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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the men's basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) voted as the most outstanding player. The award was first presented following the 1981–82 season, the first MAAC season, through voting by the league's head coaches. The award was first given to William Brown of Saint Peter's after Brown averaged 17.0 ppg, while leading the Peacocks to the NIT.

MAAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding male basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1982
Most recentMatt Balanc, Quinnipiac

Lionel Simmons of La Salle won the award a league record three times in his career. Simmons, along with winning his third MAAC Player of the Year award, was also the consensus national player of the year in 1990. As of 2024, three players have won the award twice in their career: Steve Burtt of Iona, Luis Flores of Manhattan and Justin Robinson of Monmouth.

There has been one tie in the award's history, in 2017–18 when the award was shared between the two MAAC Buffalo-based schools, with Jermaine Crumpton of Canisius and Kahlil Dukes of Niagara both sharing the honor. Iona has produced the most players in the league to win the award with 10. Siena is a close second, with seven players winning. The only current MAAC members without a winner are Mount St. Mary's, which joined the MAAC in 2022–23, and Merrimack and Sacred Heart, which play their first MAAC seasons in 2024–25.

Key

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† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MAAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Mindaugas Timinskas, Iona, 1997
 
Tariq Kirksay, Iona, 2000
 
Jared Jordan, Marist, 2007
 
Jason Thompson, Rider, 2008
 
Kenny Hasbrouck, Siena, 2009
 
Ryan Rossiter, Siena, 2011
 
Scott Machado, Iona, 2012
 
Lamont Jones, Iona, 2013
 
Billy Baron, Canisius, 2014
 
David Laury, Iona, 2015
 
Justin Robinson, Monmouth, 2016 and 2017
 
Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius, 2018
 
Kahlil Dukes, Niagara, 2018
 
Cameron Young, Quinnipiac, 2019
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1981–82 William Brown Saint Peter's G Senior [1]
1982–83 Steve Burtt Iona PG Junior [2]
1983–84 Steve Burtt (2) Iona PG Senior [2]
1984–85 Randy Cozzens Army G Senior [3]
1985–86 Tony George Fairfield G Senior [4]
1986–87 Kevin Houston Army PG/SG Senior [5]
1987–88 Lionel Simmons La Salle SF Sophomore [6]
1988–89 Lionel Simmons (2) La Salle SF Junior [6]
1989–90 Lionel Simmons* (3) La Salle SF Senior [6]
1990–91 Marc Brown Siena PG Senior [7]
1991–92 Randy Woods La Salle PG Senior [8]
1992–93 Keith Bullock Manhattan F Senior [9]
1993–94 Doremus Bennerman Siena PG Senior [10]
1994–95 Craig Wise Canisius F Senior [11]
1995–96 Darrell Barley Canisius F Senior [12]
1996–97 Mindaugas Timinskas Iona SF Senior [13]
1997–98 Kashif Hameed Iona C/PF Junior [14]
1998–99 Alvin Young Niagara SG Senior [15]
1999–00 Tariq Kirksay Iona SG/SF Senior [16]
2000–01 Demond Stewart Niagara SG Senior [17]
2001–02 Mario Porter Rider SF Senior [18]
2002–03 Luis Flores Manhattan PG Junior [19]
2003–04 Luis Flores (2) Manhattan PG Senior [20]
2004–05 Juan Mendez Niagara C/PF Senior [21]
2005–06 Keydren Clark Saint Peter's PG Senior [22]
2006–07 Jared Jordan Marist PG Senior [23]
2007–08 Jason Thompson Rider C Senior [24]
2008–09 Kenny Hasbrouck Siena SG Senior [25]
2009–10 Alex Franklin Siena SF Senior [26]
2010–11 Ryan Rossiter Siena PF Senior [1]
2011–12 Scott Machado Iona PG Senior [27]
2012–13 Lamont Jones Iona SG Senior [28]
2013–14 Billy Baron Canisius PG Senior [29]
2014–15 David Laury Iona PF Senior [30]
2015–16 Justin Robinson Monmouth PG Junior [31]
2016–17 Justin Robinson (2) Monmouth PG Senior [31]
2017–18† Jermaine Crumpton Canisius SF Senior [32]
Kahlil Dukes Niagara PG Senior [32]
2018–19 Cameron Young Quinnipiac SG Senior [33]
2019–20 Jalen Pickett Siena PG Sophomore [34]
2020–21 Manny Camper Siena SG/SF Senior [35]
2021–22 Tyson Jolly Iona SG Graduate [36]
2022–23 Walter Clayton Jr. Iona PG Sophomore [37]
2023–24 Matt Balanc Quinnipiac SG Graduate [38]

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Iona (1981) 10 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023
Siena (1989) 7 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021
Canisius (1989) 4 1995, 1996, 2014, 2018†
La Salle (1981)[a] 4 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Niagara (1989) 4 1999, 2001, 2005, 2018†
Manhattan (1981) 3 1993, 2003, 2004
Army (1981)[b] 2 1985, 1987
Monmouth (2013)[c] 2 2016, 2017
Quinnipiac (2013) 2 2019, 2024
Rider (1995) 2 2002, 2008
Saint Peter's (1981) 2 1982, 2006
Fairfield (1981) 1 1986
Marist (1995) 1 2007
Loyola (MD) (1989)[d] 0 —
Merrimack (2024) 0 —
Mount St. Mary's (2022) 0 —
Sacred Heart (2024) 0 —
  1. ^ La Salle left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995.
  2. ^ Army was a charter member in 1981, but left for the Patriot League in 1990.
  3. ^ Monmouth left for the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association, in July 2022.
  4. ^ Loyola left for the Patriot League in 2013.

See also

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References

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