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Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Honor awarded to college basketball players

Field	Value
name	SEC Men's Basketball
Player of the Year
image	Southeastern Conference logo.svg
imagesize	125px
description	the most outstanding basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
country	United States
year	1965
holder	Johni Broome, Auburn

Player of the Year 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).

Key

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player received the SEC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1964–65		Vanderbilt	C / PF
1965–66†	U (2)	Vanderbilt	C / PF
A	Kentucky	SG / SF
1966–67		Tennessee	SF
1967–68		LSU	PG
1968–69	(2)	LSU	PG
1969–70	* (3)	LSU	PG
1970–71		Ole Miss	SG / SF
1971–72†	U	Tennessee	SG
A	Kentucky	PF
1972–73†	A	Kentucky	SG / SF		last =	first =	title=Grevey, Hudson Share Honor As SEC Player Of The Year	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/684733779	newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader	location=Lexington, Kentucky	date=March 16, 1973	page= 17	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 19, 2024}}
A, U	Alabama	SF		last =Moffitt	first =David	title=Cleveland joins MVP Hudson on UPI All-SEC first team	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/794455514	newspaper=Birmingham Post-Herald	location=Birmingham, Alabama	date=March 9, 1973	page= 16	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = February 19, 2024}}
1973–74		Vanderbilt	SG / SF
1974–75†	A (2)	Kentucky	SG / SF
U	Tennessee	SF
1975–76	(2)	Tennessee	SF
1976–77†	A	Tennessee	SF
A, U (3)	Tennessee	SF
1977–78		Alabama	SF
1978–79	(2)	Alabama	SF
1979–80		Kentucky	G
1980–81		LSU	SF / SG
1981–82		Tennessee	SG / SF
1982–83†	A (2)	Tennessee	SG / SF
U	Mississippi State	SG
1983–84		Auburn	C
1984–85		Kentucky	PF
1985–86	(2)	Kentucky	PF
1986–87†	{{sortname	Derrick	McKey	Mackey}}A, C, U	Alabama	PF
U	Tennessee	PG
1987–88		Vanderbilt	C
1988–89		LSU	PG
1989–90	(2)	LSU	PG
1990–91	{{sortname	Shaquille	O'Neal	Oneal}}*	LSU	C
1991–92	{{sortname	Shaquille	O'Neal	Oneal}} (2)	LSU	C
1992–93†	{{sortname	Billy	McCaffrey	Maccaffrey}}A	Vanderbilt	SG
A, C	Kentucky	SG / SF
1993–94		Arkansas	PF
1994–95	(2)	Arkansas	PF
1995–96		Kentucky	PG
1996–97		Kentucky	SF / SG
1997–98		Ole Miss	PF
1998–99		Auburn	SF / PF
1999–00†	A, C	Vanderbilt	SF
A	LSU	C
2000–01		Kentucky	SF
2001–02		Alabama	PF / C
2002–03†	C	Kentucky	SG
A	Tennessee	PF
2003–04		Mississippi State	PF
2004–05		LSU	PF
2005–06		LSU	C
2006–07†	C	Vanderbilt	SG / SF
A	Tennessee	SG
2007–08		Vanderbilt	SG / SF
2008–09		LSU	SG
2009–10		Kentucky	PG
2010–11		Florida	SF
2011–12	*	Kentucky	C
2012–13		Georgia	SG
2013–14		Florida	PG
2014–15		Arkansas	PF
2015–16		Kentucky	PG
2016–17†	A	Kentucky	SG
C	South Carolina	SG
2017–18†	A	Georgia	PF
C	Tennessee	PF
2018–19	(2)	Tennessee	PF
2019–20†	A	Arkansas	SG		last =Tipton	first =Jerry	title=All-SEC (AP Voting)	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/645822587	newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader	location=Lexington, Kentucky	date=March 11, 2020	page= B3	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = March 6, 2024}}
A	Mississippi State	PF
C	Kentucky	SG
2020–21		Alabama	SG / SF
2021–22	*	Kentucky	C
2022–23		Alabama	SF
2023–24		Tennessee	SG
2024–25		Auburn	PF / C

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
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	—

If no special demarcation indicates which voting body's award the player won that season, then he had earned all of the awards available for that year.
Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1991 after converting to Islam.

