Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball 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.

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 recentTy Gordon, Nicholls

McNeese State has the most all-time winners with eight. Among schools that will be SLC members in the upcoming 2022–23 season, two have never had a winner: Houston Baptist, which joined in 2013, and Texas A&M–Commerce, which will play its first SLC season in 2022–23.

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
Bo Lamar won the award in 1972 as a first-team All-American.
Karl Malone won the award in 1983. He later became the NBA's second all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
Demond Mallet (right) was McNeese State's seventh winner of the Southland Conference Player of the Year award.
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[1] Senior[2]
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 Dwight Lamar Southwestern Louisiana SG Junior
1972–73 Mike Green Louisiana Tech C Senior
1973–74 Steve Brooks Arkansas State C Senior
1974–75 Henry Ray McNeese State F Sophomore
1975–76 Mike McConathy Louisiana Tech SG Junior
1976–77 Dan Henderson Arkansas State C Senior
1977–78 Andrew Toney Southwestern Louisiana G Sophomore
1978–79 David Lawrence McNeese State PF Junior
1979–80 Andrew Toney (2) Southwestern Louisiana G Senior
1980–81 Mike Olliver Lamar PG Senior
1981–82 Albert Culton Texas–Arlington SF Senior
1982–83 Karl Malone Louisiana Tech PF Freshman
1983–84 Tom Sewell Lamar SG Junior
1984–85 Joe Dumars McNeese State PG/SG Senior
1985–86 Bobby Jenkins Northeast Louisiana F Senior
1986–87 Jerome Batiste McNeese State F Senior
1987–88 Tony Worrell North Texas State F Senior
1988–89 Deon Hunter North Texas PG Senior
1989–90 Anthony Pullard McNeese State C Senior
1990–91† Carlos Funchess Northeast Louisiana PG/SG Senior
Anthony Jones Northeast Louisiana F Senior
1991–92 Ryan Stuart Northeast Louisiana SF Junior
1992–93 Ryan Stuart (2) Northeast Louisiana SF Senior
1993–94 Eric Kubel Northwestern State C Senior
1994–95 Reggie Jackson Nicholls State SG Senior
1995–96 Paul Marshall Northeast Louisiana SG Junior
1996–97 Rosell Ellis McNeese State F Senior
1997–98 Roderic Hall UTSA G Sophomore
1998–99 Donte Mathis Southwest Texas State PG Senior
1999–00 Mike Smith Louisiana–Monroe PF Senior
2000–01 Demond Mallet McNeese State 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 Texas–Arlington G Senior
2010–11 Gilberto Clavell Sam Houston State SF Senior
2011–12 Patrick Richard McNeese State 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 student

Winners by school
School (year joined) Winners Years
McNeese State (1972) 8 1975, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2012
Louisiana–Monroe[lower-alpha 1] 7 1986, 1991 (×2)†[lower-alpha 2], 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000
Stephen F. Austin (1987)[lower-alpha 3] 7 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
Arkansas State (1963)[lower-alpha 4] 6 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971†, 1974, 1977
Sam Houston State (1987)[lower-alpha 3] 5 2003, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2021
Lamar (1963/1999/2023)[lower-alpha 5] 4 1970, 1971†, 1981, 1984
Louisiana Tech[lower-alpha 6] 3 1973, 1976, 1983
Louisiana[lower-alpha 7] 3 1972, 1978, 1980
UTSA (1991)[lower-alpha 8] 3 1998, 2002, 2004
Nicholls (1991) 2 1995, 2022
North Texas[lower-alpha 9] 2 1988, 1989
Trinity (1963)[lower-alpha 10] 2 1967, 1969
UT Arlington (1963)[lower-alpha 11] 2 1982, 2010
Abilene Christian (1963/2013)[lower-alpha 12] 1 1968
Central Arkansas (2006)[lower-alpha 3] 1 2018
New Orleans (2013) 1 2017
Northwestern State (1987) 1 1994
Southeastern Louisiana (1997) 1 2006
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2006) 1 2007
Texas State (1987))[lower-alpha 11] 1 1999
Houston Baptist (2013) 0 —
Incarnate Word (2013)[lower-alpha 13] 0 —
Oral Roberts (2012)[lower-alpha 14] 0 —

Footnotes
  1. The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) left in 2005 to join its football team in the Sun Belt Conference.
  2. ULM, at the time Northeast Louisiana, had both co-players of the year in 1991.
  3. 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 ASUN Conference, and Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin State University joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
  4. Arkansas State University left to form the American South Conference in 1987. The Red Wolves are now in the Sun Belt Conference.
  5. 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 and leaving again in 2021, this time for the WAC. It will rejoin the SLC in 2023.
  6. Louisiana Tech University left in 1987 to form the American South Conference. The Bulldogs (and Lady Techsters) are now in Conference USA (C-USA).
  7. 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".
  8. 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 C-USA, and will move to the American Athletic Conference in 2023.
  9. The University of North Texas left to join the Big West Conference in 1996. The Mean Green are now in C-USA.
  10. 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.
  11. 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 will rejoin the WAC in July 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. The University of the Incarnate Word will leave for the WAC in July 2022.
  14. Oral Roberts University left the Southland Conference in 2014, returning to its previous home of The Summit League.

References
General
  • "2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 96. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
Specific
  1. "Wildcats on Honor Teams". 2014–15 ACU Men's Basketball Media Guide. Abilene Christian Athletics. p. 35. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. "ACU Men's Basketball Records: Top Career Scorers". 2014–15 ACU Men's Basketball Media Guide. Abilene Christian Athletics. p. 30. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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