| NEC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year | |
| Awarded For: | the most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Northeast Conference |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Holder: | Adam "Budd" Clark, Merrimack |
The Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the basketball player in the Northeast Conference voted as the most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given after the second season of NEC basketball, the 1982–83 season. From the 1982–83 season through the 1998–99 season the award was called the Newcomer of the Year Award before being renamed to the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1999–2000 season. Robert Morris is the school with the most award wins, with five.[1]
| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kevin House | Loyola (MD) |
| 1984 | Tom Gormley | Loyola (MD) |
| 1985 | Marist | |
| 1986 | Marist | |
| 1987 | Steve Vandiver | Robert Morris |
| 1988 | Andre Kibbler | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1989 | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 1990 | Monmouth | |
| 1991 | Ron Arnold | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1992 | Miladin Mutavdzic | Wagner |
| 1993 | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 1994 | Rider | |
| 1995 | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 1996 | Ryan Reed | Wagner |
| 1997 | Long Island | |
| 1998 | Richy Dominguez | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 1999 | Monmouth | |
| 2000 | Wagner | |
| 2001 | Peter Mulligan | UMBC |
| 2002 | Rob Monroe | Quinnipiac |
| 2003 | Darshan Luckey | Saint Francis |
| 2004 | James Williams | Long Island |
| 2005 | Allan Sheppard | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2006 | Robert Morris | |
| 2007 | Jhamar Youngblood | Monmouth |
| 2008 | Shemik Thompson | Central Connecticut |
| 2009 | Long Island | |
| 2010 | Karon Abraham | Robert Morris |
| 2011 | Alex Francis | Bryant |
| 2012 | Central Connecticut | |
| 2013 | Shivaughn Wiggins | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2014 | Malik Harmon | Saint Francis |
| 2015 | Robert Morris | |
| 2016 | Marcel Pettway | Bryant |
| 2017 | Saint Francis | |
| 2018 | Koby Thomas | Robert Morris |
| 2019 | Vado Morse | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2020 | Michael Green III | Bryant |
| 2021 | DeLonnie Hunt | Wagner |
| 2022 | Anquan Hill | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2023 | Javon Bennett | Merrimack |
| 2024 | Adam “Budd” Clark | Merrimack[2] |
| School (NEC participation) | Winners | class=unsortable | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris (1981–2020) | 5 | 1987, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018 | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn (1981–2023) | 4 | 1988, 1991, 1998, 2005 | |
| Wagner (1981–present) | 4 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2021 | |
| Bryant (2008–2022) | 3 | 2011, 2016, 2020 | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (1981–present) | 3 | 1989, 1995, 2022 | |
| Long Island (1981–present) | 3 | 1997, 2004, 2009 | |
| Monmouth (1985–2013) | 3 | 1990, 1999, 2007 | |
| Mount St. Mary's (1989–2022) | 3 | 1993, 2013, 2019 | |
| Saint Francis (1981–present) | 3 | 2003, 2014, 2017 | |
| Central Connecticut (1997–present) | 2 | 2008, 2012 | |
| Loyola (MD) (1981–1989) | 2 | 1983, 1984 | |
| Marist (1981–1997) | 2 | 1985, 1986 | |
| Merrimack (2019–2024) | 2 | 2023, 2024 | |
| Quinnipiac (1998–2013) | 1 | 2002 | |
| Rider (1992–1997) | 1 | 1994 | |
| UMBC (1998–2003) | 1 | 2001 | |
| Le Moyne (2023–present) | 0 | ||
| Stonehill (2022–present) | 0 | ||