References

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Moffitt, David M.. (March 4, 1965). "Three Tennessee Natives Make UPI's All-SEC Five". [[Birmingham Post-Herald]].
(March 2, 1966). "Vandy's Lee Cited as Top SEC Player". [[The Times (Shreveport).
(March 9, 1966). "Pat Riley Named SEC Player-Of-Year". The Mayfield Messenger.
(March 1, 1967). "Vols' Widby Named SEC Player of Year". [[Pensacola News Journal]].
(March 28, 1967). "Vols honored at banquet". Johnson City Press.
Speer, Ron. (March 5, 1968). "Three Kentucky Rifles, Pistol Pete, AP's Stars". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(March 5, 1968). "Pete Leads 'Super Sophomores'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(March 7, 1969). "Pete Maravich Named SEC's Player Of Year". [[Franklin Banner-Tribune.
(March 4, 1969). "Louisiana State's Pete Maravich Named SEC Player Of The Year". [[Messenger-Inquirer]].
(March 6, 1970). "Pistol Pete Named SEC Player Of Year". [[The Paducah Sun]].
(March 4, 1970). "Maravich Top SEC Star In UPI Basketball Poll". [[Ledger-Enquirer]].
(March 6, 1971). "Rebs' Johnny Neumann SEC Player Of The Year". [[Bristol Herald Courier]].
Shearer, Ed. (March 12, 1971). "Sophomores Neumann, Payne Named All-SEC". The Paducah Sun.
(March 3, 1972). "Greenfield's Mike Edwards SEC Player Of The Year". [[Palladium-Item]].
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Moffitt, David. (March 9, 1973). "Cleveland joins MVP Hudson on UPI All-SEC first team". Birmingham Post-Herald.
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Davy, Jimmy. (March 1, 1974). "Jan Named SEC Player of Year". [[The Tennessean]].
(March 14, 1975). "Kentucky's Grevey, Hall Lead SEC". [[Montgomery Advertiser]].
(March 6, 1975). "Bernard King best in SEC". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
(March 1, 1976). "King Named SEC Player of Year". [[Daily Herald (Utah).
(March 18, 1976). "AP Picks Newton, King SEC's Best". Montgomery Advertiser.
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(March 2, 1977). "King Named SEC Player Of Year For Third Time". [[Kingsport Times-News]].
(March 1, 1978). "Reggie King Heads SEC Cage Team". [[The Tampa Tribune]].
(March 1, 1978). "Other sports". [[Miami Herald]].
(March 1, 1979). "Reggie King honored again". [[Paxton Media Group.
(March 2, 1979). "Plainsmen, 'Cats Face Fresh LSU, Volunteers". Daily Review.
Quincy, Bob. (March 16, 1980). "Games An Event On Rose's Turf". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
(March 3, 1980). "Macy SEC Player Of Year". [[Opelika-Auburn News]].
(March 4, 1981). "Macklin Named SEC Top Player". [[The State (newspaper).
(March 5, 1981). "Macklin named SEC Player of Year". [[The State Journal (Kentucky).
(March 4, 1982). "Ellis, DeVoe honored heading into tourney". Kingsport Times-News.
(March 17, 1982). "DeVoe reflects on past season". Johnson City Press.
(March 10, 1983). "Ellis top SEC player". [[The Clarion-Ledger]].
(March 1, 1983). "Malone SEC's Player-of-Year". The Town Talk.
(March 7, 1984). "Barkley, Smith Win Top Honors". Opelika-Auburn News.
Johnson, Mark. (March 9, 1984). "Vandy nearly strikes gold against Auburn". [[Tampa Bay Times]].
(March 6, 1985). "Wildcat Walker named SEC's Player of Year". The Telegraph.
(March 6, 1985). "Walker, Boyd Capture AP Honors". The Town Talk.
(March 4, 1986). "Forwards lead all-SEC voting". [[Evansville Courier & Press.
Shearer, Ed. (March 4, 1986). "Walker named top SEC player; Sutton honored". Messenger-Inquirer.
