The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum announced Josh Hubbard of Mississippi State University as the winner of the 2025 Howell Trophy, awarded annually to the state’s top men’s college basketball player, and Madison Scott of the University of Mississippi as the recipient of the 2025 Gillom Trophy, honoring Mississippi’s best women’s college basketball player. The awards were announced Monday afternoon at an awards luncheon at Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia, MS.
(Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard won the Howell Trophy back to back years in 2024 and 2025)
Hubbard becomes a two-time Howell Trophy winner, having also claimed the honor in 2024. The sophomore guard has been the driving force behind the Bulldogs’ success this season, finishing with 20.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 40.1% from three-point range.
Scott, a senior forward for the Ole Miss Rebels, earns the 2025 Gillom Trophy after a dominant season in the SEC. A versatile playmaker, Scott has been the heart of the Rebels’ lineup, averaging 16.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field on the season.
(Ole Miss point guard Madison Scott took home the Peggy Gillom Trophy as Mississippi’s top women’s basketball player)
Hubbard becomes the third player from State to win the Howell Trophy in back to back years. Jarvis Varnado won in 2009 and 2010. And Quindarry Weatherspoon won in 2018 and 2019.
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