Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year


The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference. The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players have been selected twice, while no player has earned a three-time player of the year selection.
Western Kentucky, which left the SBC for Conference USA in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the SBC beyond 2014, South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1976–77CharlottePF / C
1977–78New OrleansC
1978–79South AlabamaPF
1979–80JacksonvillePF
1980–81South AlabamaSF
1981–82UABSG
1982–83†South FloridaSF
1982–83†VCUSG
1983–84South AlabamaPF
1984–85 South AlabamaPF
1985–86Old DominionC
1986–87Western KentuckyPF
1987–88CharlottePG
1988–89South AlabamaSG
1989–90Old DominionPF
1990–91 Old DominionPF
1991–92Louisiana TechPF
1992–93New OrleansC
1993–94†LouisianaG
1993–94†Arkansas StateF
1994–95Western KentuckySG
1995–96Little RockSG
1996–97Little RockPF
1997–98Arkansas StatePG
1998–99 Arkansas StatePG
1999–00Louisiana TechSG
2000–01Western KentuckyC
2001–02New OrleansSF
2002–03New Mexico StateF
2003–04Western KentuckySG / PG
2004–05DenverC
2005–06Western KentuckySG
2006–07New OrleansPG
2007–08Western KentuckySG
2008–09Western KentuckyPG
2009–10LouisianaPF
2010–11Little RockSG
2011–12Middle TennesseePF
2012–13South AlabamaPF / C
2013–14Georgia StateSG
2014–15 Georgia StateSG
2015–16LouisianaPF
2016–17UT ArlingtonPF
2017–18Georgia StateSG
2018–19Georgia SouthernPG
2019–20Texas StateSG
2020–21Coastal CarolinaSG
2021–22Arkansas StatePF
2022–23MarshallSG
2023–24James MadisonSG
2024–25TroyPG