# 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.
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

| † | 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

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1981–82 | William Brown | Saint Peter's | G | Senior |
| 1982–83 | Steve Burtt | Iona | PG | Junior |
| 1983–84 | Steve Burtt (2) | Iona | PG | Senior |
| 1984–85 | Randy Cozzens | Army | G | Senior |
| 1985–86 | Tony George | Fairfield | G | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Kevin Houston | Army | PG/SG | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | SF | Sophomore |
| 1988–89 | Lionel Simmons (2) | La Salle | SF | Junior |
| 1989–90 | Lionel Simmons* (3) | La Salle | SF | Senior |
| 1990–91 | Marc Brown | Siena | PG | Senior |
| 1991–92 | Randy Woods | La Salle | PG | Senior |
| 1992–93 | Keith Bullock | Manhattan | F | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Doremus Bennerman | Siena | PG | Senior |
| 1994–95 | Craig Wise | Canisius | F | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Darrell Barley | Canisius | F | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Mindaugas Timinskas | Iona | SF | Senior |
| 1997–98 | Kashif Hameed | Iona | C/PF | Junior |
| 1998–99 | Alvin Young | Niagara | SG | Senior |
| 1999–00 | Tariq Kirksay | Iona | SG/SF | Senior |
| 2000–01 | Demond Stewart | Niagara | SG | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Mario Porter | Rider | SF | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Luis Flores | Manhattan | PG | Junior |
| 2003–04 | Luis Flores (2) | Manhattan | PG | Senior |
| 2004–05 | Juan Mendez | Niagara | C/PF | Senior |
| 2005–06 | Keydren Clark | Saint Peter's | PG | Senior |
| 2006–07 | Jared Jordan | Marist | PG | Senior |
| 2007–08 | Jason Thompson | Rider | C | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Kenny Hasbrouck | Siena | SG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Alex Franklin | Siena | SF | Senior |
| 2010–11 | Ryan Rossiter | Siena | PF | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Scott Machado | Iona | PG | Senior |
| 2012–13 | Lamont Jones | Iona | SG | Senior |
| 2013–14 | Billy Baron | Canisius | PG | Senior |
| 2014–15 | David Laury | Iona | PF | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Justin Robinson | Monmouth | PG | Junior |
| 2016–17 | Justin Robinson (2) | Monmouth | PG | Senior |
| 2017–18$^†$ | Jermaine Crumpton | Canisius | SF | Senior |
| 2017–18$^†$ | Kahlil Dukes | Niagara | PG | Senior |
| 2018–19 | Cameron Young | Quinnipiac | SG | Senior |
| 2019–20 | Jalen Pickett | Siena | PG | Sophomore |
| 2020–21 | Manny Camper | Siena | SG/SF | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Tyson Jolly | Iona | SG | Graduate |
| 2022–23 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Iona | PG | Sophomore |
| 2023–24 | Matt Balanc | Quinnipiac | SG | Graduate |
| 2024–25 | Amarri Monroe | Quinnipiac | SF | Junior |

## Winners by school

| 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) | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 |
| Niagara (1989) | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2018$^†$ |
| Manhattan (1981) | 3 | 1993, 2003, 2004 |
| Quinnipiac (2013) | 3 | 2019, 2024, 2025 |
| Army (1981) | 2 | 1985, 1987 |
| Monmouth (2013) | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Rider (1995) | 2 | 2002, 2008 |
| Saint Peter's (1981) | 2 | 1982, 2006 |
| Fairfield (1981) | 1 | 1986 |
| Marist (1995) | 1 | 2007 |
| Loyola (MD) (1989) | 0 | — |
| Merrimack (2024) | 0 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's (2022) | 0 | — |
| Sacred Heart (2024) | 0 | — |
* ↑ La Salle left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995.
* ↑ Army was a charter member in 1981, but left for the Patriot League in 1990.
* ↑ Monmouth left for the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association, in July 2022.
* ↑ Loyola left for the Patriot League in 2013.