Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Appearance
Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Mid-American Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1968 |
Most recent | Sincere Carry, Kent State |
The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The award was first given following the 1967–68 season. Four players have won the award multiple times: Tom Kozelko, Ron Harper, Gary Trent and Bonzi Wells. Trent is the only player to have been honored as player of the year three times (1993–95). There have been no ties, nor has any player from the MAC ever won any of the national player of the year awards.
Through 2022, Ohio has the most all-time winners with 11. Toledo is second with seven winners. All current members of the MAC have had at least one winner.
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 MAC Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
Winners by school
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Ohio (1947) | 11 | 1971, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016 |
Toledo (1951) | 7 | 1969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 2018, 2021 |
Miami (1948) | 6 | 1968, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2009 |
Buffalo (1999) | 5 | 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 4 | 1970, 1997, 2000, 2002 |
Central Michigan (1972) | 4 | 1975, 1982, 2001, 2003 |
Kent State (1951) | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2022 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 4 | 1976, 1987, 2004, 2010 |
Akron (1992) | 3 | 2007, 2017, 2020 |
Ball State (1973) | 3 | 1983, 1996, 1998 |
Eastern Michigan (1972) | 2 | 1988, 1991 |
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[a] | 2 | 1977, 1979 |
Marshall (1954/1997)[b] | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- a Northern Illinois University was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left for a period. They rejoined in 1997 and continue as a member today.
- b Marshall University was a member starting in 1954 before being expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations. The Thundering Herd rejoined in 1997, but left in 2005 for Conference USA.
References
- General
- "2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide". Mid-American Conference. 2008. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Mid-American Conference. "2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Cleveland, OH: Mid-American Conference. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
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- ^ "Toledo's Fletcher, Buffalo's Oats receive top MAC honors" (Press release). March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Buffalo's Oats, Massinburg earn top MAC honors". Mid-American Conference. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.