Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for
the most outstanding basketball player in the Ivy League
Country
United States
First awarded
1975
Currently held by
Justin Sears , Yale
The Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Ivy League 's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1974–75 season. There have been six players honored on two occasions: Craig Robinson , Kit Mueller , Jerome Allen , Ugonna Onyekwe , Ibrahim Jaaber and Justin Sears . No player has ever won the award three times.
There have been two ties for player of the year in the award's history. The first time occurred in the 1981–82 season, when Paul Little of Penn shared the award with Craig Robinson of Princeton ; the other was at the 1992–93 season's conclusion, when Jerome Allen of Penn tied Buck Jenkins of Columbia .
Winners [ edit ]
Season
Player
School
Position
Class
Reference
1974–75
Haigler, Ron Ron Haigler
Penn
Power forward
4 ! Senior
1975–76
Hill, Armond Armond Hill
Princeton
Point guard
4 ! Senior
1976–77
Sowinski, Frank Frank Sowinski
Princeton
Small forward
3 ! Junior
1977–78
McDonald, Keven Keven McDonald
Penn
Small forward
4 ! Senior
1978–79
Price, Tony Tony Price
Penn
Forward
4 ! Senior
1979–80
Moss, Peter Peter Moss
Brown
4 ! Senior
1980–81
Lawrence, Larry Larry Lawrence
Dartmouth
Shooting guard /Small forward
4 ! Senior
1981–82 †
Little, Paul Paul Little
Penn
3 ! Junior
1981–82 †
Robinson, Craig Craig Robinson
Princeton
Forward
3 ! Junior
1982–83
Robinson, Craig Craig Robinson (2)
Princeton
Forward
4 ! Senior
1983–84
Carrabino, Joe Joe Carrabino
Harvard
Power forward
3 ! Junior
1984–85
Bantum, Ken Ken Bantum
Cornell
Center
4 ! Senior
1985–86
Turner, Jim Jim Turner
Brown
Center
4 ! Senior
1986–87
Bromwell, Perry Perry Bromwell
Penn
Center
4 ! Senior
1987–88
Maley, Paul Paul Maley
Yale
Power forward
4 ! Senior
1988–89
Scrabis, Bob Bob Scrabis
Princeton
Shooting guard /Small forward
4 ! Senior
1989–90
Mueller, Kit Kit Mueller
Princeton
Center
3 ! Junior
1990–91
Mueller, Kit Kit Mueller (2)
Princeton
Center
4 ! Senior
1991–92
Jackson, Sean Sean Jackson
Princeton
Shooting guard
4 ! Senior
1992–93†
Allen, Jerome Jerome Allen
Penn
Shooting guard
2 ! Sophomore
1992–93†
Jenkins, Buck Buck Jenkins
Columbia
Small forward
4 ! Senior
1993–94
Allen, Jerome Jerome Allen (2)
Penn
Shooting guard
3 ! Junior
1994–95
Maloney, Matt Matt Maloney
Penn
Shooting guard
4 ! Senior
1995–96
Bowman, Ira Ira Bowman
Penn
Guard
4 ! Senior
1996–97
Johnson, Sydney Sydney Johnson
Princeton
Guard /Forward
4 ! Senior
1997–98
Goodrich, Steve Steve Goodrich
Princeton
Center
4 ! Senior
1998–99
Earl, Brian Brian Earl
Princeton
Shooting guard
4 ! Senior
1999–00
Jordan, Michael-Hakim Michael-Hakim Jordan
Penn
Point guard
4 ! Senior
2000–01
Austin, Craig Craig Austin
Columbia
Small forward
3 ! Junior
2001–02
Onyekwe, Ugonna Ugonna Onyekwe
Penn
Power forward
3 ! Junior
2002–03
Onyekwe, Ugonna Ugonna Onyekwe (2)
Penn
Power forward
4 ! Senior
2003–04
Forte, Jason Jason Forte
Brown
Point guard
3 ! Junior
2004–05
Begley, Tim Tim Begley
Penn
Shooting guard
4 ! Senior
2005–06
Jaaber, Ibrahim Ibrahim Jaaber
Penn
Point guard
3 ! Junior
2006–07
Jaaber, Ibrahim Ibrahim Jaaber (2)
Penn
Point guard
4 ! Senior
2007–08
Dale, Louis Louis Dale
Cornell
Point guard
2 ! Sophomore
2008–09
Barnett, Alex Alex Barnett
Dartmouth
Small forward
3 ! Senior
2009–10
Wittman, Ryan Ryan Wittman
Cornell
Small forward
4 ! Senior
2010–11
Wright, Keith Keith Wright
Harvard
Power forward
3 ! Junior
2011–12
Rosen, Zack Zack Rosen
Penn
Point guard
4 ! Senior
[1]
2012–13
Hummer, Ian Ian Hummer
Princeton
Small forward
4 ! Senior
[2]
2013–14
Saunders, Wesley Wesley Saunders
Harvard
Small forward
3 ! Junior
2014–15
Sears, Justin Justin Sears
Yale
Small forward
3 ! Junior
2015–16
Sears, Justin Justin Sears (2)
Yale
Small forward
4 ! Senior
[3]
Winners by school [ edit ]
School
Winners
Years
Penn
16
1975, 1978, 1979, 1982† , 1987, 1993† , 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
Princeton
12
1976, 1977, 1982† , 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2013
Brown
3
1980, 1986, 2004
Cornell
3
1985, 2008, 2010
Harvard
3
1984, 2011, 2014
Yale
3
1988, 2015, 2016
Columbia
2
1993† , 2001
Dartmouth
2
1981, 2009
References [ edit ]
"Men's Ivy League Outstanding Performers" . Ivy League Sports. 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009 .
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