The Metro Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, formerly named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, is a basketball award given to one or more of the Metro Conference's best men's basketball players in their first year of competitive play, as voted on by the coaches in the conference. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Tim Cain of Manhattan.
The MAAC was rebranded as the Metro Conference on July 1, 2026. It is not to be confused with the other Metro Conference which operated from 1975 to 1995 before merging with the Great Midwest Conference to form the current Conference USA.
Key †Co-Players of the Year
Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolPosition Class Ref. 1981–82 Manhattan Forward 1982–83 Manhattan Guard 1983–84 Army PG/SG 1984–85† Iona Guard Manhattan Center 1985–86 Fordham Forward 1986–87 La Salle SF 1987–88 Army Guard 1988–89 La Salle Forward 1989–90 Manhattan Forward 1990–91 Niagara Forward 1991–92† Saint Peter's Forward Canisius Forward 1992–93 Canisius Center 1993–94 Manhattan Forward 1994–95 Manhattan Forward 1995–96 Loyola (MD) Forward 1996–97 Saint Peter's Guard 1997–98 Siena Guard 1998–99 Fairfield Guard 1999–00 Manhattan Guard 2000–01 Loyola (MD) Forward 2001–02 Rider Guard 2002–03 Saint Peter's Guard 2003–04 Saint Peter's Guard 2004–05 Manhattan Guard 2005–06 Siena Guard 2006–07† Siena Forward Canisius Guard 2007–08† Marist Guard Loyola (MD) Guard 2008–09 Iona Guard 2009–10 Fairfield Guard 2010–11 Rider Forward 2011–12 Niagara Guard 2012–13† Fairfield Center Manhattan Forward 2013–14 Marist Guard 2014–15 Iona Guard 2015–16 Monmouth Guard 2016–17 Quinnipiac Guard 2017–18 Canisius Guard 2018–19 Siena Guard 2019–20 Saint Peter's Guard 2020–21 Iona Forward 2021–22 Marist Guard 2022–23 Siena Guard 2023–24 Mount St. Mary’s Guard 2024–25 Manhattan Forward 2025–26 Merrimack Guard
Winners by school School (year joined) Winners YearsManhattan (1981) 10 1982, 1983, 1985†, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2013, 2025Saint Peter's (1981) 5 1992†, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2020Iona (1981) 4 1985†, 2009, 2015, 2021Canisius (1989) 4 1992†, 1993, 2007†, 2018Siena (1989) 4 1998, 2006, 2007†, 2019Fairfield (1981) 3 1999, 2010, 2013† Loyola (MD) (1989) 3 1996, 2001, 2008†Marist (1997) 3 2008†, 2014, 2022 Army (1981) 2 1984, 1988 La Salle (1983) 2 1987, 1989Niagara (1989) 2 1991, 2012Rider (1997) 2 2002, 2011 Fordham (1981) 1 1986 Merrimack (2024) 1 2026 Monmouth (2013) 1 2016Mount St. Mary's (2022) 1 2024Quinnipiac (2013) 1 2017Holy Cross (1983) 0 — Sacred Heart (2024) 0 —
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