East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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.

East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given forthe most outstanding basketball player in the East Coast Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1975
Final award1994
Most recentReggie Smith, Northeastern Illinois

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 Wilbur Thomas of American named the East Player of the Year and Henry Horne of Lafayette winning the West award.

One player, Michael Brooks of La Salle, won the award three times (1978, 1979, 1980) and was also named the National Player of the Year (1980) by being presented the NABC Player of the Year. 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
1974–75† Henry Horne Lafayette PF / C Senior
1974–75† Wilbur Thomas 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 Len Hatzenbeller Drexel C Senior
1981–82† Granger Hall Temple C Sophomore
1981–82† Mark Nickens American SG Junior
1982–83 David Taylor Hofstra PF Senior
1983–84 Richard Congo Drexel PF Senior
1984–85 Jaye Andrews Bucknell SG Senior
1985–86 Michael Anderson Drexel PG Sophomore
1986–87† Daren Queenan Lehigh SF Junior
1986–87† Ron Simpson 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 Devin Boyd Towson State PG Junior
1991–92 Terrance Jacobs Towson State PG / SG Senior
1992–93 No Player of the Year selected
1993–94 Reggie Smith Northeastern Illinois SG Senior

Winners by school
School (year joined) Winners Years
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
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