# Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 18 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri, Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma, who are the conference's two newest members (the first two joining in 2012 and the latter two in 2024).
Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and the SEC coaches (1987–present).

## 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) |
| A | Associated Press selection (1965–present) |
| C | SEC coaches' selection (1987–present) |
| U | United Press International selection (1965–1992) |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player received the SEC Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1964–65 | Clyde Lee | Vanderbilt | C / PF | Junior |
| 1965–66$^†$ | Clyde Lee$^U$ (2) | Vanderbilt | C / PF | Senior |
| 1965–66$^†$ | Pat Riley$^A$ | Kentucky | SG / SF | Junior |
| 1966–67 | Ron Widby | Tennessee | SF | Senior |
| 1967–68 | Pete Maravich | LSU | PG | Sophomore |
| 1968–69 | Pete Maravich (2) | LSU | PG | Junior |
| 1969–70 | Pete Maravich* (3) | LSU | PG | Senior |
| 1970–71 | Johnny Neumann | Ole Miss | SG / SF | Sophomore |
| 1971–72$^†$ | Mike Edwards$^U$ | Tennessee | SG | Junior |
| 1971–72$^†$ | Tom Parker$^A$ | Kentucky | PF | Senior |
| 1972–73$^†$ | Kevin Grevey$^A$ | Kentucky | SG / SF | Sophomore |
| 1972–73$^†$ | Wendell Hudson$^{A,U}$ | Alabama | SF | Senior |
| 1973–74 | Jan van Breda Kolff | Vanderbilt | SG / SF | Senior |
| 1974–75$^†$ | Kevin Grevey$^A$ (2) | Kentucky | SG / SF | Senior |
| 1974–75$^†$ | Bernard King$^U$ | Tennessee | SF | Freshman |
| 1975–76 | Bernard King (2) | Tennessee | SF | Sophomore |
| 1976–77$^†$ | Ernie Grunfeld$^A$ | Tennessee | SF | Senior |
| 1976–77$^†$ | Bernard King$^{A,U}$ (3) | Tennessee | SF | Junior |
| 1977–78 | Reggie King | Alabama | SF | Junior |
| 1978–79 | Reggie King (2) | Alabama | SF | Senior |
| 1979–80 | Kyle Macy | Kentucky | G | Senior |
| 1980–81 | Rudy Macklin | LSU | SF / SG | Senior |
| 1981–82 | Dale Ellis | Tennessee | SG / SF | Junior |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Dale Ellis$^A$ (2) | Tennessee | SG / SF | Senior |
| 1982–83$^†$ | Jeff Malone$^U$ | Mississippi State | SG | Senior |
| 1983–84 | Charles Barkley | Auburn | C | Junior |
| 1984–85 | Kenny Walker | Kentucky | PF | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Kenny Walker (2) | Kentucky | PF | Senior |
| 1986–87$^†$ | Derrick McKey$^{A,C,U}$ | Alabama | PF | Junior |
| 1986–87$^†$ | Tony White$^U$ | Tennessee | PG | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Will Perdue | Vanderbilt | C | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Chris Jackson | LSU | PG | Freshman |
| 1989–90 | Chris Jackson (2) | LSU | PG | Sophomore |
| 1990–91 | Shaquille O'Neal* | LSU | C | Sophomore |
| 1991–92 | Shaquille O'Neal (2) | LSU | C | Junior |
| 1992–93$^†$ | Billy McCaffrey$^A$ | Vanderbilt | SG | Junior |
| 1992–93$^†$ | Jamal Mashburn$^{A,C}$ | Kentucky | SG / SF | Junior |
| 1993–94 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas | PF | Sophomore |
| 1994–95 | Corliss Williamson (2) | Arkansas | PF | Junior |
| 1995–96 | Tony Delk | Kentucky | PG | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Ron Mercer | Kentucky | SF / SG | Sophomore |
| 1997–98 | Ansu Sesay | Ole Miss | PF | Senior |
| 1998–99 | Chris Porter | Auburn | SF / PF | Junior |
| 1999–00$^†$ | Dan Langhi$^{A,C}$ | Vanderbilt | SF | Senior |
| 1999–00$^†$ | Stromile Swift$^A$ | LSU | C | Sophomore |
| 2000–01 | Tayshaun Prince | Kentucky | SF | Junior |
