The Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to Conference USA's (CUSA) most outstanding player. The award was first given following CUSA's inaugural 1995–96 season. Two players have received the award multiple times: Danny Fortson (1996, 1997) and Steve Logan (2001, 2002). Coincidentally, both players attended the University of Cincinnati. Another Bearcat, Kenyon Martin, won the CUSA Player of the Year award the same season he was selected as the consensus national player of the year (2000).
Cincinnati and Memphis have the most awards, with five each; Memphis has the most individual winners, with all of its awards having been won by different players. However, neither school is currently a member of the conference. Due to CUSA having lost many members in all three of the major conference realignment cycles of the 21st century (2005, early 2010s, and 2020s), only four of the 12 current member schools have had a winner, with only Middle Tennessee having had more than one. Delaware and Missouri State played their first CUSA seasons in 2025–26.
Key † Co-Players of the Year* Awarded a national player of the year award that same season: UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)Oscar Robertson Trophy (1958–59 to present) 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 Conference USA Player of the Year award at that point
Winners
Season Player School Position Class Reference 1995–96 Cincinnati PF 1996–97 (2) Cincinnati PF 1997–98 Charlotte F 1998–99 DePaul SG / SF 1999–00 * Cincinnati PF 2000–01 Cincinnati PG 2001–02 (2) Cincinnati PG 2002–03 Marquette SG 2003–04 Memphis PG 2004–05 Charlotte SG / SF 2005–06 Memphis SF 2006–07 Rice G 2007–08 Memphis SG 2008–09 UCF G 2009–10 UTEP G 2010–11 UAB PG 2011–12 Memphis SG 2012–13 Memphis PG 2013–14 Middle Tennessee PF 2014–15 Louisiana Tech PG 2015–16 Louisiana Tech SG 2016–17 Middle Tennessee PF 2017–18 Middle Tennessee PF 2018–19 Old Dominion SG 2019–20 North Texas PG 2020–21 Western Kentucky C 2021–22 UAB PG 2022–23 North Texas SG 2023–24 Louisiana Tech F 2024–25 Jacksonville State SG 2025–26 Liberty F
Winners by school Years of joining reflect the start of the first season of basketball competition for each school, which coincides with the schools' arrival in CUSA except in the special case of Houston. Award years reflect the calendar years in which each season ended. School (year joined) Winners Years Cincinnati (1995) 5 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 Memphis (1995) 5 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 Louisiana Tech (2013) 32015, 2016, 2024 Middle Tennessee (2013) 3 2014, 2017, 2018 Charlotte (1995/2013) 2 1998, 2005 North Texas (2013) 2 2020, 2023 UAB (1995) 2 2011, 2022 DePaul (1995) 1 1999 Jacksonville State (2023) 1 2025 Liberty (2023) 1 2026 Marquette (1995) 1 2003 Old Dominion (2013) 1 2019 Rice (2005) 1 2007 UCF (2005) 1 2009 UTEP (2005) 1 2010 Western Kentucky (2014) 1 2021 Delaware (2025) 0 — East Carolina (2001) 0 — FIU (2013) 0 — Florida Atlantic (2013) 0 — Houston (1996) 0 — Kennesaw State (2024) 0 — Marshall (2005) 0 — Missouri State (2025) 0 — New Mexico State (2023) 0 — Sam Houston (2023) 0 — SMU (2005) 0 — Southern Miss (1995) 0 — Tulane (1995) 0 — Tulsa (2005) 0 — UTSA (2013) 0 —
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