Coastal Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained

CAA Men's Basketball
Player of the Year
Description:the most outstanding basketball player in the Coastal Athletic Association
Country:United States
Year:1983
Holder:Tyler Thomas, Hofstra

The Coastal Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year (formerly the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year) is an award given to the Coastal Athletic Association's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982–83 season, when the conference was known as the ECAC South basketball league.[1] In 1985, the conference expanded to offer more sports, and became the Colonial Athletic Association.[2] The conference name was changed to Coastal Athletic Association in 2023.[3]

The first award, the only tie, was given to Dan Ruland of James Madison and Carlos Yates of George Mason.[4] Two players have won the award three times: David Robinson of Navy (1984–1986) and George Evans of George Mason (1999–2001).[5] [6] Evans' first award in 1999 was as a 28-year-old sophomore—he had served seven years in the United States Army, seeing combat in Somalia, Bosnia, and Desert Storm.[6] Eight other players have been the CAA POY twice, with Hofstra's Aaron Estrada being the most recent (2022, 2023).

Hofstra has the most all-time awards with nine and most individual recipients with six. Since July 2022, it is the only one of the five schools with the most awards to still be in the conference. George Mason (six winners) left for the Atlantic 10 in 2013. James Madison, Old Dominion and VCU have each had four winners; James Madison left for the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, Old Dominion left for Conference USA in 2013, and VCU left for the A-10 in 2012. Navy's three wins by Robinson were won while the team was a conference member for just nine years. Another charter member, Richmond, won three awards before leaving the conference in 2001. Other original members to leave, American and East Carolina, each have one recipient. Of the conference's current members, William & Mary went the longest without its first winner. In 2015, 32 years after the award was first handed out, Marcus Thornton claimed William & Mary's first ever honor.

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 CAA Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1982–83†James MadisonC
George MasonF
1983–84RichmondF[7]
1984–85NavyC
1985–86 (2)NavyC
1986–87
  • (3)
NavyC
1987–88George MasonF[8]
1988–89East CarolinaF[9]
1989–90James MadisonSG[10]
1990–91 (2)James MadisonSG
1991–92RichmondSG[11]
1992–93AmericanF / G[12]
1993–94Old DominionC / F[13]
1994–95Old DominionF[14]
1995–96VCUF[15]
1996–97 (2)Old DominionC / F
1997–98RichmondSF[16]
1998–99George MasonC / F
1999–00 (2)George MasonC / F
2000–01 (3)George MasonC / F
2001–02UNC WilmingtonSG[17]
2002–03 (2)UNC WilmingtonSG
2003–04VCUPG[18]
2004–05Old DominionC / F[19]
2005–06NortheasternPG[20]
2006–07HofstraG[21]
2007–08VCUPG[22]
2008–09 (2)VCUPG
2009–10HofstraPG[23]
2010–11 (2)HofstraPG[24]
2011–12George MasonSF[25]
2012–13TowsonPF[26]
2013–14 (2)TowsonPF
2014–15William & MarySG[27]
2015–16HofstraPG[28]
2016–17NortheasternPG[29]
2017–18HofstraPG[30]
2018–19 (2)HofstraPG
2019–20William & MaryPF[31]
2020–21James MadisonSG[32]
2021–22HofstraPG / SG[33]
2022–23 (2)HofstraPG / SG
2023–24HofstraSG[34]

Winners by school

The CAA began in 1982 when it was known as the ECAC South. The CAA was officially organized in 1985 when it expanded from only a basketball conference. Awards from the ECAC are included.

Years of joining reflect the calendar year in which each school joined the CAA or ECAC South.

