Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for the most outstanding basketball player in the Missouri Valley Conference
Country United States
First awarded 1969
Currently held by Kyle Weems, Missouri State

The Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Missouri Valley Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 196869 season. It was renamed to honor Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who played at Indiana State from 1977 to 1979 and led to the Sycamores to 1979 NCAA Championship game. Bird won every major player of the year award (including the Naismith and Wooden awards) in 1979.

As of 2011, Bradley and Southern Illinois are tied for the most alltime winners with six apiece. The most recent winner is Kyle Weems from Missouri State. There have never been any ties for the player of the year, but there have been seven repeat winners in the award's history.

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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

In 1979, Larry Bird was also the consensus National Player of the Year while at Indiana State.
Anthony Parker won in 1996 while playing for Bradley.
Kyle Korver (with ball) was back-to-back POY in 2002 and 2003.
Season Player School Position Class
196869 Smith, BingoBingo Smith Tulsa Shooting guard Senior
196970 Ard, JimJim Ard Cincinnati Center Senior
197071 Halliburton, JeffJeff Halliburton Drake Small forward Senior
197172 Finch, LarryLarry Finch Memphis State Guard Junior
197273 Kenon, LarryLarry Kenon Memphis State Power forward Junior
197374 Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman Louisville Small forward Junior
197475 Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman (2) Louisville Small forward Senior
197576 Glenn, MikeMike Glenn Southern Illinois Point guard Junior
197677 Phegley, RogerRoger Phegley Bradley Shooting guard Junior
197778 Bird, LarryLarry Bird Indiana State Small forward Junior
197879 Bird, LarryLarry Bird* (2) Indiana State Small forward Senior
197980 Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd Drake Small forward / Shooting guard Junior
198081 Lloyd, LewisLewis Lloyd (2) Drake Small forward / Shooting guard Senior
198182 Pressey, PaulPaul Pressey Tulsa Point guard / Forward Senior
198283 Carr, AntoineAntoine Carr Wichita State Center Senior
198384 McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel Wichita State Power forward Junior
198485 McDaniel, XavierXavier McDaniel (2) Wichita State Power forward Senior
198586 Les, JimJim Les Bradley Point guard Senior
198687 Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins Bradley Shooting guard Junior
198788 Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins (2) Bradley Shooting guard Senior
198889 Manuel, AnthonyAnthony Manuel Bradley Point guard Senior
198990 Harstad, BobBob Harstad Creighton Power forward Junior
199091 Gallagher, ChadChad Gallagher Creighton Center Senior
199192 Amaya, AshrafAshraf Amaya Southern Illinois Point guard Senior
199293 Smith, CurtCurt Smith Drake Point guard Senior
199394 Collier, GaryGary Collier Tulsa Small forward Senior
199495 Carr, ChrisChris Carr Southern Illinois Shooting guard Junior
199596 Parker, AnthonyAnthony Parker Bradley Shooting guard / Small forward Junior
199697 Daisy, JasonJason Daisy Northern Iowa Point guard Senior
199798 Hill, RicoRico Hill Illinois State Forward Senior
199899 Wilson, MarcusMarcus Wilson Evansville Shooting guard / Point guard Senior
199900 Green, NateNate Green Indiana State Small forward Senior
200001 Bryson, TariseTarise Bryson Illinois State Point guard Junior
200102 Korver, KyleKyle Korver Creighton Small forward / Shooting guard Junior
200203 Korver, KyleKyle Korver (2) Creighton Small forward / Shooting guard Senior
200304 Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks Southern Illinois Guard Junior
200405 Brooks, DarrenDarren Brooks (2) Southern Illinois Guard Senior
200506 Miller, PaulPaul Miller Wichita State Center Senior
200607 Tatum, JamaalJamaal Tatum Southern Illinois Shooting guard Senior
200708 Emmenecker, AdamAdam Emmenecker Drake Point guard Senior
200809 Woodfox, BookerBooker Woodfox Creighton Shooting guard Senior
200910 Koch, AdamAdam Koch Northern Iowa Power forward Senior
201011 Weems, KyleKyle Weems Missouri State Small forward Junior

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Bradley (1948) 6 1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996
Southern Illinois (1975) 6 1976, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2007
Creighton (1977) 5 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2009
Drake (1907) 5 1971, 1980, 1981, 1993, 2008
Wichita State (1945) 4 1983, 1984, 1985, 2006
Indiana State (1977) 3 1978, 1979, 2000
Tulsa (1935)[a] 3 1969, 1982, 1994
Illinois State (1981) 2 1998, 2001
Louisville (1963)[b] 2 1974, 1975
Memphis State (1968)[c] 2 1972, 1973
Northern Iowa (1991) 2 1997, 2010
Cincinnati (1957)[d] 1 1970
Evansville (1994) 1 1999
Missouri State (1990) 1 2011

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