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

Men's college basketball award

Men's college basketball award

FieldValue
nameMAC Men's Basketball
Player of the Year
imageMid-American Conference logo.svg
imagesize175px
descriptionthe most outstanding basketball player in the Mid-American Conference
countryUnited States
year1968
holderNate Johnson, Akron

Player of the Year The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). 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 2025, Ohio has the most all-time winners with 11. Toledo is second with eight winners. All current members of the MAC have had at least one winner.

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1967–68MiamiF
1968–69ToledoC
1969–70Bowling GreenSF
1970–71OhioG
1971–72ToledoPF
1972–73(2)ToledoPF
1973–74OhioSG
1974–75Central MichiganPF / C
1975–76Western MichiganSF
1976–77Northern IllinoisPF
1977–78MiamiPF
1978–79Northern IllinoisSF
1979–80ToledoF
1980–81ToledoSF
1981–82Central MichiganSG
1982–83Ball StatePG
1983–84OhioC
1984–85MiamiSG
1985–86(2)MiamiSG
1986–87Western MichiganSF / SG
1987–88Eastern MichiganPF
1988–89OhioSF / SG
1989–90OhioSG
1990–91Eastern MichiganPF
1991–92OhioSF
1992–93OhioPF
1993–94(2)OhioPF
1994–95(3)OhioPF
1995–96Ball StateSF
1996–97Bowling GreenPG
1997–98(2)Ball StateSF
1998–99MiamiSF / SG
1999–00Bowling GreenSF
2000–01Central MichiganPG
2001–02Bowling GreenSG
2002–03Central MichiganC
2003–04Western MichiganSF / PF
2004–05BuffaloPG
2005–06Kent StatePG
2006–07AkronSF
2007–08Kent StatePG / SG
2008–09MiamiSG / SF
2009–10Western MichiganG
2010–11Kent StateSF
2011–12BuffaloC
2012–13OhioPG
2013–14BuffaloPF
2014–15BuffaloPF
2015–16OhioF
2016–17AkronC
2017–18ToledoSG / SF
2018–19BuffaloSG
2019–20AkronPG
2020–21ToledoPG
2021–22Kent StatePG
2022–23ToledoSG
2023–24AkronPF
2024–25AkronPG

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Ohio (1947)111971, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016
Toledo (1951)81969, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 2018, 2021, 2023
Miami (1948)61968, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2009
Akron (1992)52007, 2017, 2020, 2024, 2025
Buffalo (1999)52005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019
Bowling Green (1952)41970, 1997, 2000, 2002
Central Michigan (1972)41975, 1982, 2001, 2003
Kent State (1951)42006, 2008, 2011, 2022
Western Michigan (1948)41976, 1987, 2004, 2010
Ball State (1973)31983, 1996, 1998
Eastern Michigan (1972)21988, 1991
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)21977, 1979
Marshall (1954/1997)0—
  • 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.
  • 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

