__NOTOC__ Historical records of this award have been spotty, and the following is a compiled list of the verified SWAC Players of the Year.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC) most outstanding player.
Key † Co-Players of the Year* Awarded a national player of the year award that same season: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) 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 SWAC Player of the Year award at that point
Winners
Season Player School Position ClassReference 1964–65 SF 1969–70 C 1971–72 PG 1972–73 C 1973–74 SF 1974–75 (2) SF 1975–76 PG 1976–77 SF 1977–78 (2) SF 1978–79 PF / C 1979–80 (2) PF / C 1980–81† SF PF 1981–82 (2) SF 1982–83 (3) SF 1983–84 SF 1984–85 PG 1985–86 SF 1986–87 PG 1987–88 Southern PG 1988–89 G 1989–90 PF 1990–91 SG 1991–92 (2) SG 1992–93 PG 1993–94 PF 1994–95 SG 1995–96 Mississippi Valley State PF 1996–97 PG 1997–98 (2) PG 1998–99 C 1999–00 (2) C 2000–01 SG 2001–02 PF / C 2002–03 PG 2003–04 F 2004–05 Alabama A&M PG / SG 2005–06 PG 2006–07 Jackson State SG 2007–08 SG 2008–09 Alabama State PG 2009–10 SG 2010–11 Texas Southern PF 2011–12 Mississippi Valley State C 2012–13 Texas Southern PG 2013–14 Texas Southern C 2014–15 Texas Southern PG 2015–16 Texas Southern C 2016–17 Texas Southern SG 2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff PG 2018–19 Texas Southern PF 2019–20 Prairie View A&M PF 2020–21 Jackson State SG 2021–22 Florida A&M PG 2022–23 Grambling State SG 2023–24 Jackson State SG / PG 2024–25 Florida A&M SG 2025–26 Jackson State PG
Winners by school School (year joined) Winners Years Texas Southern (1954) 12 1981†, 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Jackson State (1958) 11 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1993, 2007, 2010, 2021, 2024, 2026 Alabama State (1982) 7 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009 Southern (1934) 7 1965, 1972, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000 Grambling State (1958) 6 1976, 1981†, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2023 Mississippi Valley State (1968) 5 1987, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2012 Alcorn State (1962) 4 1973, 1979, 1980, 1985 Florida A&M (2021) 2 2022, 2025 Prairie View A&M (1920) 2 2003, 2020 Alabama A&M (1999) 1 2005 Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1936) 1 2018 Bethune–Cookman (2021) 0 —
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