Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class
1982-83 Dan Ruland James Madison Center Senior
1982-83 Carlos Yates George Mason Forward Sophomore
1983-84 Johnny Newman Richmond Forward / Guard Sophomore
1984-85 David Robinson Navy Center Sophomore
1985-86 David Robinson ( 2 ) Navy Center Junior
1986-87 David Robinson * ( 3 ) Navy Center Senior
1987-88 Kenny Sanders George Mason Forward Junior
1988-89 Blue Edwards East Carolina Forward Senior
1989-90 Steve Hood James Madison Shooting guard Junior
1990-91 Steve Hood ( 2 ) James Madison Shooting guard Senior
1991-92 Curtis Blair Richmond Shooting guard Senior
1992-93 Brian Gilgeous American Forward / Guard Senior
1993-94 Odell Hodge Old Dominion Center / Forward Sophomore
1994-95 Petey Sessoms Old Dominion Forward Senior
1995-96 Bernard Hopkins VCU Forward Senior
1996-97 Odell Hodge ( 2 ) Old Dominion Center / Forward Senior
1997-98 Jarod Stevenson Richmond Small forward Senior
1998-99 George Evans George Mason Center / Forward Sophomore
1999-00 George Evans ( 2 ) George Mason Center / Forward Junior
2000-01 George Evans ( 3 ) George Mason Center / Forward Senior
Winners
David Robinson won the award three times while playing at Navy . José Juan Barea is the first of two winners from Northeastern ( 2006 ) . Brett Blizzard won twice ( 2002 , 2003 ) while at UNC Wilmington . Juan'ya Green played for Hofstra and won the award in 2016 .
The Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Colonial Athletic Association's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982-83 season, when the conference was known as the ECAC South basketball league. In 1985, the conference expanded to offer more sports, and became the Colonial Athletic Association. The first award, the only tie, was given to Dan Ruland of James Madison and Carlos Yates of George Mason. Two different players have won the award three times. David Robinson of Navy won in 1984, 1985, and 1986. George Evans won in 1999, 2000, and 2001 while playing for George Mason. Evans' first award in 1999 was as a 28-year-old sophomore - he had served seven years in the United States Army, seeing combat in Somalia, Bosnia, and Desert Storm. Steve Hood of James Madison, Odell Hodge of Old Dominion, Brett Blizzard of UNC Wilmington, Eric Maynor of VCU, Charles Jenkins of Hofstra, Jerrelle Benimon of Towson and Justin Wright-Foreman of Hofstra have each won the award twice. Three of the four schools with the most winners are no longer in the conference. George Mason (six winners), left for the Atlantic 10 in 2013. Hofstra is the current CAA member with the most winners (also six), while Old Dominion and VCU have each had four winners.