# Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

The Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the basketball player in the Northeast Conference voted as the most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given after the second season of NEC basketball, the 1982–83 season. From the 1982–83 season through the 1998–99 season the award was called the Newcomer of the Year Award before being renamed to the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1999–2000 season. Robert Morris is the school with the most award wins, with five.

## Winners

| Year | Player | School |
| 1983 | Kevin House | Loyola (MD) |
| 1984 | Tom Gormley | Loyola (MD) |
| 1985 | Rik Smits | Marist |
| 1986 | Miroslav Pecarski | Marist |
| 1987 | Steve Vandiver | Robert Morris |
| 1988 | Andre Kibbler | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1989 | Desi Wilson | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1990 | Alex Blackwell | Monmouth |
| 1991 | Ron Arnold | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1992 | Miladin Mutavdzic | Wagner |
| 1993 | Chris McGuthrie | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1994 | Charles Smith | Rider |
| 1995 | Rahshon Turner | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1996 | Ryan Reed | Wagner |
| 1997 | Richie Parker | Long Island |
| 1998 | Richy Dominguez | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1999 | Alpha Bangura | Monmouth |
| 2000 | Jermaine Hall | Wagner |
| 2001 | Peter Mulligan | UMBC |
| 2002 | Rob Monroe | Quinnipiac |
| 2003 | Darshan Luckey | Saint Francis |
| 2004 | James Williams | Long Island |
| 2005 | Allan Sheppard | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2006 | Jeremy Chappell | Robert Morris |
| 2007 | Jhamar Youngblood | Monmouth |
| 2008 | Shemik Thompson | Central Connecticut |
| 2009 | Julian Boyd | Long Island |
| 2010 | Karon Abraham | Robert Morris |
| 2011 | Alex Francis | Bryant |
| 2012 | Kyle Vinales | Central Connecticut |
| 2013 | Shivaughn Wiggins | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2014 | Malik Harmon | Saint Francis |
| 2015 | Marcquise Reed | Robert Morris |
| 2016 | Marcel Pettway | Bryant |
| 2017 | Keith Braxton | Saint Francis |
| 2018 | Koby Thomas | Robert Morris |
| 2019 | Vado Morse | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2020 | Michael Green III | Bryant |
| 2021 | DeLonnie Hunt | Wagner |
| 2022 | Anquan Hill | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2023 | Javon Bennett | Merrimack |
| 2024 | Adam “Budd” Clark | Merrimack |
| 2025 | Juan Cranford Jr. | Saint Francis |

## Winners by school

| School (NEC participation) | Winners | Years |
| Robert Morris (1981–2020) | 5 | 1987, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn (1981–2023) | 4 | 1988, 1991, 1998, 2005 |
| Wagner (1981–present) | 4 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2021 |
| Saint Francis (1981–present) | 4 | 2003, 2014, 2017, 2025 |
| Bryant (2008–2022) | 3 | 2011, 2016, 2020 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (1981–present) | 3 | 1989, 1995, 2022 |
| Long Island (1981–present) | 3 | 1997, 2004, 2009 |
| Monmouth (1985–2013) | 3 | 1990, 1999, 2007 |
| Mount St. Mary's (1989–2022) | 3 | 1993, 2013, 2019 |
| Central Connecticut (1997–present) | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
| Loyola (MD) (1981–1989) | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
| Marist (1981–1997) | 2 | 1985, 1986 |
| Merrimack (2019–2024) | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Quinnipiac (1998–2013) | 1 | 2002 |
| Rider (1992–1997) | 1 | 1994 |
| UMBC (1998–2003) | 1 | 2001 |
| Le Moyne (2023–present) | 0 | |
| Stonehill (2022–present) | 0 | |