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Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

FieldValue
nameSun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
imageSun Belt Conference 2020 logo and name.svg
imagesize200px
descriptionthe most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference
presenterSun Belt Conference
countryUnited States
year1977
holderTayton Conerway, Troy

The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players have been selected twice (Terry Catledge, Chris Gatling, Chico Fletcher, and R. J. Hunter), while no player has earned a three-time player of the year selection.

Western Kentucky, which left the SBC for Conference USA in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the SBC beyond 2014, South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six.

Key

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

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1976–77CharlottePF / Curl=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/sun-belt-poy.htmltitle=Men's Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Winnersauthor=date=2023website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference LLCaccess-date=December 26, 2023}}
1977–78New OrleansC
1978–79South AlabamaPF
1979–80JacksonvillePF
1980–81South AlabamaSF
1981–82UABSG
1982–83†South FloridaSFlast =first =title=Barnett Named Coach Of Yearurl=https://newspapers.com/image/966490224newspaper=Culpeper Star-Exponentlocation=Culpeper County, Virginiadate=March 4, 1983page= 6via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 26, 2023}}
VCUSG
1983–84South AlabamaPFlast =first =title=Bartow honoredurl=https://newspapers.com/image/82771368newspaper=Journal Gazette & Times Courierlocation=Mattoon, Illinoisdate=March 2, 1985page= 16via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 27, 2023}}
1984–85(2)South AlabamaPF
1985–86Old DominionC
1986–87Western KentuckyPF
1987–88CharlottePG
1988–89South AlabamaSG
1989–90Old DominionPFlast =first =title=ODU (cont. from B1)url=https://newspapers.com/image/235848181newspaper=Daily Presslocation=Newport News, Virginiadate=March 2, 1991page= 7via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 27, 2023}}
1990–91(2)Old DominionPF
1991–92Louisiana TechPF
1992–93New OrleansC
1993–94†LouisianaGlast =first =title=USL's Allen, Bowman Among Sun Belt Conference Eliteurl=https://newspapers.com/image/469791644newspaper=Crowley Post-Signallocation=Crowley, Louisianadate=March 3, 1994page= 7via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 27, 2023}}
Arkansas StateF
1994–95Western KentuckySG
1995–96Little RockSG
1996–97Little RockPF
1997–98Arkansas StatePGlast =first =title=Utah vs. Arkansas St.url=https://newspapers.com/image/613521558newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribunelocation=Salt Lake City, Utahdate=March 12, 1999page= 70via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 27, 2023}}
1998–99(2)Arkansas StatePG
1999–00Louisiana TechSG
2000–01Western KentuckyC
2001–02New OrleansSF
2002–03New Mexico StateF
2003–04Western KentuckySG / PG
2004–05DenverC
2005–06Western KentuckySG
2006–07New OrleansPG
2007–08Western KentuckySG
2008–09Western KentuckyPG
2009–10LouisianaPF
2010–11Little RockSG
2011–12Middle TennesseePF
2012–13South AlabamaPF / C
2013–14Georgia StateSGlast =first =title=Hunter (cont. from C1)url=https://newspapers.com/image/423306601newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionlocation=Atlanta, Georgiadate=March 31, 2015page= C2via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = December 27, 2023}}
2014–15(2)Georgia StateSG
2015–16LouisianaPF
2016–17UT ArlingtonPF
2017–18Georgia StateSG
2018–19Georgia SouthernPG
2019–20Texas StateSG
2020–21Coastal CarolinaSG
2021–22Arkansas StatePF
2022–23MarshallSG
2023–24James MadisonSG
2024–25TroyPG

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Western Kentucky (1982)71987, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
South Alabama (1976)61979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2013
Arkansas State (1991)41994†, 1998, 1999, 2022
New Orleans (1976)41978, 1993, 2002, 2007
Georgia State (1976/2013)32014, 2015, 2018
Little Rock (1991)31996, 1997, 2011
Louisiana (1991)31994†, 2010, 2016
Old Dominion (1982/2022)31986, 1990, 1991
Charlotte (1976)21977, 1988
Louisiana Tech (1991)21992, 2000
Coastal Carolina (2016)12021
Denver (1999)12005
Georgia Southern (2014)12019
Jacksonville (1976)11980
James Madison (2022)12024
Marshall (2022)12023
Middle Tennessee (2001)12012
New Mexico State (2001)12003
South Florida (1976)11983†
Texas State (2013)12020
Troy (2005)12025
UAB (1979)11982
UT Arlington (2013)12017
VCU (1979)11983†
Appalachian State (2014)0—
Florida Atlantic (2006)0—
FIU (1998)0—
Louisiana–Monroe (2001)0—
North Texas (2001)0—
Southern Miss (2022)0—

References

References

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  4. (March 12, 1980). "Grier Honored By Sun Belt". The Tampa Tribune.
  5. Doughty, Doug. (March 20, 1982). "Someone's streak will end in today's finale". [[The Roanoke Times]].
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  9. Nuhn, Gary. (March 4, 1987). "'Who's he?' proves king of his hill". [[Dayton Daily News]].
  10. (March 8, 1988). "UNCC wins Sun Belt". The Roanoke Times.
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  12. (March 2, 1991). "ODU (cont. from B1)". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
  13. White, Russ. (March 3, 1992). "Leeks left off All-Sun Belt team". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
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  15. (March 3, 1994). "USL's Allen, Bowman Among Sun Belt Conference Elite". Crowley Post-Signal.
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  31. (March 6, 2013). "WKU players, coach get league honors". The Daily News.
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  34. (March 7, 2017). "Honors (cont.)". The Daily Advertiser.
  35. (March 14, 2018). "Player to watch – D'Marcus Simonds". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].
  36. (March 13, 2019). "ULM's Smith named Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year". The News-Star.
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  39. (April 10, 2023). "Gonzaga's Bolton invited to play in PIT". Daily Press.
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  41. Stephenson, Creg. (March 3, 2025). "Troy's Tayton Conerway named Sun Belt Player of the Year in men's basketball".
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