The Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an award given to the
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic (Metro) Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1976–77 season and was discontinued after the 1994–95 season. In 1995 the Metro Conference merged with the
Great Midwest Conference
The Great Midwest Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference that existed from 1991 to 1995.
History
It was formed in 1990 with six members: Cincinnati and Memphis State (now Memphis) from the Metro Conference, UAB from the Sun Be ...
to form
Conference USA
Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.
Mem ...
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There were three ties in the award's history, in 1978, 1981 and 1988. One player,
Darrell Griffith of
Louisville
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...
, was also named the national player of the year (1980) by being presented the
John R. Wooden Award.
Louisville represents the most all-time winners with eight. The second most belong to
Southern Miss with three, all of which belong to
Clarence Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon was the only three-time winner of the award, while two others earned it twice (
Keith Lee and
Clifford Rozier).
Key
Winners
Winners by school
References
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Awards disestablished in 1995
Awards established in 1977
Player Of The Year
NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year