Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Colonial Athletic Association
CountryUnited States
History
First award1983
Most recentAaron Estrada, Hofstra

The Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Colonial Athletic Association's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982–83 season, when the conference was known as the ECAC South basketball league. In 1985, the conference expanded to offer more sports, and became the Colonial Athletic Association.

The first award, the only tie, was given to Dan Ruland of James Madison and Carlos Yates of George Mason. Two different players have won the award three times. David Robinson of Navy won in 1984, 1985, and 1986. George Evans won in 1999, 2000, and 2001 while playing for George Mason. Evans' first award in 1999 was as a 28-year-old sophomore—he had served seven years in the United States Army, seeing combat in Somalia, Bosnia, and Desert Storm. Steve Hood of James Madison, Odell Hodge of Old Dominion, Brett Blizzard of UNC Wilmington, Eric Maynor of VCU, Charles Jenkins of Hofstra, Jerrelle Benimon of Towson, Justin Wright-Foreman of Hofstra and Aaron Estrada of Hofstra have each won the award twice.

Hofstra has the most all-time awards with eight and most individual recipients with five. As of July 2022, it is the only one of the five schools with the most awards to still be in the conference. George Mason (six winners) left for the Atlantic 10 in 2013. James Madison, Old Dominion and VCU have each had four winners; James Madison left for the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, Old Dominion left for Conference USA in 2013, and VCU left for the A-10 in 2012. Navy's three wins by Robinson were won while the team was a conference member for just nine years. Another charter member, Richmond, won three awards before leaving the conference in 2001. Other original members to leave, American and East Carolina, each have one recipient. Of the conference's current members, William & Mary went the longest without its first winner. In 2015, 32 years after the award was first handed out, Marcus Thornton claimed William & Mary's first ever CAA Player of the Year honor.

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 CAA Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

David Robinson won the award three times while playing at Navy.
José Juan Barea is the first of two winners from Northeastern (2006).
Brett Blizzard won twice (2002, 2003) while at UNC Wilmington.
Justin Wright-Foreman of Hofstra won twice (2018, 2019).
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1982–83 Dan Ruland James Madison C Senior
Carlos Yates George Mason F Sophomore
1983–84 Johnny Newman Richmond F Sophomore
1984–85 David Robinson Navy C Sophomore
1985–86 David Robinson (2) Navy C Junior
1986–87 David Robinson* (3) Navy C Senior
1987–88 Kenny Sanders George Mason F Junior
1988–89 Blue Edwards East Carolina F Senior
1989–90 Steve Hood James Madison SG Junior
1990–91 Steve Hood (2) James Madison SG Senior
1991–92 Curtis Blair Richmond SG Senior
1992–93 Brian Gilgeous American F/G Senior
1993–94 Odell Hodge Old Dominion C/F Sophomore
1994–95 Petey Sessoms Old Dominion F Senior
1995–96 Bernard Hopkins VCU F Senior
1996–97 Odell Hodge (2) Old Dominion C/F Senior
1997–98 Jarod Stevenson Richmond SF Senior
1998–99 George Evans George Mason C/F Sophomore
1999–00 George Evans (2) George Mason C/F Junior
2000–01 George Evans (3) George Mason C/F Senior
2001–02 Brett Blizzard UNC Wilmington SG Junior
2002–03 Brett Blizzard (2) UNC Wilmington SG Senior
2003–04 Domonic Jones VCU PG Senior
2004–05 Alex Loughton Old Dominion C/F Junior
2005–06 J. J. Barea Northeastern PG Senior
2006–07 Loren Stokes Hofstra G Senior
2007–08 Eric Maynor VCU PG Junior
2008–09 Eric Maynor (2) VCU PG Senior
2009–10 Charles Jenkins Hofstra PG Junior
2010–11 Charles Jenkins (2) Hofstra PG Senior
2011–12 Ryan Pearson George Mason SF Senior
2012–13 Jerrelle Benimon Towson PF Junior
2013–14 Jerrelle Benimon (2) Towson PF Senior
2014–15 Marcus Thornton William & Mary SG Senior
2015–16 Juan'ya Green Hofstra PG Senior
2016–17 T. J. Williams Northeastern PG Senior
2017–18 Justin Wright-Foreman Hofstra PG Junior
2018–19 Justin Wright-Foreman (2) Hofstra PG Senior
2019–20 Nathan Knight William & Mary PF Senior
2020–21 Matt Lewis James Madison SG Senior
2021–22 Aaron Estrada Hofstra PG / SG Junior
2022–23 Aaron Estrada (2) Hofstra PG / SG Senior

Winners by school

The CAA began in 1982 when it was known as the ECAC South. The CAA was officially organized in 1985 when it expanded from only a basketball conference. Awards from the ECAC are included.

School (year joined) Winners Years
Hofstra (2001) 8 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
George Mason (1982) 6 1983, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012
James Madison (1982) 4 1983, 1990, 1991, 2021
Old Dominion (1991) 4 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005
VCU (1995) 4 1996, 2004, 2008, 2009
Navy (1982) 3 1985, 1986, 1987
Richmond (1982) 3 1984, 1992, 1998
Northeastern (2005) 2 2006, 2017
Towson (2001) 2 2013, 2014
UNC Wilmington (1985) 2 2002, 2003
William & Mary (1982) 2 2015, 2020
American (1984) 1 1993
East Carolina (1982) 1 1989
Charleston (2013) 0
Delaware (2001) 0
Drexel (2001) 0
Elon (2014) 0
Georgia State (2005) 0
Hampton (2022) 0
Monmouth (2022) 0
North Carolina A&T (2022) 0
Stony Brook (2022) 0

Footnotes

  1. ^ George Mason University left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) in 2013.
  2. ^ James Madison University left for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in 2022.
  3. ^ Old Dominion University left for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2013.
  4. ^ Virginia Commonwealth University was a member until joining the A-10 in 2012.
  5. ^ The United States Naval Academy (Navy) was a member until joining the Patriot League in 1991.
  6. ^ The University of Richmond was a member until joining the A-10 in 2001.
  7. ^ American University was a member until it joined the Patriot League in 2001.
  8. ^ East Carolina was a member until it joined C-USA in 2001.
  9. ^ Georgia State University left for the SBC in 2013.

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