Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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.

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

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

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

Footnotes

  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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