Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1972
Most recentJoe Bryant Jr., Norfolk State

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1971–72 season. There has never been a tie for co-player of the year in the award's history, nor has there been a national player of the year. Two players have been named the MEAC Player of the Year three times: Marvin Webster of Morgan State (1973–75) and Joe Binion of North Carolina A&T (1982–84). The school with the most all-time honorees is North Carolina A&T, now a member of the Big South Conference, which has had nine winners, but its last award before its 2021 departure was in 1988. Among current members, Coppin State has the most recipients with eight. The only current member of the MEAC without a winner is Maryland Eastern Shore.

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
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 MEAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Elmer Austin of NC A&T won the first award in 1972.
Kyle O’Quinn of Norfolk State won in 2012.
Patrick Cole won the award in 2017.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1971–72 Elmer Austin North Carolina A&T F Senior [1]
1972–73 Marvin Webster Morgan State C Sophomore [2]
1973–74 Marvin Webster (2) Morgan State C Junior [2]
1974–75 Marvin Webster (3) Morgan State C Senior [2]
1975–76 James Sparrow North Carolina A&T F Sophomore [3]
1976–77 Eric Evans Morgan State C Junior [4]
1977–78 Gerald Glover Howard F Senior [5]
1978–79 Joe Brawner North Carolina A&T G Junior [6]
1979–80 James Ratiff Howard PF Sophomore [7]
1980–81 Larry Spriggs Howard SF Senior [8]
1981–82 Joe Binion North Carolina A&T SF Sophomore [9]
1982–83 Joe Binion (2) North Carolina A&T SF Junior [9]
1983–84 Joe Binion (3) North Carolina A&T SF Senior [9]
1984–85 Eric Boyd North Carolina A&T G Junior [10]
1985–86 Don Hill Bethune–Cookman C Senior [11]
1986–87 George Cale North Carolina A&T G Senior [12]
1987–88 Claude Williams North Carolina A&T F Senior [13]
1988–89 Tom Davis Delaware State PF Sophomore [14]
1989–90 Larry Stewart Coppin State PF Junior [15]
1990–91 Larry Stewart (2) Coppin State PF Senior [15]
1991–92 Delon Turner Florida A&M SF Junior [16]
1992–93 Jackie Robinson South Carolina State F Senior [17]
1993–94 Stephen Stewart Coppin State SG / SF Junior [18]
1994–95 Stephen Stewart (2) Coppin State SG / SF Senior [18]
1995–96 Terquin Mott Coppin State PF Junior [19]
1996–97 Roderick Blakney South Carolina State PG Junior [20]
1997–98 Antoine Brockington Coppin State PG Junior [21]
1998–99 Damian Woolfolk Norfolk State SG Junior [22]
1999–00 Damian Woolfolk (2) Norfolk State SG Senior [22]
2000–01 Tarvis Williams Hampton C Junior [23]
2001–02 Tommy Adams Hampton PG / SG Senior [24]
2002–03 Ron Williamson Howard SG Senior [25]
2003–04 Thurman Zimmerman South Carolina State SG / SF Sophomore [26]
2004–05 Chakowby Hicks Norfolk State PG Senior [27]
2005–06 Jahsha Bluntt Delaware State SF Junior [28]
2006–07 Jahsha Bluntt (2) Delaware State SF Senior [29]
2007–08 Jamar Smith Morgan State SG Senior [30]
2008–09 Tywain McKee Coppin State PG Senior [31]
2009–10 Reggie Holmes Morgan State SG Senior [32]
2010–11 C. J. Reed Bethune–Cookman PG Junior [33]
2011–12 Kyle O'Quinn Norfolk State C Senior [34]
2012–13 Pendarvis Williams Norfolk State PG Junior [35]
2013–14 Jeremy Ingram North Carolina Central SG Senior [36]
2014–15 Kendall Gray Delaware State C Senior [37]
2015–16 James Daniel III Howard SG Junior [38]
2016–17 Patrick Cole North Carolina Central PG Senior [39]
2017–18 Brandon Tabb Bethune–Cookman SG / SF Senior [40]
2018–19 R. J. Cole Howard PG Sophomore [41]
2019–20 Jibri Blount North Carolina Central SF Senior [42]
2020–21 Anthony Tarke Coppin State SG Senior [43]
2021–22 Joe Bryant Jr. Norfolk State PG Senior [44]
2022–23 Joe Bryant Jr. (2) Norfolk State PG Graduate [44]

Winners by school

In this table, "year joined" reflects the calendar year in which each school joined the conference, and years of departure for former members indicated in footnotes reflect the calendar year of departure. The "years" column reflects the calendar year of each award.

School (year joined) Winners Years
North Carolina A&T (1970)[lower-alpha 1] 9 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Coppin State (1985) 8 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2021
Norfolk State (1997) 7 1999, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023
Howard (1970) 6 1978, 1980, 1981, 2003, 2016, 2019
Morgan State (1970)[lower-alpha 2] 6 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2008, 2010
Delaware State (1970) 4 1989, 2006, 2007, 2015
Bethune–Cookman (1979)[lower-alpha 3] 3 1986, 2011, 2018
North Carolina Central (1970)[lower-alpha 4] 3 2014, 2017, 2020
South Carolina State (1970) 3 1993, 1997, 2004
Hampton (1995) 2 2001, 2002
Florida A&M (1979)[lower-alpha 5] 1 1992
Maryland Eastern Shore (1970)[lower-alpha 6] 0 —
Savannah State (2010)[lower-alpha 7] 0 —
  1. ↑ North Carolina A&T State University left for the Big South Conference in 2021.
  2. ↑ Morgan State University left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 1984.
  3. ↑ Bethune–Cookman University left for the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021.
  4. ↑ North Carolina Central University left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 2010.
  5. ↑ Florida A&M University left the MEAC in 1984, rejoined in 1986, and left again in 2021 for the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
  6. ↑ The University of Maryland Eastern Shore left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 1981.
  7. ↑ Savannah State University left for the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2019.

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  44. 1 2 "NSU picks up several top awards in league: Guard Bryant repeats as Player of the Year". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. March 9, 2023. p. B2. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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