The Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the basketball player in the
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...
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
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* Robert Hunter Morris (1700–1764), lieutenant governor of Colonial Pennsylvania
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is the school with the most award wins, with five.
Winners
Winners by school
References
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NEC
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Rookie
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
In contrast with a veteran who has experience, a rookie is typically considered needing more tra ...
Awards established in 1982