Colonial Athletic Association Conference Basketball Player of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association Conference Basketball Player of the Year
Colonial Athletic Association Conference Basketball Player of the Year
	Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
A country	USA
Type of
To whom is awarded	US Colonial Athletic Association ( NCAA 1st Division) Top Player for US Student Basketball Tournament
Who is handed	Ch. trainers of the conference Eastern College Athletic South (ECAC South) (1983-1985) ; Ch. Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference Trainers (1985—)
Statistics
Established
First award	1983 Dan Rowland , James Madison and Carlos Yates , George Mason
Last reward	2019 Justin Wright Foreman , Hofstra

The Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year is the annual basketball award that is awarded by voting to the best basketball player among students at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference , part of the NCAA 1st Division. Voting is held among the head coaches of the teams participating in the conference (there are currently ten of them), in addition, the coaches give their votes after the end of the regular season , but before the start of the playoff tournament, that is, in early March, and they cannot vote for their own players. This award was established and first presented to Dan Rowland of James Madison University and Carlos Yeats of George Mason University in the 1982/83 season.

The conference officially began its activities in 1979, then it included ten teams, which was first called the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC South) , but in 1985 due to expansion by other sports it got its current name. Over time, with the formation of new universities, the number of teams in the conference increased to fourteen (currently there are twenty). In 2013, seven teams left the conference at once, and three came to replace them. In 2014, the number of teams in the conference increased to twenty-one, due to the joining of the teams of Elon and Fairfield Universities and the transfer to another conference of the team of the University of Pennsylvania .

Eight players: David Robinson , Steve Hood , Odell Hodge , George Evans , Brett Blizzard , Eric Manor , Charles Jenkins and Justin Wright-Forman received this award several times, and Robinson and Evans received it three times. Only once did two players immediately become the owners of this award (1983). More often than others, the winners of this prize were basketball players at George Mason University and Hofstra University (6 times), Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia (4 times).

Content

1 Legend
2 Winners
3 notes
4 References

Legend

	Reward Co-Owners
*	They became laureates of the James Naismith Prize (1969–) or the John Wooden Prize (1977–), or were recognized as UPI (1955–1996) or Helms Foundation (1905–1979) basketball students of the year.
Player (X)	Number of titles

Winners

Season	Player	University	Position	Year of study	Notes
1982/83	Rowland, Dan Dan Rowland	James Madison University	Center	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1982/83	Yates, Carlos Carlos Yates	George Mason University	Light forward	2! Second	^[one]
1983/84	Newman, Johnny Johnny Newman	University of Richmond	Light Forward / Attack Defender	2! Second	^[one]
1984/85	Robinson, David David Robinson	U.S. Naval Academy	Center	2! Second	^[2]
1985/86	Robinson, David David Robinson (2)	U.S. Naval Academy	Center	3! Third	^[2]
1986/87	Robinson, David David Robinson (3)	U.S. Naval Academy	Center	four ! Fourth	^[2]
1987/88	Sanders, Kenny Kenny Sanders	George Mason University	Light forward	3! Third	^[one]
1988/89	Edwards, Blue Blue Edwards	East Carolina University	Light Forward / Attack Defender	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1989/90	Hood, Steve Steve Hood	James Madison University	Attacking defender	3! Third	^[one]
1990/91	Hood, Steve Steve Hood (2)	James Madison University	Attacking defender	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1991/92	Blair, Curtis Curtis Blair	University of Richmond	Attacking defender	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1992/93	Gilgeus, Brian Brian Gilgeus	American university	Light Forward / Attack Defender	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1993/94	Hodge, Odell Odell Hodge	University of the Old Dominion	Heavy Forward / Center	2! Second	^[one]
1994/95	Sessoms, Petey Petey Sessoms	University of the Old Dominion	Light forward	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1995/96	Hopkins, Bernard Bernard Hopkins	Commonwealth University of Virginia	Light forward / Heavy forward	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1996/97	Hodge, Odell Odell Hodge (2)	University of the Old Dominion	Heavy Forward / Center	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1997/98	Stevenson, Jarod Jarod Stevenson	University of Richmond	Light forward	four ! Fourth	^[one]
1998/99	Evans, George George Evans	George Mason University	Heavy Forward / Center	2! Second	^[3]
1999/00	Evans, George George Evans (2)	George Mason University	Heavy Forward / Center	3! Third	^[3]
2000/01	Evans, George George Evans (3)	George Mason University	Heavy Forward / Center	four ! Fourth	^[3]
2001/02	Blizzard, Brett Brett Blizzard	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Attacking defender	3! Third	^[four]
2002/03	Blizzard, Brett Brett Blizzard (2)	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Attacking defender	four ! Fourth	^[four]
2003/04	Jones, Domonic Domonic Jones	Commonwealth University of Virginia	Point Defender / Attack Defender	four ! Fourth	^[5]
2004/05	Lawton, Alex Alex Lawton	University of the Old Dominion	Heavy Forward / Center	3! Third	^[6]
2005/06	Barea, Jose Juan José Juan Barea	Northeastern University	Point guard	four ! Fourth	^[7]
2006/07	Stokes, Lauren Lauren Stokes	Hofstra University	Offensive Defender / Point Defender	four ! Fourth	^[8]
2007/08	Manor, Eric Eric Manor	Commonwealth University of Virginia	Point Defender / Attack Defender	3! Third	^[9]
2008/09	Manor, Eric Eric Manor (2)	Commonwealth University of Virginia	Point Defender / Attack Defender	four ! Fourth	^[10]
2009/10	Jenkins, Charles Charles Jenkins	Hofstra University	Point Defender / Attack Defender	3! Third	^[eleven]
2010/11	Jenkins, Charles Charles Jenkins (2)	Hofstra University	Point Defender / Attack Defender	four ! Fourth	^[12]
2011/12	Pearson, Ryan Ryan Pearson	George Mason University	Light forward	four ! Fourth	^[13]
2012/13	Benimon, Gerrell Gerrell Benimon	Towson university	Heavy forward	3! Third	^[fourteen]
2013/14	Benimon, Gerrell Gerrell Benimon (2)	Towson university	Heavy forward	four ! Fourth	^[fifteen]
2014/15	Thornton, Marcus Marcus Thornton	College of William and Mary	Attacking defender	four ! Fourth	^[16]
2015/16	Green, Juanai Juanai Green	Hofstra University	Attacking defender	four ! Fourth	^[17]
2016/17	Williams, TJ TJ Williams	Northeastern University	Point guard	four ! Fourth	^[eighteen]
2017/18	Wright Foreman, Justin Justin Wright Foreman	Hofstra University	Point guard	3! Third	^[19]
2018/19	Wright Foreman, Justin Justin Wright Foreman (2)	Hofstra University	Point guard	four ! Fourth	^[twenty]

