Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year


The Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an award given to the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic (Metro) Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1976–77 season and was discontinued after the 1994–95 season. In 1995 the Metro Conference merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA.
There were three ties in the award's history, in 1978, 1981 and 1988. One player, Darrell Griffith of Louisville, was also named the national player of the year by being presented the John R. Wooden Award.
Louisville represents the most all-time winners with eight. The second most belong to Southern Miss with three, all of which belong to Clarence Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon was the only three-time winner of the award, while two others earned it twice.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1976–77CincinnatiSG
1977–78†Florida StateSF
1977–78†LouisvilleSG/PG
1978–79CincinnatiC
1979–80*LouisvilleSG
1980–81†Saint LouisPG
1980–81†LouisvilleSG
1981–82MemphisPF/C
1982–83LouisvilleSF
1983–84TulanePF/C
1984–85 MemphisPF/C
1985–86Virginia TechSF
1986–87LouisvilleSF/SG
1987–88†Virginia TechPG
1987–88†LouisvilleC
1988–89Florida StateSG/SF
1989–90Southern MissPF
1990–91 Southern MissPF
1991–92 Southern MissPF
1992–93LouisvilleC
1993–94 LouisvilleC
1994–95CharlottePF

Winners by school

School WinnersYears
Louisville 81978†, 1980, 1981†, 1983, 1987, 1988†, 1993, 1994
Southern Miss 31990, 1991, 1992
Cincinnati 21977, 1979
Florida State 21978†, 1989
Memphis 21982, 1985
Virginia Tech 21986, 1988†
Charlotte 11995
Saint Louis 11981†
Tulane 11984