American West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Annual basketball award
Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the American West Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1995 |
Final award | 1996 |
The American West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual award given to the American West Conference's most outstanding player. The award was bestowed just twice (1995, 1996) coinciding with men's basketball being offered for only the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The American West Conference operated as a whole from 1993–94 to 1995–96. The award winners were Sean Allen from Southern Utah and Ben Larson from Cal Poly.
Winners
Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
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1994–95 | Sean Allen[a 1] | Southern Utah | PF / C | Senior | [1] |
1995–96 | Ben Larson | Cal Poly | PG | Freshman | [2] |
Winners by school
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Cal Poly (1993) | 1 | 1996 |
Southern Utah (1993) | 1 | 1995 |
Cal State Northridge (1993) | 0 | — |
Sacramento State (1993) | 0 | — |
UC Davis (1993)[a 2] | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- ^ Sean Allen later changed his last name to McCaw, but while he was still in college he kept his birth name.
- ^ UC Davis joined the American West Conference as a charter member in 1993–94 when it was still a football-only conference. They left after one year, before basketball was offered beginning in 1994–95.
References
- General
- "American West Conference Player of the Year Winners". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- Specific
- ^ "All-American West Conference Team". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. March 14, 1995. p. 18. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leef, Ralph (April 3, 1996). "Cal Poly team really turned things around". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 22. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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U.S. men's college basketball awards
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National players of the year |
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Conference players of the year |
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- All-Americans (by year)
- Bob Cousy Award
- Jerry West Award
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- NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- On hiatus – Senior CLASS Award
- Discontinued – Best Player ESPY Award
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
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