East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Player of the Year
East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the East Coast Conference |
Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1975 |
Final award | 1994 |
The East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was a basketball award given to the East Coast Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1974–75 season and was discontinued after the league folded following the 1993–94 season. In 1994 the East Coast Conference was absorbed into the Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.
There were two ties in the award's history — 1982 and 1987. In its first year, the ECC named Players of the Year for each division — with of American named the East Player of the Year and of Lafayette winning the West award.
One player, Michael Brooks of La Salle, won the award three times (1978–1980) and was also named the national player of the year in 1980. Two others, Michael Anderson of Drexel and Kurk Lee of Towson State, won the award twice.
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 ECC Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners[]
Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
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1974–75† | Lafayette | PF / C | Senior | |
American | PF / SF | Senior | ||
1975–76 | Todd Tripucka | Lafayette | SG | Senior |
1976–77 | Rich Laurel | Hofstra | SF | Senior |
1977–78 | Michael Brooks | La Salle | SF | Sophomore |
1978–79 | Michael Brooks (2) | La Salle | SF | Junior |
1979–80 | Michael Brooks* (3) | La Salle | SF | Senior |
1980–81 | Drexel | C | Senior | |
1981–82† | Granger Hall | Temple | C | Sophomore |
American | SG | Junior | ||
1982–83 | Hofstra | PF | Senior | |
1983–84 | Drexel | PF | Senior | |
1984–85 | Bucknell | SG | Senior | |
1985–86 | Michael Anderson | Drexel | PG | Sophomore |
1986–87† | Daren Queenan | Lehigh | SF | Junior |
Rider | SF | Junior | ||
1987–88 | Michael Anderson (2) | Drexel | PG | Senior |
1988–89 | Kurk Lee | Towson State | SG | Junior |
1989–90 | Kurk Lee (2) | Towson State | SG | Senior |
1990–91 | Towson State | PG | Junior | |
1991–92 | Towson State | PG / SG | Senior | |
1992–93 | No player of the year awarded | |||
1993–94 | Northeastern Illinois | SG | Senior |
Winners by school[]
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Drexel (1958) | 4 | 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 |
Towson State (1982) | 4 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
La Salle (1958) | 3 | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
American (1965) | 2 | 1975†, 1982† |
Hofstra (1965) | 2 | 1977, 1983 |
Lafayette (1958) | 2 | 1975†, 1976 |
Bucknell (1958) | 1 | 1985 |
Lehigh (1958) | 1 | 1987† |
Northeastern Illinois (1993) | 1 | 1994 |
Rider (1966) | 1 | 1987† |
Temple (1958) | 1 | 1982† |
References[]
- 1989–90 East Coast Conference Men's Basketball media guide, pp. 44–59
- 2009–10 Towson Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 77
- NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year
- East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball
- Awards established in 1975
- Awards disestablished in 1994