Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Big Eight Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1957
Final award1996

The Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual award given to the Big Eight Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1956–57 season and concluded after the 1995–96 season (the Big Eight disbanded and was re-formed into the present day Big 12 Conference). From 1960 through 1967 no award was given out. Wayman Tisdale of Oklahoma and Danny Manning of Kansas are the only players to have received the award three times. Manning was also the consensus national player of the year in 1988. Four other players won the award twice, last performed by Doug Smith of Missouri (1990, 1991). Missouri also claimed the most winners with eight, followed by Oklahoma with seven.

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 Big Eight Player of the Year award at that point

Winners[edit]

Gary Thompson, Iowa State, 1957
Bob Boozer, Kansas State, 1958 and 1959
Donald Smith, Iowa State, 1968
Dave Robisch, Kansas, 1970
Lon Kruger (left), Kansas State, 1973 and 1974
Alvan Adams, Oklahoma, 1975
Rolando Blackman, Kansas State, 1980
Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma, 1983 through 1985
Danny Manning, Kansas, 1986 through 1988
Jacque Vaughn, Kansas, 1996
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1956–57 Gary Thompson Iowa State G Senior [1]
1957–58 Bob Boozer Kansas State F Junior [2]
1958–59 Bob Boozer (2) Kansas State F Senior [3]
1959–67 None selected[4]
1967–68 Donald Smith Iowa State C / PF Senior [4]
1968–69 Cliff Meely Colorado C Sophomore [5]
1969–70 Dave Robisch Kansas C Junior [6]
1970–71 Cliff Meely (2) Colorado C Senior [7]
1971–72 Bud Stallworth Kansas SG Senior [8]
1972–73 Lon Kruger Kansas State G Junior [9]
1973–74 Lon Kruger (2) Kansas State G Senior [10]
1974–75 Alvan Adams Oklahoma C Junior [11]
1975–76 Willie Smith Missouri PG / SG Senior [12]
1976–77 Kim Anderson Missouri SF Senior [13]
1977–78 Mike Evans Kansas State SG / PG Senior [14]
1978–79 John McCullough Oklahoma SG / SF Senior [15]
1979–80 Rolando Blackman Kansas State SG Junior [16]
1980–81 Andre Smith Nebraska C Senior [17]
1981–82 Ricky Frazier Missouri SF Senior [18]
1982–83† Steve Stipanovich Missouri C Senior [19]
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma PF Freshman [19]
1983–84 Wayman Tisdale (2) Oklahoma PF Sophomore [20]
1984–85 Wayman Tisdale (3) Oklahoma PF Junior [20]
1985–86 Danny Manning Kansas PF Sophomore [21]
1986–87 Danny Manning (2) Kansas PF Junior [21]
1987–88 Danny Manning* (3) Kansas PF Senior [21]
1988–89 Stacey King Oklahoma C/F Senior [22]
1989–90 Doug Smith Missouri F Junior [23]
1990–91† Byron Houston Oklahoma State SF Junior [24]
Doug Smith (2) Missouri F Senior [24]
1991–92 Anthony Peeler Missouri SG Senior [25]
1992–93 Bryant Reeves Oklahoma State C Sophomore [26]
1993–94 Melvin Booker Missouri PG Senior [27]
1994–95 Ryan Minor Oklahoma F Junior [28]
1995–96 Jacque Vaughn Kansas PG Junior [29]

Winners by school[edit]

For clarification of each school's membership history, see Big Eight Conference § Membership timeline.
School (year joined) Winners Years
Missouri (1907) 8 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983†, 1990, 1991†, 1992, 1994
Oklahoma (1919) 7 1975, 1979, 1983†, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995
Kansas (1907) 6 1970, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996
Kansas State (1913) 6 1958, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980
Colorado (1947) 2 1969, 1971
Iowa State (1910) 2 1957, 1968
Oklahoma State (1958) 2 1991†, 1993
Nebraska (1921) 1 1981

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Boozer Gets Big 8 Honor". Springfield Leader & Press. Springfield, Missouri. March 14, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boozer Tops Big 8's All Conference Five". Muskogee Times-Democrat. Muskogee, Oklahoma. March 10, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  5. ^ Ferguson, Lew (March 18, 1969). "Cliff Meely Big 8 Player of Year". Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. p. 12. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Robisch Top Fiddle In Big 8 Symphony". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. March 11, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ^ "Bud Stallworth of KU Big 8 player of year". Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. March 20, 1972. p. 12. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Smith, Charlie (March 8, 1973). "Alvan Adams UPI's freshman of year". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. Henryetta, Oklahoma. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lon Kruger Big 8 player of the year". Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. March 8, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alvan Adams wins close Big 8 vote". Sedalia Democrat. Sedalia, Missouri. March 21, 1975. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "KSU's Williams, MU's Smith Head All-Big 8 Selections". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. March 12, 1976. p. 19. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Anderson Big 8 Player Of Year". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. March 1, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Tucker, Doug (March 1, 1978). "Mike Evans Tops Big Eight All Stars". Daily American Republic. Poplar Bluff, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "McCullough Big 8 Player of Year". Garden City Telegram. Garden City, Kansas. March 7, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "MU, K-State draw high interest in NCAA". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. March 6, 1980. p. 27. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Tucker, Doug (March 11, 1981). "Neb. Cornhuskers Andre Smith Named AP Player Of The Year". Alliance Times-Herald. Alliance, Nebraska. p. 17. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "OU's Little Gets Big Eight Award". Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 5, 1982. p. 110. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b "Sampson three-time all-American". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. March 16, 1983. p. 15. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ a b "Tisdale Tops Big Eight Again". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. March 6, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ a b c "Manning Repeats As All-American; Hawkins Honored". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. March 15, 1988. p. 23. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "OU's King Selected as AP's Big Eight Player of Year". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. March 9, 1989. p. 52. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Thomas, Jim (March 21, 1990). "Tops: Doug Smith". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 172. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ a b "Smith, Houston Become First Co-Winners For Big Eight Player Of The Year". Alliance Times-Herald. Alliance, Nebraska. March 7, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Peeler, KU best in Big Eight". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. March 9, 1992. p. 17. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ Dodd, Dennis (March 11, 1993). "Cowboys' Sophomore Reeves Goes From Project to Superstar". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 30. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  29. ^ "Big Eight awards & honors". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. March 8, 1996. p. 35. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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