Howell Trophy

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.

Howell Trophy
Awarded forthe best college basketball player in the state of Mississippi
LocationMississippi
CountryUnited States
Presented byMississippi Sports Hall of Fame
First awarded2005
Currently held byIverson Molinar, Mississippi State
WebsiteMississippi Sports Hall of Fame

The trophy is named after former Mississippi State star Bailey Howell.

Winners and finalists
Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado is one of three players to win the award twice
Ole Miss guard Devontae Shuler won the award in 2021
YearWinnerPosSchoolRefOther finalists
2004–05Lawrence RobertsPFMississippi State[2]Tommie Eddie, PF, Ole Miss
Shane Power, SF, Mississippi State
2005–06Jasper JohnsonCDelta State[3]Trey Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2006–07Trey JohnsonSGJackson State[4]Todd Abernethy, PG, Ole Miss
Jamont Gordon, PG, Mississippi State
2007–08Jamont GordonPGMississippi State[5]Dwayne Curtis, PF, Ole Miss
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2008–09Jarvis VarnadoPF/CMississippi State[6]David Huertas, SG, Ole Miss
Terrico White, SG, Ole Miss
2009–10Jarvis Varnado (2)PF/CMississippi State[7]Garrison Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2010–11Gary FlowersPFSouthern Miss[8]Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State
Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2011–12Arnett MoultriePFMississippi State[9]Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State
Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2012–13Marshall HendersonSGOle Miss[10]Dwayne Davis, SF, Southern Miss
Murphy Holloway, PF, Ole Miss
2013–14Jarvis SummersPGOle Miss[11]Marshall Henderson, SG, Ole Miss
Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2014–15Stefan MoodySGOle Miss[12]Chip Armelin, SG, Southern Miss
Devin Schmidt, PG, Delta State
2015–16Stefan Moody (2)SGOle Miss[13]Gavin Ware, PF, Mississippi State
Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2016–17Sebastián SaizPFOle Miss[14]Devin Schmidt, SG, Delta State
Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2017–18Quinndary WeatherspoonPFMississippi State[15]Cortez Edwards, SG, Southern Miss
Nick Weatherspoon, PG, Mississippi State
2018–19Quinndary Weatherspoon (2)PFMississippi State[16]Cortez Edwards, SG, Southern Miss
Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2019–20Reggie PerrySFMississippi State[17]Ledarius Woods, SF, Tougaloo College
Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2020–21Devontae ShulerSGOle Miss[18]Tristan Jarrett, SG, Jackson State
D. J. Stewart Jr., SG, Mississippi State
2021–22Iverson MolinarSGMississippi State[19]Tyler Stevenson, PF, Southern Miss
Jarkel Joiner, PG, Ole Miss

Trophies won by school
Rank School Wins Finalists
1Mississippi State919
2Ole Miss617
3Southern Miss17
4Jackson State14
5Delta State13

See also
  • Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • C Spire Ferriss Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college baseball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Conerly Trophy - an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Hull Trophy- an award given annually to the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

References
  1. "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards". Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. "MSU's Lawrence Roberts named 2004–05 winner of inaugural Howell Trophy". HailState.com. April 4, 2005.
  3. "Johnson wins Bailey Howell". The Clarksdale Press Register. March 30, 2006.
  4. Elkins, Ashley (March 27, 2007). "JSU's Johnson wins Howell Trophy". DJournal.com.
  5. "MSU's Jamont Gordeon collects 2007–08 Cellular South Howell Trophy award". HailState.com. March 31, 2008.
  6. "Howell and Gillom Trophy winners announced". MSNewsNow.com.
  7. Locke, Brad (April 9, 2010). "MSU Sweeps Howell, Gillom Trophies". DJournal.com.
  8. "Flowers wins Howell Trophy Delta State forward Veronica Walker takes Gillom Trophy". The Vicksburg Post.
  9. "Moultrie named 2012 C Spire Howell Trophy winner". HailState.com. March 5, 2012.
  10. "Marshall Henderson wins Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 11, 2013.
  11. "Ole Miss' Jarvis Summers wins Howell Trophy; Southern Miss' Jamierra Faulkner claims Gillom". AP. March 3, 2014.
  12. Brandt, David (March 9, 2015). "Ole Miss' Moody wins Howell, MSU's Vivians wins Gillom". The Clarion-Ledger.
  13. Bonner, Michael (March 7, 2016). "Moody, Vivians win C Spire Howell, Gillom trophies again". The Clarion-Ledger.
  14. "Saiz wins C Spire Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 6, 2017.
  15. "Weatherspoon, Vivians Take Howell And Gillom Trophies". HailState.com. March 5, 2018.
  16. "Weatherspoon, McCowan crowned best basketball players in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. March 11, 2019.
  17. "Mississippi State sweeps Gillom, Howell trophies for third straight season". Clarion Ledger. March 9, 2020.
  18. "Devontae Shuler Wins C Spire Howell Trophy". CBS Sports. May 24, 2021.
  19. "Winners of Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 8, 2022.
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