# Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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 done by Isaiah Miller of UNC Greensboro (2020, 2021).
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 Samford and Mercer. Both are among the SoCon's newer members, having respectively joined in 2008 and 2014.

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

## Winners

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

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Davidson (1936) | 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) | 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) | 5 | 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2002$^†$ |
| West Virginia (1950) | 5 | 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968 |
| Charleston (1998) | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011 |
| Wofford (1997) | 4 | 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| Appalachian State (1971) | 3 | 1981, 2000, 2010$^†$ |
| The Citadel (1936) | 3 | 1976, 1984, 1985 |
| Marshall (1976) | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990$^†$ |
| UNC Greensboro (1997) | 3 | 2007, 2020, 2021 |
| Richmond (1936) | 2 | 1967, 1973 |
| William & Mary (1936) | 2 | 1961, 1971$^†$ |
| Duke (1928) | 1 | 1952 |
| East Carolina (1964) | 1 | 1971$^†$ |
| Georgia Southern (1991) | 1 | 2006 |
| Washington and Lee (1921) | 1 | 1958 |
| Elon (2003) | 0 | — |
| Mercer (2014) | 0 | — |
| Samford (2008) | 0 | — |
* ↑ Davidson College left in 2014 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
* ↑ East Tennessee State University left in 2005 to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and returned in 2014.
* ↑ Virginia Military Institute left in 2003 to join the Big South Conference and returned in 2014.
* ↑ West Virginia University left in 1968 to become an independent. The Mountaineers are now in the Big 12 Conference.
* ↑ The College of Charleston left in 2013 to join the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
* 1 2 Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University left in 2014 to join the Sun Belt Conference.
* ↑ Marshall University left in 1997 to join the Mid-American Conference. The Thundering Herd are now in Conference USA (C-USA).
* ↑ The University of Richmond left in 1976 to become an independent. The Spiders are now in the A10.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Duke University left in 1953 to become a charter member of the ACC.
* ↑ East Carolina University left in 1976 to become an independent. The Pirates are now in the American Athletic Conference.
* ↑ Washington and Lee University left in 1958. They are now in the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
* ↑ Elon University left in 2014 to join the CAA.