(March 3, 1987). "Alabama's Derrick McKey is All-SEC player of the year". Scottsboro Daily Sentinel.
(March 4, 1987). "White, McKey, Maxwell head All-SEC First Team". Abbeville Meridonial.
Hill, Justice B.. (March 24, 1988). "VU Can Do". The Tennessean.
(March 8, 1988). "Morris makes AP All-SEC team". [[The Anniston Star]].
Pugliese, Nick. (March 1, 1989). "UF's title trip starts with LSU". The Tampa Tribune.
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(March 1, 1990). "Davis Makes UPI Second Team". [[Tallahassee Democrat]].
(March 6, 1991). "O'Neal named top SEC player". [[Northwest Herald]].
(March 5, 1991). "O'Neal named UPI's Player of the Year". The Tampa Tribune.
(March 18, 1992). "West Regional Capsules: Louisiana State (No. 7)". Tallahassee Democrat.
(March 10, 1992). "All-Southeastern Conference Team". Messenger-Inquirer.
(March 9, 1993). "McCaffrey, Mashburn share SEC's Player of Year honor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(March 9, 1993). "Duo shares honor". The Clarion-Ledger.
Griffith, Mike. (March 12, 1994). "'Big Nasty' leads Hogs". The Anniston Star.
(March 8, 1994). "Arkansas' Williamson named SEC Player of Year". [[Courier Journal]].
(March 27, 1995). "Williamson gives Arkansas a lift". [[Intelligencer Journal]].
(March 8, 1995). "Accolades continue to pile up for Dogs". The Clarion-Ledger.
Newberry, Paul. (March 6, 1996). "'Cats dominate All-SEC team". The Paducah Sun.
Suwanski, Rich. (March 10, 1996). "UK offense a well-oiled machine". Messenger-Inquirer.
(March 4, 1997). "Mercer top SEC player". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
Landreth, Eddy. (March 31, 1997). "That magic touch – Kentucky's Mercer goes for second national title". The Spokesman-Review.
(March 5, 1998). "Mississippi's Sesay SEC Player of Year". Courier Journal.
Hall, Bobby. (March 5, 1998). "Sesay named SEC's Player of the Year". [[The Commercial Appeal]].
Biddle, Joe. (March 6, 1999). "Mr. Excitement". The Tennessean.
(March 3, 1999). "Coaches All-SEC Team". Courier Journal.
Newberry, Paul. (March 8, 2000). "Langhi SEC's co-player of year". [[The Leaf-Chronicle]].
(March 11, 2000). "No. 10 LSU 71, Vanderbilt 60". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].
(March 6, 2001). "Prince is 'king of SEC', top player". The Mayfield Messenger.
(March 22, 2001). "Kentucky's starting lineup: Tayshaun Prince". Courier Journal.
McElvy, Jonathan. (March 5, 2002). "Dudley Does It: Uniontown's Erwin Dudley wins SEC Player of the Year award". [[Selma Times-Journal]].
(March 5, 2002). "UA's Dudley voted SEC's top player". Opelika-Auburn News.
Climer, David. (March 13, 2003). "Coaches' choice". The Tennessean.
Low, Chris. (March 12, 2003). "Vols' Slay is SEC Player of the Year". [[The Jackson Sun]].
Newberry, Paul. (March 10, 2004). "Top dog in SEC". [[The Beaufort Gazette]].
Newberry, Paul. (March 10, 2004). "Bulldogs dominate". [[Picayune Item]].
Newberry, Paul. (March 9, 2005). "LSU's Bass named SEC Player of the Year, Kentucky's Smith takes coaching honor". [[Dothan Eagle]].
Guilbeau, Glenn. (March 9, 2005). "Bass named SEC Player of the Year". The Times.
English, Antonya. (March 21, 2006). "LSU's jolly giant works to create own legend". Tampa Bay Times.
(March 9, 2006). "LSU cleans up on All-SEC Team". The Clarion-Ledger.
Beacham, Greg. (March 18, 2007). "Commodores clip Cougars in thriller". [[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo).
Newberry, Paul. (March 7, 2007). "Vols' Lofton is SEC Player of Year". The Leaf-Chronicle.
