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Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Field	Value
name	Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
image	Ohio Valley Conference logo.svg
imagesize	175px
description	the most outstanding basketball player in the Ohio Valley Conference
country	United States
year	1963
holder	Ray'Sean Taylor, SIU Edwardsville

The Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Ohio Valley Conference's (OVC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1962–63 season.

Fifteen players in OVC history have claimed more than one player of the year award, the most recent of whom was Terry Taylor in 2020 and 2021. Among the repeat winners, only one—Clem Haskins of Western Kentucky—has been a three-time player of the year. Haskins achieved the feat from 1965 through 1967.

Both of the schools with the most awards left the OVC in 2022. Murray State, which has dominated the award's selection, with its players having received the award 21 times (which at the Racers' departure was equal to the total of the next three programs on the list), joined the Missouri Valley Conference. Second-place Austin Peay, with eight awards, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference. Among schools remaining in the OVC after 2022, Morehead State has the most awards with eight. Five current OVC members have yet to produce a winner, but three (Lindenwood, Little Rock, Southern Indiana) played their first OVC seasons in 2022–23 and Western Illinois played its first OVC season in 2023–24. Among former members, the only one that was a member during the award's existence that did not have a winner is East Tennessee State.

Three ties have occurred for player of the year: 1976, 1983 and 2013. No OVC Men's Basketball Player of the Year has ever been selected as any national player of the year.

Key

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

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Reference
1962–63		Morehead State	PG
1963–64		Murray State	F
1964–65		Western Kentucky	SG	last =	first =	title=Haskins Named Top Player	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/272545175	newspaper=Fort Lauderdale News	location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida	date=March 10, 1967	page= 42	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 7, 2024}}
1965–66	(2)	Western Kentucky	SG
1966–67	(3)	Western Kentucky	SG
1967–68		Western Kentucky	SG / SF
1968–69		Murray State	SF
1969–70		Western Kentucky	C	last =	first =	title=Jim McDaniels named OVC Player of Year	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/590479659	newspaper=Johnson City Press	location=Johnson City, Tennessee	date=March 12, 1971	page= 13	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 7, 2024}}
1970–71	(2)	Western Kentucky	C
1971–72		Murray State	SF	last =	first =	title=Les Taylor Tabbed OVC Player Of Year	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/437172837	newspaper=The Messenger	location=Madisonville, Kentucky	date=March 22, 1973	page= 4	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 7, 2024}}
1972–73	(2)	Murray State	SF
1973–74		Austin Peay	PG
1974–75		Middle Tennessee	PF
1975–76†		Western Kentucky	PG	last =	first =	title=Western's Britt Named Co-MVP In Ohio Valley	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/437190145	newspaper=The Messenger	location=Madisonville, Kentucky	date=March 26, 1976	page= 9	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 7, 2024}}
	Middle Tennessee	C
1976–77		Austin Peay	SF	last =	first =	title='Otis' No. 1 in OVC	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/437313686	newspaper=The Messenger	location=Madisonville, Kentucky	date=March 3, 1978	page= 9	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 8, 2024}}
1977–78	(2)	Austin Peay	SF
1978–79		Eastern Kentucky	F
1979–80		Murray State	PF
1980–81		Middle Tennessee	PF	last =	first =	title=Beck named OVC Player of the Year	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/965718203	newspaper=The Bee	location=Danville, Virginia	date=March 1, 1982	page= 10	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 8, 2024}}
1981–82	(2)	Middle Tennessee	PF
1982–83†		Murray State	SF	last =	first =	title=Green shares top award, Oakley misses by a point	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/426539695	newspaper=The Paducah Sun	location=Paducah, Kentucky	date=March 8, 1983	page= 15	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 7, 2024}}
	Akron	SG
1983–84	(2)	Akron	SG
1984–85		Tennessee Tech	F
1985–86		Akron	SF
1986–87		Morehead State	PF
1987–88		Murray State	SG	last =	first =	title=Martin is OVC Player of Year again	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110041765	newspaper=Courier Journal	location=Louisville, Kentucky	date=March 3, 1989	page= 15	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 8, 2024}}
1988–89	(2)	Murray State	SG
1989–90		Murray State	PF
1990–91	(2)	Murray State	PF
1991–92		Morehead State	SF
1992–93		Tennessee State	C
1993–94	(2)	Tennessee State	C
1994–95		Murray State	SG	last =	first =	title=Brown, Luther receive OVC's top honors	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/661100416	newspaper=The Daily News	location=Bowling Green, Kentucky	date=March 1, 1996	page= 10	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 8, 2024}}
1995–96	(2)	Murray State	SG
1996–97		Austin Peay	SF
1997–98		Murray State	PG / SG
1998–99		Southeast Missouri State	C
1999–00		Murray State	PG
2000–01		Austin Peay	SF / SG
2001–02		Eastern Illinois	SG
2002–03		Morehead State	PG / SG
2003–04		Murray State	SF
2004–05		Tennessee Tech	C / PF
2005–06		Samford	PF
2006–07		Austin Peay	SF
2007–08		UT Martin	PG
2008–09	(2)	UT Martin	PG
2009–10		Morehead State	PF / C	last =	first =	title=Morehead State's Faried repeats as top OVC player	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/84989709	newspaper=Mattoon Journal Gazette	location=Mattoon, Illinois	date=March 2, 2011	page= 9	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 10, 2024}}
2010–11	(2)	Morehead State	PF / C
2011–12		Murray State	PG / SG
2012–13†	(2)	Murray State	PG / SG	last =	first =	title=Canaan shares OVC top player with Clark	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/413768396	newspaper=The Paducah Sun	location=Paducah, Kentucky	date=March 5, 2013	page= B1	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 10, 2024}}
	Belmont	SG
2013–14		Belmont	SF
2014–15		Murray State	PG
2015–16		Belmont	PF
2016–17	(2)	Belmont	PF
2017–18		Murray State	PG
2018–19		Murray State	PG
2019–20		Austin Peay	PF	last =Robinson	first =George	title=Taylor's career at Austin Peay was bittersweet	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/718399510	newspaper=The Tennessean	location=Nashville, Tennessee	date=March 6, 2021	page= B3	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 10, 2024}}
2020–21	(2)	Austin Peay	PF
2021–22		Murray State	PF
2022–23		Morehead State	PG
2023–24		Morehead State	SF
2024–25		SIU Edwardsville	SG