| 2001–02 | Erwin Dudley | Alabama | PF / C | Junior |
| 2002–03$^†$ | Keith Bogans$^C$ | Kentucky | SG | Senior |
| 2002–03$^†$ | Ron Slay$^A$ | Tennessee | PF | Senior |
| 2003–04 | Lawrence Roberts | Mississippi State | PF | Junior |
| 2004–05 | Brandon Bass | LSU | PF | Sophomore |
| 2005–06 | Glen Davis | LSU | C | Sophomore |
| 2006–07$^†$ | Derrick Byars$^C$ | Vanderbilt | SG / SF | Senior |
| 2006–07$^†$ | Chris Lofton$^A$ | Tennessee | SG | Junior |
| 2007–08 | Shan Foster | Vanderbilt | SG / SF | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Marcus Thornton | LSU | SG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | John Wall | Kentucky | PG | Freshman |
| 2010–11 | Chandler Parsons | Florida | SF | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Anthony Davis* | Kentucky | C | Freshman |
| 2012–13 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Georgia | SG | Sophomore |
| 2013–14 | Scottie Wilbekin | Florida | PG | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Bobby Portis | Arkansas | PF | Sophomore |
| 2015–16 | Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | PG | Sophomore |
| 2016–17$^†$ | Malik Monk$^A$ | Kentucky | SG | Freshman |
| 2016–17$^†$ | Sindarius Thornwell$^C$ | South Carolina | SG | Senior |
| 2017–18$^†$ | Yante Maten$^A$ | Georgia | PF | Senior |
| 2017–18$^†$ | Grant Williams$^C$ | Tennessee | PF | Sophomore |
| 2018–19 | Grant Williams (2) | Tennessee | PF | Junior |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Mason Jones$^A$ | Arkansas | SG | Junior |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Reggie Perry$^A$ | Mississippi State | PF | Sophomore |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Immanuel Quickley$^C$ | Kentucky | SG | Sophomore |
| 2020–21 | Herbert Jones | Alabama | SG / SF | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Oscar Tshiebwe* | Kentucky | C | Junior |
| 2022–23 | Brandon Miller | Alabama | SF | Freshman |
| 2023–24 | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee | SG | Graduate |
| 2024–25 | Johni Broome | Auburn | PF / C | Senior |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Kentucky (1932) | 18 | 1966$^†$, 1972$^†$, 1973$^†$, 1975$^†$, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003$^†$, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017$^†$, 2020$^†$, 2022 |
| Tennessee (1932) | 14 | 1967, 1972$^†$, 1975$^†$, 1976, 1977 (×2)$^†$, 1982, 1983$^†$, 1987$^†$, 2003$^†$, 2007$^†$, 2018$^†$, 2019, 2024 |
| LSU (1932) | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000$^†$, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
| Vanderbilt (1932) | 8 | 1965, 1966$^†$, 1974, 1988, 1993$^†$, 2000$^†$, 2007$^†$, 2008 |
| Alabama (1932) | 7 | 1973$^†$, 1978, 1979, 1987$^†$, 2002, 2021, 2023 |
| Arkansas (1991) | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2015, 2020$^†$ |
| Auburn (1932) | 3 | 1984, 1999, 2025 |
| Mississippi State (1932) | 3 | 1983$^†$, 2004, 2020$^†$ |
| Florida (1932) | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Georgia (1932) | 2 | 2013, 2018$^†$ |
| Ole Miss (1932) | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
| South Carolina (1991) | 1 | 2017$^†$ |
| Missouri (2012) | 0 | — |
| Oklahoma (2024) | 0 | — |
| Texas (2024) | 0 | — |
| Texas A&M (2012) | 0 | — |
* $^a$ If no special demarcation indicates which voting body's award the player won that season, then he had earned all of the awards available for that year.
* $^b$ Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1991 after converting to Islam.