# Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Mountain West Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1999–2000 season, the first year of the conference's existence. As of 2023, no player has received the award multiple times. Two winners of the conference award were consensus national players of the year: Andrew Bogut of Utah (2005) and Jimmer Fredette of BYU (2011).
Among current conference members, San Diego State has the most winners with five, with New Mexico in second place with five and Colorado State in third place with two. Other current conference members with a winner include Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, and Nevada with one each. The remaining three current all-sports members are yet to have a winner—charter members UNLV and Wyoming. Former conference members BYU and Utah had five and four players who won the award, respectively — both schools left for other conferences in 2011.

## Key

| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present) |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Mountain West Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1999–00 | Alex Jensen | Utah | F | Senior |
| 2000–01 | Mekeli Wesley | BYU | F | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Britton Johnsen | Utah | F | Junior |
| 2002–03 | Ruben Douglas | New Mexico | PG/SG | Senior |
| 2003–04$^†$ | Rafael Araújo | BYU | C | Senior |
| 2003–04$^†$ | Nick Welch | Air Force | C | Sophomore |
| 2004–05 | Andrew Bogut* | Utah | PF/C | Sophomore |
| 2005–06 | Brandon Heath | San Diego State | SG | Junior |
| 2006–07 | Keena Young | BYU | G | Senior |
| 2007–08$^†$ | Lee Cummard | BYU | SF | Junior |
| 2007–08$^†$ | J. R. Giddens | New Mexico | SG | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Luke Nevill | Utah | C | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Darington Hobson | New Mexico | SF | Junior |
| 2010–11 | Jimmer Fredette* | BYU | PG | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Jamaal Franklin | San Diego State | SG | Sophomore |
| 2012–13 | Kendall Williams | New Mexico | SG | Junior |
| 2013–14 | Xavier Thames | San Diego State | SG | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Derrick Marks | Boise State | SG | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Marvelle Harris | Fresno State | SG | Senior |
| 2016–17 | Gian Clavell | Colorado State | SG | Senior |
| 2017–18 | Caleb Martin | Nevada | SF | Junior |
| 2018–19 | Sam Merrill | Utah State | PG | Junior |
| 2019–20 | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | PG | Junior |
| 2020–21 | Matt Mitchell | San Diego State | SF | Senior |
| 2021–22 | David Roddy | Colorado State | SF | Junior |
| 2022–23 | Omari Moore | San Jose State | PG/SG | Senior |
| 2023–24 | Great Osobor | Utah State | PF | Junior |
| 2024–25 | Donovan Dent | New Mexico | PG | Junior |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| BYU (1999) | 5 | 2001, 2004$^†$, 2007, 2008$^†$, 2011 |
| New Mexico (1999) | 5 | 2003, 2008$^†$, 2010, 2013, 2025 |
| San Diego State (1999) | 5 | 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021 |
| Utah (1999) | 4 | 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009 |
| Colorado State (1999) | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
| Utah State (2013) | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
| Air Force (1999) | 1 | 2004$^†$ |
| Boise State (2011) | 1 | 2015 |
| Fresno State (2012) | 1 | 2016 |
| Nevada (2012) | 1 | 2018 |
| San Jose State (2013) | 1 | 2023 |
| UNLV (1999) | 0 | — |
| Wyoming (1999) | 0 | — |
* ↑ BYU left in 2011 to join the West Coast Conference, and moved from there to the Big 12 Conference in 2023.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State will leave in 2026 for the Pac-12 Conference.
* ↑ Utah left in 2011 to join what is now the Pac-12, and moved to the Big 12 in 2024.