Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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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.

Awarded formost outstanding basketball player in the Summit League
CountryUnited States
First award1983
Most recentCarson Johnson, Denver
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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 recentCarson Johnson, Denver
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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, 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, North Dakota in 2018, and St. Thomas in 2021.

Key

† 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

Ken McFadden, Cleveland State, 1988
Tony Bennett, Green Bay, 1991 and 1992
Bryce Drew, Valparaiso, 1997 and 1998
Luboš Bartoň, Valparaiso, 2002
Caleb Green, Oral Roberts, 2005 through 2007
George Hill, IUPUI, 2008
Ben Woodside, North Dakota State, 2009
Keith Benson, Oakland, 2010 and 2011
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State, 2013
Mike Daum, South Dakota State, 2017 through 2019
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts, 2021 and 2023
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State, 2022
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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]
2024–25 Marquel Sutton Omaha SF Senior [35]
2025–26 Carson Johnson Denver SG Sophomore [36]
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Winners by school

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.

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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
Denver (2013)[h] 1 2026
Kansas City (1994, 2020)[i] 1 2000
Omaha (2012) 1 2025
Purdue Fort Wayne (2007)[j][k] 1 2016
Southern Utah (1997)[l] 1 2001
Western Illinois (1982)[m] 1 1983
Wright State (1991)[e] 1 1993
Centenary (2003)[n] 0 —
North Dakota (2018) 0 —
St. Thomas (2021) 0 —
South Dakota (2011) 0 —
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  1. [a]
    Oral Roberts left in 2012 for the Southland Conference and rejoined the Summit League in 2014.
  2. [b]
    Valparaiso left in 2007 for the Horizon League.
  3. [c]
    Eastern Illinois left in 1996 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  4. [d]
    Oakland left in 2013 for the Horizon League.
  5. [e]
    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. [f]
    IUPUI left in 2017 for the Horizon League. The program now plays as IU Indy following the 2024 dissolution of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and its replacement by separate institutions affiliated with the Indiana University and Purdue University systems.
  7. [g]
    Missouri State left in 1990 for the Missouri Valley Conference, and joined Conference USA in 2025.
  8. [h]
    Denver will leave for the West Coast Conference in 2026.
  9. [i]
    Kansas City left in 2013 for the Western Athletic Conference and rejoined the Summit League in 2020.
  10. [j]
    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.
  11. [k]
    Purdue Fort Wayne left in 2020 for the Horizon League.
  12. [l]
    Southern Utah left in 2012 for the Big Sky Conference, is now in the Western Athletic Conference, and will rejoin the Big Sky in 2026.
  13. [m]
    Western Illinois left in 2023 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  14. [n]
    Centenary left in 2011 to begin a transition to NCAA Division III.

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