Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Ohio Valley Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1963
Currently held by	Isaiah Canaan, Murray State & Ian Clark, Belmont

The Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Ohio Valley Conference's (OVC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1962–63 season. The most recent winner was a tie between Isaiah Canaan of Murray State and Ian Clark of Belmont.

Thirteen players in OVC history have claimed more than one player of the year award, the most recent of whom was Isaiah Canaan, winner in 2011–12 and 2012–13. Among the repeat winners, only one—Clem Haskins of Western Kentucky—has been a three-time player of the year. Haskins achieved the feat from 1965 through 1967.

Murray State dominates the award's selection, as it has 17 winners (more than doubling what second–most Western Kentucky has with seven). However, before Canaan claimed the award in 2012, the Racers had gone without a winner since 2004. Of current OVC members, only Jacksonville State and SIU Edwardsville have had no winners. Both schools are relatively new to the conference, respectively joining in 2003 and 2008.

Four ties have occurred for player of the year: 1968, 1976, 1983 and 2013. No Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year has ever been selected as any national player of the year.

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Marcus Brown, the winner in 1995 and 1996, later played in the EuroLeague.

Bud Eley took home player of the year in 1999 while at Southeast Missouri State.

Trenton Hassell won as a junior in 2001.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1962–63	Sergent, HaroldHarold Sergent	Morehead State	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1963–64	Jennings, JimJim Jennings	Murray State	Forward	4 !Senior
1964–65	Haskins, ClemClem Haskins	Western Kentucky	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
1965–66	Haskins, ClemClem Haskins (2)	Western Kentucky	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1966–67	Haskins, ClemClem Haskins (3)	Western Kentucky	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1967–68†	Chapman, WayneWayne Chapman	Western Kentucky	Shooting guard / Small forward	4 !Senior
1967–68†	Swift, SkeeterSkeeter Swift	East Tennessee State	Guard	3 !Junior
1968–69	Virden, ClaudeClaude Virden	Murray State	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1969–70	McDaniels, JimJim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	Center	3 !Junior
1970–71	McDaniels, JimJim McDaniels (2)	Western Kentucky	Center	4 !Senior
1971–72	Taylor, LesLes Taylor	Murray State	Small forward	3 !Junior
1972–73	Taylor, LesLes Taylor (2)	Murray State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1973–74	Williams, FlyFly Williams	Austin Peay	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1974–75	Sorrell, GeorgeGeorge Sorrell	Middle Tennessee	Power forward	4 !Senior
1975–76†	Britt, JohnnyJohnny Britt	Western Kentucky	Point guard	4 !Senior
1975–76†	Sisneros, TimTim Sisneros	Middle Tennessee	Center	4 !Senior
1976–77	Howard, OtisOtis Howard	Austin Peay	Small forward	3 !Junior
1977–78	Howard, OtisOtis Howard (2)	Austin Peay	Small forward	4 !Senior
1978–79	Tillman, James "Turk"James "Turk" Tillman	Eastern Kentucky	Forward	3 !Junior
1979–80	Hooker, GaryGary Hooker	Murray State	Power forward	4 !Senior
1980–81	Beck, JerryJerry Beck	Middle Tennessee	Power forward	3 !Junior
1981–82	Beck, JerryJerry Beck (2)	Middle Tennessee	Power forward	4 !Senior
1982–83†	Green, GlenGlen Green	Murray State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1982–83†	Jakubick, JoeJoe Jakubick	Akron	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1983–84	Jakubick, JoeJoe Jakubick (2)	Akron	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1984–85	Kite, StephenStephen Kite	Tennessee Tech	Forward	3 !Junior
1985–86	Boyce, MarcelMarcel Boyce	Akron	Small forward	4 !Senior
1986–87	McCann, BobBob McCann	Morehead State	Power forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Martin, JeffJeff Martin	Murray State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1988–89	Martin, JeffJeff Martin (2)	Murray State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1989–90	Jones, PopeyePopeye Jones	Murray State	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1990–91	Jones, PopeyePopeye Jones (2)	Murray State	Power forward	3 !Junior
1991–92	Roberts, BrettBrett Roberts	Morehead State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1992–93	Rogers, CarlosCarlos Rogers	Tennessee State	Center	3 !Junior
1993–94	Rogers, CarlosCarlos Rogers (2)	Tennessee State	Center	4 !Senior
1994–95	Brown, MarcusMarcus Brown	Murray State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1995–96	Brown, MarcusMarcus Brown (2)	Murray State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1996–97	Wells, BubbaBubba Wells	Austin Peay	Small forward	4 !Senior
1997–98	Mayes, De'TeriDe'Teri Mayes	Murray State	Point guard / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1998–99	Eley, BudBud Eley	Southeast Missouri State	Center	4 !Senior
1999–00	Reese, AubreyAubrey Reese	Murray State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2000–01	Hassell, TrentonTrenton Hassell	Austin Peay	Small forward / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2001–02	Domercant, HenryHenry Domercant	Eastern Illinois	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2002–03	Minard, RickyRicky Minard	Morehead State	Point guard / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2003–04	Victor, CuthbertCuthbert Victor	Murray State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2004–05	Jenkins, WillieWillie Jenkins	Tennessee Tech	Center / Power forward	4 !Senior
2005–06	Merritt, J. RobertJ. Robert Merritt	Samford	Power forward	4 !Senior
2006–07	Reed, DrakeDrake Reed	Austin Peay	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
2007–08	Hudson, LesterLester Hudson	UT Martin	Point guard	3 !Junior
2008–09	Hudson, LesterLester Hudson (2)	UT Martin	Point guard	4 !Senior
2009–10	Faried, KennethKenneth Faried	Morehead State	Power forward / Center	3 !Junior
2010–11	Faried, KennethKenneth Faried (2)	Morehead State	Power forward / Center	4 !Senior
2011–12	Canaan, IsaiahIsaiah Canaan	Murray State	Point guard / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2012–13†	Canaan, IsaiahIsaiah Canaan (2)	Murray State	Point guard / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2012–13†	Clark, IanIan Clark	Belmont	Shooting guard	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Murray State (1948)	17	1964, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1983†, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2013†
Western Kentucky (1948)	7	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968†, 1970, 1971, 1976†
Austin Peay (1962)	6	1974, 1977, 1978, 1997, 2001, 2007
Morehead State (1948)	6	1963, 1987, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2011
Middle Tennessee (1952)	4	1975, 1976†, 1981, 1982
Akron (1980)	3	1983†, 1984, 1986
Tennessee State (1986)	2	1993, 1994
Tennessee Tech (1949)	2	1985, 2005
UT Martin (1992)	2	2008, 2009
Belmont (2012)	1	2013†
East Tennessee State (1958)	1	1968†
Eastern Illinois (1996)	1	2002
Eastern Kentucky (1948)	1	1979
Samford (2003)	1	2006
Southeast Missouri State (1991)	1	1999
Jacksonville State (2003)	0	—
SIU Edwardsville (2008)	0	—

Footnotes

• ^a Western Kentucky University left in 1982 to join the Sun Belt Conference.
• ^b Middle Tennessee State University left in 2000 to join the Sun Belt Conference.
• ^c The University of Akron left in 1987 to become an Independent. The Zips are now in the Mid-American Conference.
• ^d East Tennessee State University left in 1978 to join the Southern Conference. The Buccaneers are now in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
• ^e Samford University left in 2008 to join the Southern Conference.

References

• "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Individual Honors (pg. 4). Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 20 May 2010.