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The Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Southern Conference's (SoCon) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1951–52 season. Fred Hetzel of Davidson is the only player to have won the award three times (1963–1965). Sixteen other players have won the award twice, most recently Isaiah Miller of UNC Greensboro (2020, 2021).

Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southern Conference
CountryUnited States
First award1952
Most recentJadin Booth, Samford
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Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southern Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1952
Most recentJadin Booth, Samford
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Davidson and Furman have the most all-time winners with 13, but Davidson left the SoCon after the 2013–14 season to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. There have also been nine ties in the award's history, but only one (1970–71 season) which occurred prior to the 1989–90 season. That season was the first for two separate player of the year awards—one by the Southern Conference men's basketball coaches, and the other by conference media members. When both the coaches and media select the same player, he is the consensus conference player of the year. The only current members that have never had a winner are Mercer and Tennessee Tech, the latter of which is playing its first SoCon season in 2026–27.

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)
C SoCon coaches' selection (1990–2024)
M SoCon media's selection (1990–2024)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the SoCon Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Dick Groat, Duke, 1952
Frank Selvy, Furman, 1953 and 1954
Hot Rod Hundley, West Virginia, 1957
Dom Flora, Washington and Lee, 1958
Jerry West, West Virginia, 1959 and 1960
Jeff Cohen, William & Mary, 1961
Rod Thorn, West Virginia, 1962
Fred Hetzel, Davidson, 1963 through 1965
Johnny Moates, Richmond, 1967
Ron Williams, West Virginia, 1968
Mike Maloy, Davidson, 1969 and 1970
Ron Carter, VMI, 1977 and 1978
Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro, 2007
Stephen Curry, Davidson, 2008 and 2009
Noah Dahlman, Wofford, 2010
Andrew Goudelock, Charleston, 2011
De'Mon Brooks, Davidson, 2012 and 2014
Jake Cohen, Davidson, 2012 and 2013
Karl Cochran, Wofford, 2015
Fletcher Magee, Wofford, 2018 and 2019
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Season Player School Position Class Reference
1951–52 Dick Groat Duke G Senior [1]
1952–53 Frank Selvy Furman SG Junior [1]
1953–54 Frank Selvy (2) Furman SG Senior [1]
1954–55 Darrell Floyd Furman G Junior [2]
1955–56 Darrell Floyd (2) Furman G Senior [2]
1956–57 Hot Rod Hundley West Virginia SF / SG Senior [3]
1957–58 Dom Flora Washington and Lee PG Senior [4]
1958–59 Jerry West West Virginia G Junior [5]
1959–60 Jerry West (2) West Virginia G Senior [6]
1960–61 Jeff Cohen William & Mary C Senior [7]
1961–62 Rod Thorn West Virginia PG / SG Junior [8]
1962–63 Fred Hetzel Davidson C / PF Sophomore [9]
1963–64 Fred Hetzel (2) Davidson C / PF Junior [10]
1964–65 Fred Hetzel (3) Davidson C / PF Senior [11]
1965–66 Dick Snyder Davidson SG Senior [12]
1966–67 Johnny Moates Richmond G Senior [13]
1967–68 Ron Williams West Virginia G Senior [14]
1968–69 Mike Maloy Davidson C Junior [15]
1969–70 Mike Maloy (2) Davidson C Senior [15]
1970–71† Jim Gregory East Carolina F Senior [16]
Tom Jasper William & Mary F Senior [16]
1971–72 Russ Hunt Furman C Junior [17]
1972–73 Aron Stewart Richmond SF / SG Junior [18]
1973–74 Clyde Mayes Furman PF Junior [19]
1974–75 Clyde Mayes (2) Furman PF Senior [19]
1975–76 Rodney McKeever The Citadel PG Junior [20]
1976–77 Ron Carter VMI SG / PG Junior [21]
1977–78 Ron Carter (2) VMI SG / PG Senior [21]
1978–79 Jonathan Moore Furman F Junior [22]
1979–80 Jonathan Moore (2) Furman F Senior [22]
1980–81 Charles Payton Appalachian State F Junior [23]
1981–82 Willie White Chattanooga SG Sophomore [24]
1982–83 Troy Lee Mikell East Tennessee State SG Senior [25]
1983–84 Regan Truesdale The Citadel PF / C Junior [26]
1984–85 Regan Truesdale (2) The Citadel PF / C Senior [27]
1985–86 Gay Elmore VMI SF Junior [28]
1986–87 Gay Elmore (2) VMI SF Senior [28]
1987–88 Skip Henderson Marshall PG Senior [29]
1988–89 John Taft Marshall PG Sophomore [30]
1989–90† Keith JenningsC East Tennessee State PG Junior [31]
John TaftM (2) Marshall PG Junior [32]
1990–91 Keith Jennings (2) East Tennessee State PG Senior [33][34]
1991–92† Terry BoydM Western Carolina G Senior [35]
Keith NelsonC Chattanooga C Senior [36]
1992–93 Tim Brooks Chattanooga PG Senior [37][38]
1993–94† Chad CopelandC Chattanooga PG Senior [39]
Frankie KingM Western Carolina SG / PG Junior [40]
1994–95 Frankie King (2) Western Carolina SG / PG Senior [41][42]
1995–96 Anquell McCollum Western Carolina SG Senior [43][44]
1996–97 Johnny Taylor Chattanooga SF Senior [45][46]
1997–98† Bobby PhillipsC Western Carolina SF Senior [47]
Chuck VincentM Furman PF / C Senior [48]
1998–99 Sedric Webber Charleston F Senior [49][50]
1999–00 Tyson Patterson Appalachian State PG Senior [51][52]
2000–01 Jody Lumpkin Charleston C Senior [53][54]
2001–02† Dimeco ChildressC East Tennessee State SG Senior [55]
Jason ConleyM VMI SG / SF Freshman [56]
2002–03 Troy Wheless Charleston SG Senior [57][58]
2003–04 Zakee Wadood East Tennessee State SF Senior [59][60]
2004–05 Brendan Winters Davidson SG Junior [61][62]
2005–06 Elton Nesbitt Georgia Southern PG Senior [63][64]
2006–07 Kyle Hines UNC Greensboro PF Junior [65][66]
2007–08 Stephen Curry Davidson SG / PG Sophomore [67][68]
2008–09 Stephen Curry (2) Davidson SG / PG Junior [69][70]
2009–10† Noah DahlmanC Wofford F Junior [71]
Donald SimsM Appalachian State PG Junior [72]
2010–11 Andrew Goudelock Charleston SG / PG Senior [73][74]
2011–12† De'Mon BrooksC Davidson SF Sophomore [75]
Jake CohenM Davidson PF Junior [76]
2012–13 Jake Cohen (2) Davidson PF Senior [77][78]
2013–14 De'Mon Brooks (2) Davidson SF Senior [79][80]
2014–15 Karl Cochran Wofford SG Senior [81][82]
2015–16 Stephen Croone Furman SG Senior [83][84]
2016–17 Devin Sibley Furman SG Junior [85][86]
2017–18† Desonta BradfordC East Tennessee State PG Senior [87]
Fletcher MageeM Wofford SG Junior [87]
2018–19 Fletcher Magee (2) Wofford SG Senior [88][89]
2019–20 Isaiah Miller UNC Greensboro PG Junior [90][91]
2020–21 Isaiah Miller (2) UNC Greensboro PG Senior [92][93]
2021–22 Malachi Smith Chattanooga SG Junior [94][95]
2022–23 Jalen Slawson Furman F Graduate [96][97]
2023–24 Vonterius Woolbright Western Carolina PG Senior [98]
2024–25 Quimari Peterson East Tennessee State SG Senior [99]
2025–26 Jadin Booth Samford SG / PG Graduate [100]
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Winners by school

