# Big West Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Big West Conference.

## Winners

| Season | Coach | School |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1977–1988) ||||
| 1977–78 | Boyd Grant | Fresno State |
| 1978–79 | Stan Morrison | Pacific |
| 1979–80 | Bill Berry | San Jose State |
| 1979–80 | Rod Tueller | Utah State |
| 1980–81 | Boyd Grant (2) | Fresno State (2) |
| 1981–82 | Boyd Grant (3) | Fresno State (3) |
| 1982–83 | Jerry Tarkanian | UNLV |
| 1983–84 | Jerry Tarkanian (2) | UNLV (2) |
| 1984–85 | Jerry Tarkanian (3) | UNLV (3) |
| 1985–86 | Bill Mulligan | UC Irvine |
| 1986–87 | Jerry Tarkanian (4) | UNLV (4) |
| 1987–88 | Jerry Tarkanian (5) | UNLV (5) |
| Big West Conference (1988–present) ||||
| 1988–89 | Neil McCarthy | New Mexico State |
| 1989–90 | Neil McCarthy (2) | New Mexico State (2) |
| 1990–91 | Jerry Tarkanian (6) | UNLV (6) |
| 1991–92 | Jerry Pimm | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1991–92 | Jerry Tarkanian (7) | UNLV (7) |
| 1992–93 | Bob Thomason | Pacific (2) |
| 1993–94 | Stan Morrison (2) | San Jose State (2) |
| 1994–95 | Larry Eustachy | Utah State (2) |
| 1995–96 | Rod Baker | UC Irvine (2) |
| 1996–97 | Bob Thomason (2) | Pacific (3) |
| 1997–98 | Larry Eustachy (2) | Utah State (3) |
| 1998–99 | Bob Williams | UC Santa Barbara (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Stew Morrill | Utah State (4) |
| 2000–01 | Pat Douglass | UC Irvine (3) |
| 2001–02 | Stew Morrill (2) | Utah State (5) |
| 2002–03 | Bob Williams (2) | UC Santa Barbara (3) |
| 2003–04 | Bob Thomason (3) | Pacific (4) |
| 2004–05 | Bob Thomason (4) | Pacific (5) |
| 2005–06 | Bob Thomason (5) | Pacific (6) |
| 2006–07 | Larry Reynolds | Long Beach State |
| 2007–08 | Bobby Braswell | Cal State Northridge |
| 2008–09 | Bobby Braswell (2) | Cal State Northridge (2) |
| 2009–10 | Bob Williams (3) | UC Santa Barbara (4) |
| 2010–11 | Dan Monson | Long Beach State (2) |
| 2011–12 | Dan Monson (2) | Long Beach State (3) |
| 2012–13 | Dan Monson (3) | Long Beach State (4) |
| 2013–14 | Russell Turner | UC Irvine (4) |
| 2014–15 | Jim Les | UC Davis |
| 2015–16 | Eran Ganot | Hawaii |
| 2016–17 | Russell Turner (2) | UC Irvine (5) |
| 2017–18 | Jim Les (2) | UC Davis (2) |
| 2018–19 | Russell Turner (3) | UC Irvine (6) |
| 2019–20 | Russell Turner (4) | UC Irvine (7) |
| 2020–21 | Joe Pasternack | UC Santa Barbara (5) |
| 2021–22 | Dan Monson (4) | Long Beach State (5) |
| 2022–23 | Mike Magpayo | UC Riverside |
| 2023–24 | Eric Olen | UC San Diego |
| 2024–25 | Eric Olen | UC San Diego |

## Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| UC Irvine | 7 | 1986, 1996, 2001, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| UNLV | 7 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 |
| Pacific | 6 | 1979, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 5 | 1992, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2021 |
| Utah State | 5 | 1980, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002 |
| Long Beach State | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022 |
| Fresno State | 3 | 1978, 1981, 1982 |
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| New Mexico State | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
| San Jose State | 2 | 1980, 1994 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2016 |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 2023 |
| UC San Diego | 2 | 2024, 2025 |