Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, officially titled the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year, is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference. The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players—Terry Catledge, Chris Gatling, Chico Fletcher, and R. J. Hunter—have been selected twice, while no player has earned a three-time Player of the Year selection.
Through 2016, Western Kentucky, which left the Sun Belt for Conference USA in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the Sun Belt beyond 2014, South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six. Six current Sun Belt Conference members have never had a winner, but only two of these schools joined before 2013.
Key
Winners
Ervin Johnson won in 1993 as a senior for New Orleans.
Courtney Lee, currently in the
NBA, won the Player of the year award in 2008.
Season |
Player |
School |
Position |
Class |
Reference |
1976–77 |
Maxwell, CedricCedric Maxwell |
Charlotte |
Power forward/Center |
4 !Senior |
|
1977–78 |
Cooper, WayneWayne Cooper |
New Orleans |
Center |
4 !Senior |
|
1978–79 |
White, RoryRory White |
South Alabama |
Power forward |
2 !Sophomore |
|
1979–80 |
Ray, JamesJames Ray |
Jacksonville |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1980–81 |
Rains, EdEd Rains |
South Alabama |
Small forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1981–82 |
Robinson, OliverOliver Robinson |
UAB |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
1982–83† |
Bradley, CharlieCharlie Bradley |
South Florida |
Small forward |
2 !Sophomore |
|
1982–83† |
Duncan, CalvinCalvin Duncan |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Shooting guard |
2 !Sophomore |
|
1983–84 |
Catledge, TerryTerry Catledge |
South Alabama |
Power forward |
3 !Junior |
|
1984–85 |
Catledge, TerryTerry Catledge (2) |
South Alabama |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1985–86 |
Gattison, KennyKenny Gattison |
Old Dominion |
Center |
4 !Senior |
|
1986–87 |
Frank, TellisTellis Frank |
Western Kentucky |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1987–88 |
Dinkins, ByronByron Dinkins |
Charlotte |
Point guard |
3 !Junior |
|
1988–89 |
Hodge, JeffJeff Hodge |
South Alabama |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
1989–90 |
Gatling, ChrisChris Gatling |
Old Dominion |
Power forward |
3 !Junior |
|
1990–91 |
Gatling, ChrisChris Gatling (2) |
Old Dominion |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1991–92 |
Ellis, RonRon Ellis |
Louisiana Tech |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1992–93 |
Johnson, ErvinErvin Johnson |
New Orleans |
Center |
4 !Senior |
|
1993–94† |
Allen, MichaelMichael Allen |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Guard |
4 !Senior |
|
1993–94† |
Clifton, JeffJeff Clifton |
Arkansas State |
Forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1994–95 |
Robinson, ChrisChris Robinson |
Western Kentucky |
Shooting guard |
3 !Junior |
|
1995–96 |
Fisher, DerekDerek Fisher |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
1996–97 |
Dobbins, MuntrelleMuntrelle Dobbins |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
1997–98 |
Fletcher, ChicoChico Fletcher |
Arkansas State |
Point guard |
2 !Sophomore |
|
1998–99 |
Fletcher, ChicoChico Fletcher (2) |
Arkansas State |
Point guard |
3 !Junior |
|
1999–00 |
Henderson, GerrodGerrod Henderson |
Louisiana Tech |
Shooting guard |
2 !Sophomore |
|
2000–01 |
Marcus, ChrisChris Marcus |
Western Kentucky |
Center |
3 !Junior |
|
2001–02 |
Romero, HéctorHéctor Romero |
New Orleans |
Small forward |
3 !Junior |
|
2002–03 |
Moore, JamesJames Moore |
New Mexico State |
Forward |
3 !Junior |
|
2003–04 |
Wells, MikeMike Wells |
Western Kentucky |
Shooting guard/Point guard |
4 !Senior |
|
2004–05 |
Nicholson, YemiYemi Nicholson |
Denver |
Center |
3 !Junior |
|
2005–06 |
Winchester, AnthonyAnthony Winchester |
Western Kentucky |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
