Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Horizon League
Country	United States
First awarded	1980
Currently held by	Kay Felder, Oakland

The Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Horizon League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1979–80 season—the first year of the conference's existence. Five players have won the award multiple times: Byron Larkin, Brian Grant, Rashad Phillips, Alfredrick Hughes and Keifer Sykes. Hughes, unlike the other three who each won twice, was awarded the Player of the Year on three occasions—a feat that has never been duplicated.

As of 2016, there have only been two ties in the award's history (1980–81 and 1982–83). Butler, which left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012 and is now in the Big East Conference, has seven recipients, which is the most all-time. Loyola has six winners, but left in 2013 to join the Missouri Valley Conference. Among current members, Detroit has the most, with five. Two current members of the Horizon League have never had a winner – Northern Kentucky and Youngstown State. Northern Kentucky joined the league in 2015 and Youngstown State in 2002.

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96) Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Horizon League Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Jeff Nordgaard won in 1996 as a player for the Green Bay Phoenix (then branded as "UW–Green Bay").

Gordon Hayward won in 2010 as a player for the Butler Bulldogs.

Ryan Broekhoff won in 2012 as a player for the Valparaiso Crusaders.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1979–80	Garrett, CalvinCalvin Garrett	Oral Roberts	Forward	4 !Senior
1980–81^†	Clemons, DariusDarius Clemons	Loyola (IL)	Point guard	3 !Junior
1980–81^†	Jackson, RubinRubin Jackson	Oklahoma City	Forward	3 !Junior
1981–82	Sappleton, WayneWayne Sappleton	Loyola (IL)	Power forward	4 !Senior
1982–83^†	Acres, MarkMark Acres	Oral Roberts	Center	2 !Sophomore
1982–83^†	Hughes, AlfredrickAlfredrick Hughes	Loyola (IL)	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1983–84	Hughes, AlfredrickAlfredrick Hughes (2)	Loyola (IL)	Small forward	3 !Junior
1984–85	Hughes, AlfredrickAlfredrick Hughes (3)	Loyola (IL)	Small forward	4 !Senior
1985–86	Larkin, ByronByron Larkin	Xavier	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
1986–87	Moore, AndreAndre Moore	Loyola (IL)	Power forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Larkin, ByronByron Larkin (2)	Xavier	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Haffner, ScottScott Haffner	Evansville	Point guard	4 !Senior
1989–90	Hill, TyroneTyrone Hill	Xavier	Power forward	4 !Senior
1990–91	Archbold, DarinDarin Archbold	Butler	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1991–92	Casebier, ParrishParrish Casebier	Evansville	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1992–93	Grant, BrianBrian Grant	Xavier	Power forward/Center	3 !Junior
1993–94	Grant, BrianBrian Grant (2)	Xavier	Power forward/Center	4 !Senior
1994–95	Ford, SherellSherell Ford	UIC	Forward	4 !Senior
1995–96	Nordgaard, JeffJeff Nordgaard	Green Bay	Small forward	4 !Senior
1996–97	Neuhouser, JonJon Neuhouser	Butler	Power forward	3 !Junior
1997–98	Miller, MarkMark Miller	UIC	Guard	4 !Senior
1998–99	Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson	Detroit	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1999–00	Phillips, RashadRashad Phillips	Detroit	Point guard	3 !Junior
2000–01	Phillips, RashadRashad Phillips (2)	Detroit	Point guard	4 !Senior
2001–02	Hainje, RylanRylan Hainje	Butler	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2002–03	Green, WillieWillie Green	Detroit	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2003–04	Page, DylanDylan Page	Milwaukee	Power forward/Center	4 !Senior
2004–05	McCants, EdEd McCants	Milwaukee	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2005–06	Polk, BrandonBrandon Polk	Butler	Forward	4 !Senior
2006–07	Wood, DaShaunDaShaun Wood	Wright State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2007–08	Green, MikeMike Green	Butler	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2008–09	Howard, MattMatt Howard	Butler	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
2009–10	Hayward, GordonGordon Hayward	Butler	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
2010–11	Cole, NorrisNorris Cole	Cleveland State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2011–12	Broekhoff, RyanRyan Broekhoff	Valparaiso	Small forward	3 !Junior
2012–13	McCallum, Jr., RayRay McCallum, Jr.	Detroit	Point guard	3 !Junior
2013–14	Sykes, KeiferKeifer Sykes	Green Bay	Point guard	3 !Junior
2014–15	Sykes, KeiferKeifer Sykes (2)	Green Bay	Point guard	4 !Senior
2015–16	Felder, KayKay Felder	Oakland	Point guard	3 !Junior	^[1]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Butler (1980)^[a]	7	1991, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Loyola (IL) (1980)^[b]	6	1981^†, 1982, 1983^†, 1984, 1985, 1987
Detroit (1981)	5	1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013
Xavier (1980)^[c]	5	1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994
Green Bay (1995)	3	1996, 2014, 2015
Evansville (1980)^[d]	2	1989, 1992
Milwaukee (1995)	2	2004, 2005
Oral Roberts (1980)^[e]	2	1980, 1983^†
UIC (1995)	2	1995, 1998
Cleveland State (1995)	1	2011
Oakland (2013)	1	2016
Oklahoma City (1980)^[f]	1	1981^†
Wright State (1995)	1	2007
Valparaiso (2008)	1	2012
Northern Kentucky (2015)	0	—
Youngstown State (2002)	0	—

Footnotes

^a Butler University left after 2011–12 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and joined the Big East Conference in 2013.
^b Loyola University Chicago left after 2012–13 to join the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
^c Xavier University left after 1995–96 to join the A-10, and joined the Big East in 2013.
^d The University of Evansville left after 1993–94 to join the MVC.
^e Oral Roberts University left after 1986–87 to join the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as The Summit League). Apart from a two-season stint in the Southland Conference from 2012 to 2014, it has remained in The Summit League.
^f Oklahoma City University left after 1984–85 to join the Sooner Athletic Conference in the NAIA.

References

General

"Horizon League Men's Basketball Historical Records" (pdf). Horizon League. pp. 86–92. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Specific

↑ http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2016/03/01/horizon-league-basketball-kay-felder/81160582/

Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1980: Garrett
1981: Clemons & R. Jackson
1982: Sappleton
1983: Acres & Hughes
1984: Hughes
1985: Hughes
1986: Larkin
1987: Moore
1988: Larkin
1989: Haffner
1990: Hill
1991: Archbold
1992: Casebier
1993: Grant
1994: Grant
1995: Ford
1996: Nordgaard
1997: Neuhouser
1998: Miller
1999: J. Jackson
2000: Phillips
2001: Phillips
2002: Hainje
2003: W. Green
2004: Page
2005: McCants
2006: Polk
2007: Wood
2008: M. Green
2009: Howard
2010: Hayward
2011: Cole
2012: Broekhoff
2013: McCallum, Jr.
2014: Sykes
2015: Sykes
2016: Felder

Horizon League men's basketball

Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Titans Green Bay Phoenix Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins

Championships and awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year USBWA Most Courageous Award

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC A-Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

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