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Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southland Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1964
Most recentShahada Wells, McNeese

The Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Southland Conference's (SLC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the conference's inaugural basketball season of 1963–64. Five players have won the award two times: Jerry Rook, Larry Jeffries, Andrew Toney, Ryan Stuart and Thomas Walkup. No player has ever won three times. McNeese has the most all-time winners with nine. Among current SLC members, four have never had a winner: Houston Christian and Incarnate Word, both of which joined in 2013; East Texas A&M, which joined in 2022; and UTRGV, which is playing its first SLC season in 2024–25.

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 Southland Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Jerry Rook, Arkansas State, 1964 and 1965Bo Lamar, Louisiana, 1972Andrew Toney, Louisiana, 1978 and 1980Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech, 1983 Joe Dumars, McNeese, 1985Donte Mathis, Texas State, 1999Demond Mallet, McNeese, 2001MarQuez Haynes, UT Arlington, 2010 Patrick Richard, McNeese, 2012Taylor Smith, Stephen F. Austin, 2013Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin, 2015 and 2016Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas, 2018
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1963–64 Jerry Rook Arkansas State F Junior
1964–65 Jerry Rook (2) Arkansas State F Senior
1965–66 John Dickson Arkansas State C Senior
1966–67 Larry Jeffries Trinity F Sophomore
1967–68 John Ray Godfrey Abilene Christian G Senior
1968–69 Larry Jeffries (2) Trinity F Senior
1969–70 Kenny Haynes Lamar G Senior
1970–71 Luke Adams Lamar F Senior
Allan Pruett Arkansas State G Senior
1971–72 Bo Lamar Louisiana SG Junior
1972–73 Mike Green Louisiana Tech C Senior
1973–74 Steve Brooks Arkansas State C Senior
1974–75 Henry Ray McNeese F Sophomore
1975–76 Mike McConathy Louisiana Tech SG Junior
1976–77 Dan Henderson Arkansas State C Senior
1977–78 Andrew Toney Louisiana G Sophomore
1978–79 David Lawrence McNeese PF Junior
1979–80 Andrew Toney (2) Louisiana G Senior
1980–81 Mike Olliver Lamar PG Senior
1981–82 Albert Culton UT Arlington SF Senior
1982–83 Karl Malone Louisiana Tech PF Freshman
1983–84 Tom Sewell Lamar SG Junior
1984–85 Joe Dumars McNeese PG / SG Senior
1985–86 Bobby Jenkins Louisiana–Monroe F Senior
1986–87 Jerome Batiste McNeese F Senior
1987–88 Tony Worrell North Texas F Senior
1988–89 Deon Hunter North Texas PG Senior
1989–90 Anthony Pullard McNeese C Senior
1990–91 Carlos Funchess Louisiana–Monroe PG / SG Senior
Anthony Jones Louisiana–Monroe F Senior
1991–92 Ryan Stuart Louisiana–Monroe SF Junior
1992–93 Ryan Stuart (2) Louisiana–Monroe SF Senior
1993–94 Eric Kubel Northwestern State C Senior
1994–95 Reggie Jackson Nicholls SG Senior
1995–96 Paul Marshall Louisiana–Monroe SG Junior
1996–97 Rosell Ellis McNeese F Senior
1997–98 Roderic Hall UTSA G Sophomore
1998–99 Donte Mathis Texas State PG Senior
1999–00 Mike Smith Louisiana–Monroe PF Senior
2000–01 Demond Mallet McNeese PG Senior
2001–02 McEverett Powers UTSA PF Senior
2002–03 Donald Cole Sam Houston State SF Sophomore
2003–04 LeRoy Hurd UTSA SF Senior
2004–05 Joe Thompson Sam Houston State SF / SG Sophomore
2005–06 Ricky Woods Southeastern Louisiana F Junior
2006–07 Chris Daniels Texas A&M–Corpus Christi C Junior
2007–08 Josh Alexander Stephen F. Austin SF Junior
2008–09 Matt Kingsley Stephen F. Austin C Senior
2009–10 MarQuez Haynes UT Arlington G Senior
2010–11 Gilberto Clavell Sam Houston State SF Senior
2011–12 Patrick Richard McNeese SG / SF Senior
2012–13 Taylor Smith Stephen F. Austin PF Senior
2013–14 Jacob Parker Stephen F. Austin PF Junior
2014–15 Thomas Walkup Stephen F. Austin SG / SF Junior
2015–16 Thomas Walkup (2) Stephen F. Austin SG / SF Senior
2016–17 Erik Thomas New Orleans PF Senior
2017–18 Jordan Howard Central Arkansas SG Senior
2018–19 Cameron Delaney Sam Houston State SG Senior
2019–20 Kevon Harris Stephen F. Austin SG Senior
2020–21 Zach Nutall Sam Houston State SG Junior
2021–22 Ty Gordon Nicholls PG Graduate
2022–23 DeMarcus Sharp Northwestern State PG Senior
2023–24 Shahada Wells McNeese SG Graduate