References

  1. (March 6, 1968). "Miami's Fred foster MAC Player of Year". [[Dayton Daily News]].
  2. (March 10, 1969). "Locke, Mix MAC's Best". Dayton Daily News.
  3. (March 8, 1970). "MAC Hoop Star Man on the Move". Dayton Daily News.
  4. (March 10, 1971). "Ken Kowall MAC's Choice". [[Times Recorder]].
  5. (March 14, 1972). "Tom Kozelko Of Toledo Named Player Of Year". [[Springfield News-Sun]].
  6. (March 14, 1973). "Tom Kozelko named top MAC player". [[Record Herald.
  7. (March 28, 1974). "Bob Nichols, Walter Luckett MAC's Top Coach, Player". [[Palladium-Item]].
  8. (April 2, 1975). "Roundfield, Parfitt receive MAC honors". [[Battle Creek Enquirer]].
  9. (March 24, 1976). "Fostoria's Jeff Tyson MAC Player of Year". News Herald.
  10. (March 15, 1977). "Hicks the best". [[Miami Valley Today.
  11. (March 22, 1978). "Miami's Aldridge named most valuable MAC player". [[The Cincinnati Post]].
  12. (April 11, 1979). "Dawkins, Rayhorn honored". [[Daily Chronicle (Illinois).
  13. (March 18, 1980). "Rockets dominate All-MAC". [[The Advocate (Newark).
  14. (March 18, 1981). "MAC honorees". [[The Bryan Times]].
  15. (March 18, 1982). "Basketball". [[Akron Beacon Journal]].
  16. (March 16, 1983). "Ball State's McCallum honored". [[Vincennes Sun-Commercial]].
  17. (March 9, 1984). "Media cites Devereaux". Daily Chronicle.
  18. (March 9, 1985). "Harper named MAC's best". [[Sentinel-Tribune]].
  19. (March 9, 1986). "MAC's Player of Year improving in class, too". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
  20. (March 7, 1987). "Booker James Named MAC Player of Year". [[The Star Press]].
  21. (March 15, 1988). "Long honored". Telegraph-Forum.
  22. (March 14, 1989). "Graham, Bukovac best in MAC". Sentinel-Tribune.
  23. Zaleski, Doug. (March 13, 1990). "Eckert, Jamerson named MAC's top players". [[The Star Press.
  24. (March 22, 1991). "Bullet in thigh is Kennedy's lesson". [[Billings Gazette]].
  25. (March 17, 1992). "OU's Geter takes top MAC honor". [[Lancaster Eagle-Gazette]].
  26. (March 16, 1993). "Trent nabs sweep of MAC's awards". [[The Marion Star]].
  27. Barreiro, Dan. (March 17, 1994). "And the winners are...". [[Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana).
  28. (March 10, 1995). "MAC tournament tough to predict". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.
  29. Benson, Randy. (March 12, 1996). "Bonzi earned MAC award". The Star Press.
  30. (March 7, 1997). "Daniels player of the year". Dayton Daily News.
  31. Wilson, Phillip B.. (March 3, 1998). "Cleaning Up His Act: BSU's Wells has grown up on and off the court". [[The Indianapolis Star]].
  32. Condotta, Bob. (March 11, 1999). "The Man for Miami". [[The News Tribune]].
  33. Seabum, John. (March 10, 2000). "Waters named MAC's top coach". Akron Beacon Journal.
  34. Williams, Marty. (March 9, 2001). "Miami: In MAC semifinals". Dayton Daily News.
  35. (March 7, 2002). "McLeod voted top MAC player". [[Ironton Tribune]].
  36. Albom, Mitch. (March 20, 2003). "Small-town roots lead CMU to the big time". [[Detroit Free Press]].
  37. (March 11, 2004). "Williams named top player, Reed also honored". Battle Creek Enquirer.
  38. DiCesare, Bob. (March 11, 2005). "Cage finds ideal remedy for illness". [[The Buffalo News]].
  39. Farrell, Perry A.. (March 10, 2006). "Haynes player of year in MAC". Detroit Free Press.
  40. (March 7, 2007). "Akron's Travis MAC's top player". [[Sidney Daily News]].
  41. Storm, Stephanie. (March 12, 2008). "KSU's Al Fisher named MAC Player of Year". Akron Beacon Journal.
  42. Beaven, Michael. (March 14, 2009). "Bramos, RedHawks await the leftovers". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].
  43. (March 11, 2010). "MAC honors Zips, Flashes". Akron Beacon Journal.
  44. St. Myer, Thomas. (March 8, 2011). "Preseason seminar contributes to Cardinals' success". The Star Press.
  45. (March 4, 2012). "Watt puts Bulls ahead". The Buffalo News.
  46. (March 14, 2013). "Ohio University's Cooper, Akron's Dambrot awarded top MAC honors". The Buffalo News.
  47. Mandelaro, Jim. (March 13, 2014). "Leader of the MAC: Newark's McCrea named the conference's Player of the Year". [[Democrat and Chronicle]].
  48. (March 21, 2015). "Key play put Mountaineers on top". [[The Roanoke Times]].
  49. Gaughan, Mark. (March 12, 2016). "UB one win away from return trip to NCAAs". The Buffalo News.
  50. Crawford, Dakota. (March 10, 2017). "Ball State vs. Akron: 3 things to watch". The Star Press.
  51. (March 9, 2018). "Toledo 71, Miami 69". Akron Beacon Journal.
  52. (March 15, 2019). "No. 18 Buffalo 82, Akron 46". [[New York Daily News.
  53. Thomas, George M.. (March 13, 2020). "March Madness over". Akron Beacon Journal.
  54. O'Connor, John. (March 18, 2021). "UR shows grit with its top scorers out". [[Richmond Times-Dispatch]].
  55. Thomas, George M.. (March 14, 2022). "Zips shut down Sincere Carry". Akron Beacon Journal.
  56. (March 10, 2023). "Akron, Kent State earn multiple spots on All-MAC teams". Akron Beacon Journal.
  57. (March 22, 2024). "Creighton 77, Akron 60". [[Star Tribune]].
  58. . (March 12, 2025). ["MAC Announces 2024–25 Men’s Basketball All-MAC Teams, Specialty Award Winners"](https://getsomemaction.com/news/2025/3/12/mac-announces-2024-25-mens-basketball-all-mac-teams-specialty-award-winners.aspx). *Sidearm Sports*.
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