# Premio al mejor Baloncestista Masculino del Año de la Missouri Valley Conference

El Premio Larry Bird al mejor Baloncestista Masculino del Año de la Missouri Valley Conference (en inglés, Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year) es un galardón que otorga la Missouri Valley Conference al jugador de baloncesto masculino más destacado del año. El premio fue entregado por primera vez en la temporada 1968–69. Fue renombrado en honor a Larry Bird, jugador de Indiana State desde 1977 hasta 1979 y subcampeón de la NCAA en 1979. Bird ganó cada premio importante al mejor jugador nacional (incluidos los premios Naismith y Wooden) en 1979.
Creighton y Drake son las universidades con más vencedores con siete. A lo largo de la historia del premio no ha habido ningún año con doble ganador, pero diez jugadores cuentan con dos galardones en su haber.

## Ganadores

| † | Co-Jugadores del Año |
| * | Ganador del premio al mejor universitario del año: el Naismith College Player of the Year o el John R. Wooden Award |
| Jugador (X) | Denota el número de veces que ha conseguido el galardón |
| Temporada | Jugador | Universidad | Posición | Curso |
| 1968–69 | Smith, BingoBingo Smith | Tulsa | Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 1969–70 | Ard, JimJim Ard | Cincinnati | Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 1970–71 | Halliburton, JeffJeff Halliburton | Drake | Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 1971–72 | Finch, LarryLarry Finch | Memphis State | Base/Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 1972–73 | Kenon, LarryLarry Kenon | Memphis State | Ala-Pívot | 3 !Junior |
| 1973–74 | Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman | Louisville | Alero | 3 !Junior |
| 1974–75 | Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman (2) | Louisville | Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 1975–76 | Glenn, MikeMike Glenn | Southern Illinois | Base | 3 !Junior |
| 1976–77 | Phegley, RogerRoger Phegley | Bradley | Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 1977–78 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird | Indiana State | Alero | 3 !Junior |
| 1978–79 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird* (2) | Indiana State | Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 1979–80 | Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd | Drake | Alero / Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 1980–81 | Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd (2) | Drake | Alero / Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 1981–82 | Pressey, PaulPaul Pressey | Tulsa | Base / Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 1982–83 | Carr, AntoineAntoine Carr | Wichita State | Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 1983–84 | McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel | Wichita State | Ala-Pívot | 3 !Junior |
| 1984–85 | McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel (2) | Wichita State | Ala-Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 1985–86 | Les, JimJim Les | Bradley | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1986–87 | Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins | Bradley | Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 1987–88 | Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins (2) | Bradley | Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 1988–89 | Manuel, AnthonyAnthony Manuel | Bradley | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1989–90 | Harstad, BobBob Harstad | Creighton | Ala-Pívot | 3 !Junior |
| 1990–91 | Gallagher, ChadChad Gallagher | Creighton | Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 1991–92 | Amaya, AshrafAshraf Amaya | Southern Illinois | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1992–93 | Smith, CurtCurt Smith | Drake | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1993–94 | Collier, GaryGary Collier | Tulsa | Alero | !Senior |
| 1994–95 | Carr, ChrisChris Carr | Southern Illinois | Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 1995–96 | Parker, AnthonyAnthony Parker | Bradley | Escolta / Alero | 3 !Junior |
| 1996–97 | Daisy, JasonJason Daisy | Northern Iowa | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1997–98 | Hill, RicoRico Hill | Illinois State | Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 1998–99 | Wilson, MarcusMarcus Wilson | Evansville | Escolta / Base | 4 !Senior |
| 1999–00 | Green, NateNate Green | Indiana State | Alero | 4 !Senior |
| 2000–01 | Bryson, TariseTarise Bryson | Illinois State | Base | 3 !Junior |
| 2001–02 | Korver, KyleKyle Korver | Creighton | Alero / Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 2002–03 | Korver, KyleKyle Korver (2) | Creighton | Alero / Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 2003–04 | Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks | Southern Illinois | Base/Escolta | 3 !Junior |
| 2004–05 | Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks (2) | Southern Illinois | Base/Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 2005–06 | Miller, PaulPaul Miller | Wichita State | Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 2006–07 | Tatum, JamaalJamaal Tatum | Southern Illinois | Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 2007–08 | Emmenecker, AdamAdam Emmenecker | Drake | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 2008–09 | Woodfox, BookerBooker Woodfox | Creighton | Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 2009–10 | Koch, AdamAdam Koch | Northern Iowa | Ala-Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 2010–11 | Weems, KyleKyle Weems | Missouri State | Alero | 3 !Junior |
| 2011–12 | McDermott, DougDoug McDermott | Creighton | Alero | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2012–13 | McDermott, DougDoug McDermott (2) | Creighton | Alero | 3 !Junior |
| 2013–14 | VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet | Wichita State | Base | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2014–15 | Tuttle, SethSeth Tuttle | Northern Iowa | Ala-Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 2015–16 | VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet (2) | Wichita State | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 2016–17 | Lee, ParisParis Lee | Illinois State | Base | 4 !Senior |
| 2017–18 | Custer, ClaytonClayton Custer | Loyola | Base | 3 !Junior |
| 2018–19 | Townes, MarquesMarques Townes | Loyola | Escolta | 4 !Senior |
| 2019–20 | Green, AJAJ Green | Northern Iowa | Base | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2020–21 | Krutwig, CameronCameron Krutwig | Loyola | Pívot | 4 !Senior |
| 2021–22 | Green, AJAJ Green (2) | Northern Iowa | Base | 3 !Junior |
| 2022–23 | DeVries, TuckerTucker DeVries | Drake | Escolta | 2 !Sophomore |
| 2023–24 | DeVries, TuckerTucker DeVries (2) | Drake | Escolta | 3 !Junior |

## Ganadores por universidad

| Universidad (en MVC desde) | Premios | Años |
| Drake (1907) | 7 | 1971, 1980, 1981, 1993, 2008, 2023, 2024 |
| Creighton (1977) | 7 | 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Bradley (1948) | 6 | 1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996 |
| Southern Illinois (1975) | 6 | 1976, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Wichita State (1945) | 6 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 2006, 2014, 2016 |
| Northern Iowa (1991) | 5 | 1997, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2022 |
| Indiana State (1977) | 3 | 1978, 1979, 2000 |
| Tulsa (1935) | 3 | 1969, 1982, 1994 |
| Illinois State (1981) | 3 | 1998, 2001, 2017 |
| Loyola Chicago (2013) | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Louisville (1963) | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
| Memphis State (1968) | 2 | 1972, 1973 |
| Cincinnati (1957) | 1 | 1970 |
| Evansville (1994) | 1 | 1999 |
| Missouri State (1990) | 1 | 2011 |
| Belmont (2022) | 0 | — |
| Murray State (2022) | 0 | — |
| UIC (2022) | 0 | — |
| Valparaiso (2017) | 0 | — |