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Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

FieldValue
nameBig Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
imageBig Eight Conference logo.png
imagesize130px
descriptionthe most outstanding basketball player in the Big Eight Conference
countryUnited States
year1957
year21996

The Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual award given to the Big Eight Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1956–57 season and concluded after the 1995–96 season (the Big Eight disbanded and was re-formed into the present day Big 12 Conference). From 1960 through 1967 no award was given out. Wayman Tisdale of Oklahoma and Danny Manning of Kansas are the only players to have received the award three times. Manning was also the consensus national player of the year in 1988. Four other players won the award twice, last performed by Doug Smith of Missouri (1990, 1991). Missouri also claimed the most winners with eight, followed by Oklahoma with seven.

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big Eight Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1956–57Iowa StateG
1957–58Kansas StateF
1958–59(2)Kansas StateF
1959–67
1967–68Iowa StateC / PF
1968–69ColoradoC
1969–70KansasC
1970–71(2)ColoradoC
1971–72KansasSG
1972–73Kansas StateG
1973–74(2)Kansas StateG
1974–75OklahomaC
1975–76MissouriPG / SG
1976–77MissouriSF
1977–78Kansas StateSG / PG
1978–79OklahomaSG / SF
1979–80Kansas StateSG
1980–81NebraskaC
1981–82MissouriSF
1982–83†MissouriClast =first =title=Sampson three-time all-Americanurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/131729879newspaper=The Des Moines Registerlocation=Des Moines, Iowadate=March 16, 1983page= 15via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 30, 2023}}
OklahomaPF
1983–84(2)OklahomaPFlast =first =title=Tisdale Tops Big Eight Againurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/891309906newspaper=Tulsa Worldlocation=Tulsa, Oklahomadate=March 6, 1985page= 32via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 30, 2023}}
1984–85(3)OklahomaPF
1985–86KansasPFlast =first =title=Manning Repeats As All-American; Hawkins Honoredurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/889329577newspaper=Omaha World-Heraldlocation=Omaha, Nebraskadate=March 15, 1988page= 23via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 30, 2023}}
1986–87(2)KansasPF
1987–88* (3)KansasPF
1988–89OklahomaC/F
1989–90MissouriF
1990–91†Oklahoma StateSFlast =first =title=Smith, Houston Become First Co-Winners For Big Eight Player Of The Yearurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/672098438newspaper=Alliance Times-Heraldlocation=Alliance, Nebraskadate=March 7, 1991page= 6via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 30, 2023}}
(2)MissouriF
1991–92MissouriSG
1992–93Oklahoma StateC
1993–94MissouriPG
1994–95OklahomaF
1995–96KansasPG

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Missouri (1907)81976, 1977, 1982, 1983†, 1990, 1991†, 1992, 1994
Oklahoma (1919)71975, 1979, 1983†, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995
Kansas (1907)61970, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996
Kansas State (1913)61958, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980
Colorado (1947)21969, 1971
Iowa State (1910)21957, 1968
Oklahoma State (1958)21991†, 1993
Nebraska (1921)11981

References

References

  1. (March 14, 1957). "Kansas, as Expected, Snares Big 7 Honors". [[Omaha World-Herald.
  2. (March 14, 1958). "Boozer Gets Big 8 Honor". [[Springfield News-Leader.
  3. (March 10, 1959). "Boozer Tops Big 8's All Conference Five". Muskogee Times-Democrat.
  4. . (2023). ["Men's Big Eight Conference Player of the Year Winners"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/big-8-poy.html). *Sports Reference LLC*.
  5. Ferguson, Lew. (March 18, 1969). "Cliff Meely Big 8 Player of Year". [[Salina Journal]].
  6. (March 11, 1970). "Robisch Top Fiddle In Big 8 Symphony". [[The Wichita Eagle]].
  7. (March 17, 1971). "Cliff Meely Big 8 player of the year". Salina Journal.
  8. (March 20, 1972). "Bud Stallworth of KU Big 8 player of year". Salina Journal.
  9. Smith, Charlie. (March 8, 1973). "Alvan Adams UPI's freshman of year". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance.
  10. (March 8, 1974). "Lon Kruger Big 8 player of the year". Salina Journal.
  11. (March 21, 1975). "Alvan Adams wins close Big 8 vote". [[Sedalia Democrat]].
  12. (March 12, 1976). "KSU's Williams, MU's Smith Head All-Big 8 Selections". The Wichita Eagle.
  13. (March 1, 1977). "Anderson Big 8 Player Of Year". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
  14. Tucker, Doug. (March 1, 1978). "Mike Evans Tops Big Eight All Stars". Daily American Republic.
  15. (March 7, 1979). "McCullough Big 8 Player of Year". [[Garden City Telegram]].
  16. (March 6, 1980). "MU, K-State draw high interest in NCAA". [[St. Joseph Gazette]].
  17. Tucker, Doug. (March 11, 1981). "Neb. Cornhuskers Andre Smith Named AP Player Of The Year". [[Alliance Times-Herald]].
  18. (March 5, 1982). "OU's Little Gets Big Eight Award". [[The Oklahoman.
  19. (March 16, 1983). "Sampson three-time all-American". [[The Des Moines Register]].
  20. (March 6, 1985). "Tisdale Tops Big Eight Again". [[Tulsa World]].
  21. (March 15, 1988). "Manning Repeats As All-American; Hawkins Honored". Omaha World-Herald.
  22. (March 9, 1989). "OU's King Selected as AP's Big Eight Player of Year". Omaha World-Herald.
  23. Thomas, Jim. (March 21, 1990). "Tops: Doug Smith". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  24. (March 7, 1991). "Smith, Houston Become First Co-Winners For Big Eight Player Of The Year". Alliance Times-Herald.
  25. (March 9, 1992). "Peeler, KU best in Big Eight". [[The Kansas City Star]].
  26. Dodd, Dennis. (March 11, 1993). "Cowboys' Sophomore Reeves Goes From Project to Superstar". Omaha World-Herald.
  27. (March 9, 1994). "Booker Big 8's MVP". [[The Manhattan Mercury]].
  28. (March 9, 1995). "Sooners coach, top player land Big Eight awards". The Kansas City Star.
  29. (March 8, 1996). "Big Eight awards & honors". The Kansas City Star.
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