Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Summit League. The award was first given following the 1982–83 season. Two players—Caleb Green of Oral Roberts and Mike Daum of South Dakota State—have won the award three times. Four other players have won the award twice: Jon Collins of Eastern Illinois, Tony Bennett of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Bryce Drew of Valparaiso and Keith Benson of Oakland.
Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, and Valparaiso have the most winners with five each. Valparaiso has not been a conference member since 2007. Oral Roberts rejoined the Summit in 2014 after spending two seasons in the Southland Conference. Oakland has had three winners, but left after the 2012–13 season to join the Horizon League. Of current conference members, North Dakota, Omaha, and South Dakota have had no winners. However, these schools are among the conference's newer members, with South Dakota having joined in 2011, Omaha in 2012, and North Dakota in 2018.
Key
Winners
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1982–83 | Western Illinois | SF | ||
| 1983–84 | UIC | PG | ||
| 1984–85 | Eastern Illinois | SF | ||
| 1985–86 | Eastern Illinois | SF | ||
| 1986–87 | Missouri State | PG | ||
| 1987–88 | Cleveland State | G | ||
| 1988–89 | Eastern Illinois | SG | ||
| 1989–90 | Missouri State | F | ||
| 1990–91 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | PG | ||
| 1991–92 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | PG | ||
| 1992–93 | Wright State | SF | ||
| 1993–94 | UIC | PG | ||
| 1994–95 | Valparaiso | G | ||
| 1995–96 | Valparaiso | SF | ||
| 1996–97 | Valparaiso | PG | ||
| 1997–98 | Valparaiso | PG | ||
| 1998–99 | Oral Roberts | SF/PF | ||
| 1999–00 | UMKC | C | ||
| 2000–01 | Southern Utah | PG | ||
| 2001–02 | Valparaiso | PF | ||
| 2002–03 | Oakland | G | ||
| 2003–04 | IUPUI | SF / SG | ||
| 2004–05 | Oral Roberts | PF | ||
| 2005–06 | Oral Roberts | PF | ||
| 2006–07 | Oral Roberts | PF | ||
| 2007–08 | IUPUI | PG/SG | ||
| 2008–09 | North Dakota State | PG | ||
| 2009–10 | Oakland | C | ||
| 2010–11 | Oakland | C | ||
| 2011–12 | Oral Roberts | SF | ||
| 2012–13 | South Dakota State | PG | ||
| 2013–14 | North Dakota State | PG | ||
| 2014–15 | North Dakota State | SG | ||
| 2015–16 | IPFW | SG | ||
| 2016–17 | South Dakota State | PF | ||
| 2017–18 | South Dakota State | PF | ||
| 2018–19 | South Dakota State | PF | ||
| 2019–20 | South Dakota State | SF |
Winners by school
In this table, the "year joined" refers to the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar years in which each award was presented.| School | Winners | Years |
| Oral Roberts | 5 | 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 |
| South Dakota State | 5 | 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Valparaiso | 5 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 |
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| North Dakota State | 3 | 2009, 2014, 2015 |
| Oakland | 3 | 2003, 2010, 2011 |
| Green Bay | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| IUPUI | 2 | 2004, 2008 |
| Missouri State | 2 | 1987, 1990 |
| UIC | 2 | 1984, 1994 |
| Cleveland State | 1 | 1988 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 2000 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 | 2016 |
| Southern Utah | 1 | 2001 |
| Western Illinois | 1 | 1983 |
| Wright State | 1 | 1993 |
| Centenary | 0 | — |
| Denver | 0 | — |
| North Dakota | 0 | — |
| Omaha | 0 | — |
| South Dakota | 0 | — |