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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 .
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
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
Trophies won by school
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
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"Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards" . Retrieved 2015-12-22 .
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"MSU's Lawrence Roberts named 2004–05 winner of inaugural Howell Trophy" . HailState.com. April 4, 2005.
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"Johnson wins Bailey Howell" . The Clarksdale Press Register. March 30, 2006.
^ Elkins, Ashley (March 27, 2007).
"JSU's Johnson wins Howell Trophy" . DJournal.com.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Marshall Henderson wins Howell Trophy" . OleMissSports.com. March 11, 2013.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Devontae Shuler Wins C Spire Howell Trophy" . CBS Sports . May 24, 2021.
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"Winners of Gillom, Howell Trophies announced" . SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 8, 2022.
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"Winners of 2023 Gillom, Howell Trophies announced" . SuperTalk: Mississippi Media. March 6, 2023.
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