Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained

MAAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Description:	the most outstanding male basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Country:	United States
Year:	1982
Holder:	Matt Balanc, Quinnipiac

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	Reference
		Saint Peter's	G		^[1]
		Iona	PG		^[2]
	(2)	Iona	PG
		Army	G		^[3]
			G		^[4]
		Army	PG/SG		^[5]
			SF		^[6]
	(2)		SF
	(3)		SF
		Siena	PG		^[7]
			PG		^[8]
			F		^[9]
		Siena	PG		^[10]
		Canisius	F		^[11]
		Canisius	F		^[12]
		Iona	SF		^[13]
1997–98		Iona	C/PF		^[14]
1998–99		Niagara	SG		^[15]
1999–00		Iona	SG/SF		^[16]
		Niagara	SG		^[17]
		Rider	F		^[18]
		Manhattan	PG		^[19]
	(2)	Manhattan	PG		^[20]
		Niagara	C/PF		^[21]
2005–06		Saint Peter's	PG		^[22]
2006–07		Marist	PG		^[23]
2007–08			C		^[24]
2008–09			SG		^[25]
2009–10			SF		^[26]
2010–11			PF
2011–12			PG		^[27]
2012–13			SG		^[28]
2013–14			PG		^[29]
2014–15			PF		^[30]
2015–16			PG		^[31]
2016–17	(2)		PG
2017–18^†			SF		^[32]
	Niagara	PG
2018–19			SG		^[33]
2019–20			PG		^[34]
2020–21			SG/SF		^[35]
2021–22			SG		^[36]
2022–23			PG		^[37]
2023–24			SG		^[38]

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
Army (1981)	2	1985, 1987
Monmouth (2013)	2	2016, 2017
Quinnipiac (2013)	2	2019, 2024
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	align=center	—
Mount St. Mary's (2022)	0	align=center	—
Sacred Heart (2024)	0	align=center	—

See also

• Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year Winners . . 2023 . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . December 27, 2023.
2. News: Iona's Burtt: Player of Year . Ossining Citizen Register . . March 13, 1984 . 25. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2023.
3. News: Weiss. Dick. Lewis and Black Expedition Ends . . . March 1, 1985 . 112. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2023.
4. News: Price. Terry. Stags Shed Fat, Gained Prestige . . . March 14, 1986 . 112. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2023.
5. News: Lyons. Dennis. Houston impressive off court, too . . . March 1, 1987 . 49. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2023.
6. News: Menscher. Scott. Player of the Year awed by his day . . . March 2, 1990 . 21. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2023.
7. News: Fiore, Brown earn top MAAC honors . . . March 1, 1991 . 31. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
8. News: Jerardi. Dick. La Salle's a long three from dream . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . March 6, 1992 . 108. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
9. News: Remsnyder. Rick. Bullock MAAC's best . . . March 5, 1993 . 35. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
10. News: Remsnyder. Rick. MAAC: Canisius playing it cool . Ossining Citizen Register . Ossining, New York . March 4, 1994 . 35. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
11. News: MAAC Postseason Honors: Men . . . March 3, 1995 . 28. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
12. News: Remsnyder. Rick. Manhattan's Evans, Iona trio selected on All-MAAC teams . Ossining Citizen Register . Ossining, New York . March 1, 1996 . 45. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
13. News: Yantz. Tom. Timinskas gives Iona good shot . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 12, 1997 . 198. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
14. News: Bailey. Rick. Syracuse 2–3 zone a worry for Iona . . . March 13, 1998 . 38. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
15. News: McGhee. Khary. Young still has some proving to do . . . March 31, 1999 . 25. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
16. News: Remsnyder. Rick. Iona not content with momentum . The Journal News . White Plains, New York . March 3, 2000 . 24. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
17. News: Honor for Stewart . . . March 3, 2001 . 30. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
18. News: MAAC honors . The Journal News . White Plains, New York . March 1, 2002 . 27. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
19. News: Best players you've never heard of . . . March 18, 2003 . 22. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
20. News: Suwan. Paul. Flores goes back-to-back in the MAAC . The Journal News . White Plains, New York . March 6, 2004 . 20. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
21. News: Bennett. James. Niagara: 'We think we can win' . . . March 17, 2005 . 31. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
22. News: McMann. Sean. Clark feted . . . March 4, 2006 . 4C. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
23. News: Doody. Ben. He's Living Proof . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 13, 2007 . C04. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
24. News: McKissic. Rodney. Griffs optimistic about chances . . . March 7, 2008 . 11. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
25. News: McMann. Sean. Repeat for Rachele . Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, New York . March 6, 2009 . 31. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
26. News: MAAC: Marist has seven on all-academic team . Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, New York . March 5, 2010. 37. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
27. News: Strum. Phil. Yarde, Giorgis honored by MAAC . Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, New York . March 2, 2012 . D4. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
28. News: No. 15 Iona . . . March 18, 2013 . 13. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
29. News: Baron, Mason are honored by MAAC . The Buffalo News . Buffalo, New York . March 4, 2014 . 32. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
30. News: Iona hits MAAC tourney record 19 3s . . . March 9, 2015 . C2. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
31. News: Edelson. Stephen. Amid anguish, Monmouth program still in good place . . . March 6, 2017 . D5. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
32. News: Moritz. Amy. Dukes, Crampton, tie for MAAC POY; Rampado top women's player . The Buffalo News . Buffalo, New York . March 3, 2018 . 10. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
33. News: Edelson. Stephen. Monmouth storms into MAAC semifinals . Asbury Park Press . Neptune Township, New Jersey . March 11, 2019 . B5. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
34. News: Edelson. Stephen. Hammond named first team All-MAAC . Asbury Park Press . Neptune Township, New Jersey . March 10, 2020 . B3. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
35. News: Player of the Year . . . March 18, 2021 . A3. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
36. News: Thomson. Josh. Pitino (cont.) . The Journal News . White Plains, New York . March 11, 2022 . B4. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
37. News: Mulranen. Patrick. Niagara (cont. from B1) . . . March 9, 2023 . B4. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2023.
38. News: Dayton. Kels. Quinnipiac falls to Evansville . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 25, 2024 . D004. Newspapers.com. June 23, 2024.