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.
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 2025 Juan Cranford Jr. Saint Francis 2026 David Jevtic Fairleigh Dickinson
Winners by school
School (NEC participation) Winners YearsRobert Morris (1981–2020) 5 1987, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018St. Francis Brooklyn (1981–2023) 4 1988, 1991, 1998, 2005Wagner (1981–present) 4 1992, 1996, 2000, 2021Saint Francis (1981–present) 4 2003, 2014, 2017, 2025Fairleigh Dickinson (1981–present) 4 1989, 1995, 2022, 2026Bryant (2008–2022) 3 2011, 2016, 2020Long Island (1981–present) 3 1997, 2004, 2009Monmouth (1985–2013) 3 1990, 1999, 2007Mount St. Mary's (1989–2022) 3 1993, 2013, 2019Central Connecticut (1997–present) 2 2008, 2012Loyola (MD) (1981–1989) 2 1983, 1984Marist (1981–1997) 2 1985, 1986Merrimack (2019–2024) 2 2023, 2024Quinnipiac (1998–2013) 1 2002Rider (1992–1997) 1 1994UMBC (1998–2003) 1 2001Le Moyne (2023–present) 0 Stonehill (2022–present) 0
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