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America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the America East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1980
Most recentClarence Daniels, New Hampshire

The America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, known also as the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, is an award given to the America East Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1979–80 season, the first year of the conference's existence (then called ECAC North). Ten players have earned the award multiple times. Only three, however, have been named player of the year three times: Reggie Lewis of Northeastern (1985–1987), Taylor Coppenrath of Vermont (2003–2005), and Jameel Warney of Stony Brook (2014–2016).

The award was named in honor of former winner Kevin Roberson of Vermont after he was killed by a drunk driver in his hometown of Buffalo, New York in May 1993.

Vermont has had the most all-time awards with 15. Former members Northeastern, Stony Brook, and Boston University (which respectively left in 2005, 2022, and 2013) are second with five, while four other schools have at least two awards apiece. In terms of individual winners, Vermont and BU are tied for the lead with five each. There has been one co-player of the year award tie (1979–80). Coincidentally, it was the first year that the award was given.

Key

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† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national player of the year award:
UPI Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith 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 America East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Rufus Harris, Maine, 1980
Ron Perry, Holy Cross, 1980
Reggie Lewis, Northeastern, 1985 through 1987
Vin Baker, Hartford, 1993
Malik Rose, Drexel, 1995 and 1996
Speedy Claxton, Hofstra, 1998 and 2000
Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont, 2003 through 2005
Jamar Wilson, Albany, 2006 and 2007
Muhammad El-Amin, Stony Brook, 2010
John Holland, Boston University, 2011
Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook, 2013
Jameel Warney, Stony Brook, 2014 through 2016
Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont, 2017 and 2018
Anthony Lamb, Vermont, 2019 and 2020
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1979–80† Rufus Harris Maine SF Senior [1]
Ron Perry Holy Cross SG Senior [1]
1980–81 Mike Ferrara Colgate SG Senior [2]
1981–82 Perry Moss Northeastern PG / SG Junior [3]
1982–83 Jeff Cross Maine C Junior [4]
1983–84 Mark Halsel Northeastern F Senior [1]
1984–85 Reggie Lewis Northeastern SF Sophomore [5]
1985–86 Reggie Lewis (2) Northeastern SF Junior [5]
1986–87 Reggie Lewis (3) Northeastern SF Senior [5]
1987–88 Larry Jones Boston University PF Senior [6]
1988–89 Jeff Robinson Siena SF / SG Junior [7]
1989–90 Steven Key Boston University PG Senior [8]
1990–91 Matt Johnson Vermont SF Senior [9]
1991–92 Kevin Roberson Vermont C Senior [10]
1992–93 Vin Baker Hartford C Senior [11]
1993–94 Scott Drapeau New Hampshire PF Junior [12]
1994–95 Malik Rose Drexel PF Junior [13]
1995–96 Malik Rose (2) Drexel PF Senior [13]
1996–97 Tunji Awojobi Boston University PF Senior [14]
1997–98 Speedy Claxton Hofstra PG Sophomore [15]
1998–99 Mike Pegues Delaware PF Junior [16]
1999–00 Speedy Claxton (2) Hofstra PG Senior [15]
2000–01 Norman Richardson Hofstra SG Senior [17]
2001–02 T. J. Sorrentine Vermont PG Sophomore [18]
2002–03 Taylor Coppenrath Vermont PF Sophomore [19]
2003–04 Taylor Coppenrath (2) Vermont PF Junior [19]
2004–05 Taylor Coppenrath (3) Vermont PF Senior [19]
2005–06 Jamar Wilson Albany SG Junior [20]
2006–07 Jamar Wilson (2) Albany SG Senior [20]
2007–08 Marqus Blakely Vermont PF Sophomore [21]
2008–09 Marqus Blakely (2) Vermont PF Junior [21]
2009–10 Muhammad El-Amin Stony Brook SG Senior [22]
2010–11 John Holland Boston University SG / SF Senior [23]
2011–12 Darryl Partin Boston University SG Senior [24]
2012–13 Tommy Brenton Stony Brook SF Senior [25]
2013–14 Jameel Warney Stony Brook PF Sophomore [26]
2014–15 Jameel Warney (2) Stony Brook PF Junior [26]
2015–16 Jameel Warney (3) Stony Brook PF Senior [26]
2016–17 Trae Bell-Haynes Vermont PG Junior [27]
2017–18 Trae Bell-Haynes (2) Vermont PG Senior [27]
2018–19 Anthony Lamb Vermont PF Junior [28]
2019–20 Anthony Lamb (2) Vermont PF Senior [28]
2020–21 Ryan Davis Vermont PF Junior [29]
2021–22 Ryan Davis (2) Vermont PF Senior [29]
2022–23 Finn Sullivan Vermont SG Graduate [30]
2023–24 Clarence Daniels New Hampshire SF Senior [31]

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Vermont (1979) 15 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Boston University (1979)[a] 5 1988, 1990, 1997, 2011, 2012
Northeastern (1979)[b] 5 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
Stony Brook (2001)[c] 5 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Hofstra (1994)[d] 3 1998, 2000, 2001
Albany (2001) 2 2006, 2007
Drexel (1991)[d] 2 1995, 1996
Maine (1979) 2 1980†, 1983
New Hampshire (1979) 2 1994, 2024
Colgate (1979)[e] 1 1981
Delaware (1991)[d] 1 1999
Hartford (1985)[f] 1 1993
Holy Cross (1979)[g] 1 1980†
Siena (1984)[h] 1 1989
Binghamton (2001) 0
Bryant (2022) 0 —
NJIT (2020) 0 —
UMass Lowell (2013) 0 —
UMBC (2003) 0 —
  1. ^ Boston University left for the Patriot League in 2013.
  2. ^ Northeastern left for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2005.
  3. ^ Stony Brook leaves for the CAA in July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Delaware, Drexel, and Hofstra all left in 2001 to join the CAA.
  5. ^ Colgate left in 1990 to join its football team in the Patriot League.
  6. ^ Hartford's final season in the America East was in 2021–22 as part of a transition process to drop their affiliation down to NCAA Division III starting in 2023–24.
  7. ^ Holy Cross left in 1983 to join the MAAC. The Crusaders are now in the Patriot League.
  8. ^ Siena left in 1989 to join the MAAC.

References

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  12. ^ Archer, Todd (March 5, 1994). "Drapeau player of the year". Concord Monitor. Concord, New Hampshire. p. 13. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ^ "BU (25–4) vs. Tulsa (23–9)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 10, 1997. p. 48. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  30. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 5, 2023). "Vermont's Sullivan named America East player of the year". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. p. B1. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 9, 2024). "Becker extends record for most America East coach of the year honors". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. p. B1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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