The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the men's basketball player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) voted as the most outstanding player. The award was first presented following the 1981–82 season, the first MAAC season, through voting by the league's head coaches. The award was first given to William Brown of Saint Peter's after Brown averaged 17.0 ppg, while leading the Peacocks to the NIT.
There has been one tie in the award's history, in 2017–18 when the award was shared between the two MAAC Buffalo-based schools, with Jermaine Crumpton of Canisius and Kahlil Dukes of Niagara both sharing the honor. Iona has produced the most players in the league to win the award with 10. Siena is a close second, with seven players winning. The only current MAAC members without a winner are Mount St. Mary's, which joined the MAAC in 2022–23, and Merrimack and Sacred Heart, which play their first MAAC seasons in 2024–25.
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