Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded formost outstanding basketball player in the Summit League
CountryUnited States
History
First award1983
Most recentZeke Mayo, South Dakota State

The Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Summit League (which had been known as the Mid-Continent Conference up until June 1, 2007). The award was first given following the 1982–83 season. Two players, Caleb Green of Oral Roberts and Mike Daum of South Dakota State, have each won the award three times. Five other players have won the award twice: Jon Collins of Eastern Illinois, Tony Bennett of Green Bay, Bryce Drew of Valparaiso, Keith Benson of Oakland, and Max Abmas of Oral Roberts.

Oral Roberts and South Dakota State have the most winners with seven each. Oakland has had three winners, but left after the 2012–13 season to join the Horizon League. Of current conference members, North Dakota, Omaha, St. Thomas, and South Dakota have had no winners. However, all are among the conference's newer members, with South Dakota having joined in 2011, Omaha in 2012, North Dakota in 2018, and St. Thomas in 2021.

Key[edit]

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
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 Summit League Player of the Year award at that point

Winners[edit]

Tony Bennett also won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1992.
Luboš Bartoň won in 2002 while at Valparaiso.
Two-time winner Oakland's Keith Benson also took home the 2010 Lou Henson Award.
Oral Roberts' Max Abmas won in 2021 after leading the NCAA in scoring. He won the award again two years later.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1982–83 Joe Dykstra Western Illinois SF Senior [1]
1983–84 Craig Lathen UIC PG Junior [2]
1984–85 Jon Collins Eastern Illinois SF Junior [3]
1985–86 Jon Collins (2) Eastern Illinois SF Senior [3]
1986–87 Winston Garland Missouri State PG Senior [4]
1987–88 Ken McFadden Cleveland State G Junior [5]
1988–89 Jay Taylor Eastern Illinois SG Senior [6]
1989–90 Lee Campbell Missouri State F Senior [7]
1990–91 Tony Bennett Green Bay PG Junior [8]
1991–92 Tony Bennett (2) Green Bay PG Senior [8]
1992–93 Bill Edwards Wright State SF Senior [9]
1993–94 Kenny Williams UIC PG Senior [10]
1994–95 David Redmon Valparaiso G Senior [11]
1995–96 Anthony Allison Valparaiso SF Senior [12]
1996–97 Bryce Drew Valparaiso PG Junior [13]
1997–98 Bryce Drew (2) Valparaiso PG Senior [14]
1998–99 Chad Wilkerson Oral Roberts SF / PF Junior [15]
1999–00 Michael Jackson Kansas City C Sophomore [16]
2000–01 Jeff Monaco Southern Utah PG Senior [17]
2001–02 Luboš Bartoň Valparaiso PF Senior [18]
2002–03 Mike Helms Oakland G Junior [19]
2003–04 Odell Bradley IUPUI SF / SG Sophomore [20]
2004–05 Caleb Green Oral Roberts PF Sophomore [21]
2005–06 Caleb Green (2) Oral Roberts PF Junior [21]
2006–07 Caleb Green (3) Oral Roberts PF Senior [21]
2007–08 George Hill IUPUI PG / SG Junior [22]
2008–09 Ben Woodside North Dakota State PG Senior [23]
2009–10 Keith Benson Oakland C Junior [24]
2010–11 Keith Benson (2) Oakland C Senior [24]
2011–12 Dominique Morrison Oral Roberts SF Senior [25]
2012–13 Nate Wolters South Dakota State PG Senior [26]
2013–14 Taylor Braun North Dakota State PG Senior [27]
2014–15 Lawrence Alexander North Dakota State SG Senior [28]
2015–16 Max Landis Purdue Fort Wayne SG Senior [29]
2016–17 Mike Daum South Dakota State PF Sophomore [30]
2017–18 Mike Daum (2) South Dakota State PF Junior [30]
2018–19 Mike Daum (3) South Dakota State PF Senior [30]
2019–20 Douglas Wilson South Dakota State SF Junior [31]
2020–21 Max Abmas Oral Roberts PG / SG Sophomore [32]
2021–22 Baylor Scheierman South Dakota State SG Junior [33]
2022–23 Max Abmas (2) Oral Roberts PG / SG Senior [32]
2023–24 Zeke Mayo South Dakota State SG Junior [34]

Winners by school[edit]

In this table, the "year joined" refers to the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar years in which each award was presented.

School (year joined) Winners Years
Oral Roberts (1997, 2014)[a] 7 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2023
South Dakota State (2007) 7 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Valparaiso (1982)[b] 5 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
Eastern Illinois (1982)[c] 3 1985, 1986, 1989
North Dakota State (2007) 3 2009, 2014, 2015
Oakland (1998)[d] 3 2003, 2010, 2011
Green Bay (1982)[e] 2 1991, 1992
IUPUI (1998)[f] 2 2004, 2008
Missouri State (1982)[g] 2 1987, 1990
UIC (1982)[e] 2 1984, 1994
Cleveland State (1982)[e] 1 1988
Kansas City (1994, 2020)[h] 1 2000
Purdue Fort Wayne (2007)[i][j] 1 2016
Southern Utah (1997)[k] 1 2001
Western Illinois (1982)[l] 1 1983
Wright State (1991)[e] 1 1993
Centenary (2003)[m] 0 —
Denver (2013) 0 —
North Dakota (2018) 0 —
Omaha (2012) 0 —
St. Thomas (2021) 0 —
South Dakota (2011) 0 —
  1. ^ Oral Roberts left in 2012 for the Southland Conference and rejoined The Summit League in 2014.
  2. ^ Valparaiso left in 2007 for the Horizon League.
  3. ^ Eastern Illinois left in 1996 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  4. ^ Oakland left in 2013 for the Horizon League.
  5. ^ a b c d Illinois–Chicago (UIC), Wisconsin-Green Bay (Green Bay), Cleveland State, and Wright State left in 1994 for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, now known as the Horizon League.
  6. ^ IUPUI left in 2017 for the Horizon League.
  7. ^ Missouri State left in 1990 for the Missouri Valley Conference.
  8. ^ Kansas City left in 2013 for the Western Athletic Conference.
  9. ^ Purdue Fort Wayne inherited its athletic program from the former Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), which was dissolved after the 2017–18 season with the creation of separate Indiana University and Purdue University-affiliated institutions.
  10. ^ Purdue Fort Wayne left in 2020 for the Horizon League.
  11. ^ Southern Utah left in 2012 for the Big Sky Conference.
  12. ^ Western Illinois left in 2023 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  13. ^ Centenary left in 2011 to begin a transition to NCAA Division III.

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