Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year


The Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Summit League. The award was first given following the 1982–83 season. Two players, Caleb Green of Oral Roberts and Mike Daum of South Dakota State, have each won the award three times. Five other players have won the award twice: Jon Collins of Eastern Illinois, Tony Bennett of Green Bay, Bryce Drew of Valparaiso, Keith Benson of Oakland, and Max Abmas of Oral Roberts.
Oral Roberts and South Dakota State have the most winners with seven each. Oakland has had three winners, but left after the 2012–13 season to join the Horizon League. Of current conference members, North Dakota, St. Thomas, and South Dakota have had no winners. However, all are among the conference's newer members, with South Dakota having joined in 2011, North Dakota in 2018, and St. Thomas in 2021.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1982–83Western IllinoisSF
1983–84UICPG
1984–85Eastern IllinoisSF
1985–86 Eastern IllinoisSF
1986–87Missouri StatePG
1987–88Cleveland StateG
1988–89Eastern IllinoisSG
1989–90Missouri StateF
1990–91Green BayPG
1991–92 Green BayPG
1992–93Wright StateSF
1993–94UICPG
1994–95ValparaisoG
1995–96ValparaisoSF
1996–97ValparaisoPG
1997–98 ValparaisoPG
1998–99Oral RobertsSF / PF
1999–00Kansas CityC
2000–01Southern UtahPG
2001–02ValparaisoPF
2002–03OaklandG
2003–04IUPUISF / SG
2004–05Oral RobertsPF
2005–06 Oral RobertsPF
2006–07 Oral RobertsPF
2007–08IUPUIPG / SG
2008–09North Dakota StatePG
2009–10OaklandC
2010–11 OaklandC
2011–12Oral RobertsSF
2012–13South Dakota StatePG
2013–14North Dakota StatePG
2014–15North Dakota StateSG
2015–16Purdue Fort WayneSG
2016–17South Dakota StatePF
2017–18 South Dakota StatePF
2018–19 South Dakota StatePF
2019–20South Dakota StateSF
2020–21Oral RobertsPG / SG
2021–22South Dakota StateSG
2022–23 Oral RobertsPG / SG
2023–24South Dakota StateSG
2024–25OmahaSF

Winners by school

In this table, the "year joined" refers to the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar years in which each award was presented.
School WinnersYears
Oral Roberts 71999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2023
South Dakota State 72013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Valparaiso 51995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
Eastern Illinois 31985, 1986, 1989
North Dakota State 32009, 2014, 2015
Oakland 32003, 2010, 2011
Green Bay 21991, 1992
IUPUI 22004, 2008
Missouri State 21987, 1990
UIC 21984, 1994
Cleveland State 11988
Kansas City 12000
Omaha 12025
Purdue Fort Wayne 12016
Southern Utah 12001
Western Illinois 11983
Wright State 11993
Centenary 0—
Denver 0—
North Dakota 0—
St. Thomas 0—
South Dakota 0—