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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Patriot League |
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| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1991 |
| Most recent | Braeden Smith, Colgate |
The Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Patriot League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1990–91 season, the first under the Patriot League name and also the league's first season as an all-sports conference. There have been five repeat winners of the award: Adonal Foyle of Colgate (1996, 1997), Brian Ehlers of Lafayette (1999, 2000), CJ McCollum of Lehigh (2010, 2012), Mike Muscala of Bucknell (2011, 2013), and Tim Kempton Jr. of Lehigh (2015, 2016). Bucknell claims the most awards (8) while Colgate is second with seven. Bucknell has the most individual players honored with seven.
Two Patriot League members have not had a winner, Army and Loyola Maryland.