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Murray State (1948)	21	1964, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1983†, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2013†, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Austin Peay (1962)	8	1974, 1977, 1978, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2020, 2021
Morehead State (1948)	8	1963, 1987, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2023, 2024
Western Kentucky (1948)	7	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968†, 1970, 1971, 1976†
Belmont (2012)	4	2013†, 2014, 2016, 2017
Middle Tennessee (1952)	4	1975, 1976†, 1981, 1982
Akron (1980)	3	1983†, 1984, 1986
Tennessee State (1986)	2	1993, 1994
Tennessee Tech (1949)	2	1985, 2005
UT Martin (1992)	2	2008, 2009
Eastern Illinois (1996)	1	2002
Eastern Kentucky (1948)	1	1979
Samford (2003)	1	2006
SIU Edwardsville (2008)	1	2025
Southeast Missouri State (1991)	1	1999
East Tennessee State (1958)	0	—
Jacksonville State (2003)	0	—
Lindenwood (2022)	0	—
Little Rock (2022)	0	—
Southern Indiana (2022)	0	—
Western Illinois (2023)	0	—

Footnotes

References

(March 24, 1963). "Harold Sergent Is Player of the Year". [[The Jackson Sun]].
(March 7, 1964). "Jim Jennings Named Player Of Year In OVC". The Mayfield Messenger.
(March 10, 1967). "Haskins Named Top Player". [[Sun Sentinel.
(March 12, 1968). "Chapman Is OVC Player Of Year". [[The Daily News (Kentucky).
(March 9, 1969). "Viden And Luther Cop OVC Honors". [[The Paducah Sun]].
(March 12, 1971). "Jim McDaniels named OVC Player of Year". Johnson City Press.
(March 22, 1973). "Les Taylor Tabbed OVC Player Of Year". [[The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky).
(March 20, 1974). "Fly Williams Is Named OVC Player Of The Year". [[The Times-Tribune (Corbin).
(March 12, 1975). "Sorrell Named OVC Player Of Year". The Messenger.
(March 26, 1976). "Western's Britt Named Co-MVP In Ohio Valley". The Messenger.
(March 3, 1978). "'Otis' No. 1 in OVC". The Messenger.
(March 1, 1979). "All-OVC team". [[Courier Journal]].
Owen, Hugh. (March 11, 1980). "Win Was A First For Gary Hooker". [[Alabama Journal]].
(March 1, 1982). "Beck named OVC Player of the Year". [[Danville Register & Bee.
(March 8, 1983). "Green shares top award, Oakley misses by a point". The Paducah Sun.
(March 5, 1984). "Jakubick OVC Player of the Year". [[Akron Beacon Journal]].
(March 2, 1985). "OVC names top players and coaches". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
(March 4, 1986). "Akron junior named OVC player of year". [[The Marion Star]].
(March 7, 1987). "Colonels Defeat No. 2 Zips". [[The Leaf-Chronicle]].
(March 3, 1989). "Martin is OVC Player of Year again". Courier Journal.
(March 6, 1990). "Jones, Moorehead Are OVC's Players Of Year". The Leaf-Chronicle.
Hale Jr., Monte. (March 8, 1991). "Racers edge MTSU out for NCAA bid". [[The Daily News Journal]].
