The Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an award given to the Great Midwest Conference's most outstanding player. The award was short-lived and only handed out from 1992 to 1995. Four recipients received the award, but only Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway won more than once. Hardaway was the award's first and second player of the year recipient honoree.
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Great Midwest Conference |
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| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1992 |
| Final award | 1995 |
The Great Midwest Conference was an NCAA Division I conference that existed from 1991–92 to 1994–95. It was formed in 1990 with six members: Cincinnati and Memphis State (now Memphis) from the Metro Conference; UAB from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette and Saint Louis from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League), and independent DePaul. Dayton joined in 1993.
In 1995, reunification with the Metro Conference and teams from the Southwest Conference formed Conference USA.
Winners
edit| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Great Midwest Player of the Year award |
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Penny Hardaway | Memphis | G / SF | Sophomore | [1] |
| 1992–93 | Penny Hardaway (2) | Memphis | G / SF | Junior | [1] |
| 1993–94 | Jim McIlvaine | Marquette | C | Senior | [2] |
| 1994–95 | Tom Kleinschmidt | DePaul | SG / SF | Senior | [3] |
Winners by school
edit| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis (1991) | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Marquette (1991) | 1 | 1994 |
| DePaul (1991) | 1 | 1995 |
| Cincinnati (1991) | 0 | — |
| Saint Louis (1991) | 0 | — |
| UAB (1991) | 0 | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "Up the court with 'Penny'". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. March 12, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butters defends having Charleston in, Tech out". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. March 19, 1994. p. 34. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wendland, Jeff (March 16, 1995). "Kleinschmidt leaves holding his head high". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. p. 42. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.