American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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| name = American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
| image = American Athletic Conference logo.svg
| imagesize = 100px
| caption =
| description = the most outstanding basketball player in the American Athletic Conference
| presenter =
| country = United States
| location =
| year = 2014
| year2 =
| holder = PJ Haggerty, Memphis
}}
The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the American Athletic Conference's most outstanding player. The conference formed in 2013–14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form their own conference. Shabazz Napier of UConn was the first-ever winner.
Key
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| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" align="center" | †
| Co-Players of the Year |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD;" align="center" |*
| Awarded a national player of the year award: |
| Player (X)
| Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the AAC Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
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| image1 = Shabazz Napier, Connecticut Huskies.jpg
| caption1 = Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2014
| image2 = Nic Moore.jpg
| caption2 = Nic Moore, SMU, 2015 and 2016
| image3 = Semi Ojeleye 2022.jpg
| caption3 = Semi Ojeleye, SMU, 2017
| image4 = Gary Clark.jpg
| caption4 = Gary Clark, Cincinnati, 2018
}}
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| image1 = Jarron Cumberland (190317-F-LC827-120) (cropped).jpg
| caption1 = Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati, 2019
| image2 = Precious Achiuwa (51655475460) (cropped).jpg
| caption2 = Precious Achiuwa, Memphis, 2020
| image3 = Tyson Etienne (cropped).jpg
| caption3 = Tyson Etienne, Wichita State, 2021
| image4 = Quentin Grimes (cropped).jpg
| caption4 = Quentin Grimes, Houston, 2021
}}
Winners by school
The "year joined" reflects the calendar year in which each school joined the conference. Years for each award reflect the calendar year in which each season ended.
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| School (year joined)
! Winners ! Years |
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| SMU (2013){{efn|group=a|SMU will leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2023–24 season.}} | 4 | align="left" | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
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| Cincinnati (2013){{efn|group=a|name=XII23|Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left for the Big 12 Conference after the 2022–23 season.}} | 2 | align="left" | 2018, 2019 |
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| Houston (2013){{efn|group=a|name=XII23}} | 2 | align="left" | 2021†, 2023 |
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| Memphis (2013) | 2 | align="left" | 2020, 2025 |
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| Florida Atlantic (2023) | 1 | align="left" | 2024† |
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| South Florida (2013) | 1 | align="left" | 2024† |
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| UConn (2013){{efn|group=a|UConn left for the Big East Conference after the 2019–20 season.}} | 1 | align="left" | 2014 |
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| Wichita State (2017) | 1 | align="left" | 2021† |
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| Charlotte (2023) | 0 | — |
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| East Carolina (2014) | 0 | — |
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| Louisville (2013){{efn|group=a|name="Louisville, Rutgers"|Louisville and Rutgers played only the 2013–14 season in The American. In July 2014, they respectively left for the ACC and Big Ten.}} | 0 | — |
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| North Texas (2023) | 0 | — |
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| Rice (2023) | 0 | — |
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| Rutgers (2013){{efn|group=a|name="Louisville, Rutgers"}} | 0 | — |
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| Temple (2013) | 0 | — |
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| Tulane (2014) | 0 | — |
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| Tulsa (2014) | 0 | — |
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| UAB (2023) | 0 | — |
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| UCF (2013){{efn|group=a|name=XII23}} | 0 | — |
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| UTSA (2023) | 0 | — |
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References
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{{Men's college basketball award navbox}}
Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year