The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football confe ...
(SBC). The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players have been selected twice (
Terry Catledge,
Chris Gatling,
Chico Fletcher, and
R. J. Hunter), while no player has earned a three-time player of the year selection.
Western Kentucky, which left the SBC for
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.
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in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the SBC beyond 2014,
South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six.
Key
Winners
Winners by school
References
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NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year
Player of the Year
Awards established in 1977