Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Chaz Lanier, Tennessee (Newcomer) The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an umbrella name for two awards given to the most outstanding basketball player in his first year at a Southeastern Conference school. One award, voted on and presented by SEC coaches, is currently called Freshman of the Year, and is open only to freshmen (i.e., those who are in their first season of college play, which is usually but not always their first year of college). The other award, presented by the Associated Press, is called Newcomer of the Year, and is open to any player in his first season at an SEC school, including those who transferred to SEC schools. (The coaches' award was not always restricted to freshmen, but now is.)

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position
1997–98†		Georgia	Power forward
	Tennessee	Point guard
1998–99	**	Auburn	Small forward
1999–2000		Arkansas	Small forward
2000–01		Ole Miss	Power forward
2001–02†	**C	Georgia	Power forward
A	Alabama	Point guard
2002–03		Florida	Point guard
2003–04†	C	LSU	Power forward
**A	Mississippi State	Power forward
2004–05		LSU	Center
2005–06		LSU	Power forward
2006–07		Arkansas	Point guard
2007–08†	A	Florida	Point guard
C	Kentucky	Power forward
2008–09		Ole Miss	Point guard
2009–10		Kentucky	Center
2010–11		Kentucky	Power forward
2011–12*		Kentucky	Center
2012–13†	C	Kentucky	Center
**A	Ole Miss	Shooting guard
2013–14		Kentucky	Power forward
2014–15		Kentucky	Center
2015–16		LSU	Forward
2016–17		Kentucky	Shooting guard
2017–18†	C	Kentucky	Guard
A, C	Alabama	Guard
2018–19†	C	Kentucky	Forward
A	Kentucky	Guard
2019–20	A	Georgia	Guard
2020–21		Arkansas	Guard
2021–22		Auburn	Forward
2022–23*	Brandon Miller	Alabama	Forward
2023–24†	Reed SheppardC	Kentucky	Guard
Dalton KnechtA	Tennessee	Guard
2024–25	Tre Johnson	Texas	Guard