Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding rookie basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Country	United States
First award	1981
Currently held by	Will Sydnor, Manhattan

Awarded forthe most outstanding rookie basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

CountryUnited States

First award1981

Currently held byWill Sydnor, Manhattan

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is a basketball award given to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's one or more best men's basketball players in their first year of competitive play, as voted on by the coaches in the conference. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Tim Cain of Manhattan.^[1]

[1]

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Ref.
1981–82	Tim Cain	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman
1982–83	Perry Bromwell	Manhattan	Guard	Freshman
1983–84	Kevin Houston	Army	PG/SG	Freshman
1984–85^†	Richie Simmonds	Iona	Guard	Freshman
1984–85^†	Leo Parent	Manhattan	Center	Freshman
1985–86	Joe Paterno	Fordham	Forward	Freshman
1986–87	Lionel Simmons	La Salle	SF	Freshman
1987–88	Derrick Canada	Army	Guard	Freshman
1988–89	Jack Hurd	La Salle	Forward	Freshman
1989–90	Keith Bullock	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman
1990–91	Brian Clifford	Niagara	Forward	Freshman
1991–92^†	Harun Ramey	Saint Peter's	Forward	Freshman
1991–92^†	Craig Wise	Canisius	Forward	Freshman
1992–93	Michael Meeks	Canisius	Center	Freshman
1993–94	Jason Hoover	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman
1994–95	Heshimu Evans	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman
1995–96	Nsilo Abraham	Loyola (MD)	Forward	Freshman
1996–97	Ricky Bellinger	Saint Peter's	Guard	Freshman
1997–98	Scott Knapp	Siena	Guard	Freshman
1998–99	Jermaine Clark	Fairfield	Guard	Freshman
1999–00	Bruce Seals	Manhattan	Guard	Freshman
2000–01	John Reimold	Loyola (MD)	Forward	Freshman
2001–02	Jerry Johnson	Rider	Guard	Freshman
2002–03	Keydren Clark	Saint Peter's	Guard	Freshman
2003–04	Shane Nichols	Saint Peter's	Guard	Freshman
2004–05	CJ Anderson	Manhattan	Guard	Freshman
2005–06	Kenny Hasbrouck	Siena	Guard	Freshman
2006–07^†	Edwin Ubiles	Siena	Forward	Freshman
2006–07^†	Frank Turner	Canisius	Guard	Freshman
2007–08^†	Jay Gavin	Marist	Guard	Freshman
2007–08^†	Brian Rudolph	Loyola (MD)	Guard	Freshman
2008–09	Scott Machado	Iona	Guard	Freshman
2009–10	Derek Needham	Fairfield	Guard	Freshman
2010–11	Danny Stewart	Rider	Forward	Freshman
2011–12	Juan'ya Green	Niagara	Guard	Freshman
2012–13^†	Amadou Sidibé	Fairfield	Center	Freshman
2012–13^†	Shane Richards	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman
2013–14	Khalid Hart	Marist	Guard	Freshman
2014–15	Schadrac Casimir	Iona	Guard	Freshman
2015–16	Micah Seaborn	Monmouth	Guard	Freshman
2016–17	Mikey Dixon	Quinnipiac	Guard	Freshman
2017–18	Takal Molson	Canisius	Guard	Freshman
2018–19	Jalen Pickett	Siena	Guard	Freshman
2019–20	Aaron Estrada	Saint Peter's	Guard	Freshman
2020–21	Nelly Junior Joseph	Iona	Forward	Freshman
2021–22	Jao Ituka	Marist	Guard	Freshman
2022–23	Michael Eley	Siena	Guard	Freshman
2023–24	De'Shayne Montgomery	Mount St. Mary’s	Guard	Freshman	^[2]
2024–25	Will Sydnor	Manhattan	Forward	Freshman	^[3]

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Manhattan (1981)	10	1982, 1983, 1985^†, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2013, 2025
Saint Peter's (1981)	5	1992^†, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2020
Iona (1981)	4	1985^†, 2009, 2015, 2021
Canisius (1989)	4	1992^†, 1993, 2007^†, 2018
Siena (1989)	4	1998, 2006, 2007^†, 2019
Fairfield (1981)	3	1999, 2010, 2013^†
Loyola (MD) (1989)^{[a 1]}	3	1996, 2001, 2008^†
Marist (1997)	3	2008^†, 2014, 2022
Army (1981)^{[a 2]}	2	1984, 1988
La Salle (1983)^{[a 3]}	2	1987, 1989
Niagara (1989)	2	1991, 2012
Rider (1997)	2	2002, 2011
Fordham (1981)^{[a 4]}	1	1986
Monmouth (2013)^{[a 5]}	1	2016
Quinnipiac (2013)	1	2017
Mount St. Mary's (2022)	1	2024
Holy Cross (1983)^{[a 6]}	0	—

v t e Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Pioneers Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Winners

Winners by school

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