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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in theMid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1972 |
| Most recent | Blake Harper,Howard |
TheMid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to theMid-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 ofMorgan State (1973–75) andJoe Binion ofNorth Carolina A&T (1982–84). The school with the most all-time honorees is North Carolina A&T, now a member of theBig South Conference, which has had nine winners, but its last award before its 2021 departure was in 1988. Among current members,Coppin State andNorfolk State have the most recipients with eight each. The only current member of the MEAC without a winner isMaryland Eastern Shore.
| † | 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 |
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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)[a] | 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) | 8 | 1999, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Howard (1970) | 7 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2025 |
| Morgan State (1970)[b] | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2008, 2010 |
| Delaware State (1970) | 4 | 1989, 2006, 2007, 2015 |
| Bethune–Cookman (1979)[c] | 3 | 1986, 2011, 2018 |
| North Carolina Central (1970)[d] | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2020 |
| South Carolina State (1970) | 3 | 1993, 1997, 2004 |
| Hampton (1995) | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Florida A&M (1979)[e] | 1 | 1992 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore (1970)[f] | 0 | — |
| Savannah State (2010)[g] | 0 | — |