# Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is a basketball award given to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's one or more best men's basketball players in their first year of competitive play, as voted on by the coaches in the conference. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Tim Cain of Manhattan.

## Key

| † | Co-Players of the Year |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1981–82 | Tim Cain | Manhattan | Forward | Freshman |
| 1982–83 | Perry Bromwell | Manhattan | Guard | Freshman |
| 1983–84 | Kevin Houston | Army | PG/SG | Freshman |
| 1984–85$^†$ | Richie Simmonds | Iona | Guard | Freshman |
| 1984–85$^†$ | Leo Parent | Manhattan | Center | Freshman |
| 1985–86 | Joe Paterno | Fordham | Forward | Freshman |
| 1986–87 | Lionel Simmons | La Salle | SF | Freshman |
| 1987–88 | Derrick Canada | Army | Guard | Freshman |
| 1988–89 | Jack Hurd | La Salle | Forward | Freshman |
| 1989–90 | Keith Bullock | Manhattan | Forward | Freshman |
| 1990–91 | Brian Clifford | Niagara | Forward | Freshman |
| 1991–92$^†$ | Harun Ramey | Saint Peter's | Forward | Freshman |
| 1991–92$^†$ | Craig Wise | Canisius | Forward | Freshman |
| 1992–93 | Michael Meeks | Canisius | Center | Freshman |
| 1993–94 | Jason Hoover | Manhattan | Forward | Freshman |
| 1994–95 | Heshimu Evans | Manhattan | Forward | Freshman |
| 1995–96 | Nsilo Abraham | Loyola (MD) | Forward | Freshman |
| 1996–97 | Ricky Bellinger | Saint Peter's | Guard | Freshman |
| 1997–98 | Scott Knapp | Siena | Guard | Freshman |
| 1998–99 | Jermaine Clark | Fairfield | Guard | Freshman |
| 1999–00 | Bruce Seals | Manhattan | Guard | Freshman |
| 2000–01 | John Reimold | Loyola (MD) | Forward | Freshman |
| 2001–02 | Jerry Johnson | Rider | Guard | Freshman |
| 2002–03 | Keydren Clark | Saint Peter's | Guard | Freshman |
| 2003–04 | Shane Nichols | Saint Peter's | Guard | Freshman |
| 2004–05 | CJ Anderson | Manhattan | Guard | Freshman |
| 2005–06 | Kenny Hasbrouck | Siena | Guard | Freshman |
| 2006–07$^†$ | Edwin Ubiles | Siena | Forward | Freshman |
| 2006–07$^†$ | Frank Turner | Canisius | Guard | Freshman |
| 2007–08$^†$ | Jay Gavin | Marist | Guard | Freshman |
| 2007–08$^†$ | Brian Rudolph | Loyola (MD) | Guard | Freshman |
| 2008–09 | Scott Machado | Iona | Guard | Freshman |
| 2009–10 | Derek Needham | Fairfield | Guard | Freshman |
| 2010–11 | Danny Stewart | Rider | Forward | Freshman |
| 2011–12 | Juan'ya Green | Niagara | Guard | Freshman |
| 2012–13$^†$ | Amadou Sidibé | Fairfield | Center | Freshman |
| 2012–13$^†$ | Shane Richards | Manhattan | Forward | Freshman |
| 2013–14 | Khalid Hart | Marist | Guard | Freshman |
| 2014–15 | Schadrac Casimir | Iona | Guard | Freshman |
| 2015–16 | Micah Seaborn | Monmouth | Guard | Freshman |
| 2016–17 | Mikey Dixon | Quinnipiac | Guard | Freshman |
| 2017–18 | Takal Molson | Canisius | Guard | Freshman |
| 2018–19 | Jalen Pickett | Siena | Guard | Freshman |
| 2019–20 | Aaron Estrada | Saint Peter's | Guard | Freshman |
| 2020–21 | Nelly Junior Joseph | Iona | Forward | Freshman |
| 2021–22 | Jao Ituka | Marist | Guard | Freshman |
| 2022–23 | Michael Eley | Siena | Guard | Freshman |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Manhattan (1981) | 9 | 1982, 1983, 1985$^†$, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2013 |
| Saint Peter's (1981) | 5 | 1992$^†$, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2020 |
| Iona (1981) | 4 | 1985$^†$, 2009, 2015, 2021 |
| Canisius (1989) | 4 | 1992$^†$, 1993, 2007$^†$, 2018 |
| Siena (1989) | 4 | 1998, 2006, 2007$^†$, 2019 |
| Fairfield (1981) | 3 | 1999, 2010, 2013$^†$ |
| Loyola (MD) (1989) | 3 | 1996, 2001, 2008$^†$ |
| Marist (1997) | 3 | 2008$^†$, 2014, 2022 |
| Army (1981) | 2 | 1984, 1988 |
| La Salle (1983) | 2 | 1987, 1989 |
| Niagara (1989) | 2 | 1991, 2012 |
| Rider (1997) | 2 | 2002, 2011 |
| Fordham (1981) | 1 | 1986 |
| Monmouth (2013) | 1 | 2016 |
| Quinnipiac (2013) | 1 | 2017 |
| Holy Cross (1983) | 0 | — |
* ↑ Loyola (MD) left for the Patriot League in 2013.
* ↑ The United States Military Academy (Army) left for the Patriot League in 1990.
* ↑ La Salle left for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1992.
* ↑ Fordham left for the Patriot League in 1990.
* ↑ Monmouth left for the Colonial Athletic Association in 2022.
* ↑ Holy Cross left for the Patriot League in 1990.