Benjamin Auerbach was an early American professional basketball player in the American Basketball League. He had a standout college career for New York University. Despite the shared surname, Ben Auerbach is not related to the Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach.

The Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award is given to the top men's college basketball player from an NCAA Division I school in the New York metropolitan area. The players on this list who represent modern day non-Division I schools are five players from NYU and one player from CCNY. At the time of their awards, both NYU and CCNY were classified as Division I schools.