American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the American Athletic Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award2014
Most recentMarcus Sasser, Houston

The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the American Athletic Conference's most outstanding player. The conference formed in 2013–14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form their own conference. Shabazz Napier of UConn was the first-ever winner.[1]

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
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 had been awarded the AAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Shabazz Napier was the first-ever AAC Player of the Year in 2014.
Nic Moore of SMU won in 2015 and 2016.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
2013–14 Shabazz Napier UConn PG Senior [1]
2014–15 Nic Moore SMU PG Junior [2]
2015–16 Nic Moore (2) SMU PG Senior [3]
2016–17 Semi Ojeleye SMU PF Junior [4]
2017–18 Gary Clark Cincinnati PF Senior [5]
2018–19 Jarron Cumberland Cincinnati SG Junior [6]
2019–20 Precious Achiuwa Memphis PF Freshman [7]
2020–21† Tyson Etienne Wichita State PG / SG Sophomore [8]
Quentin Grimes Houston SG Junior [8]
2021–22 Kendric Davis SMU PG Senior [9]
2022–23 Marcus Sasser Houston PG / SG Senior [10]

Winners by school

The "year joined" reflects the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. Years for each award reflect the calendar year in which each season ended.

School (year joined) Winners Years
SMU (2013)[lower-alpha 1] 4 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Cincinnati (2013)[lower-alpha 2] 2 2018, 2019
Houston (2013)[lower-alpha 2] 2 2021†, 2023
Memphis (2013) 1 2020
UConn (2013)[lower-alpha 3] 1 2014
Wichita State (2017) 1 2021†
Charlotte (2023) 0 —
East Carolina (2014) 0 —
Florida Atlantic (2023) 0 —
Louisville (2013)[lower-alpha 4] 0 —
North Texas (2023) 0 —
Rice (2023) 0 —
Rutgers (2013)[lower-alpha 4] 0 —
South Florida (2013) 0 —
Temple (2013) 0 —
Tulane (2014) 0 —
Tulsa (2014) 0 —
UAB (2023) 0 —
UCF (2013)[lower-alpha 2] 0 —
UTSA (2023) 0 —
  1. ↑ SMU will leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2023–24 season.
  2. 1 2 3 Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left for the Big 12 Conference after the 2022–23 season.
  3. ↑ UConn left for the Big East Conference after the 2019–20 season.[11]
  4. 1 2 Louisville and Rutgers played only the 2013–14 season in The American. In July 2014, they respectively left for the ACC[12] and Big Ten.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "UConn's Shabazz Napier Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SMU's Nic Moore Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "SMU's Nic Moore Named AAC's Top Player; Temple's Dunphy Top Coach". Hartford Courant. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "SMU's Ojeleye Named Player, Scholar-Athlete of the Year as American Awards Announced" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Clark Named American Player of the Year, Williams Rookie of the Year & Sampson Coach of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "American Athletic Conference awards player, freshman and coach of the year". American Athletic Conference. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. 1 2 "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  9. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ "BIG EAST Announces Readmission of University of Connecticut" (Press release). Big East Conference. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  12. ↑ "ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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