Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Colonial Athletic Association
Country	United States
First awarded	1983
Currently held by	Charles Jenkins, Hofstra

The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Colonial 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.^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[1][2][3] Steve Hood of James Madison, Odell Hodge of Old Dominion, Brett Blizzard of UNCW, Eric Maynor of Virginia Commonwealth (VCU), and Charles Jenkins of Hofstra have each won the award twice.^[1]

As of 2011, George Mason has had the most winners with five. Old Dominion and VCU have each had four winners. 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. An early member still in the conference, James Madison, also has multiple winners. Other original members to leave, American and East Carolina, each have one recipient. Of the conference's current members, William & Mary is the only original member without a winner.^[1]

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners

David Robinson won the award three times while playing at Navy.

José Juan Barea is the only winner from Northeastern (2006).

Eric Maynor won in 2008 and 2009 while at VCU.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1982–83†	Ruland !Dan Ruland	James Madison	Center	4 !Senior
1982–83†	Yates !Carlos Yates	George Mason	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1983–84	Newman !Johnny Newman	Richmond	Forward/Guard	2 !Sophomore	[4]
1984–85	Robinson !David Robinson	Navy	Center	2 !Sophomore	[5]
1985–86	Robinson !David Robinson (2)	Navy	Center	3 !Junior	[5]
1986–87	Robinson !David Robinson* (3)	Navy	Center	4 !Senior	[5]
1987–88	Sanders !Kenny Sanders	George Mason	Forward	3 !Junior
1988–89	Edwards !Blue Edwards	East Carolina	Forward	4 !Senior	[6]
1989–90	Hood !Steve Hood	James Madison	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1990–91	Hood !Steve Hood (2)	James Madison	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1991–92	Blair !Curtis Blair	Richmond	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1992–93	Gilgeous !Brian Gilgeous	American	Forward/Guard	4 !Senior
1993–94	Hodge !Odell Hodge	Old Dominion	Center/Forward	2 !Sophomore	[7]
1994–95	Sessoms !Petey Sessoms	Old Dominion	Forward	4 !Senior	[8]
1995–96	Hopkins !Bernard Hopkins	Virginia Commonwealth	Forward	4 !Senior	[9]
1996–97	Hodge !Odell Hodge (2)	Old Dominion	Center/Forward	4 !Senior	[7]
1997–98	Stevenson !Jarod Stevenson	Richmond	Small forward	4 !Senior
1998–99	Evans !George Evans	George Mason	Center/Forward	2 !Sophomore	[2]
1999–00	Evans !George Evans (2)	George Mason	Center/Forward	3 !Junior	[2]
2000–01	Evans !George Evans (3)	George Mason	Center/Forward	4 !Senior	[2]
2001–02	Blizzard !Brett Blizzard	UNC Wilmington	Shooting guard	3 !Junior	[10]
2002–03	Blizzard !Brett Blizzard (2)	UNC Wilmington	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	[10]
2003–04	Jones !Domonic Jones	Virginia Commonwealth	Point guard	4 !Senior	[11]
2004–05	Loughton !Alex Loughton	Old Dominion	Center/Forward	3 !Junior	[12]
2005–06	Barea !José Juan Barea	Northeastern	Point guard	4 !Senior	[13]
2006–07	Stokes !Loren Stokes	Hofstra	Guard	4 !Senior	[14]
2007–08	Maynor !Eric Maynor	Virginia Commonwealth	Point guard	3 !Junior	[15]
2008–09	Maynor !Eric Maynor (2)	Virginia Commonwealth	Point guard	4 !Senior	[15]
2009–10	Jenkins !Charles Jenkins	Hofstra	Point guard	3 !Junior
2010–11	Jenkins !Charles Jenkins (2)	Hofstra	Point guard	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
George Mason (1982)[a]	5	1983†, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001
Old Dominion (1991)	4	1994, 1995, 1997, 2005
Virginia Commonwealth (1995)	4	1996, 2004, 2008, 2009
Hofstra (2001)	3	2007, 2010, 2011
James Madison (1982)	3	1983†, 1990, 1991
Navy (1982)[b]	3	1985, 1986, 1987
Richmond (1982)[c]	3	1984, 1992, 1998
UNC Wilmington (1985)	2	2002, 2003
American (1984)[d]	1	1993
East Carolina (1982)[e]	1	1989
Northeastern (2005)	1	2006
Delaware (2001)	0	—
Drexel (2001)	0	—
Georgia State (2005)	0	—
Towson (2001)	0	—
William & Mary (1982)	0	—

Footnotes

• ^a The 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.^[1]
• ^b The United States Naval Academy (Navy) was a member until joining the Patriot League in 1991.^[16]
• ^c Richmond was a member until joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2001.^[17]
• ^d American University was a member until in joined the Patriot League in 2001.^[16]
• ^e East Carolina was a member until it joined Conference USA in 2001.^[18]

References

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15. ^ ^{a b} Staff (March 5, 2009). "VCU’s Sanders named CAA’s top defensive player". Richmond Times-Dispatch. http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/college/college_basketball/article/MAYNORALLCAA_20090305-225203/223153/. Retrieved March 23, 2009. 
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