# Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Horizon League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1979–80 season, the first year of the conference's existence. Seven players have won the award multiple times: Byron Larkin, Brian Grant, Rashad Phillips, Alfredrick Hughes, Keifer Sykes, Loudon Love, and Antoine Davis. Hughes, unlike the other four who each won twice, was awarded the player of the year on three occasions.
There have only been three ties in the award's history (1981, 1983, 2022). Butler, which left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012 and is now in the Big East Conference, has seven recipients, which is tied for the most all-time with Detroit Mercy. Three current members of the Horizon League have never had a winner – IU Indy, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Youngstown State. However, these schools include two of the conference's newest members—IU Indy joined in 2017, while Purdue Fort Wayne joined in 2020. The only long-established member without a winner is Youngstown State, which joined in 2002.

## 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 Horizon League Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1979–80 | Calvin Garrett | Oral Roberts | F | Senior |
| 1980–81$^†$ | Darius Clemons | Loyola Chicago | PG | Junior |
| 1980–81$^†$ | Rubin Jackson | Oklahoma City | F | Junior |
| 1981–82 | Wayne Sappleton | Loyola Chicago | PF | Senior |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Mark Acres | Oral Roberts | C | Sophomore |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Alfredrick Hughes | Loyola Chicago | SF | Sophomore |
| 1983–84 | Alfredrick Hughes (2) | Loyola Chicago | SF | Junior |
| 1984–85 | Alfredrick Hughes (3) | Loyola Chicago | SF | Senior |
| 1985–86 | Byron Larkin | Xavier | SG | Sophomore |
| 1986–87 | Andre Moore | Loyola Chicago | PF | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Byron Larkin (2) | Xavier | SG | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Scott Haffner | Evansville | PG | Senior |
| 1989–90 | Tyrone Hill | Xavier | PF | Senior |
| 1990–91 | Darin Archbold | Butler | SG | Junior |
| 1991–92 | Parrish Casebier | Evansville | PF | Sophomore |
| 1992–93 | Brian Grant | Xavier | PF / C | Junior |
| 1993–94 | Brian Grant (2) | Xavier | PF / C | Senior |
| 1994–95 | Sherell Ford | UIC | F | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Jeff Nordgaard | Green Bay | SF | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Jon Neuhouser | Butler | PF | Junior |
| 1997–98 | Mark Miller | UIC | G | Senior |
| 1998–99 | Jermaine Jackson | Detroit Mercy | SG | Senior |
| 1999–00 | Rashad Phillips | Detroit Mercy | PG | Junior |
| 2000–01 | Rashad Phillips (2) | Detroit Mercy | PG | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Rylan Hainje | Butler | SG | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Willie Green | Detroit Mercy | SG | Senior |
| 2003–04 | Dylan Page | Milwaukee | PF / C | Senior |
| 2004–05 | Ed McCants | Milwaukee | SG | Senior |
| 2005–06 | Brandon Polk | Butler | F | Senior |
| 2006–07 | DaShaun Wood | Wright State | PG | Senior |
| 2007–08 | Mike Green | Butler | SG | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Matt Howard | Butler | PF | Sophomore |
| 2009–10 | Gordon Hayward | Butler | SG | Sophomore |
| 2010–11 | Norris Cole | Cleveland State | PG | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Ryan Broekhoff | Valparaiso | SF | Junior |
| 2012–13 | Ray McCallum Jr. | Detroit Mercy | PG | Junior |
| 2013–14 | Keifer Sykes | Green Bay | PG | Junior |
| 2014–15 | Keifer Sykes (2) | Green Bay | PG | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Kay Felder | Oakland | PG | Junior |
| 2016–17 | Alec Peters | Valparaiso | SF | Senior |
| 2017–18 | Kendrick Nunn | Oakland | SG | Senior |
| 2018–19 | Drew McDonald | Northern Kentucky | PF / C | Senior |
| 2019–20 | Loudon Love | Wright State | C | Junior |
| 2020–21 | Loudon Love (2) | Wright State | C | Senior |
| 2021–22$^†$ | Jamal Cain | Oakland | PF | Graduate |
| 2021–22$^†$ | Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | SG | Senior |
| 2022–23 | Antoine Davis (2) | Detroit Mercy | SG | Graduate |
| 2023–24 | Trey Townsend | Oakland | SF | Senior |
| 2024–25 | Alvaro Folgueiras | Robert Morris | PF | Sophomore |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Butler (1980) | 7 | 1991, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Detroit Mercy (1981) | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2022$^†$, 2023 |
| Loyola Chicago (1980) | 6 | 1981$^†$, 1982, 1983$^†$, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| Xavier (1980) | 5 | 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 |
| Oakland (2013) | 4 | 2016, 2018, 2022$^†$, 2024 |
| Green Bay (1995) | 3 | 1996, 2014, 2015 |
| Wright State (1995) | 3 | 2007, 2020, 2021 |
| Evansville (1980) | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
| Milwaukee (1995) | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Oral Roberts (1980) | 2 | 1980, 1983$^†$ |
| UIC (1995) | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Valparaiso (2008) | 2 | 2012, 2017 |
| Cleveland State (1995) | 1 | 2011 |
| Northern Kentucky (2015) | 1 | 2019 |
| Oklahoma City (1980) | 1 | 1981$^†$ |
| Robert Morris (2020) | 1 | 2025 |
| IU Indy (2017) | 0 | — |
| Purdue Fort Wayne (2020) | 0 | — |
| Youngstown State (2002) | 0 | — |
* ↑ Butler University left after 2011–12 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and joined the Big East Conference in 2013.
* ↑ Loyola University Chicago left after 2012–13 to join the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), and joined the A-10 in July 2022.
* ↑ Xavier University left after 1995–96 to join the A-10, and joined the Big East in 2013.
* ↑ The University of Evansville left after 1993–94 to join the MVC.
* ↑ Oral Roberts University left after 1986–87 to join the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as The Summit League). Apart from a two-season stint in the Southland Conference from 2012 to 2014, it has remained in The Summit League.
* ↑ The University of Illinois Chicago left after the 2021–22 season to join the MVC.
* ↑ Valparaiso University left after 2016–17 to join the MVC.
* ↑ Oklahoma City University left after 1984–85 to join the Sooner Athletic Conference in the NAIA.
* ↑ Joined the Horizon League as IUPUI, reflecting its then-current affiliation with Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. The athletic program transferred to the new Indiana University Indianapolis upon the dissolution of IUPUI on July 1, 2024, with a primary athletic branding as IU Indy.