Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Southwest Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1958 |
Final award | 1996 |
The Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual award given to the Southwest Conference (SWC)'s most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1957–58 season and concluded after the 1995–96 season (the SWC disbanded with four members establishing the Big 12 Conference, three members joining the Western Athletic Conference, and one joining Conference USA).
Key
[edit]† | 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 Southwest Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
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Winners by school
[edit]School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Texas (1915) | 8 | 1960, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994 |
Texas A&M (1915) | 7 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969† |
Arkansas (1915) | 5 | 1973, 1978, 1979, 1983†, 1991 |
SMU (1918) | 5 | 1958, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1993 |
Houston (1971) | 4 | 1977, 1981, 1983†, 1984 |
TCU (1923) | 4 | 1959, 1971, 1987, 1995 |
Texas Tech (1956) | 3 | 1985, 1992, 1996 |
Baylor (1915) | 2 | 1980, 1988 |
Rice (1918) | 2 | 1969†, 1982 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SMU Hall of Fame: Rick Herrscher (2013)". SMU Athletics. 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2012 Lettermen's Hall of Fame Class Announced". TCU Athletics. July 9, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Fite, Ed (March 4, 1960). "Jay Arnette Leads SWC All-Star Basketball Team". Pampa News. p. 7. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K-State's Scoring Record Threatened But Stands". The Manhattan Mercury. March 13, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Maysel, Lou (March 18, 1960). "Arnette's Basketballing Taking Over". Austin American-Statesman. p. 20. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Murrell, C. (March 10, 2016). "Local legend: Broussard among SEC's honorees at tournament". The Port Arthur News. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bennie H. Lenox Obituary". Liberty Hill Independent. July 25, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Abeles, Neil (April 22, 2020). "Kildare proud of native son John Beasley". Texarkana Gazette. Texarkana metropolitan area. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "SMU Hall of Fame: Denny Holman (2018)". SMUMustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (March 3, 1968). "UT's Billy Arnold Top Selection for All-SWC". Kilgore News Herald. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams, Peret Top All-SWC Cage Team". Austin American-Statesman. March 2, 1969. p. 67. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knodel Announces Retirement, Comerota to Lead Letterwinners". ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
During Knodel's tenure, Rice had two players named All-Southwest Conference. Greg Williams was named the 1969 Southwest Conference Player of the Year while Gary Reist was named All-SWC in back-to-back seasons (1970 and 1971).
- ^ Freeman, Denne H. (March 4, 1970). "Rice's Reist Unanimous Choice— Tech Places 2 on All-SWC". Shreveport Journal. p. 17. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Biddle, Hollis (March 14, 1971). "Chat, Knolle, Phillips Repeat on T-H Elite Team". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 34. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three Head Honor Squad". San Angelo Standard-Times. March 7, 1971. p. 40. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kennedy Officially Out of Frog Plans". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 18, 1971. p. 37. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larry Robinson heads All-SWC team list". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. March 12, 1972. p. 52. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terry named SWC Player of the Year". Hope Star. March 12, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT Ace Robinson Tops". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 10, 1974. p. 39. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rick Bullock Nabs UPI's MVP Honors". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 11, 1975. p. 61. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Metcalf top SWC coach; two Ags on all-star team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 16, 1975. p. 78. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWC honors told". The Port Arthur News. March 7, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Trio Leads UPI All-SWC Basketball Team". The Galveston Daily News. March 4, 1977. p. 28. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clines, Charles (February 26, 1978). "S-T's All-SWC team 'short' but potent". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 98. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWC basketball coaches pick Moncrief as player of year". Austin American-Statesman. March 22, 1979. p. 54. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teagle, Metcalf get top SWC honors". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 27, 1980. p. 33. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underclassmen dominate SWC club". The Galveston Daily News. March 6, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pierce, Teagle Top SWC Elite". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 2, 1982. p. 17. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Drexler, Young Top SWC". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 9, 1983. p. 23. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston Paces All-SWC Team". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 9, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jennings Player of the Year". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 10, 1985. p. 54. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brownlee MVP". Abilene Reporter-News. March 9, 1986. p. 35. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU, Baylor Pace All-SWC Balloting". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 4, 1987. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Towle, Mike (March 11, 1988). "SWC notes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 44. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU, Baylor Highlight All-SWC". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 8, 1988. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Towle, Mike (March 10, 1989). "Longhorns' Mays tops media vote". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 44. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barnhouse, Wendell (March 7, 1990). "SWC Review". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 28. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barnhouse, Wendell (March 6, 1991). "Miller grabs top honor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 25. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWC". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. March 14, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stapleton, Arnie (March 13, 1992). "SWC". Odessa American. p. 29. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top-seeded Longhorns survive scare by A&M". Kerrville Daily Times. March 15, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shumate picks a good time to win SWC Coach of the Year". The Galveston Daily News. March 10, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Men All-SWC Team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 10, 1993. p. 69. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosner, Mark (March 7, 1993). "Men's season: SMU, Rice tip scales". Austin American-Statesman. p. 43. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosner, Mark (March 9, 1994). "League's top player thanks team for assist". Austin American-Statesman. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomas headlines squad". The Monitor. March 4, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders reap rewards in All-SWC voting". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. March 3, 1996. p. 34. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.