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Hofstra (2001)92007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
George Mason (1982)61983†, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012
James Madison (1982)41983†, 1990, 1991, 2021
Old Dominion (1991)41994, 1995, 1997, 2005
VCU (1995)41996, 2004, 2008, 2009
Navy (1982)31985, 1986, 1987
Richmond (1982)31984, 1992, 1998
Northeastern (2005)22006, 2017
Towson (2001)22013, 2014
UNC Wilmington (1985)22002, 2003
William & Mary (1982)22015, 2020
American (1984)11993
East Carolina (1982)11989
Campbell (2023)0—
Charleston (2013)0—
Delaware (2001)0—
Drexel (2001)0—
Elon (2014)0—
Georgia State (2005)0—
Hampton (2022)0—
Monmouth (2022)0—
North Carolina A&T (2022)0—
Stony Brook (2022)0—

Notes and References

  1. News: Parks. Kyle. ODU's move angers ECAC South brass . . . April 11, 1982 . 30. Newspapers.com. September 26, 2024.
  2. News: Hessler. Warner. ECAC-South: Game's same, but not the name . . . June 5, 1985 . 21. Newspapers.com. September 26, 2024.
  3. News: So long Colonial Athletic Association, hello Coastal Athletic Association . . . July 21, 2023 . B2. Newspapers.com. September 26, 2024.
  4. News: Ruland, Yates tops ECAC-South . . . March 10, 1983 . 38. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  5. News: O'Connor. John. For its 10th anniversary, CAA seeks a dream team . . . January 10, 1995 . 8. Newspapers.com. September 26, 2024.
  6. News: O'Connor. John. 3 times, for Evans' sake . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 3, 2001 . 37. Newspapers.com. September 26, 2024.
  7. News: Doughty. Doug. Richmond's Newman makes up for lost time . The Roanoke Times . Roanoke, Virginia . November 18, 1984 . 142. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  8. News: O'Connor. John. Sanders nips Woolfolk to win award . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 5, 1988 . 32. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  9. News: Edwards Player of Year . The News & Advance . Lynchburg, Virginia . March 4, 1989 . 11. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  10. News: CAA . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . March 1, 1991 . 9. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  11. News: Johnson. Dave. Richmond standout ready to try next level . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . April 12, 1992 . 7. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  12. News: O'Connor. John. Gilgeous fooled the recruiters . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 6, 1993 . 34. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  13. News: Markon. John. Top five include three of the best . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 11, 1997 . 27. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  14. News: O'Connor. John. ODU's Sessoms king of league . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 4, 1995 . 33. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  15. News: VCU's Hopkins named CAA's Player of Year . . . March 2, 1996 . 30 . Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  16. News: Tar Heel (cont.) . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . April 3, 1998 . 5. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  17. News: CAA Awards – Player of the Year . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 7, 2003 . D7. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  18. News: Packett. John. Ram tough: CAA player of the year Jones overcame injury, lifted team to top seed . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . March 5, 2004 . E1. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  19. News: ODU delivers in overtime . . . March 8, 2005 . 57. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  20. News: NU's Barea is CAA Player of the Year . The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts . March 3, 2006 . 30. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  21. News: Boland. Erik. Stokes CAA's top player . . . March 2, 2007 . 57. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  22. News: Maynor a star for CAA . . . July 15, 2009 . 11. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  23. News: Weiss. Dick. Welsh Hofstra's new Pride and joy . . . April 1, 2010. 59. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  24. News: All-CAA team . . . March 4, 2011. 30. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  25. News: Surprise of the day . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . July 15, 2009 . C3. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  26. News: Dodson. Aaron. Benimon, Usher following similar paths to dream . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland . June 13, 2014 . D12. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  27. News: All-CAA Men's Basketball Awards . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware . March 6, 2015. C3. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  28. News: Tresolini. Kevin. UD has two All-CAA picks . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware . March 4, 2016. C8. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  29. News: Tribe's Dixon earns CAA honor . . . March 4, 2017. B3. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  30. News: Van Meter. Jarrett. Northeastern stuns Hofstra for CAA spot . The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts . March 13, 2019. C5. Newspapers.com. November 26, 2023.
  31. News: All-CAA . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . March 7, 2020 . B2. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  32. News: All-CAA . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . April 17, 2021 . B2. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  33. News: Jones, Estrada enter transfer portal . Newsday . Nassau County, New York . April 5, 2023 . A45. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2024.
  34. News: Tresolini. Kevin. Delaware fails to join lower-seeded winners in CAA basketball tourney . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware . March 12, 2024 . C2. Newspapers.com. June 23, 2024.

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