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ 2017–18 Men's Basketball in Review (p. 41-43 ) . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Legends profile: David Robinson nba.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ ¹ ² ³ George Evans Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ ¹ ² Brett Blizzard Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ Domonic Jones Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ Loughton Named CAA Player of the Year / Taylor Coach Of the Year . odusports.com . Old Dominion Monarchs basketball. Date of treatment March 4, 2005.
↑ JJ Barea Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.
↑ Hofstra's Stokes Headlines 2007 ALL-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 2, 2007.
↑ VCU's Maynor Headlines 2007-08 ALL-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 7, 2008.
↑ VCU's Maynor Repeats as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 6, 2009.
↑ Hofstra's Jenkins Earns CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year Honors . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 5, 2010.
↑ Hofstra's Jenkins repeats as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 4, 2011.
↑ Mason's Pearson Honored as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2012.
↑ Benimon Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 10, 2013.
↑ Towson's Benimon Headlines All-CAA MBB Teams . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 8, 2014.
↑ W & M's Thornton Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 6, 2015.
↑ Hofstra's Green Headlines All-CAA MBB Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 4, 2016.
↑ Williams Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2017.
↑ Wright-Foreman Tops All-CAA Men's Basektball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
↑ Hofstra's Wright-Foreman Repeats As CAA Men's Basketball Player Of The Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

Links

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Winners . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment July 12, 2017.
2017–18 Men's Basketball in Review (p. 41-43 ) . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[Review-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ 2017–18 Men's Basketball in Review (p. 41-43 ) . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[Robinson-2] ¹ ² ³ Legends profile: David Robinson nba.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[Evans-3] ¹ ² ³ George Evans Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[Blizzard-4] ¹ ² Brett Blizzard Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[5] Domonic Jones Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[6] Loughton Named CAA Player of the Year / Taylor Coach Of the Year . odusports.com . Old Dominion Monarchs basketball. Date of treatment March 4, 2005.

[7] JJ Barea Player Profile . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.

[8] Hofstra's Stokes Headlines 2007 ALL-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 2, 2007.

[9] VCU's Maynor Headlines 2007-08 ALL-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 7, 2008.

[10] VCU's Maynor Repeats as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 6, 2009.

[11] Hofstra's Jenkins Earns CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year Honors . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 5, 2010.

[12] Hofstra's Jenkins repeats as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 4, 2011.

[13] Mason's Pearson Honored as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2012.

[14] Benimon Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 10, 2013.

[15] Towson's Benimon Headlines All-CAA MBB Teams . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 8, 2014.

[16] W & M's Thornton Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 6, 2015.

[17] Hofstra's Green Headlines All-CAA MBB Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 4, 2016.

[18] Williams Headlines All-CAA Men's Basketball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2017.

[19] Wright-Foreman Tops All-CAA Men's Basektball Team . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.

[20] Hofstra's Wright-Foreman Repeats As CAA Men's Basketball Player Of The Year . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association. Date of appeal April 21, 2019.