Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Big 12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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Awarded forMost outstanding basketball player in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byPhillips 66
History
First award1997
Most recentCade Cunningham, Oklahoma State

The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, the first year of conference competition but three years after the conference's official formation. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Kansas has had the most winners of the award with ten. Only two players have won the award multiple times, Raef LaFrentz of Kansas, who won the first two awards in 1997 and 1998, and Buddy Hield of Oklahoma, who won the award in 2015 and 2016. Four freshmen have won the award as well, Kevin Durant of Texas, Michael Beasley of Kansas State and Marcus Smart and Cade Cunningham of Oklahoma State. Three current Big 12 members have yet to have a winner: charter member Baylor, and 2012 arrivals TCU and West Virginia. Three former Big 12 members also never had a winner of the award during their tenure in the Big 12: Colorado, Missouri, and Texas A&M.

Key[]

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big 12 Player of the Year award at that point

Winners[]

Kansas State's Michael Beasley was the second freshman in a row to win the award, earning it in 2008.
Oklahoma's Blake Griffin was the consensus National Player of the Year when he won the award in 2009.
Oklahoma's Buddy Hield won the award in 2016.
Season Player School Position Class
1996–97 Raef LaFrentz Kansas PF Junior
1997–98 Raef LaFrentz (2) Kansas PF Senior
1998–99 Venson Hamilton Nebraska C Senior
1999–00 Marcus Fizer Iowa State PF Junior
2000–01 Jamaal Tinsley Iowa State PG Senior
2001–02 Drew Gooden Kansas PF Junior
2002–03 Nick Collison Kansas PF Senior
2003–04 Tony Allen Oklahoma State SG Senior
2004–05 Wayne Simien Kansas PF Senior
2005–06 P. J. Tucker Texas SF Junior
2006–07 Kevin Durant* Texas SF Freshman
2007–08 Michael Beasley Kansas State PF Freshman
2008–09 Blake Griffin* Oklahoma PF Sophomore
2009–10 James Anderson Oklahoma State SG Junior
2010–11 Marcus Morris Kansas PF Junior
2011–12 Thomas Robinson Kansas PF Junior
2012–13 Marcus Smart Oklahoma State PG Freshman
2013–14 Melvin Ejim Iowa State SF Senior
2014–15 Buddy Hield Oklahoma SG Junior
2015–16 Buddy Hield* (2) Oklahoma SG Senior
2016–17 Frank Mason III* Kansas PG Senior
2017–18 Devonte' Graham Kansas PG Senior
2018–19 Jarrett Culver Texas Tech SG Sophomore
2019–20 Udoka Azubuike Kansas C Senior
2020–21 Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State G Freshman
Reference:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Winners by school[]

School (year joined) Winners Years
Kansas (1996) 10 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020
Oklahoma State (1996) 4 2004, 2010, 2013, 2021
Iowa State (1996) 3 2000, 2001, 2014
Oklahoma (1996)[a] 3 2009, 2015, 2016
Texas (1996)[a] 2 2006, 2007
Kansas State (1996) 1 2008
Nebraska (1996)[b] 1 1999
Texas Tech (1996) 1 2019
Baylor (1996) 0 —
Colorado (1996)[b] 0 —
Missouri (1996)[c] 0 —
TCU (2012) 0 —
Texas A&M (1996)[c] 0 —
West Virginia (2012) 0 —
  1. ^ a b Will leave the conference no later than 2025.
  2. ^ a b Left the conference in 2011.
  3. ^ a b Left the conference in 2012.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Big 12 Conference. "2008-09 Big 12 men's basketball media guide - Records section (1997-2008 winners)" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "CNN/SI - Venson Hamilton". Sports Illustrated. 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ Big 12 Conference. "Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Big 12 Conference. "2010 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Big 12 Conference. "2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ^ Big 12 Conference. "2012 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Big 12 Conference. "2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  8. ^ ESPN.com (March 9, 2014). "Melvin Ejim honored as Big 12's best". ESPN Internet Ventures LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Honors Announced". Big 12 Conference. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced" (Press release). March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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