Howell Trophy

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Howell Trophy
Awarded forthe best college basketball player in the state of Mississippi
LocationMississippi
CountryUnited States
Presented byMississippi Sports Hall of Fame
First awarded2005
Currently held byDevontae Shuler, Ole Miss
WebsiteMississippi Sports Hall of Fame

The Howell Trophy or Cellular South Howell Trophy or C Spire Howell Trophy is an award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[1] It is open to players from all four-year colleges in Mississippi, although it has only been won by a non-Division I player once.

The trophy is named after former Mississippi State star Bailey Howell.

Winners and finalists[]

Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado is one of three players to win the award twice
Ole Miss guard Devontae Shuler won the award in 2021
Year Winner Pos School Ref Other finalists
2004–05 Lawrence Roberts PF Mississippi State [2] , PF, Ole Miss
, SF, Mississippi State
2005–06 C Delta State [3] Trey Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2006–07 Trey Johnson SG Jackson State [4] Todd Abernethy, PG, Ole Miss
Jamont Gordon, PG, Mississippi State
2007–08 Jamont Gordon PG Mississippi State [5] , PF, Ole Miss
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2008–09 Jarvis Varnado PF/C Mississippi State [6] David Huertas, SG, Ole Miss
Terrico White, SG, Ole Miss
2009–10 Jarvis Varnado (2) PF/C Mississippi State [7] Garrison Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2010–11 PF Southern Miss [8] Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State
Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2011–12 Arnett Moultrie PF Mississippi State [9] Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State
Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2012–13 Marshall Henderson SG Ole Miss [10] Dwayne Davis, SF, Southern Miss
Murphy Holloway, PF, Ole Miss
2013–14 Jarvis Summers PG Ole Miss [11] Marshall Henderson, SG, Ole Miss
Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2014–15 Stefan Moody SG Ole Miss [12] , SG, Southern Miss
, PG, Delta State
2015–16 Stefan Moody (2) SG Ole Miss [13] Gavin Ware, PF, Mississippi State
Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2016–17 Sebastián Saiz PF Ole Miss [14] , SG, Delta State
Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2017–18 Quinndary Weatherspoon PF Mississippi State [15] , SG, Southern Miss
, PG, Mississippi State
2018–19 Quinndary Weatherspoon (2) PF Mississippi State [16] , SG, Southern Miss
Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2019–20 Reggie Perry SF Mississippi State [17] , SF, Tougaloo College
Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2020–21 Devontae Shuler SG [18] Tristan Jarrett, SG, Jackson State
D. J. Stewart Jr., SG, Mississippi State

Trophies won by school[]

Rank School Wins Finalists
1 Mississippi State 8 19
2 Ole Miss 6 17
3 Southern Miss 1 7
4 Jackson State 1 4
5 Delta State 1 3

See also[]

  • Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • C Spire Ferriss Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college baseball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Conerly Trophy - an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Hull Trophy- an award given annually to the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards". Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ "MSU's Lawrence Roberts named 2004-05 winner of inaugural Howell Trophy". HailState.com. 2005-04-14.
  3. ^ "Johnson wins Bailey Howell". The Clarksdale Press Register. 2006-03-30.
  4. ^ Elkins, Ashley (2007-03-27). "JSU's Johnson wins Howell Trophy". DJournal.com.
  5. ^ "MSU's Jamont Gordeon collects 2007-08 Cellular South Howell Trophy award". HailState.com. 2008-03-31.
  6. ^ "Howell and Gillom Trophy winners announced". MSNewsNow.com.
  7. ^ Locke, Brad (2010-04-09). "MSU Sweeps Howell, Gillom Trophies". DJournal.com.
  8. ^ "Flowers wins Howell Trophy Delta State forward Veronica Walker takes Gillom Trophy". The Vicksburg Post.
  9. ^ "Moultrie named 2012 C Spire Howell Trophy winner". HailState.com. 2012-03-05.
  10. ^ "Marshall Henderson wins Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. 2013-03-11.
  11. ^ "Ole Miss' Jarvis Summers wins Howell Trophy; Southern Miss' Jamierra Faulkner claims Gillom". AP. 2014-03-03.
  12. ^ Brandt, David (2015-03-09). "Ole Miss' Moody wins Howell, MSU's Vivians wins Gillom". The Clarion-Ledger.
  13. ^ Bonner, Michael (2016-03-07). "Moody, Vivians win C Spire Howell, Gillom trophies again". The Clarion-Ledger.
  14. ^ "Saiz wins C Spire Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. 2017-03-06.
  15. ^ "Weatherspoon, Vivians Take Howell And Gillom Trophies". HailState.com. 2018-03-05.
  16. ^ "Weatherspoon, McCowan crowned best basketball players in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. 2018-03-11.
  17. ^ "Mississippi State sweeps Gillom, Howell trophies for third straight season". Clarion Ledger. 2020-03-09.
  18. ^ "Devontae Shuler Wins C Spire Howell Trophy". CBS Sports. 2021-05-24.
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