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Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Southeastern Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1965 |
Most recent | Johni Broome, Auburn |
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, Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma, who are the conference's two newest members (the first two joining in 2012 and the latter two in 2024).
Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and the SEC coaches (1987–present).
† | 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) |
C | SEC 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 |
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Kentucky (1932) | 18 | 1966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017†, 2020†, 2022 |
Tennessee (1932) | 14 | 1967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018†, 2019, 2024 |
LSU (1932) | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
Vanderbilt (1932) | 8 | 1965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008 |
Alabama (1932) | 7 | 1973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002, 2021, 2023 |
Arkansas (1991) | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2015, 2020† |
Auburn (1932) | 3 | 1984, 1999, 2025 |
Mississippi State (1932) | 3 | 1983†, 2004, 2020† |
Florida (1932) | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
Georgia (1932) | 2 | 2013, 2018† |
Ole Miss (1932) | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
South Carolina (1991) | 1 | 2017† |
Missouri (2012) | 0 | — |
Oklahoma (2024) | 0 | — |
Texas (2024) | 0 | — |
Texas A&M (2012) | 0 | — |