The Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Ohio Valley Conference's (OVC) most outstanding player.

Among the repeat winners, only one—Clem Haskins of Western Kentucky—has been a three-time player of the year.

Murray State, which has dominated the award's selection, with its players having received the award 21 times (which at the Racers' departure was equal to the total of the next three programs on the list), joined the Missouri Valley Conference.

Second-place Austin Peay, with eight awards, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Among schools remaining in the OVC after 2022, Morehead State has the most awards with eight.