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 for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Big 12 Conference |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Phillips 66 |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Currently held by | Buddy Hield, Oklahoma |
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.
Only one player has won the award multiple times—Raef LaFrentz of Kansas, who won the first two awards in 1997 and 1998. Three freshmen have won the award as well—Kevin Durant of Texas, Michael Beasley of Kansas State and Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State. Four current Big 12 members have yet to have a winner: charter members Baylor and Texas Tech, and 2012 arrivals TCU and West Virginia.
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
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
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| 1996–97 | Raef LaFrentz | Kansas | Power forward | Junior | [1] |
| 1997–98 | Raef LaFrentz (2) | Kansas | Power forward | Senior | [1] |
| 1998–99 | Venson Hamilton | Nebraska | Center | Senior[2] | [1] |
| 1999–00 | Marcus Fizer | Iowa State | Power forward | Junior | [1] |
| 2000–01 | Jamaal Tinsley | Iowa State | Point guard | Senior | [1] |
| 2001–02 | Drew Gooden | Kansas | Power forward | Junior | [1] |
| 2002–03 | Nick Collison | Kansas | Power forward | Senior | [1] |
| 2003–04 | Tony Allen | Oklahoma State | Shooting guard | Senior | [1] |
| 2004–05 | Wayne Simien | Kansas | Power forward | Senior | [1] |
| 2005–06 | P. J. Tucker | Texas | Small forward | Junior | [1] |
| 2006–07 | Kevin Durant* | Texas | Small forward | Freshman | [1] |
| 2007–08 | Michael Beasley | Kansas State | Power forward | Freshman | [1] |
| 2008–09 | Blake Griffin* | Oklahoma | Power forward | Sophomore | [1][3] |
| 2009–10 | James Anderson | Oklahoma State | Shooting guard | Junior | [4] |
| 2010–11 | Marcus Morris | Kansas | Power forward | Junior | [5] |
| 2011–12 | Thomas Robinson | Kansas | Power forward | Junior | [6] |
| 2012–13 | Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State | Point guard | Freshman | [7] |
| 2013–14 | Melvin Ejim | Iowa State | Small forward | Senior | [8] |
| 2014–15 | Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Shooting guard | Junior | [9] |
Winners by school
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas (1996) | 7 | 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012 |
| Iowa State (1996) | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2014 |
| Oklahoma State (1996) | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2013 |
| Oklahoma (1996) | 2 | 2009, 2015 |
| Texas (1996) | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Kansas State (1996) | 1 | 2008 |
| Nebraska (1996)a | 1 | 1999 |
| Baylor (1996) | 0 | — |
| Colorado (1996)b | 0 | — |
| Missouri (1996)c | 0 | — |
| TCU (2012) | 0 | — |
| Texas A&M (1996)c | 0 | — |
| Texas Tech (1996) | 0 | — |
| West Virginia (2012) | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- a Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
- b Colorado left in 2011 to join what is now the Pac-12.
- c Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.
See also
- Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
- Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year – the predecessor to the Big 12 Conference and its players of the year (although the Big 12 does not recognize Big Eight Players of the Year as their own)
References
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