSU PF Sophomore [81] [82]
2005–06 Glen Davis LSU C Sophomore [83] [84]
2006–07 † Derrick Byars C Vanderbilt SG / SF Senior [85]
Chris Lofton A Tennessee SG Junior [86]
2007–08 Shan Foster Vanderbilt SG / SF Senior [87] [88]
2008–09 Marcus Thornton LSU SG Senior [89] [90]
2009–10 John Wall Kentucky PG Freshman [91] [92]
2010–11 Chandler Parsons Florida SF Senior [93] [94]
2011–12 Anthony Davis * Kentucky C Freshman [95] [96]
2012–13 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Georgia SG Sophomore [97] [98]
2013–14 Scottie Wilbekin Florida PG Senior [99] [100]
2014–15 Bobby Portis Arkansas PF Sophomore [101] [102]
2015–16 Tyler Ulis Kentucky PG Sophomore [103] [104]
2016–17 † Malik Monk A Kentucky SG Freshman [105]
Sindarius Thornwell C South Carolina SG Senior [106]
2017–18 † Yante Maten A Georgia PF Senior [107]
Grant Williams C Tennessee PF Sophomore [108]
2018–19 Grant Williams (2) Tennessee PF Junior [109] [110]
2019–20 † Mason Jones A Arkansas SG Junior [111]
Reggie Perry A Mississippi State PF Sophomore [111]
Immanuel Quickley C Kentucky SG Sophomore [112]
2020–21 Herbert Jones Alabama SG / SF Senior [113] [114]
2021–22 Oscar Tshiebwe * Kentucky C Junior [115] [116]
2022–23 Brandon Miller Alabama SF Freshman [117] [118]
2023–24 Dalton Knecht Tennessee SG Graduate [119] [120]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Kentucky (1932)181966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017†, 2020†, 2022
Tennessee (1932)141967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018†, 2019, 2024
LSU (1932)121968, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009
Vanderbilt (1932)81965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008
Alabama (1932)71973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002, 2021, 2023
Arkansas (1991)41994, 1995, 2015, 2020†
Mississippi State (1932)31983†, 2004, 2020†
Auburn (1932)21984, 1999
Florida (1932)22011, 2014
Georgia (1932)22013, 2018†
Ole Miss (1932)21971, 1998
South Carolina (1991)12017†
Missouri (2012)0—
Oklahoma (2024)0—
Texas (2024)0—
Texas A&M (2012)0—

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