The Howell Trophy or Cellular South Howell Trophy or C Spire Howell Trophy is an award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[1] It is open to players from all four-year colleges in Mississippi, although it has only been won by a non-Division I player once. The trophy is named after former Mississippi State star Bailey Howell.
Howell Trophy | |
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Awarded for | the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame |
First awarded | 2005 |
Currently held by | Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State |
Website | Official website |
Winners and finalists
editTrophies won by school
editRank | School | Winners | Other finalists |
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1 | Mississippi State | 11 | 11 |
2 | Ole Miss | 6 | 14 |
3 | Southern Miss | 1 | 9 |
4 | Jackson State | 1 | 3 |
5 | Delta State | 1 | 2 |
6 | Tougaloo College | 0 | 1 |
T–7 | All other schools | 0 | 0 |
See also
editOther annual awards presented by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame for the best players in that state:
- Gillom Trophy – given to the best women's college basketball player
- C Spire Ferriss Trophy – given to the best college baseball player
- Conerly Trophy – given to the best overall college football player
- Hull Trophy – given to the best college football offensive lineman
References
edit- ^ "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards". Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "MSU's Lawrence Roberts named 2004–05 winner of inaugural Howell Trophy". HailState.com. April 4, 2005.
- ^ "Johnson wins Bailey Howell". The Clarksdale Press Register. March 30, 2006.
- ^ Elkins, Ashley (March 27, 2007). "JSU's Johnson wins Howell Trophy". DJournal.com.
- ^ "MSU's Jamont Gordeon collects 2007–08 Cellular South Howell Trophy award". HailState.com. March 31, 2008.
- ^ "Howell and Gillom Trophy winners announced". MSNewsNow.com.
- ^ Locke, Brad (April 9, 2010). "MSU Sweeps Howell, Gillom Trophies". DJournal.com.
- ^ "Flowers wins Howell Trophy Delta State forward Veronica Walker takes Gillom Trophy". The Vicksburg Post.
- ^ "Moultrie named 2012 C Spire Howell Trophy winner". HailState.com. March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Marshall Henderson wins Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 11, 2013.
- ^ "Ole Miss' Jarvis Summers wins Howell Trophy; Southern Miss' Jamierra Faulkner claims Gillom". AP. March 3, 2014.
- ^ Brandt, David (March 9, 2015). "Ole Miss' Moody wins Howell, MSU's Vivians wins Gillom". The Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (March 7, 2016). "Moody, Vivians win C Spire Howell, Gillom trophies again". The Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ "Saiz wins C Spire Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Weatherspoon, Vivians Take Howell And Gillom Trophies". HailState.com. March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Weatherspoon, McCowan crowned best basketball players in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Mississippi State sweeps Gillom, Howell trophies for third straight season". Clarion Ledger. March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Devontae Shuler Wins C Spire Howell Trophy". CBS Sports. May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Winners of Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Winners of 2023 Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Winners announced for 2024 Howell and Gillom Trophies". CBS News 12. March 11, 2024.