Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Not to be confused with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	Most outstanding basketball player in the Mid-American Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1968
Currently held by	Antonio Campbell, Ohio

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Mid-American Conference. The award was first given following the 1967–68 season. Four players have won the award multiple times: Tom Kozelko, Ron Harper, Gary Trent and Bonzi Wells. Trent is the only player to have been honored as Player of the Year three times (1993–95). There have been no ties, nor has any player from the MAC ever won any of the National Player of the Year awards.

Through 2016, Ohio has the most all-time winners with eleven. Miami is second with six winners. All current members of the MAC have had at least one winner.

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 MAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Antonio Daniels won the award in 1997 while playing for Bowling Green State University.

Chris Kaman, the 2003 winner from Central Michigan University, is now playing in the NBA.

David Kool, 2010 winner from Western Michigan University.

Javon McCrea, 2014 winner from the University at Buffalo.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1967–68	Foster, FredFred Foster	Miami	Forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1968–69	Mix, SteveSteve Mix	Toledo	Center	4 !Senior	^[1]
1969–70	Penix, JimJim Penix	Bowling Green	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1970–71	Kowall, KenKen Kowall	Ohio	Guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1971–72	Kozelko, TomTom Kozelko	Toledo	Power forward	3 !Junior	^[1]
1972–73	Kozelko, TomTom Kozelko (2)	Toledo	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1973–74	Luckett, WalterWalter Luckett	Ohio	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore	^[1]
1974–75	Roundfield, DanDan Roundfield	Central Michigan	Power forward/Center	4 !Senior	^[1]
1975–76	Tyson, JeffJeff Tyson	Western Michigan	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1976–77	Hicks, MattMatt Hicks	Northern Illinois	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1977–78	Aldridge, ArchieArchie Aldridge	Miami	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1978–79	Dawkins, PaulPaul Dawkins	Northern Illinois	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1979–80	Swaney, JimJim Swaney	Toledo	Forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1980–81	Knuckles, HarveyHarvey Knuckles	Toledo	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1981–82	McLaughlin, MelvinMelvin McLaughlin	Central Michigan	Shooting guard	3 !Junior	^[1]
1982–83	McCallum, RayRay McCallum	Ball State	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1983–84	Devereaux, JohnJohn Devereaux	Ohio	Center	4 !Senior	^[1]
1984–85	Harper, RonRon Harper	Miami	Shooting guard	3 !Junior	^[1]
1985–86	Harper, RonRon Harper (2)	Miami	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1986–87	James, BookerBooker James	Western Michigan	Small forward/Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1987–88	Long, GrantGrant Long	Eastern Michigan	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1988–89	Graham, PaulPaul Graham	Ohio	Small forward/Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1989–90	Jamerson, DaveDave Jamerson	Ohio	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1990–91	Kennedy, MarcusMarcus Kennedy	Eastern Michigan	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1991–92	Geter, LewisLewis Geter	Ohio	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1992–93	Trent, GaryGary Trent	Ohio	Power forward	1 !Freshman	^[1]
1993–94	Trent, GaryGary Trent (2)	Ohio	Power forward	2 !Sophomore	^[1]
1994–95	Trent, GaryGary Trent (3)	Ohio	Power forward	3 !Junior	^[1]
1995–96	Wells, BonziBonzi Wells	Ball State	Small forward	2 !Sophomore	^[1]
1996–97	Daniels, AntonioAntonio Daniels	Bowling Green	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1997–98	Wells, BonziBonzi Wells (2)	Ball State	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
1998–99	Szczerbiak, WallyWally Szczerbiak	Miami	Small forward/Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
1999–00	Stacey, AnthonyAnthony Stacey	Bowling Green	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
2000–01	Webber, DavidDavid Webber	Central Michigan	Point guard	3 !Junior	^[1]
2001–02	McLeod, KeithKeith McLeod	Bowling Green	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
2002–03	Kaman, ChrisChris Kaman	Central Michigan	Center	3 !Junior	^[1]
2003–04	Williams, MikeMike Williams	Western Michigan	Small forward/Power forward	2 !Sophomore	^[1]
2004–05	Battle, TurnerTurner Battle	Buffalo	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
2005–06	Haynes, DeAndreDeAndre Haynes	Kent State	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[1]
2006–07	Travis, RomeoRomeo Travis	Akron	Small forward	4 !Senior	^[1]
2007–08	Fisher, AlAl Fisher	Kent State	Point guard/Shooting guard	3 !Junior	^[1]
2008–09	Bramos, MichaelMichael Bramos	Miami	Shooting guard/Small forward	4 !Senior
2009–10	Kool, DavidDavid Kool	Western Michigan	Guard	4 !Senior	^[2]
2010–11	Greene, JustinJustin Greene	Kent State	Small Forward	3 !Junior	^[3]
2011–12	Watt, MitchellMitchell Watt	Buffalo	Center	4 !Senior	^[4]
2012–13	Cooper, D. J.D. J. Cooper	Ohio	Point guard	4 !Senior	^[5]
2013–14	McCrea, JavonJavon McCrea	Buffalo	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[6]
2014–15	Moss, JustinJustin Moss	Buffalo	Power forward	3 !Junior	^[7]
2015–16	Campbell, AntonioAntonio Campbell	Ohio	Forward	3 !Junior	^[8]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Ohio (1947)	11	1971, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016
Miami (1948)	6	1968, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2009
Toledo (1951)	5	1969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981
Bowling Green (1952)	4	1970, 1997, 2000, 2002
Buffalo (1999)	4	2005, 2012, 2014, 2015
Central Michigan (1972)	4	1975, 1982, 2001, 2003
Western Michigan (1948)	4	1976, 1987, 2004, 2010
Ball State (1973)	3	1983, 1996, 1998
Buffalo (1999)	4	2005, 2012, 2014, 2015
Kent State (1951)	3	2006, 2008, 2011
Eastern Michigan (1972)	2	1988, 1991
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)^[a]	2	1977, 1979
Akron (1992)	1	2007
Marshall (1954/1997)^[b]	0	—

Footnotes

^a Northern Illinois University was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left for a period. They rejoined in 1997 and continue as a member today.
^b Marshall University was a member starting in 1954 before being expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations. The Thundering Herd rejoined in 1997, but left in 2005 for Conference USA.

References

General

"2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. 2008. p. 50. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

Specific

Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1968: Foster
1969: Mix
1970: Penix
1971: Kowall
1972: Kozelko
1973: Kozelko
1974: Luckett
1975: Roundfield
1976: Tyson
1977: Hicks
1978: Aldridge
1979: Dawkins
1980: Swaney
1981: Knuckles
1982: McLaughlin
1983: McCallum
1984: Devereaux
1985: Harper
1986: Harper
1987: James
1988: Long
1989: Graham
1990: Jamerson
1991: Kennedy
1992: Geter
1993: Trent
1994: Trent
1995: Trent
1996: Wells
1997: Daniels
1998: Wells
1999: Szczerbiak
2000: Stacey
2001: Webber
2002: McLeod
2003: Kaman
2004: Williams
2005: Battle
2006: Haynes
2007: Travis
2008: Fisher
2009: Bramos
2010: Kool
2011: Greene
2012: Watt
2013: Cooper
2014: McCrea
2015: Moss
2016: Campbell

Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships & awards

Seasons

1946–47
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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) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) 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; defunct) 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 A-10 ACC ASUN 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	American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

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)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

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