2006–07 |
McCalebb, BoBo McCalebb |
New Orleans |
Point guard |
3 !Junior |
|
2007–08 |
Lee, CourtneyCourtney Lee |
Western Kentucky |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
2008–09 |
Mendez-Valdez, OrlandoOrlando Mendez-Valdez |
Western Kentucky |
Point guard |
4 !Senior |
|
2009–10 |
Johnson, TyrenTyren Johnson |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
2010–11 |
Bozeman, SolomonSolomon Bozeman |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Shooting guard |
4 !Senior |
|
2011–12 |
Dendy, LaRonLaRon Dendy |
Middle Tennessee |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
2012–13 |
Rubit, AugustineAugustine Rubit |
South Alabama |
Power forward / Center |
3 !Junior |
|
2013–14 |
Hunter, R. J.R. J. Hunter |
Georgia State |
Shooting guard |
2 !Sophomore |
|
2014–15 |
Hunter, R. J.R. J. Hunter (2) |
Georgia State |
Shooting guard |
3 !Junior |
|
2015–16 |
Long, ShawnShawn Long |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Power forward |
4 !Senior |
|
Winners by school
School (year joined) |
Winners |
Years |
Western Kentucky (1982)[a 1] |
7 |
1987, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
South Alabama (1976) |
6 |
1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2013 |
New Orleans (1976)[a 2] |
4 |
1978, 1993, 2002, 2007 |
Arkansas State (1991) |
3 |
1994†, 1998, 1999 |
Arkansas–Little Rock (1991) |
3 |
1996, 1997, 2011 |
Louisiana–Lafayette (1991) |
3 |
1994†, 2010, 2016 |
Old Dominion (1982)[a 3] |
3 |
1986, 1990, 1991 |
Charlotte (1976)[a 4] |
2 |
1977, 1988 |
Georgia State (1976/2013)[a 5] |
2 |
2014, 2015 |
Louisiana Tech (1991)[a 6] |
2 |
1992, 2000 |
Denver (1999)[a 7] |
1 |
2005 |
Jacksonville (1976)[a 8] |
1 |
1980 |
Middle Tennessee (2001)[a 9] |
1 |
2012 |
New Mexico State (2001)[a 10] |
1 |
2003 |
South Florida (1976)[a 11] |
1 |
1983† |
UAB (1979)[a 12] |
1 |
1982 |
Virginia Commonwealth (1979)[a 13] |
1 |
1983† |
Appalachian State (2014) |
0 |
— |
Florida Atlantic (2006)[a 9] |
0 |
— |
FIU (1998)[a 9] |
0 |
— |
Georgia Southern (2014) |
0 |
— |
Louisiana–Monroe (2001) |
0 |
— |
North Texas (2001)[a 9] |
0 |
— |
Texas State (2013) |
0 |
— |
Troy (2005) |
0 |
— |
Texas–Arlington (2013) |
0 |
— |
- ↑ Western Kentucky left for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2014.
- ↑ New Orleans left in 1980 but later re-joined in 1991. They left a second time in 2010, planning to transition to NCAA Division II. The Privateers instead chose to remain in Division I, and joined the Southland Conference in 2013.
- ↑ Old Dominion left in 1991 to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and joined C-USA in 2013.
- ↑ Charlotte left in 1991 for the Metro Conference. It became a charter member of C-USA when the Metro merged with the Great Midwest Conference, and still later moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10), by which time it had adopted "Charlotte" as its athletic identity. The 49ers rejoined C-USA in 2013.
- ↑ Georgia State, a charter member of the conference, left in 1981 to become independent. After later having been members of two other conferences, the Panthers rejoined the Sun Belt in 2013.
- ↑ Louisiana Tech left in 2001 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and joined C-USA in 2013.
- ↑ Denver left in 2012 for the WAC, and moved again in 2013 to The Summit League.
- ↑ Jacksonville left in 1998 for the Trans America Athletic Conference, now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference.
- 1 2 3 4 FIU, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and North Texas all joined C-USA in 2013.
- ↑ New Mexico State left in 2005 to join the WAC.
- ↑ South Florida left in 1991 for the Metro Conference. The Bulls are now in the American Athletic Conference.
- ↑ UAB left in 1991 for the Great Midwest. The Blazers became charter members of C-USA, and have remained there to this day.
- ↑ VCU left in 1991 to join the CAA, and moved from there to the A10 in 2012.
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