Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year



















Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given for
the most outstanding basketball player in the Southwest Conference
Country
United States
History
Final award
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).




Contents






  • 1 Key


  • 2 Winners


  • 3 Winners by school


  • 4 References





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

Rick Herrscher

SMU

Guard / forward

Senior
1958–59

H. E. Kirchner

TCU

Center

Senior
1959–60

Carroll Broussard

Texas A&M

Forward

Sophomore
1960–61

Carroll Broussard (2)

Texas A&M

Forward

Junior
1961–62

Carroll Broussard (3)

Texas A&M

Forward

Senior
1962–63

Bennie Lenox

Texas A&M

Guard

Junior
1963–64

Bennie Lenox (2)

Texas A&M

Guard

Senior
1964–65

John Beasley

Texas A&M

Center

Junior
1965–66

John Beasley (2)

Texas A&M

Center

Senior
1966–67

Denny Holman

SMU

Guard

Senior
1967–68

Billy Arnold

Texas

Guard

Senior
1968–69

Ronnie Peret

Texas A&M

Center

Senior
1968–69

Gene Phillips

SMU

Forward

Sophomore
1968–69

Greg Williams

Rice


Junior
1969–70

Gene Phillips (2)

SMU

Forward

Junior
1970–71

Goo Kennedy

TCU

Forward

Senior
1970–71

Gene Phillips (3)

SMU

Forward

Senior
1971–72

Larry Robinson

Texas

Forward

Sophomore
1972–73

Martin Terry

Arkansas

Guard

Senior
1973–74

Larry Robinson (2)

Texas

Forward

Senior
1974–75

Sonny Parker

Texas A&M

Guard / forward

Junior
1975–76

Sonny Parker (2)

Texas A&M

Guard / forward

Senior
1975–76

Ira Terrell

SMU

Center

Senior
1976–77

Otis Birdsong

Houston

Guard

Senior
1977–78

Ron Brewer

Arkansas

Guard

Senior

1978–79

Sidney Moncrief

Arkansas

Guard

Senior

1979–80

Ron Baxter

Texas

Guard

Senior

1979–80

Terry Teagle

Baylor

Guard / forward

Sophomore

1980–81

Rob Williams

Houston

Guard

Sophomore

1981–82

Ricky Pierce

Rice

Forward

Senior
1982–83

Clyde Drexler

Houston

Guard / forward

Junior
1982–83

Michael Young

Houston

Forward / guard

Junior
1983–84

Akeem Olajuwon

Houston

Center

Junior
1984–85

Bubba Jennings

Texas Tech

Guard

Senior

1985–86

John Brownlee

Texas

Forward / center

Senior
1986–87

Carven Holcombe

TCU

Guard

Senior
1987–88

Carlton McKinney

SMU

Guard

Senior
1988–89

Travis Mays

Texas

Guard

Junior
1989–90

Travis Mays (2)

Texas

Guard

Senior
1990–91

Todd Day

Arkansas

Forward

Junior
1990–91

Oliver Miller

Arkansas

Center

Junior
1991–92

Will Flemons

Texas Tech

Forward

Junior
1991–92

David Wesley

Baylor

Guard

Senior
1992–93

Will Flemons (2)

Texas Tech

Forward

Senior
1992–93

Bo Outlaw

Houston

Forward / center

Senior
1992–93

Mike Wilson

SMU

Guard

Senior
1993–94

B. J. Tyler

Texas

Guard

Senior
1994–95

Kurt Thomas

TCU

Center

Senior
1995–96

Jason Sasser

Texas Tech

Forward

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



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