Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
| C-USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best overall male soccer player in Conference USA |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | C-USA head coaches |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Currently held by | Santiago Patiño, FIU |
| Website | http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-soccer/c-usa-m-soccer-body.html  |
The Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best overall player in Conference USA during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. From the beginning of C-USA's formation in 1995, the Conference awarded the season's best offensive player with Offensive Player of the Year and the best defensive player with the Defensive Player of the Year. Starting in 2009, the additional Player of the Year award was created to recognize the best overall player.[1]
Player of the Year
- 2018: JJ Williams, Kentucky
- 2017: Santiago Patino, FIU[2]
- 2016: Brandt Bronico, Charlotte[3]
- 2015: Callum Irving, Kentucky[4]
- 2014: Callum Irving, Kentucky
- 2013: Kyle Venter, New Mexico
- 2012: Daniel Withrow, Marshall and Jaime Ibarra, SMU
- 2011: Mark Sherrod, Memphis
- 2010: Arthur Ivo, SMU and Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
- 2009: Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
Offensive Player of the Year
- 2018: JJ Williams, Kentucky
- 2017: Aaron Herrera, New Mexico[2]
- 2016: Brandt Bronico, Charlotte[3]
- 2015: Kyle Parker, Charlotte[4]
- 2014: Kyle Parker, Charlotte and Freddy Ruiz, UAB
- 2013: Tim Hopkinson, Old Dominion
- 2012: Mark Sherrod, Memphis
- 2011: Mark Sherrod, Memphis
- 2010: Arthur Ivo, SMU and Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
- 2009: Two-Boys Gumede, UAB
- 2008: Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
- 2007: Bruno Guarda, SMU
- 2006: Bruno Guarda, SMU
- 2005: Duke Hashimoto, SMU
- 2004: Dayton O'Brien, Memphis
- 2003: Simon Bird, Louisville
- 2002: Jason Cole, Saint Louis
- 2001: Dipsy Selolwane, Saint Louis
- 2000: Jack Jewsbury, Saint Louis
- 1999: Peter Byaruhanga, UAB
- 1998: Brian Waltrip, USF
- 1997: Jeff Cunningham, USF
- 1996: Mike Mekelburg, USF
- 1995: Matt McKeon, Saint Louis
Defensive Player of the Year
- 2018: Callum Montgomery, Charlotte
- 2017: Santiago Patino, FIU[2]
- 2016: Luke Waechter, Charlotte[3]
- 2015: Callum Irving, Kentucky[4]
- 2014: Callum Irving, Kentucky
- 2013: Kyle Venter, New Mexico
- 2012: Jaime Ibarra, SMU
- 2011: Diogo de Almeida, SMU
- 2010: Daniel Withrow, Marshall
- 2009: Justin Chavez, Tulsa
- 2008: Barry Rice, Kentucky
- 2007: Barry Rice, Kentucky
- 2006: Jay Needham, SMU
- 2005: Greg Reece, South Carolina
- 2004: Sebastian Vecchio, Memphis
- 2003: Adrian Cann, Louisville and Tony McManus, UAB
- 2002: Adrian Cann, Louisville and Steve Lawrence, Marquette
- 2001: Marty Tappel, Saint Louis
- 2000: David Clemente, UAB
- 1999: Andrew Kean, Cincinnati
- 1998: Kevin Kalish, USF
- 1997: Max Stoka, Marquette
- 1996: Jon Busch, Charlotte
- 1995: Loukas Papaconstantinou, UAB
References
- ^ "CUSA Record Book" (PDF). 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "MSOC: 2017 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "MSOC: All-Conference USA Honors Announced". Conference USA. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Kentucky's Irving grabs Conference USA Player of Year award; Cedergren league's top coach". Kentucky Forward. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2017.