Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season. Four players have won the award multiple times: Steve Burtt, Luis Flores and Justin Robinson each won twice, while Lionel Simmons won three times. Simmons, along with winning his third MAAC Player of the Year award, was also the consensus National Player of the Year in 1990.
There has been one tie in the award's history, in 2017–18.
Key
Winners
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
| Iona | 8 | 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Siena | 6 | 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2020 |
| Canisius | 4 | 1995, 1996, 2014, 2018† |
| La Salle | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 |
| Niagara | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2018† |
| Manhattan | 3 | 1993, 2003, 2004 |
| Army | 2 | 1985, 1987 |
| Monmouth | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Rider | 2 | 2002, 2008 |
| Saint Peter's | 2 | 1982, 2006 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 1986 |
| Marist | 1 | 2007 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 2019 |
| Loyola | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- La Salle was a member until they left to join the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995.
- Army was a charter member in 1981, but left for the Patriot League in 1990.
- Loyola left for the Patriot League in 2013.