# Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1971–72 season. There has never been a tie for co-player of the year in the award's history, nor has there been a national player of the year. Two players have been named the MEAC Player of the Year three times: Marvin Webster of Morgan State (1973–75) and Joe Binion of North Carolina A&T (1982–84). The school with the most all-time honorees is North Carolina A&T, now a member of the Big South Conference, which has had nine winners, but its last award before its 2021 departure was in 1988. Among current members, Coppin State and Norfolk State have the most recipients with eight each. The only current member of the MEAC without a winner is Maryland Eastern Shore.

## Key

| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) 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 MEAC Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1971–72 | Elmer Austin | North Carolina A&T | F | Senior |
| 1972–73 | Marvin Webster | Morgan State | C | Sophomore |
| 1973–74 | Marvin Webster (2) | Morgan State | C | Junior |
| 1974–75 | Marvin Webster (3) | Morgan State | C | Senior |
| 1975–76 | James Sparrow | North Carolina A&T | F | Sophomore |
| 1976–77 | Eric Evans | Morgan State | C | Junior |
| 1977–78 | Gerald Glover | Howard | F | Senior |
| 1978–79 | Joe Brawner | North Carolina A&T | G | Junior |
| 1979–80 | James Ratiff | Howard | PF | Sophomore |
| 1980–81 | Larry Spriggs | Howard | SF | Senior |
| 1981–82 | Joe Binion | North Carolina A&T | SF | Sophomore |
| 1982–83 | Joe Binion (2) | North Carolina A&T | SF | Junior |
| 1983–84 | Joe Binion (3) | North Carolina A&T | SF | Senior |
| 1984–85 | Eric Boyd | North Carolina A&T | G | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Don Hill | Bethune–Cookman | C | Senior |
| 1986–87 | George Cale | North Carolina A&T | G | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Claude Williams | North Carolina A&T | F | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Tom Davis | Delaware State | PF | Sophomore |
| 1989–90 | Larry Stewart | Coppin State | PF | Junior |
| 1990–91 | Larry Stewart (2) | Coppin State | PF | Senior |
| 1991–92 | Delon Turner | Florida A&M | SF | Junior |
| 1992–93 | Jackie Robinson | South Carolina State | F | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Stephen Stewart | Coppin State | SG / SF | Junior |
| 1994–95 | Stephen Stewart (2) | Coppin State | SG / SF | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Terquin Mott | Coppin State | PF | Junior |
| 1996–97 | Roderick Blakney | South Carolina State | PG | Junior |
| 1997–98 | Antoine Brockington | Coppin State | PG | Junior |
| 1998–99 | Damian Woolfolk | Norfolk State | SG | Junior |
| 1999–00 | Damian Woolfolk (2) | Norfolk State | SG | Senior |
| 2000–01 | Tarvis Williams | Hampton | C | Junior |
| 2001–02 | Tommy Adams | Hampton | PG / SG | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Ron Williamson | Howard | SG | Senior |
| 2003–04 | Thurman Zimmerman | South Carolina State | SG / SF | Sophomore |
| 2004–05 | Chakowby Hicks | Norfolk State | PG | Senior |
| 2005–06 | Jahsha Bluntt | Delaware State | SF | Junior |
| 2006–07 | Jahsha Bluntt (2) | Delaware State | SF | Senior |
| 2007–08 | Jamar Smith | Morgan State | SG | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Tywain McKee | Coppin State | PG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Reggie Holmes | Morgan State | SG | Senior |
| 2010–11 | C. J. Reed | Bethune–Cookman | PG | Junior |
| 2011–12 | Kyle O'Quinn | Norfolk State | C | Senior |
| 2012–13 | Pendarvis Williams | Norfolk State | PG | Junior |
| 2013–14 | Jeremy Ingram | North Carolina Central | SG | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Kendall Gray | Delaware State | C | Senior |
| 2015–16 | James Daniel III | Howard | SG | Junior |
| 2016–17 | Patrick Cole | North Carolina Central | PG | Senior |
| 2017–18 | Brandon Tabb | Bethune–Cookman | SG / SF | Senior |
| 2018–19 | R. J. Cole | Howard | PG | Sophomore |
| 2019–20 | Jibri Blount | North Carolina Central | SF | Senior |
| 2020–21 | Anthony Tarke | Coppin State | SG | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Joe Bryant Jr. | Norfolk State | PG | Senior |
| 2022–23 | Joe Bryant Jr. (2) | Norfolk State | PG | Graduate |
| 2023–24 | Jamarii Thomas | Norfolk State | PG | Junior |
| 2024–25 | Blake Harper | Howard | SG | Freshman |

## Winners by school

In this table, "year joined" reflects the calendar year in which each school joined the conference, and years of departure for former members indicated in footnotes reflect the calendar year of departure. The "years" column reflects the calendar year of each award.
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| North Carolina A&T (1970) | 9 | 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Coppin State (1985) | 8 | 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2021 |
| Norfolk State (1997) | 8 | 1999, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Howard (1970) | 7 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2025 |
| Morgan State (1970) | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2008, 2010 |
| Delaware State (1970) | 4 | 1989, 2006, 2007, 2015 |
| Bethune–Cookman (1979) | 3 | 1986, 2011, 2018 |
| North Carolina Central (1970) | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2020 |
| South Carolina State (1970) | 3 | 1993, 1997, 2004 |
| Hampton (1995) | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Florida A&M (1979) | 1 | 1992 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore (1970) | 0 | — |
| Savannah State (2010) | 0 | — |
* ↑ North Carolina A&T State University left for the Big South Conference in 2021.
* ↑ Morgan State University left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 1984.
* ↑ Bethune–Cookman University left for the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021.
* ↑ North Carolina Central University left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 2010.
* ↑ Florida A&M University left the MEAC in 1984, rejoined in 1986, and left again in 2021 for the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
* ↑ The University of Maryland Eastern Shore left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 1981.
* ↑ Savannah State University left for the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2019.