Howell Trophy
Awarded for	the best college basketball player in the state of Mississippi
Location	Mississippi
Country	United States
Presented by	Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
First awarded	2005
Currently held by	Tolu Smith, Mississippi State
Website	Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Year	Winner	Pos	School	Ref	Other finalists
2004–05	Lawrence Roberts	PF	Mississippi State	^[2]	Tommie Eddie, PF, Ole Miss Shane Power, SF, Mississippi State
2005–06	Jasper Johnson	C	Delta State	^[3]	Trey Johnson, SG, Jackson State Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2006–07	Trey Johnson	SG	Jackson State	^[4]	Todd Abernethy, PG, Ole Miss Jamont Gordon, PG, Mississippi State
2007–08	Jamont Gordon	PG	Mississippi State	^[5]	Dwayne Curtis, PF, Ole Miss Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2008–09	Jarvis Varnado	PF/C	Mississippi State	^[6]	David Huertas, SG, Ole Miss Terrico White, SG, Ole Miss
2009–10	Jarvis Varnado (2)	PF/C	Mississippi State	^[7]	Garrison Johnson, SG, Jackson State Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2010–11	Gary Flowers	PF	Southern Miss	^[8]	Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2011–12	Arnett Moultrie	PF	Mississippi State	^[9]	Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2012–13	Marshall Henderson	SG	Ole Miss	^[10]	Dwayne Davis, SF, Southern Miss Murphy Holloway, PF, Ole Miss
2013–14	Jarvis Summers	PG	Ole Miss	^[11]	Marshall Henderson, SG, Ole Miss Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2014–15	Stefan Moody	SG	Ole Miss	^[12]	Chip Armelin, SG, Southern Miss Devin Schmidt, PG, Delta State
2015–16	Stefan Moody (2)	SG	Ole Miss	^[13]	Gavin Ware, PF, Mississippi State Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2016–17	Sebastián Saiz	PF	Ole Miss	^[14]	Devin Schmidt, SG, Delta State Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2017–18	Quinndary Weatherspoon	PF	Mississippi State	^[15]	Cortez Edwards, SG, Southern Miss Nick Weatherspoon, PG, Mississippi State
2018–19	Quinndary Weatherspoon (2)	PF	Mississippi State	^[16]	Cortez Edwards, SG, Southern Miss Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2019–20	Reggie Perry	SF	Mississippi State	^[17]	Ledarius Woods, SF, Tougaloo College Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2020–21	Devontae Shuler	SG	Ole Miss	^[18]	Tristan Jarrett, SG, Jackson State D. J. Stewart Jr., SG, Mississippi State
2021–22	Iverson Molinar	SG	Mississippi State	^[19]	Tyler Stevenson, PF, Southern Miss Jarkel Joiner, PG, Ole Miss
2022–23	Tolu Smith	PF	Mississippi State	^[20]	Austin Crowley, SG, Southern Miss Matthew Murrell, SG, Ole Miss

Rank	School	Winners	Other finalists
1	Mississippi State	10	11
2	Ole Miss	6	13
3	Southern Miss	1	8
4	Jackson State	1	3
5	Delta State	1	2
6	Tougaloo College	0	1
T–7	All other schools	0	0

References

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^ "Winners of 2023 Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 6, 2023.

U.S. men's college basketball awards

Player awards

National players of the year	Naismith Wooden AP NABC Oscar Robertson Sporting News Academic All-America of the Year Discontinued – Helms UPI Adolph Rupp
Conference players of the year	A-10 ACC America East American ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Discontinued – American South American West Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Gulf Star Metro Midwestern Southwest

On hiatus – Senior CLASS Award

Head coach awards

National coaches of the year	Naismith Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year NABC Coach of the Year Sporting News Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award Jim Phelan Award Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Discontinued – Adolph Rupp Cup Clair Bee Award UPI Coach of the Year
Conference coaches of the year	ACC American ASUN Big East Big Ten Big 12 Big West CAA MAAC MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards

Other awards

Links to related articles

v t e Howell Trophy winners
2005: Roberts 2006: J. Johnson 2007: T. Johnson 2008: Gordon 2009: Varnado 2010: Varnado 2011: Flowers 2012: Moultrie 2013: Henderson 2014: Summers 2015: Moody 2016: Moody 2017: Saiz 2018: Weatherspoon 2019: Weatherspoon 2020: Perry 2021: Shuler 2022: Molinar 2023: Smith

v t e Alcorn State Braves basketball
Venues	Davey Whitney Complex (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Jackson State Tigers basketball
Venues	Williams Assembly Center (1981–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	"Tin Gym" (1929–1950) McCarthy Gymnasium (1950–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Game of Change Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
Venues	Harrison HPER Complex (1977–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Venues	Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2015) The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot" Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1965–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Winners and finalists

Trophies won by school

See also

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