Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

NEC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Northeast Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1983
Currently held byAdam "Budd" Clark, Merrimack

The Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the basketball player in the Northeast Conference voted as the most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given after the second season of NEC basketball, the 1982–83 season. From the 1982–83 season through the 1998–99 season the award was called the Newcomer of the Year Award before being renamed to the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1999–2000 season. Robert Morris is the school with the most award wins, with five.[1]

Winners

Year Player School
1983 Kevin House Loyola (MD)
1984 Tom Gormley Loyola (MD)
1985 Rik Smits Marist
1986 Miroslav Pecarski Marist
1987 Steve Vandiver Robert Morris
1988 Andre Kibbler St. Francis Brooklyn
1989 Desi Wilson Fairleigh Dickinson
1990 Alex Blackwell Monmouth
1991 Ron Arnold St. Francis Brooklyn
1992 Miladin Mutavdzic Wagner
1993 Chris McGuthrie Mount St. Mary's
1994 Charles Smith Rider
1995 Rahshon Turner Fairleigh Dickinson
1996 Ryan Reed Wagner
1997 Richie Parker Long Island
1998 Richy Dominguez St. Francis Brooklyn
1999 Alpha Bangura Monmouth
2000 Jermaine Hall Wagner
2001 Peter Mulligan UMBC
2002 Rob Monroe Quinnipiac
2003 Darshan Luckey Saint Francis
2004 James Williams Long Island
2005 Allan Sheppard St. Francis Brooklyn
2006 Jeremy Chappell Robert Morris
2007 Jhamar Youngblood Monmouth
2008 Shemik Thompson Central Connecticut
2009 Julian Boyd Long Island
2010 Karon Abraham Robert Morris
2011 Alex Francis Bryant
2012 Kyle Vinales Central Connecticut
2013 Shivaughn Wiggins Mount St. Mary's
2014 Malik Harmon Saint Francis
2015 Marcquise Reed Robert Morris
2016 Marcel Pettway Bryant
2017 Keith Braxton Saint Francis
2018 Koby Thomas Robert Morris
2019 Vado Morse Mount St. Mary's
2020 Michael Green III Bryant
2021 DeLonnie Hunt Wagner
2022 Anquan Hill Fairleigh Dickinson
2023 Javon Bennett Merrimack
2024 Adam “Budd” Clark Merrimack[2]

Winners by school

School (NEC participation) Winners Years
Robert Morris (1981–2020) 5 1987, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018
St. Francis Brooklyn (1981–2023) 4 1988, 1991, 1998, 2005
Wagner (1981–present) 4 1992, 1996, 2000, 2021
Bryant (2008–2022) 3 2011, 2016, 2020
Fairleigh Dickinson (1981–present) 3 1989, 1995, 2022
Long Island (1981–present) 3 1997, 2004, 2009
Monmouth (1985–2013) 3 1990, 1999, 2007
Mount St. Mary's (1989–2022) 3 1993, 2013, 2019
Saint Francis (1981–present) 3 2003, 2014, 2017
Central Connecticut (1997–present) 2 2008, 2012
Loyola (MD) (1981–1989) 2 1983, 1984
Marist (1981–1997) 2 1985, 1986
Merrimack (2019–2024) 2 2023, 2024
Quinnipiac (1998–2013) 1 2002
Rider (1992–1997) 1 1994
UMBC (1998–2003) 1 2001
Le Moyne (2023–present) 0
Stonehill (2022–present) 0

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). Northeast Conference. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.