Howell Trophy
Award
Howell Trophy
Awarded forOutstanding performance by a men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi
CountryUnited States
Presented byMississippi Sports Hall of Fame
First award2005
Currently held byJosh Hubbard, Mississippi State
WebsiteOfficial website

The 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. First awarded in 2005, the award is open to players from all four-year colleges in Mississippi and is named after former Mississippi State star Bailey Howell.

Background

Mississippi-based telecommunications company Cellular South, known since 2011 as C Spire, in partnership with the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, began presenting its "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards" in 1998, with the introduction of the Conerly Trophy, honoring the most outstanding college football player in the state of Mississippi. In September 2004, it was announced that the Hall of Fame and Cellular South would expand to include men's basketball, naming the award the Cellular South Howell Trophy in honor of Bailey Howell, the Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball alum and six-time NBA All-Star. The inaugural presentation of the trophy took place on April 14, 2005.[1]

Winners and finalists

Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado is one of four players to win the award twice
Ole Miss guard Devontae Shuler won the award in 2021

Since the inaugural award in 2005,[2] the winner of the Howell Trophy is selected by a statewide panel of media members.[3] Mississippi State power forward Lawrence Roberts was the first recipient of the award for his performance during the 2004–05 season.[4]

Year Winner Pos School Ref Other finalists
2004–05 Lawrence Roberts PF Mississippi State [4] Tommie Eddie, PF, Ole Miss
Shane Power, SF, Mississippi State
2005–06 Jasper Johnson C Delta State [5] Trey Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2006–07 Trey Johnson SG Jackson State [6] Todd Abernethy, PG, Ole Miss
Jamont Gordon, PG, Mississippi State
2007–08 Jamont Gordon PG Mississippi State [7] Dwayne Curtis, PF, Ole Miss
Charles Rhodes, PF, Mississippi State
2008–09 Jarvis Varnado PF/C Mississippi State [8] David Huertas, SG, Ole Miss
Terrico White, SG, Ole Miss
2009–10 Jarvis Varnado (2) PF/C Mississippi State [9] Garrison Johnson, SG, Jackson State
Chris Warren, PG, Ole Miss
2010–11 Gary Flowers PF Southern Miss [10] Dee Bost, PG, Mississippi State
Chris Warren (2), PG, Ole Miss
2011–12 Arnett Moultrie PF Mississippi State [11] Dee Bost (2), PG, Mississippi State
Neil Watson, PG, Southern Miss
2012–13 Marshall Henderson SG Ole Miss [12] Dwayne Davis, SF, Southern Miss
Murphy Holloway, PF, Ole Miss
2013–14 Jarvis Summers PG Ole Miss [13] Marshall Henderson, SG, Ole Miss
Neil Watson (2), PG, Southern Miss
2014–15 Stefan Moody SG Ole Miss [14] Chip Armelin, SG, Southern Miss
Devin Schmidt, PG, Delta State
2015–16 Stefan Moody (2) SG Ole Miss [15] Gavin Ware, PF, Mississippi State
Quinndary Weatherspoon, SG, Mississippi State
2016–17 Sebastián Saiz PF Ole Miss [16] Devin Schmidt (2), SG, Delta State
Quinndary Weatherspoon (2), SG, Mississippi State
2017–18 Quinndary Weatherspoon PF Mississippi State [17] Cortez Edwards, SG, Southern Miss
Nick Weatherspoon, PG, Mississippi State
2018–19 Quinndary Weatherspoon (2) PF Mississippi State [18] Cortez Edwards (2), SG, Southern Miss
Breein Tyree, PG, Ole Miss
2019–20 Reggie Perry SF Mississippi State [19] Ledarius Woods, SF, Tougaloo College
Breein Tyree (2), PG, Ole Miss
2020–21 Devontae Shuler SG Ole Miss [20] Tristan Jarrett, SG, Jackson State
D. J. Stewart Jr., SG, Mississippi State
2021–22 Iverson Molinar SG Mississippi State [21] Tyler Stevenson, PF, Southern Miss
Jarkel Joiner, PG, Ole Miss
2022–23 Tolu Smith PF Mississippi State [22] Austin Crowley, SG, Southern Miss
Matthew Murrell, SG, Ole Miss
2023–24 Josh Hubbard PG Mississippi State [23] Austin Crowley (2), SG, Southern Miss
Matthew Murrell (2), SG, Ole Miss
2024–25 Josh Hubbard (2) PG Mississippi State [24] Sean Pedulla, PG, Ole Miss
Daeshun Ruffin, PG, Jackson State

Trophies won by school

Rank School Winners Other finalists
1 Mississippi State 12 11
2 Ole Miss 6 15
3 Southern Miss 1 9
4 Jackson State 1 4
5 Delta State 1 2
6 Tougaloo College 0 1

See also

Other annual awards presented by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame for the best players in that state:

References

  1. ^ "Cellular South expands partnership with state Hall of Fame and Museum". Hattiesburg American. November 17, 2004. p. 17. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2 Bulldogs, Rebel finalists for Howell Trophy". The Vicksburg Post. Associated Press. March 16, 2005. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi's Best: Josh Hubbard and Madison Scott Win 2025 Howell and Gillom Trophies Presented by MBCI and Pearl River Resort". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. March 10, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Roberts claims inaugural Howell Trophy". Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. April 15, 2005. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Johnson wins Bailey Howell". The Clarksdale Press Register. March 30, 2006.
  6. ^ Elkins, Ashley (March 27, 2007). "JSU's Johnson wins Howell Trophy". DJournal.com.
  7. ^ "MSU's Jamont Gordeon collects 2007–08 Cellular South Howell Trophy award". HailState.com. March 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Howell and Gillom Trophy winners announced". MSNewsNow.com.
  9. ^ Locke, Brad (April 9, 2010). "MSU Sweeps Howell, Gillom Trophies". DJournal.com.
  10. ^ "Flowers wins Howell Trophy Delta State forward Veronica Walker takes Gillom Trophy". The Vicksburg Post.
  11. ^ "Moultrie named 2012 C Spire Howell Trophy winner". HailState.com. March 5, 2012.
  12. ^ "Marshall Henderson wins Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 11, 2013.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss' Jarvis Summers wins Howell Trophy; Southern Miss' Jamierra Faulkner claims Gillom". AP. March 3, 2014.
  14. ^ Brandt, David (March 9, 2015). "Ole Miss' Moody wins Howell, MSU's Vivians wins Gillom". The Clarion-Ledger.
  15. ^ Bonner, Michael (March 7, 2016). "Moody, Vivians win C Spire Howell, Gillom trophies again". The Clarion-Ledger.
  16. ^ "Saiz wins C Spire Howell Trophy". OleMissSports.com. March 6, 2017.
  17. ^ "Weatherspoon, Vivians Take Howell And Gillom Trophies". HailState.com. March 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Weatherspoon, McCowan crowned best basketball players in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. March 11, 2019.
  19. ^ "Mississippi State sweeps Gillom, Howell trophies for third straight season". Clarion Ledger. March 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Devontae Shuler Wins C Spire Howell Trophy". CBS Sports. May 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "Winners of Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Winners of 2023 Gillom, Howell Trophies announced". SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 6, 2023.
  23. ^ "Winners announced for 2024 Howell and Gillom Trophies". CBS News 12. March 11, 2024.
  24. ^ "Winners named for 2025 Howell, Gillom Trophies". WLBT. March 10, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
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