Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

| Co-Players of the Year

| Awarded a national player of the year award:
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)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)

| Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Metro Player of the Year award at that point

| 1976–77

| {{sortname|Gary|Yoder}}

| Cincinnati

| SG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Gary Yoder Named Top Metro Cager |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/105881106 |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=March 16, 1977 |page= 55|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" rowspan=2| 1977–78^†

| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| Florida State

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Blankenship| first =Bob| title=Can 'Noles ice title in cool Cincy? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/245305952 |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |location=Tallahassee, Florida |date=March 3, 1978 |page= 16|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}{{cite news|last =Sullivan| first =Mike| title=Dream come true... for U of L's Rick Wilson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/109328720 |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=March 11, 1978 |page= 26|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| {{sortname|Rick|Wilson|dab=basketball}}

| Louisville

| SG/PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

|

| 1978–79

| {{sortname|Pat|Cummings}}

| Cincinnati

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Watson| first =George| title=Price Takes Solomon's Place In Front Line For Gobblers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/233349324 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=March 1, 1979 |page= 33|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1979–80

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Darrell|Griffith}}*

| Louisville

| SG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/metro-poy.html |title=Men's Metro Conference Player of the Year Winners |author= |date=2023 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=November 26, 2023 |quote=}}

| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" rowspan=2| 1980–81^†

| {{sortname|David|Burns|dab=basketball}}

| Saint Louis

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Smith, Burns best in Metro |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/320218586 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |location=Tampa Bay, Florida |date=March 4, 1981 |page= 15|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| {{sortname|Derek|Smith|dab=basketball}}

| Louisville

| SG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

|

| 1981–82

| {{sortname|Keith|Lee|dab=basketball}}

| Memphis

| PF/C

| {{sort|1|Freshman}}

|

| 1982–83

| {{sortname|Rodney|McCray|dab=basketball}}

| Louisville

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Sports Shorts – College Basketball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/42268559/ |newspaper=St. Louis Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=March 10, 1983 |page= 40|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1983–84

| {{sortname|John|"Hot Rod" Williams}}

| Tulane

| PF/C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Williams tops in Metro |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/764393782 |newspaper=The Cincinnati Post |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |date=March 7, 1984 |page= 23|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1984–85

| {{sortname|Keith|Lee|dab=basketball}} (2)

| Memphis

| PF/C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Whicker| first =Mark| title=The forgotten All-American |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751305993 |newspaper=The State |location=Columbia, South Carolina |date=March 27, 1985 |page= 66|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1985–86

| {{sortname|Dell|Curry}}

| Virginia Tech

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Tech's Curry named Metro's top player |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/594070983 |newspaper=Kingsport Times-News |location=Kingsport, Tennessee |date=March 7, 1986 |page= 19|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1986–87

| {{sortname|Herbert|Crook}}

| Louisville

| SF/SG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =Bozich| first =Rick| title=By hook or by Crook, former coaches helped Herb become superb |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/109841385 |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=March 6, 1987 |page= 9|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" rowspan=2| 1987–88^†

| {{sortname|Bimbo|Coles}}

| Virginia Tech

| PG

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Coles, Ellison head All-Metro team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/812258642 |newspaper=Anderson Independent-Mail |location=Anderson, South Carolina |date=March 11, 1988 |page= 29|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Coles, Ellison share honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/755603699 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Rock Hill, South Carolina |date=March 11, 1988 |page= 8|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| {{sortname|Pervis|Ellison}}

| Louisville

| C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

|

| 1988–89

| {{sortname|George|McCloud}}

| Florida State

| SG/SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Gilstrap| first =Jim| title=McCloud, and Finch honored by conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/811129942 |newspaper=Anderson Independent-Mail |location=Anderson, South Carolina |date=March 11, 1989 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1989–90

| {{sortname|Clarence|Weatherspoon}}

| Southern Miss

| PF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=USM star forward named league Player of the Year for third straight season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/279235729 |newspaper=Hattiesburg American |location=Hattiesburg, Mississippi |date=March 12, 1992 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1990–91

| {{sortname|Clarence|Weatherspoon}} (2)

| Southern Miss

| PF

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

|

| 1991–92

| {{sortname|Clarence|Weatherspoon}} (3)

| Southern Miss

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

|

| 1992–93

| {{sortname|Clifford|Rozier}}

| Louisville

| C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=All-Metro Conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/218292842 |newspaper=The Town Talk |location=Alexandria, Louisiana |date=March 13, 1993 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1993–94

| {{sortname|Clifford|Rozier}} (2)

| Louisville

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Blanchard| first =Scott| title=Rozier tops All-Metro |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/919555102 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, Virginia |date=March 9, 1994 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| 1994–95

| {{sortname|Jarvis|Lang}}

| Charlotte

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=UNCC's Jarvis Lang earns Metro honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/964390271 |newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier |location=Bristol, Virginia |date=March 10, 1995 |page= 18|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 26, 2023}}

| Louisville (1975)

| 8

| align="left" | 1978^†, 1980, 1981^†, 1983, 1987, 1988^†, 1993, 1994

| Southern Miss (1982)

| 3

| align="left" | 1990, 1991, 1992

| Cincinnati (1975)

| 2

| align="left" | 1977, 1979

| Florida State (1976)

| 2

| align="left" | 1978^†, 1989

| Memphis (1975)

| 2

| align="left" | 1982, 1985

| Virginia Tech (1979)

| 2

| align="left" | 1986, 1988^†

| Charlotte (1991)

| 1

| align="left" | 1995

| Saint Louis (1975)

| 1

| align="left" | 1981^†

| Tulane (1975)

| 1

| align="left" | 1984