# Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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.
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

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1982–83 | Joe Dykstra | Western Illinois | SF | Senior |
| 1983–84 | Craig Lathen | UIC | PG | Junior |
| 1984–85 | Jon Collins | Eastern Illinois | SF | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Jon Collins (2) | Eastern Illinois | SF | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Winston Garland | Missouri State | PG | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Ken McFadden | Cleveland State | G | Junior |
| 1988–89 | Jay Taylor | Eastern Illinois | SG | Senior |
| 1989–90 | Lee Campbell | Missouri State | F | Senior |
| 1990–91 | Tony Bennett | Green Bay | PG | Junior |
| 1991–92 | Tony Bennett (2) | Green Bay | PG | Senior |
| 1992–93 | Bill Edwards | Wright State | SF | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Kenny Williams | UIC | PG | Senior |
| 1994–95 | David Redmon | Valparaiso | G | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Anthony Allison | Valparaiso | SF | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso | PG | Junior |
| 1997–98 | Bryce Drew (2) | Valparaiso | PG | Senior |
| 1998–99 | Chad Wilkerson | Oral Roberts | SF / PF | Junior |
| 1999–00 | Michael Jackson | Kansas City | C | Sophomore |
| 2000–01 | Jeff Monaco | Southern Utah | PG | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Luboš Bartoň | Valparaiso | PF | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Mike Helms | Oakland | G | Junior |
| 2003–04 | Odell Bradley | IUPUI | SF / SG | Sophomore |
| 2004–05 | Caleb Green | Oral Roberts | PF | Sophomore |
| 2005–06 | Caleb Green (2) | Oral Roberts | PF | Junior |
| 2006–07 | Caleb Green (3) | Oral Roberts | PF | Senior |
| 2007–08 | George Hill | IUPUI | PG / SG | Junior |
| 2008–09 | Ben Woodside | North Dakota State | PG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Keith Benson | Oakland | C | Junior |
| 2010–11 | Keith Benson (2) | Oakland | C | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Dominique Morrison | Oral Roberts | SF | Senior |
| 2012–13 | Nate Wolters | South Dakota State | PG | Senior |
| 2013–14 | Taylor Braun | North Dakota State | PG | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Lawrence Alexander | North Dakota State | SG | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Max Landis | Purdue Fort Wayne | SG | Senior |
| 2016–17 | Mike Daum | South Dakota State | PF | Sophomore |
| 2017–18 | Mike Daum (2) | South Dakota State | PF | Junior |
| 2018–19 | Mike Daum (3) | South Dakota State | PF | Senior |
| 2019–20 | Douglas Wilson | South Dakota State | SF | Junior |
| 2020–21 | Max Abmas | Oral Roberts | PG / SG | Sophomore |
| 2021–22 | Baylor Scheierman | South Dakota State | SG | Junior |
| 2022–23 | Max Abmas (2) | Oral Roberts | PG / SG | Senior |
| 2023–24 | Zeke Mayo | South Dakota State | SG | Junior |
| 2024–25 | Marquel Sutton | Omaha | SF | Senior |

## 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.
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Oral Roberts (1997, 2014) | 7 | 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2023 |
| South Dakota State (2007) | 7 | 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Valparaiso (1982) | 5 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 |
| Eastern Illinois (1982) | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| North Dakota State (2007) | 3 | 2009, 2014, 2015 |
| Oakland (1998) | 3 | 2003, 2010, 2011 |
| Green Bay (1982) | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| IUPUI (1998) | 2 | 2004, 2008 |
| Missouri State (1982) | 2 | 1987, 1990 |
| UIC (1982) | 2 | 1984, 1994 |
| Cleveland State (1982) | 1 | 1988 |
| Kansas City (1994, 2020) | 1 | 2000 |
| Omaha (2012) | 1 | 2025 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne (2007) | 1 | 2016 |
| Southern Utah (1997) | 1 | 2001 |
| Western Illinois (1982) | 1 | 1983 |
| Wright State (1991) | 1 | 1993 |
| Centenary (2003) | 0 | — |
| Denver (2013) | 0 | — |
| North Dakota (2018) | 0 | — |
| St. Thomas (2021) | 0 | — |
| South Dakota (2011) | 0 | — |
* ↑ Oral Roberts left in 2012 for the Southland Conference and rejoined The Summit League in 2014.
* ↑ Valparaiso left in 2007 for the Horizon League.
* ↑ Eastern Illinois left in 1996 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
* ↑ Oakland left in 2013 for the Horizon League.
* 1 2 3 4 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Missouri State left in 1990 for the Missouri Valley Conference, and will join Conference USA in 2025.
* ↑ Kansas City left in 2013 for the Western Athletic Conference.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Purdue Fort Wayne left in 2020 for the Horizon League.
* ↑ Southern Utah left in 2012 for the Big Sky Conference, and is now in the Western Athletic Conference.
* ↑ Western Illinois left in 2023 for the Ohio Valley Conference.
* ↑ Centenary left in 2011 to begin a transition to NCAA Division III.