Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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The Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual award given to the Southwest Conference (SWC)'s most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1957–58 season and concluded after the 1995–96 season (the SWC disbanded with four members establishing the Big 12 Conference, three members joining the Western Athletic Conference, and one joining Conference USA).

Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southwest Conference
CountryUnited States
First award1958
Final award1996
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Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Southwest Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1958
Final award1996
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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 Southwest Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Rick Bullock of Texas Tech won in 1975.
Clyde Drexler of Houston shared the 1983 award with Darrell Walker.
Future Hall of Fame inductee Hakeem Olajuwon (then known as Akeem) won in 1984.
Kurt Thomas of TCU won in 1995 after leading the nation in scoring and rebounding.
More information Season, Player ...
Season Player Team Position Class Reference
1957–58 Rick Herrscher SMU G / F Senior [1]
1958–59 H. E. Kirchner TCU C Senior [2]
1959–60 Jay Arnette Texas G Senior [3][4][5]
1960–61 Carroll Broussard Texas A&M F Junior [6]
1961–62 Carroll Broussard (2) Texas A&M F Senior [6]
1962–63 Bennie Lenox Texas A&M G Junior [7]
1963–64 Bennie Lenox (2) Texas A&M G Senior [7]
1964–65 John Beasley Texas A&M C Junior [8]
1965–66 John Beasley (2) Texas A&M C Senior [8]
1966–67 Denny Holman SMU G Senior [9]
1967–68 Billy Arnold Texas G Senior [10]
1968–69† Ronnie Peret Texas A&M C Senior [11]
Greg Williams Rice G Senior [12]
1969–70 Gene Phillips SMU F Junior [13]
1970–71 Goo Kennedy TCU F Junior [14][15][16]
1971–72 Larry Robinson Texas F Sophomore [17]
1972–73 Martin Terry Arkansas G Senior [18]
1973–74 Larry Robinson (2) Texas F Senior [19]
1974–75 Rick Bullock Texas Tech F Junior [20][21]
1975–76 Ira Terrell SMU C Senior [22]
1976–77 Otis Birdsong Houston G Senior [23]
1977–78 Ron Brewer Arkansas G Senior [24]
1978–79 Sidney Moncrief Arkansas G Senior [25]
1979–80 Terry Teagle Baylor G / F Sophomore [26]
1980–81 Rob Williams Houston G Sophomore [27]
1981–82 Ricky Pierce Rice F Senior [28]
1982–83† Clyde Drexler Houston G / F Junior [29]
Darrell Walker Arkansas G Senior [29]
1983–84 Akeem Olajuwon Houston C Junior [30]
1984–85 Bubba Jennings Texas Tech G Senior [31]
1985–86 John Brownlee Texas F / C Senior [32]
1986–87 Carven Holcombe TCU G Senior [33]
1987–88 Darryl Middleton Baylor C Senior [34][35]
1988–89 Travis Mays Texas G Junior [36]
1989–90 Travis Mays (2) Texas G Senior [37]
1990–91 Oliver Miller Arkansas C Junior [38]
1991–92 Will Flemons Texas Tech F Junior [39][40][41]
1992–93 Mike Wilson SMU G Senior [42][43][44]
1993–94 B. J. Tyler Texas G Senior [45]
1994–95 Kurt Thomas TCU C Senior [46]
1995–96 Jason Sasser Texas Tech F Senior [47]
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Winners by school

More information School (year joined), Winners ...
School (year joined) Winners Years
Texas (1915) 8 1960, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994
Texas A&M (1915) 7 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969†
Arkansas (1915) 5 1973, 1978, 1979, 1983†, 1991
SMU (1918) 5 1958, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1993
Houston (1971) 4 1977, 1981, 1983†, 1984
TCU (1923) 4 1959, 1971, 1987, 1995
Texas Tech (1956) 4 1975, 1985, 1992, 1996
Baylor (1915) 2 1980, 1988
Rice (1918) 2 1969†, 1982
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