| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in theMid-American Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1968 |
| Most recent | Nate Johnson,Akron |
TheMid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in theMid-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 andBonzi 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 2025,Ohio has the most all-time winners with 11.Toledo is second with eight winners. All current members of the MAC have had at least one winner.
| † | 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 |
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio (1947) | 11 | 1971, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016 |
| Toledo (1951) | 8 | 1969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Miami (1948) | 6 | 1968, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2009 |
| Akron (1992) | 5 | 2007, 2017, 2020, 2024, 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |