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Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

FieldValue
nameHorizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
imageHorizon League logo.svg
imagesize150px
descriptionthe most outstanding basketball player in the Horizon League
countryUnited States
year1980
holderAlvaro Folgueiras, Robert Morris

The Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Horizon League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1979–80 season, the first year of the conference's existence. Seven players have won the award multiple times: Byron Larkin, Brian Grant, Rashad Phillips, Alfredrick Hughes, Keifer Sykes, Loudon Love, and Antoine Davis. Hughes, unlike the other four who each won twice, was awarded the player of the year on three occasions.

There have only been three ties in the award's history (1981, 1983, 2022). Butler, which left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012 and is now in the Big East Conference, has seven recipients, which is tied for the most all-time with Detroit Mercy. Three current members of the Horizon League have never had a winner – IU Indy, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Youngstown State. However, these schools include two of the conference's newest members—IU Indy joined in 2017 and Purdue Fort Wayne joined in 2020. The only long-established member without a winner is Youngstown State, which joined in 2002. Future member Northern Illinois, which rejoins in 2026, did not have a recipient during its first conference tenure from 1994 to 1997.

Key

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

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1979–80Oral RobertsFurl=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/horizon-poy.htmltitle=Men's Horizon League Player of the Year Winnersauthor=date=2024website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference LLCaccess-date=January 24, 2024}}
1980–81†Loyola ChicagoPGlast =first =title=Leaf on All-MCC teamurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/773244223newspaper=Evansville Presslocation=Evansville, Indianadate=March 1, 1981page= 37via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 24, 2024}}
Oklahoma CityF
1981–82Loyola ChicagoPF
1982–83†Oral RobertsClast =first =title=Acres ties for MCC's Player of Year honorurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/662233259newspaper=Sapulpa Daily Heraldlocation=Sapulpa, Oklahomadate=March 11, 1983page= 12via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 24, 2024}}
Loyola ChicagoSF
1983–84(2)Loyola ChicagoSF
1984–85(3)Loyola ChicagoSF
1985–86XavierSG
1986–87Loyola ChicagoPF
1987–88(2)XavierSG
1988–89EvansvillePG
1989–90XavierPF
1990–91ButlerSG
1991–92EvansvillePF
1992–93XavierPF / Clast =Glynnfirst =Rorytitle=XU sweeps MCC awardsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/101922209newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirerlocation=Cincinnati, Ohiodate=March 6, 1994page= 35via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 24, 2024}}
1993–94(2)XavierPF / C
1994–95UICF
1995–96Green BaySF
1996–97ButlerPF
1997–98UICG
1998–99Detroit MercySG
1999–00Detroit MercyPGlast =Archdeaconfirst =Tomtitle=The rap on Rashad? Too toughurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/409804322newspaper=Dayton Daily Newslocation=Dayton, Ohiodate=March 3, 2001page= 23via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 24, 2024}}
2000–01(2)Detroit MercyPG
2001–02ButlerSG
2002–03Detroit MercySG
2003–04MilwaukeePF / C
2004–05MilwaukeeSG
2005–06ButlerF
2006–07Wright StatePG
2007–08ButlerSG
2008–09ButlerPF
2009–10ButlerSG
2010–11Cleveland StatePG
2011–12ValparaisoSF
2012–13Detroit MercyPG
2013–14Green BayPGlast =Haughfirst =Davidtitle=Horizon looks good for city starurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/241118874newspaper=Chicago Tribunelocation=Chicago, Illinoisdate=March 6, 2015page= 3via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 30, 2024}}
2014–15(2)Green BayPG
2015–16OaklandPG
2016–17ValparaisoSF
2017–18OaklandSG
2018–19Northern KentuckyPF / C
2019–20Wright StateClast =Harrisfirst =Dougtitle=WSU still hurting from HL loss but have talent returningurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/719545965newspaper=Dayton Daily Newslocation=Dayton, Ohiodate=March 9, 2021page= C5via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 30, 2024}}
2020–21(2)Wright StateC
2021–22†OaklandPFlast =Crawfordfirst =Kirklandtitle=Horizon League co-Players of the Year: UDM's Davis, OU's Cainurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/821806963newspaper=Detroit Free Presslocation=Detroit, Michigandate=March 1, 2022page= B5via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = January 30, 2024}}
Detroit MercySG
2022–23(2)Detroit MercySG
2023–24OaklandSF
2024–25Robert MorrisPF

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Butler (1980)71991, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Detroit Mercy (1981)71999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2022†, 2023
Loyola Chicago (1980)61981†, 1982, 1983†, 1984, 1985, 1987
Xavier (1980)51986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994
Oakland (2013)42016, 2018, 2022†, 2024
Green Bay (1995)31996, 2014, 2015
Wright State (1995)32007, 2020, 2021
Evansville (1980)21989, 1992
Milwaukee (1995)22004, 2005
Oral Roberts (1980)21980, 1983†
UIC (1995)21995, 1998
Valparaiso (2008)22012, 2017
Cleveland State (1995)12011
Northern Kentucky (2015)12019
Oklahoma City (1980)11981†
Robert Morris (2020)12025
IU Indy (2017)0—
Purdue Fort Wayne (2020)0—
Youngstown State (2002)0—

References

References

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