Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Southwest Conference
Country	United States
Last awarded	1996

The Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual basketball award given to the Southwest Conference (SWC)'s most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 19??–?? season and concluded after the 1995–96 season (the SWC disbanded with four members establishing the Big 12 Conference, three members joining the Western Athletic Conference, and one joining Conference USA).

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)
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Southwest Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Sonny Parker won back-to-back awards in 1975 and 1976.

Clyde Drexler of Houston shared the 1983 award with teammate Michael Young.

Future Hall of Fame inductee Hakeem Olajuwon (then known as Akeem) won in 1984.

David Wesley was a co-player of the year in 1992.

Bo Outlaw won in 1993 and was Houston's sixth and final recipient.

Season	Player	Team	Position	Class
1957–58	Herrscher, RickRick Herrscher	SMU	Guard / forward	4 !Senior
1958–59	Kirchner, H. E.H. E. Kirchner	TCU	Center	4 !Senior
1959–60	Broussard, CarrollCarroll Broussard	Texas A&M	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1960–61	Broussard, CarrollCarroll Broussard (2)	Texas A&M	Forward	3 !Junior
1961–62	Broussard, CarrollCarroll Broussard (3)	Texas A&M	Forward	4 !Senior
1962–63	Lenox, BennieBennie Lenox	Texas A&M	Guard	3 !Junior
1963–64	Lenox, BennieBennie Lenox (2)	Texas A&M	Guard	4 !Senior
1964–65	Beasley, JohnJohn Beasley	Texas A&M	Center	3 !Junior
1965–66	Beasley, JohnJohn Beasley (2)	Texas A&M	Center	4 !Senior
1966–67	Holman, DennyDenny Holman	SMU	Guard	4 !Senior
1967–68	Arnold, BillyBilly Arnold	Texas	Guard	4 !Senior
1968–69^†	Peret, RonnieRonnie Peret	Texas A&M	Center	4 !Senior
1968–69^†	Phillips, GeneGene Phillips	SMU	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1968–69^†	Williams, GregGreg Williams	Rice		3 !Junior
1969–70	Phillips, GeneGene Phillips (2)	SMU	Forward	3 !Junior
1970–71^†	Kennedy, GooGoo Kennedy	TCU	Forward	4 !Senior
1970–71^†	Phillips, GeneGene Phillips (3)	SMU	Forward	4 !Senior
1971–72	Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	Texas	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1972–73	Terry, MartinMartin Terry	Arkansas	Guard	4 !Senior
1973–74	Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson (2)	Texas	Forward	4 !Senior
1974–75	Parker, SonnySonny Parker	Texas A&M	Guard / forward	3 !Junior
1975–76^†	Parker, SonnySonny Parker (2)	Texas A&M	Guard / forward	4 !Senior
1975–76^†	Terrell, IraIra Terrell	SMU	Center	4 !Senior
1976–77	Birdsong, OtisOtis Birdsong	Houston	Guard	4 !Senior
1977–78	Brewer, RonRon Brewer	Arkansas	Guard	4 !Senior
1978–79	Moncrief, SidneySidney Moncrief	Arkansas	Guard	4 !Senior
1979–80^†	Baxter, RonRon Baxter	Texas	Guard	4 !Senior
1979–80^†	Teagle, TerryTerry Teagle	Baylor	Guard / forward	2 !Sophomore
1980–81	Williams, RobRob Williams	Houston	Guard	2 !Sophomore
1981–82	Pierce, RickyRicky Pierce	Rice	Forward	4 !Senior
1982–83^†	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler	Houston	Guard / forward	3 !Junior
1982–83^†	Young, MichaelMichael Young	Houston	Forward / guard	3 !Junior
1983–84	Olajuwon, AkeemAkeem Olajuwon	Houston	Center	3 !Junior
1984–85	Jennings, BubbaBubba Jennings	Texas Tech	Guard	4 !Senior
1985–86	Brownlee, JohnJohn Brownlee	Texas	Forward / center	4 !Senior
1986–87	Holcombe, CarvenCarven Holcombe	TCU	Guard	4 !Senior
1987–88	McKinney, CarltonCarlton McKinney	SMU	Guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Mays, TravisTravis Mays	Texas	Guard	3 !Junior
1989–90	Mays, TravisTravis Mays (2)	Texas	Guard	4 !Senior
1990–91^†	Day, ToddTodd Day	Arkansas	Forward	3 !Junior
1990–91^†	Miller, OliverOliver Miller	Arkansas	Center	3 !Junior
1991–92^†	Flemons, WillWill Flemons	Texas Tech	Forward	3 !Junior
1991–92^†	Wesley, DavidDavid Wesley	Baylor	Guard	4 !Senior
1992–93^†	Flemons, WillWill Flemons (2)	Texas Tech	Forward	4 !Senior
1992–93^†	Outlaw, BoBo Outlaw	Houston	Forward / center	4 !Senior
1992–93^†	Wilson, MikeMike Wilson	SMU	Guard	4 !Senior
1993–94	Tyler, B. J.B. J. Tyler	Texas	Guard	4 !Senior
1994–95	Thomas, KurtKurt Thomas	TCU	Center	4 !Senior
1995–96	Sasser, JasonJason Sasser	Texas Tech	Forward	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Texas A&M (1915)	10	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969^†, 1975, 1976^†
SMU (1918)	8	1958, 1967, 1969^†, 1970, 1971^†, 1976^†, 1988, 1993^†
Texas (1915)	8	1968, 1972, 1974, 1980^†, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994
Houston (1971)	6	1977, 1981, 1983 (×2)^†, 1984, 1993^†
Arkansas (1915)	5	1973, 1978, 1979, 1991 (×2)^†
TCU (1923)	4	1959, 1971^†, 1987, 1995
Texas Tech (1956)	4	1985, 1992^†, 1993^†, 1996
Baylor (1915)	2	1980^†, 1992
Rice (1918)	2	1969^†, 1982

References

Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1958: Herrscher
1959: Kirchner
1960: Broussard
1961: Broussard
1962: Broussard
1963: Lenox
1964: Lenox
1965: Beasley
1966: Beasley
1967: Holman
1968: Arnold
1969: Peret, Phillips & G. Williams
1970: Phillips
1971: Kennedy & Phillips
1972: Robinson
1973: Terry
1974: Robinson
1975: Parker
1976: Parker & Terrell
1977: Birdsong
1978: Brewer
1979: Moncrief
1980: Baxter & Teagle
1981: R. Williams
1982: Pierce
1983: Drexler & Young
1984: Olajuwon
1985: Jennings
1986: Brownlee
1987: Holcombe
1988: McKinney
1989: Mays
1990: Mays
1991: Day & Miller
1992: Flemons & Wesley
1993: Flemons, Outlaw & Wilson
1994: Tyler
1995: Thomas
1996: Sasser

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

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