Coastal Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Coastal Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year (formerly the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year) is an award given to the Coastal Athletic Association's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982–83 season, when the conference was known as the ECAC South basketball league. In 1985, the conference expanded to offer more sports, and became the Colonial Athletic Association; the conference name was changed to Coastal Athletic Association in 2023.[1]
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Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Coastal Athletic Association |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1983 |
Most recent | Tyler Thomas, Hofstra |
The first award, the only tie, was given to Dan Ruland of James Madison and Carlos Yates of George Mason. Two different players have won the award three times. David Robinson of Navy won in 1984, 1985, and 1986. George Evans won in 1999, 2000, and 2001 while playing for George Mason. Evans' first award in 1999 was as a 28-year-old sophomore—he had served seven years in the United States Army, seeing combat in Somalia, Bosnia, and Desert Storm.[2][3] Steve Hood of James Madison, Odell Hodge of Old Dominion, Brett Blizzard of UNC Wilmington, Eric Maynor of VCU, Charles Jenkins of Hofstra, Jerrelle Benimon of Towson, Justin Wright-Foreman of Hofstra and Aaron Estrada of Hofstra have each won the award twice.
Hofstra has the most all-time awards with nine and most individual recipients with six. Since July 2022, it is the only one of the five schools with the most awards to still be in the conference. George Mason (six winners) left for the Atlantic 10 in 2013. James Madison, Old Dominion and VCU have each had four winners; James Madison left for the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, Old Dominion left for Conference USA in 2013, and VCU left for the A-10 in 2012. Navy's three wins by Robinson were won while the team was a conference member for just nine years. Another charter member, Richmond, won three awards before leaving the conference in 2001. Other original members to leave, American and East Carolina, each have one recipient. Of the conference's current members, William & Mary went the longest without its first winner. In 2015, 32 years after the award was first handed out, Marcus Thornton claimed William & Mary's first ever CAA Player of the Year honor.
Key
edit† | Co-Players of the Year |
* | Awarded a national player of the year award: 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 CAA Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
editWinners by school
editThe CAA began in 1982 when it was known as the ECAC South. The CAA was officially organized in 1985 when it expanded from only a basketball conference. Awards from the ECAC are included.
Years of joining reflect the calendar year in which each school joined the CAA or ECAC South.
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Hofstra (2001) | 9 | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
George Mason (1982)[a] | 6 | 1983†, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 |
James Madison (1982)[b] | 4 | 1983†, 1990, 1991, 2021 |
Old Dominion (1991)[c] | 4 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005 |
VCU (1995)[d] | 4 | 1996, 2004, 2008, 2009 |
Navy (1982)[e] | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Richmond (1982)[f] | 3 | 1984, 1992, 1998 |
Northeastern (2005) | 2 | 2006, 2017 |
Towson (2001) | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
UNC Wilmington (1985) | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
William & Mary (1982) | 2 | 2015, 2020 |
American (1984)[g] | 1 | 1993 |
East Carolina (1982)[h] | 1 | 1989 |
Campbell (2023) | 0 | — |
Charleston (2013) | 0 | — |
Delaware (2001) | 0 | — |
Drexel (2001) | 0 | — |
Elon (2014) | 0 | — |
Georgia State (2005)[i] | 0 | — |
Hampton (2022) | 0 | — |
Monmouth (2022) | 0 | — |
North Carolina A&T (2022) | 0 | — |
Stony Brook (2022) | 0 | — |
- ^ George Mason University left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) in 2013.[28]
- ^ James Madison University left for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in 2022.[29]
- ^ Old Dominion University left for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2013.[30]
- ^ Virginia Commonwealth University was a member until joining the A-10 in 2012.[31]
- ^ The United States Naval Academy (Navy) was a member until joining the Patriot League in 1991.[32]
- ^ The University of Richmond was a member until joining the A-10 in 2001.[33]
- ^ American University was a member until it joined the Patriot League in 2001.[32]
- ^ East Carolina was a member until it joined C-USA in 2001.[34]
- ^ Georgia State University left for the SBC in 2013.[35]
References
edit- ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "George Mason's Evans puts the war in warrior". CNN/SI. March 7, 1999. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ Greenberger, Neil H. (February 26, 1999). "GMU's Evans Is All That He Can Be; Army Veteran Is Named CAA Player of the Year". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Ruland, Yates tops ECAC-South". Danville Register & Bee. Danville, Virginia. March 10, 1983. p. 38. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ a b Markon, John (March 11, 1997). "Top five include three of the best". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 27. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heel (cont.)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. April 3, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "CAA Awards – Player of the Year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. March 7, 2003. p. D7. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Player Bio: Alex Loughton". odusports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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- ^ "STOKES NAMED CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JOINS AGUDIO ON FIRST TEAM". Hofstra University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ a b Staff (March 5, 2009). "VCU's Sanders named CAA's top defensive player". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 23, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Weiss, Dick (April 1, 2010). "Welsh Hofstra's new Pride and joy". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 59. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-CAA team". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. March 4, 2011. p. 30. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lane Casadonte (March 2, 2012). "Burgess named first team CAA as VCU Rams prepare for conference tournament". WTVR.com. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "Towson's Jerrelle Benimon repeats as CAA Player of the Year". Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "All-CAA Men's Basketball Awards". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. March 6, 2015. p. C3. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (March 4, 2016). "UD has two All-CAA picks". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. C8. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe's Dixon earns CAA honor". The Virginia Gazette. Williamsburg, Virginia. March 4, 2017. p. B3. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Van Meter, Jarrett (March 13, 2019). "Northeastern stuns Hofstra for CAA spot". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. C5. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-CAA". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. March 7, 2020. p. B2. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU's Lewis headlines 2020-21 CAA men's basketball postseason awards" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Hofstra's Aaron Estrada voted CAA Player of the Year; Five programs recognized with major awards" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Estrada, Williams Collect Back-to-Back Major CAA Awards" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (March 12, 2024). "Delaware fails to join lower-seeded winners in CAA basketball tourney". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. C2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds George Mason University as Full Member" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "James Madison to Compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022-2023" (Press release). James Madison Dukes. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Conference USA Adds Old Dominion" (Press release). Conference USA. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds VCU as Full Member" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Patriot League History". Patriot League. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ "About Conference USA". Conference USA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ "Georgia State to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.