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Metro Conference (1975–1995) Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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The Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an award given to the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic (Metro) Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1976–77 season and was discontinued after the 1994–95 season. In 1995 the Metro Conference merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA. This Metro Conference is not to be confused with the conference that will operate as the Metro Conference starting July 1, 2026, previously known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.[1]

Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic (Metro) Conference
CountryUnited States
First award1977
Final award1995
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Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic (Metro) Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1977
Final award1995
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There were three ties in the award's history, in 1978, 1981 and 1988. One player, Darrell Griffith of Louisville, was also named the national player of the year (1980) by being presented the John R. Wooden Award.

Louisville represents the most all-time winners with eight. The second most belong to Southern Miss with three, all of which belong to Clarence Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon was the only three-time winner of the award, while two others earned it twice (Keith Lee and Clifford Rozier).

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 Metro Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Darrell Griffith was the only Metro Conference Player of the Year (POY) to also win a National POY award—the Wooden Award in 1979–80.
George McCloud won the award in 1989 as a player for Florida State University.
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Season Player School Position Class Reference
1976–77 Gary Yoder Cincinnati SG Senior [2]
1977–78† Harry Davis Florida State SF Senior [3][4]
Rick Wilson Louisville SG/PG Senior [3][4]
1978–79 Pat Cummings Cincinnati C Senior [5]
1979–80 Darrell Griffith* Louisville SG Senior [6]
1980–81† David Burns Saint Louis PG Senior [7]
Derek Smith Louisville SG Junior [7]
1981–82 Keith Lee Memphis PF/C Freshman [6]
1982–83 Rodney McCray Louisville SF Senior [8]
1983–84 John "Hot Rod" Williams Tulane PF/C Junior [9]
1984–85 Keith Lee (2) Memphis PF/C Senior [10]
1985–86 Dell Curry Virginia Tech SF Senior [11]
1986–87 Herbert Crook Louisville SF/SG Junior [12]
1987–88† Bimbo Coles Virginia Tech PG Sophomore [13][14]
Pervis Ellison Louisville C Junior [13][14]
1988–89 George McCloud Florida State SG/SF Senior [15]
1989–90 Clarence Weatherspoon Southern Miss PF Sophomore [16]
1990–91 Clarence Weatherspoon (2) Southern Miss PF Junior [16]
1991–92 Clarence Weatherspoon (3) Southern Miss PF Senior [16]
1992–93 Clifford Rozier Louisville C Junior [17]
1993–94 Clifford Rozier (2) Louisville C Senior [18]
1994–95 Jarvis Lang Charlotte PF Senior [19]
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Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Louisville (1975) 8 1978†, 1980, 1981†, 1983, 1987, 1988†, 1993, 1994
Southern Miss (1982) 3 1990, 1991, 1992
Cincinnati (1975) 2 1977, 1979
Florida State (1976) 2 1978†, 1989
Memphis (1975) 2 1982, 1985
Virginia Tech (1979) 2 1986, 1988†
Charlotte (1991) 1 1995
Saint Louis (1975) 1 1981†
Tulane (1975) 1 1984
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