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
McNeese (1972) 9 1975, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2012, 2024
Louisiana–Monroe 7 1986, 1991 (×2), 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000
Stephen F. Austin (1987/2024) 7 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
Arkansas State (1963) 6 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1977
Sam Houston State (1987) 5 2003, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2021
Lamar (1963/1999/2022) 4 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984
Louisiana Tech 3 1973, 1976, 1983
Louisiana 3 1972, 1978, 1980
UTSA (1991) 3 1998, 2002, 2004
Nicholls (1991) 2 1995, 2022
North Texas 2 1988, 1989
Northwestern State (1987) 2 1994, 2023
Trinity (1963) 2 1967, 1969
UT Arlington (1963) 2 1982, 2010
Abilene Christian (1963/2013) 1 1968
Central Arkansas (2006) 1 2018
New Orleans (2013) 1 2017
Southeastern Louisiana (1997) 1 2006
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2006) 1 2007
Texas State (1987) 1 1999
East Texas A&M (2022) 0 —
Houston Christian (2013) 0 —
Incarnate Word (2013) 0 —
Oral Roberts (2012) 0 —
UT Rio Grande Valley (2024) 0 —
  1. The University of Louisiana at Monroe left in 2005 to join its football team in the Sun Belt Conference.
  2. ^ Five schools left the conference in 2021. In addition to Abilene Christian and Lamar, which left for the second time, the University of Central Arkansas joined the Atlantic Sun Conference, and Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin State University joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Sam Houston has since joined Conference USA (CUSA). Lamar returned to the SLC in 2022, and Stephen F. Austin returned in 2024.
  3. Arkansas State University left to form the American South Conference in 1987. The Red Wolves are now in the Sun Belt Conference.
  4. Lamar University left in 1987 to form the American South Conference, later competing in the Sun Belt Conference and as an independent before returning to the Southland in 1999. Lamar left again in 2021, this time for the WAC, but rejoined the SLC the next year.
  5. Louisiana Tech University left in 1987 to form the American South Conference. The Bulldogs (and Lady Techsters) are now in CUSA.
  6. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), then known as Southwestern Louisiana, left in 1982 to become an independent. ULL is now in the Sun Belt Conference, and brands its athletic program solely as "Louisiana".
  7. The University of Texas at San Antonio left in 2012 to join the WAC. The Roadrunners spent only one season in the WAC before joining CUSA, and have since joined the American Athletic Conference.
  8. The University of North Texas left to join the Big West Conference in 1996. The Mean Green moved from there to CUSA and then The American.
  9. Trinity College (now Trinity University) was a founding member in 1963, but departed in 1971. The Tigers are now in the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
  10. ^ The University of Texas at Arlington (now athletically branded as "UT Arlington") and Texas State University (then officially known as Texas State University–San Marcos) left in 2012 to join the WAC. Both schools spent only one season in the WAC before joining the Sun Belt Conference; UT Arlington rejoined the WAC in 2022.
  11. Abilene Christian College was also a founding member, but departed in 1973. After 40 years in Division II Lone Star Conference, Abilene Christian (now a "University") returned to Division I and the Southland Conference in 2013 before leaving again in 2021, this time for the WAC.
  12. Known as Texas A&M University–Commerce until November 7, 2024.
  13. Known as Houston Baptist University until September 21, 2022.
  14. Oral Roberts University left the Southland Conference in 2014, returning to its previous home of The Summit League.

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