(March 12, 2008). "Foster is named SEC's top player". The Commercial Appeal.
Patton, Maurice. (March 12, 2008). "SEC top player award shows Foster's 'come a long way'". The Leaf-Chronicle.
(March 11, 2009). "LSU's coach, Thornton gain SEC's top honors". The News-Star.
Newberry, Paul. (March 17, 2009). "LSU claims SEC player, coach awards". The Telegraph.
(March 10, 2010). "Wall, Stallings honored". [[The Item]].
(March 10, 2010). "Wall SEC's top player". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Jones, David. (March 9, 2011). "Gators earn coach, player of year". Pensacola News Journal.
Lockridge, Jeff. (March 9, 2011). "Florida's Parsons passes Jenkins as top SEC player". The Tennessean.
(March 13, 2012). "Kentucky sweeps SEC awards". [[Knoxville News Sentinel]].
(March 31, 2012). "Freshman Davis first player of year for Kentucky". [[The News Tribune]].
Emerson, Seth. (March 13, 2013). "Caldwell-Pope named SEC player of the year". Ledger-Enquirer.
(March 19, 2013). "Caldwell-Pope voted SEC player of year". Courier Journal.
Thompson, Edgar. (March 20, 2014). "Sacrifices gave Gators' Wilbekin second chance". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
(March 12, 2014). "Men's Basketball: All-Southeastern Conference". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
Newberry, Paul. (March 17, 2015). "Portis named player of year". The Clarion-Ledger.
Newberry, Paul. (March 17, 2015). "Arkansas' Portis earns AP's SEC player of year honor". [[Tulsa World]].
(March 9, 2016). "Ulis, Kennedy take top voting in SEC". The Paducah Sun.
Bird, Darrell. (March 15, 2016). "Tyler Ulis' silence is 2 thumbs up for UK". The Paducah Sun.
Newberry, Paul. (March 8, 2017). "Kentucky's Monk picked as AP's SEC player, newcomer of year". Selma Times-Journal.
McLemore, Dwayne. (March 24, 2017). "Sindarius Thornwell's NBA stock going up". The State.
Megargee, Steve. (March 7, 2018). "Georgia's Maten is SEC player of the year". The Index-Journal.
(March 7, 2018). "AP picks Maten, coaches select Williams as SEC players of year". [[Abilene Reporter-News]].
Wilson, Mike. (March 13, 2019). "Williams repeats as SEC Player of the Year". The Tennessean.
(March 13, 2019). "Coaches pick Williams SEC player of the year". [[Kentucky New Era]].
Tipton, Jerry. (March 11, 2020). "All-SEC (AP Voting)". Lexington Herald-Leader.
(March 11, 2020). "Cats claim top spots on All-SEC team". [[The Advocate-Messenger]].
Jones, James. (March 10, 2021). "Jones grabs SEC player, defensive honors; Oats named top coach". Selma Times-Journal.
(March 10, 2021). "Alabama's Jones is AP's top SEC player". [[The Brownsville Herald]].
(March 8, 2022). "Oscar Tshiebwe named SEC Player of the Year". Courier Journal.
Zenor, John. (March 9, 2022). "Kentucky's Tshiebwe earns SEC player of year honors". Port Charlotte Sun.
Zenor, John. (March 8, 2023). "Alabama's Brandon Miller SEC player, newcomer of year". [[The Sun News]].
Walker, Teresa M.. (March 8, 2023). "Miller at home". Messenger-Inquirer.
Wilson, Mike. (March 13, 2024). "Vols' Knecht named SEC player of the year". The Tennessean.
Black, Ryan. (March 18, 2024). "Knecht named league's newcomer, POY". Montgomery Advertiser.
. (March 10, 2025). ["SEC coaches pick Auburn's Johni Broome as player of the year and Bruce Pearl as coach of the year"](https://apnews.com/article/sec-awards-9f6f2bccb0cb2c9e7641205e8ec228ee). *[[Associated Press]]*.
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