Howell Trophy


The Howell Trophy is an award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. First awarded in 2005, the award is open to players from all four-year colleges in Mississippi and is named after former Mississippi State star Bailey Howell.

Background

Mississippi-based telecommunications company Cellular South, known since 2011 as C Spire, in partnership with the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, began presenting its "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards" in 1998, with the introduction of the Conerly Trophy, honoring the most outstanding college football player in the state of Mississippi. In September 2004, it was announced that the Hall of Fame and Cellular South would expand to include men's basketball, naming the award the Cellular South Howell Trophy in honor of Bailey Howell, the Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball alum and six-time NBA All-Star. The inaugural presentation of the trophy took place on April 14, 2005.

Winners and finalists

Since the inaugural award in 2005, the winner of the Howell Trophy is selected by a statewide panel of media members. Mississippi State power forward Lawrence Roberts was the first recipient of the award for his performance during the 2004–05 season.
YearWinnerPosSchoolRefOther finalists
2004–05PFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, PF, Ole Miss
, SF, Mississippi State
2005–06CDelta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen|, SG, Jackson State
, PF, Mississippi State
2006–07SGJackson State Tigers men's basketball|, PG, Ole Miss
, PG, Mississippi State
2007–08PGMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, PF, Ole Miss
, PF, Mississippi State
2008–09PF/CMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Ole Miss
, SG, Ole Miss
2009–10 PF/CMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Jackson State
, PG, Ole Miss
2010–11PFSouthern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball|, PG, Mississippi State
, PG, Ole Miss
2011–12PFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, PG, Mississippi State
, PG, Southern Miss
2012–13SGOle Miss Rebels men's basketball|, SF, Southern Miss
, PF, Ole Miss
2013–14PGOle Miss Rebels men's basketball|, SG, Ole Miss
, PG, Southern Miss
2014–15SGOle Miss Rebels men's basketball|, SG, Southern Miss
, PG, Delta State
2015–16 SGOle Miss Rebels men's basketball|, PF, Mississippi State
, SG, Mississippi State
2016–17PFOle Miss Rebels men's basketball|, SG, Delta State
, SG, Mississippi State
2017–18PFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Southern Miss
, PG, Mississippi State
2018–19 PFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Southern Miss
, PG, Ole Miss
2019–20SFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SF, Tougaloo College
, PG, Ole Miss
2020–21SGOle Miss Rebel men's basketball|, SG, Jackson State
, SG, Mississippi State
2021–22SGMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, PF, Southern Miss
, PG, Ole Miss
2022–23PFMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Southern Miss
, SG, Ole Miss
2023–24PGMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, SG, Southern Miss
, SG, Ole Miss
2024–25 PGMississippi State Bulldogs basketball|, PG, Ole Miss
, PG, Jackson State

Trophies won by school