Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1972
Currently held by	Kendall Gray, Delaware State

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Mid-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 of Morgan State (1973–75) and Joe Binion of North Carolina A&T (1982–84). The school with the most all-time honorees is North Carolina A&T, which has had nine winners, but none since 1988. Two current members of the MEAC have never had a winner: Maryland Eastern Shore and Savannah State.

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 MEAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1971–72	Austin, ElmerElmer Austin	North Carolina A&T		4 !Senior
1972–73	Webster, MarvinMarvin Webster	Morgan State	Center	2 !Sophomore
1973–74	Webster, MarvinMarvin Webster (2)	Morgan State	Center	3 !Junior
1974–75	Webster, MarvinMarvin Webster (3)	Morgan State	Center	4 !Senior
1975–76	Sparrow, JamesJames Sparrow	North Carolina A&T		1 !Freshman
1976–77	Evans, EricEric Evans	Morgan State		3 !Junior
1977–78	Glover, GeraldGerald Glover	Howard		4 !Senior
1978–79	Brawner, JoeJoe Brawner	North Carolina A&T		3 !Junior
1979–80	Ratiff, JamesJames Ratiff	Howard	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1980–81	Ratiff, JamesJames Ratiff (2)	Howard	Power forward	3 !Junior
1981–82	Binion, JoeJoe Binion	North Carolina A&T	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1982–83	Binion, JoeJoe Binion (2)	North Carolina A&T	Small forward	3 !Junior
1983–84	Binion, JoeJoe Binion (3)	North Carolina A&T	Small forward	4 !Senior
1984–85	Boyd, EricEric Boyd	North Carolina A&T		3 !Junior
1985–86	Hill, DonDon Hill	Bethune-Cookman	Center	4 !Senior
1986–87	Cale, GeorgeGeorge Cale	North Carolina A&T		4 !Senior
1987–88	Williams, ClaudeClaude Williams	North Carolina A&T		4 !Senior
1988–89	Davis, TomTom Davis	Delaware State	Power forward	2 !Sophomore
1989–90	Stewart, LarryLarry Stewart	Coppin State	Power forward	3 !Junior
1990–91	Stewart, LarryLarry Stewart (2)	Coppin State	Power forward	4 !Senior
1991–92	Turner, DeLonDeLon Turner	Florida A&M	Small forward	3 !Junior
1992–93	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	South Carolina State
1993–94	Stewart, StephenStephen Stewart	Coppin State	Shooting guard / Small forward	3 !Junior
1994–95	Stewart, StephenStephen Stewart (2)	Coppin State	Shooting guard / Small forward	4 !Senior
1995–96	Mott, TerquinTerquin Mott	Coppin State	Power forward	3 !Junior
1996–97	Blakney, RoderickRoderick Blakney	South Carolina State	Point guard	3 !Junior
1997–98	Brockington, AntoineAntoine Brockington	Coppin State	Point guard	3 !Junior
1998–99	Woolfolk, DamianDamian Woolfolk	Norfolk State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1999–00	Woolfolk, DamianDamian Woolfolk (2)	Norfolk State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2000–01	Williams, TarvisTarvis Williams	Hampton	Center	3 !Junior
2001–02	Adams, TommyTommy Adams	Hampton	Point guard / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2002–03	Williamson, RonRon Williamson	Howard	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2003–04	Zimmerman, ThurmanThurman Zimmerman	South Carolina State	Shooting guard / Small forward	2 !Sophomore
2004–05	Hicks, ChakowbyChakowby Hicks	Norfolk State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2005–06	Bluntt, JahshaJahsha Bluntt	Delaware State	Small forward	3 !Junior
2006–07	Bluntt, JahshaJahsha Bluntt (2)	Delaware State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2007–08	Smith, JamarJamar Smith	Morgan State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2008–09	McKee, TywainTywain McKee	Coppin State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2009–10	Holmes, ReggieReggie Holmes	Morgan State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2010–11	Reed, C. J.C. J. Reed	Bethune-Cookman	Point guard	3 !Junior
2011–12	O'Quinn, KyleKyle O'Quinn	Norfolk State	Center	4 !Senior
2012–13	Williams, PendarvisPendarvis Williams	Norfolk State	Point guard	3 !Junior
2013–14	Ingram, JeremyJeremy Ingram	North Carolina Central	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2014–15	Gray, KendallKendall Gray	Delaware State	Center	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
North Carolina A&T (1970)	9	1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Coppin State (1985)	7	1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009
Morgan State (1970)^[a]	6	1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2008, 2010
Norfolk State (1997)	5	1999, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2013
Delaware State (1970)	4	1989, 2006, 2007, 2015
Howard (1970)	4	1978, 1980, 1981, 2003
South Carolina State (1970)	3	1993, 1997, 2004
Bethune-Cookman (1979)	2	1986, 2011
Hampton (1995)	2	2001, 2002
Florida A&M (1979)^[b]	1	1992
North Carolina Central (1970)^[d]	1	2014
Maryland–Eastern Shore (1970)^[c]	0	—
Savannah State (2010)	0	—

Footnotes

^a Morgan State University left between 1979 and 1983 but re-joined in 1984.
^b Florida A&M University left for the 1984 and 1985 school years but re-joined in 1986.
^c The University of Maryland Eastern Shore left for the 1979 and 1980 school years but re-joined in 1981.
^d North Carolina Central University left from 1979 through 2009 but re-joined in 2010.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1972: Austin
1973: Webster
1974: Webster
1975: Webster
1976: Sparrow
1977: Evans
1978: Glover
1979: Brawner
1980: Ratiff
1981: Ratiff
1982: Binion
1983: Binion
1984: Binion
1985: Boyd
1986: Hill
1987: Cale
1988: C. Williams
1989: Davis
1990: L. Stewart
1991: L. Stewart
1992: Turner
1993: Robinson
1994: S. Stewart
1995: S. Stewart
1996: Mott
1997: Blakney
1998: Brockington
1999: Woolfolk
2000: Woolfolk
2001: T. Williams
2002: Adams
2003: Williamson
2004: Zimmerman
2005: Hicks
2006: Bluntt
2007: Bluntt
2008: Smith
2009: McKee
2010: Holmes
2011: Reed
2012: O'Quinn
2013: P. Williams
2014: Ingram
2015: Gray

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Hampton Pirates Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles Savannah State Tigers South Carolina State Bulldogs

Championships & awards	MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame • Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American Athletic A-10 ACC A-Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	ACC Big 12 CAA MVC

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)