The Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the

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(which had been known as the Mid-Continent Conference up until June 1, 2007). The award was first given following the 1982–83 season. Two players, Caleb Green of

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and Mike Daum of

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, have each won the award three times. Five other players have won the award twice: Jon Collins of Eastern Illinois,

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of Green Bay,

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of Valparaiso,

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, and

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of Oral Roberts. Oral Roberts and South Dakota State have the most winners with seven each. Oakland has had three winners, but left after the 2012–13 season to join the Horizon League. Of current conference members,

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, St. Thomas, and

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have had no winners. However, all are among the conference's newer members, with South Dakota having joined in 2011, North Dakota in 2018, and St. Thomas in 2021.

Key

Winners

Winners by school

In this table, the "year joined" refers to the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar years in which each award was presented.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Summit League Men's Basketball Player Of The Year NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year

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Awards established in 1983