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The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 18 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri and Texas A&M, the conference's two newest members (both joining in 2012).
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Southeastern Conference |
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| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1965 |
| Most recent | Dalton Knecht, Tennessee |
Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and the SEC coaches (1987–present).
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| † | 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) |
| A | Associated Press selection (1965–present) |
| C | SEC coaches' selection (1987–present) |
| U | United Press International selection (1965–1992) |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player received the SEC Player of the Year award at that point |
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Ron Widby, Tennessee, 1967
Pete Maravich, LSU, 1968 through 1970
Johnny Neumann, Ole Miss, 1971
Kevin Grevey, Kentucky, 1973 and 1975
Jan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt, 1974
Bernard King, Tennessee, 1975 through 1977
Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee, 1977
Kyle Macy, Kentucky, 1980
Charles Barkley, Auburn, 1984
Chris Jackson[b], LSU, 1989 and 1990
Shaquille O'Neal, LSU, 1991 and 1992
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State, 2004
John Wall, Kentucky, 2010
Chandler Parsons, Florida, 2011
Grant Williams, Tennessee, 2018 and 2019
Herbert Jones, Alabama, 2021
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Brandon Miller, Alabama, 2023
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee, 2024
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| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (1932) | 18 | 1966†, 1972†, 1973†, 1975†, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003†, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017†, 2020†, 2022 |
| Tennessee (1932) | 14 | 1967, 1972†, 1975†, 1976, 1977 (×2)†, 1982, 1983†, 1987†, 2003†, 2007†, 2018†, 2019, 2024 |
| LSU (1932) | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
| Vanderbilt (1932) | 8 | 1965, 1966†, 1974, 1988, 1993†, 2000†, 2007†, 2008 |
| Alabama (1932) | 7 | 1973†, 1978, 1979, 1987†, 2002, 2021, 2023 |
| Arkansas (1991) | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2015, 2020† |
| Mississippi State (1932) | 3 | 1983†, 2004, 2020† |
| Auburn (1932) | 2 | 1984, 1999 |
| Florida (1932) | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Georgia (1932) | 2 | 2013, 2018† |
| Ole Miss (1932) | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
| South Carolina (1991) | 1 | 2017† |
| Missouri (2012) | 0 | — |
| Oklahoma (2024) | 0 | — |
| Texas (2024) | 0 | — |
| Texas A&M (2012) | 0 | — |
- a If no special demarcation indicates which voting body's award the player won that season, then he had earned all of the awards available for that year.
- b Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1991 after converting to Islam.[121]
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