More information School (year joined), Winners ...
School (year joined) Winners Years
Davidson (1936)[a 1] 13 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 (×2)†, 2013, 2014
Furman (1936) 13 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998†, 2016, 2017, 2023
East Tennessee State (1978, 2014)[a 2] 7 1983, 1990†, 1991, 2002†, 2004, 2018†, 2025
Chattanooga (1976) 6 1982, 1992†, 1993, 1994†, 1997, 2022
Western Carolina (1976) 6 1992†, 1994†, 1995, 1996, 1998†, 2024
VMI (1924, 2014)[a 3] 5 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2002†
West Virginia (1950)[a 4] 5 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968
Charleston (1998)[a 5] 4 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011
Wofford (1997) 4 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019
Appalachian State (1971)[a 6] 3 1981, 2000, 2010†
The Citadel (1936) 3 1976, 1984, 1985
Marshall (1976)[a 7] 3 1988, 1989, 1990†
UNC Greensboro (1997) 3 2007, 2020, 2021
Richmond (1936)[a 8] 2 1967, 1973
William & Mary (1936)[a 9] 2 1961, 1971†
Duke (1928)[a 10] 1 1952
East Carolina (1964)[a 11] 1 1971†
Georgia Southern (1991)[a 6] 1 2006
Samford (2008) 1 2026
Washington and Lee (1921)[a 12] 1 1958
Elon (2003)[a 13] 0 —
Mercer (2014) 0 —
Tennessee Tech (2026) 0 —
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See also: List of former Southern Conference members
  1. [1]
    Davidson College left in 2014 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
  2. [2]
    East Tennessee State University left in 2005 to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and returned in 2014.
  3. [3]
    Virginia Military Institute left in 2003 to join the Big South Conference and returned in 2014.
  4. [4]
    West Virginia University left in 1968 to become an independent. The Mountaineers are now in the Big 12 Conference.
  5. [5]
    The College of Charleston left in 2013 to join the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
  6. [6]
    Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University left in 2014 to join the Sun Belt Conference.
  7. [7]
    Marshall University left in 1997 to join the Mid-American Conference. The Thundering Herd are now in Conference USA (C-USA).
  8. [8]
    The University of Richmond left in 1976 to become an independent. The Spiders are now in the A10.
  9. [9]
    The College of William & Mary left in 1977 to join the ECAC. When the ECAC split its basketball section into multiple conferences in 1982, William & Mary became a charter member of the ECAC South basketball league. The Tribe remain in the conference, which is now the CAA.
  10. [10]
    Duke University left in 1953 to become a charter member of the ACC.
  11. [11]
    East Carolina University left in 1976 to become an independent. The Pirates are now in the American Athletic Conference.
  12. [12]
    Washington and Lee University left in 1958. They are now in the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
  13. [13]
    Elon University left in 2014 to join the CAA.

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