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Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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nameSouthern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
imageSouthern Conference logo.svg
imagesize120
descriptionthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southern Conference
countryUnited States
year1952
holderQuimari Peterson,
East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State The Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Southern Conference's (SoCon) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1951–52 season. Fred Hetzel of Davidson is the only player to have won the award three times (1963–1965). Sixteen other players have won the award twice, most recently done by Isaiah Miller of UNC Greensboro (2020, 2021).

Davidson and Furman have the most all-time winners with 13, but Davidson left the SoCon after the 2013–14 season to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. There have also been nine ties in the award's history, but only one (1970–71 season) which occurred prior to the 1989–90 season. That season was the first for two separate player of the year awards—one by the Southern Conference men's basketball coaches, and the other by conference media members. When both the coaches and media select the same player, he is the consensus conference player of the year.

The only current members that have never had a winner are Samford and Mercer. Both are among the SoCon's newer members, having respectively joined in 2008 and 2014.

Key

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

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1951–52DukeGurl=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/southern-poy.htmltitle=Men's Southern Conference Player of the Year Winnersauthor=date=2024website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference LLCaccess-date=February 12, 2024}}
1952–53FurmanSG
1953–54(2)FurmanSG
1954–55FurmanGlast =first =title=Floyd Named Outstanding Loop Playerurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/4317257newspaper=The Gaston Gazettelocation=Gastonia, North Carolinadate=March 6, 1956page= 12via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
1955–56(2)FurmanG
1956–57West VirginiaSF / SG
1957–58Washington and LeePG
1958–59West VirginiaG
1959–60(2)West VirginiaG
1960–61William & MaryC
1961–62West VirginiaPG / SG
1962–63DavidsonC / PF
1963–64(2)DavidsonC / PF
1964–65(3)DavidsonC / PF
1965–66DavidsonSG
1966–67RichmondG
1967–68West VirginiaG
1968–69DavidsonClast =first =title=Cats' Maloy Top Player In Southernurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/621267950newspaper=The Charlotte Observerlocation=Charlotte, North Carolinadate=March 10, 1970page= 18via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
1969–70(2)DavidsonC
1970–71†East CarolinaFlast =first =title=Tom Jasper, Jim Gregory Named 'Players Of Year'url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/6836609newspaper=The Danville Registerlocation=Danville, Virginiadate=March 17, 1971page= 8via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
William & MaryF
1971–72FurmanC
1972–73RichmondSF / SG
1973–74FurmanPFlast =first =title=Clyde Mayes Voted Best SC Playerurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/653110892newspaper=The News & Observerlocation=Raleigh, North Carolinadate=March 12, 1975page= 17via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
1974–75(2)FurmanPF
1975–76PG
1976–77VMISG / PGlast =Laurantfirst =Darrelltitle=Swingers: Off-size players big in SCurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1009888581newspaper=The Daily Advancelocation=Elizabeth City, North Carolinadate=March 3, 1978page= 9via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
1977–78(2)VMISG / PG
1978–79FurmanFlast =Mitchellfirst =Billtitle=Moore: 'They Were Ready'url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/750545115newspaper=The Statelocation=Columbia, South Carolinadate=March 1, 1980page= 14via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 12, 2024}}
1979–80(2)FurmanF
1980–81Appalachian StateF
1981–82ChattanoogaSG
1982–83East Tennessee StateSG
1983–84PF / C
1984–85(2)PF / C
1985–86VMISFlast =Valvanofirst =Guytitle=Cantafio predicts bright future for his young VMI cage squadurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/529801589newspaper=Scrantonian Tribunelocation=Scranton, Pennsylvaniadate=March 22, 1987page= 41via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 13, 2024}}
1986–87(2)VMISF
1987–88MarshallPG
1988–89MarshallPG
1989–90†CEast Tennessee StatePG
M (2)MarshallPG
1990–91(2)East Tennessee StatePG
1991–92†MWestern CarolinaG
CChattanoogaC
1992–93ChattanoogaPG
1993–94†CChattanoogaPG
MWestern CarolinaSG / PG
1994–95(2)Western CarolinaSG / PG
1995–96Western CarolinaSG
1996–97ChattanoogaSF
1997–98†CWestern CarolinaSF
MFurmanPF / C
1998–99CharlestonF
1999–00Appalachian StatePG
2000–01CharlestonC
2001–02†CEast Tennessee StateSG
MVMISG / SF
2002–03CharlestonSG
2003–04East Tennessee StateSF
2004–05DavidsonSG
2005–06Georgia SouthernPG
2006–07UNC GreensboroPF
2007–08DavidsonSG / PG
2008–09(2)DavidsonSG / PG
2009–10†CWoffordF
MAppalachian StatePG
2010–11CharlestonSG / PG
2011–12†CDavidsonSF
MDavidsonPF
2012–13(2)DavidsonPF
2013–14(2)DavidsonSF
2014–15WoffordSG
2015–16FurmanSG
2016–17FurmanSG
2017–18†CEast Tennessee StatePGlast =first =title=Southern Conference Tournament pairings, honorsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/961537940newspaper=News & Recordlocation=Greensboro, North Carolinadate=March 1, 2018page= 18via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = February 17, 2024}}
MWoffordSG
2018–19(2)WoffordSG
2019–20UNC GreensboroPG
2020–21(2)UNC GreensboroPG
2021–22ChattanoogaSG
2022–23FurmanF
2023–24Western CarolinaPG
2024–25East Tennessee StateSG

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Davidson (1936)Davidson College left in 2014 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).131963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 (×2)†, 2013, 2014
Furman (1936)131953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998†, 2016, 2017, 2023
East Tennessee State (1978, 2014)East Tennessee State University left in 2005 to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and returned in 2014.71983, 1990†, 1991, 2002†, 2004, 2018†, 2025
Chattanooga (1976)61982, 1992†, 1993, 1994†, 1997, 2022
Western Carolina (1976)61992†, 1994†, 1995, 1996, 1998†, 2024
VMI (1924, 2014)Virginia Military Institute left in 2003 to join the Big South Conference and returned in 2014.51977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2002†
West Virginia (1950)West Virginia University left in 1968 to become an independent. The Mountaineers are now in the Big 12 Conference.51957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968
Charleston (1998)The College of Charleston left in 2013 to join the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).41999, 2001, 2003, 2011
Wofford (1997)42010, 2015, 2018, 2019
Appalachian State (1971)Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University left in 2014 to join the Sun Belt Conference.31981, 2000, 2010†
The Citadel (1936)31976, 1984, 1985
Marshall (1976)Marshall University left in 1997 to join the Mid-American Conference. The Thundering Herd are now in Conference USA (C-USA).31988, 1989, 1990†
UNC Greensboro (1997)32007, 2020, 2021
Richmond (1936)The University of Richmond left in 1976 to become an independent. The Spiders are now in the A10.21967, 1973
William & Mary (1936)The College of William & Mary left in 1977 to join the ECAC. When the ECAC split its basketball section into multiple conferences in 1982, William & Mary became a charter member of the ECAC South basketball league. The Tribe remain in the conference, which is now the CAA.21961, 1971†
Duke (1928)Duke University left in 1953 to become a charter member of the ACC.11952
East Carolina (1964)East Carolina University left in 1976 to become an independent. The Pirates are now in the American Athletic Conference.11971†
Georgia Southern (1991)12006
Washington and Lee (1921)Washington and Lee University left in 1958. They are now in the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.11958
Elon (2003)Elon University left in 2014 to join the CAA.0—
Mercer (2014)0—
Samford (2008)0—

References

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