(March 3, 1992). "Morehead's Roberts OVC Player of Year". Lexington Herald-Leader.
Wood, Tom. (March 17, 1993). "Rogers kept hangin' in". [[The Tennessean]].
Wood, Tom. (March 13, 1994). "Will it only get better?". The Tennessean.
(March 1, 1996). "Brown, Luther receive OVC's top honors". The Daily News.
(March 22, 1997). "APSU basketball star to speak at youth day activities". The Leaf-Chronicle.
Bailey, Rick. (March 1, 1998). "Mayes makes up for slow start as Murray cruises". Lexington Herald-Leader.
Coleman, Anthony. (March 1, 1999). "SEMO's Eley receives attention from NBA". The Tennessean.
(March 3, 2000). "Murray's Reese picked as OVC Player of Year". Courier Journal.
Link, Dave. (March 14, 2001). "Hassell nets honorable-mention". The Leaf-Chronicle.
(March 8, 2002). "Domercant named mid-major All-American". Mattoon Journal Gazette.
(March 7, 2003). "All-conference teams (men): 2003 All-OVC". Courier Journal.
(March 5, 2004). "Murray's Victor wins OVC honor". [[The Advocate-Messenger]].
Wright, Tom. (March 4, 2005). "Govs–Tech in OVC semifinals a yearly ritual". The Leaf-Chronicle.
(March 2, 2006). "Cronin receives OVC coaching honors". The Paducah Sun.
(March 2, 2007). "Austin Peay leads All-OVC selections". The Mayfield Messenger.
(March 7, 2008). "Hudson awarded". The Jackson Sun.
Borenstein, Matthew. (March 31, 2009). "UTM's Hudson earns national honor". The Jackson Sun.
(March 2, 2011). "Morehead State's Faried repeats as top OVC player". Mattoon Journal Gazette.
(March 28, 2012). "Canaan picks up more All-America honors". The Paducah Sun.
(March 5, 2013). "Canaan shares OVC top player with Clark". The Paducah Sun.
(March 31, 2014). "Belmont player, coach get national recognition". The Tennessean.
(March 4, 2015). "Murray State dominates OVC awards". [[Messenger-Inquirer]].
(March 10, 2016). "Bradds earns district honors". [[Xenia Daily Gazette.
Organ, Mike. (March 1, 2017). "Belmont coaches, players earn most of OVC's top annual awards". The Tennessean.
(March 14, 2018). "'A lot of toughness for the Racers'". [[Knoxville News Sentinel]].
Marlowe, Ed. (March 6, 2019). "Top awards kind to Murray State". [[The Cadiz Record]].
Robinson, George. (March 6, 2021). "Taylor's career at Austin Peay was bittersweet". The Tennessean.
(March 2, 2022). "Williams & McMahon named to OVC's top honors". The Paducah Sun.
(March 15, 2023). "Player to watch: Mark Freeman". [[The Greenville News]].
Drummond, Cameron. (March 20, 2024). "Transfer Riley Minix leads Morehead State into NCAA Tournament". Lexington Herald-Leader.
. (March 4, 2025). ["SIUE's Taylor, SEMO's Korn, Little Rock's Gatkek and Lindenwood's Jones Earn 2024–25 OVC Men's Basketball Top Honors"](https://ovcsports.com/news/2025/3/3/siues-taylor-semos-korn-little-rocks-gatkek-and-lindenwoods-jones-earn-2024-25-ovc-mens-basketball-top-honors.aspx). *[[Ohio Valley Conference]]*.

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