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

The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Big West Conference's most outstanding player. The conference was formed in 1969 and known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association until 1988. The award was first given following the 1969–70 season. No player has won the award three times, but there have been eight two-time players of the year. Larry Johnson of UNLV was also the national player of the year in 1990–91, the same season of his second consecutive Big West Player of the Year accolade.
Long Beach State has had the most all-time winners with 13. There have been three ties in the award's history, most recently in 2007–08. Among present Big West members, three schools have had no winners: established members Cal Poly and UC Riverside and 2020 arrival Bakersfield.

## Key

| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) UPI College Basketball Player of the Year(1954–55 to 1995–96) 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 Big West Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1969–70 | George Trapp | Long Beach State | F / C | Junior |
| 1970–71 | George Trapp (2) | Long Beach State | F / C | Senior |
| 1971–72 | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | SG / SF | Junior |
| 1972–73 | Ed Ratleff (2) | Long Beach State | SG / SF | Senior |
| 1973–74 | Leonard Gray | Long Beach State | F | Senior |
| 1974–75 | Bob Gross | Long Beach State | SF | Senior |
| 1975–76$^†$ | Steve Copp | San Diego State | SF | Senior |
| 1975–76$^†$ | Greg Bunch | Cal State Fullerton | F | Sophomore |
| 1976–77 | Lloyd McMillian | Long Beach State | SF | Senior |
| 1977–78 | Joel Kramer | San Diego State | SF | Senior |
| 1978–79 | Ron Cornelius | Pacific | PF / C | Sophomore |
| 1979–80 | Dean Hunger | Utah State | F | Senior |
| 1980–81 | Kevin Magee | UC Irvine | PF | Junior |
| 1981–82 | Kevin Magee (2) | UC Irvine | PF | Senior |
| 1982–83 | Sidney Green | UNLV | C / PF | Senior |
| 1983–84 | Richie Adams | UNLV | C | Junior |
| 1984–85 | Richie Adams (2) | UNLV | C | Senior |
| 1985–86$^†$ | Greg Grant | Utah State | F | Senior |
| 1985–86$^†$ | Anthony Jones | UNLV | SG | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Armon Gilliam | UNLV | PF | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Brian Shaw | UC Santa Barbara | PG | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Stacey Augmon | UNLV | SG / SF | Sophomore |
| 1989–90 | Larry Johnson | UNLV | PF | Junior |
| 1990–91 | Larry Johnson* (2) | UNLV | PF | Senior |
| 1991–92 | Lucius Davis | UC Santa Barbara | F | Senior |
| 1992–93 | J. R. Rider | UNLV | SG | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Kebu Stewart | UNLV | F | Freshman |
| 1994–95 | Eric Franson | Utah State | C | Junior |
| 1995–96 | Raimonds Miglinieks | UC Irvine | PG | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Faron Hand | Nevada | SF | Junior |
| 1997–98 | Michael Olowokandi | Pacific | C | Senior |
| 1998–99 | Roberto Bergersen | Boise State | SG | Senior |
| 1999–00 | Mate Milisa | Long Beach State | C | Junior |
| 2000–01 | Jerry Green | UC Irvine | PG | Junior |
| 2001–02 | Jerry Green (2) | UC Irvine | PG | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Branduinn Fullove | UC Santa Barbara | G | Junior |
| 2003–04 | Miah Davis | Pacific | PG | Senior |
| 2004–05 | David Doubley | Pacific | PG | Senior |
| 2005–06 | Christian Maråker | Pacific | PF | Senior |
| 2006–07 | Aaron Nixon | Long Beach State | SG | Senior |
| 2007–08$^†$ | Scott Cutley | Cal State Fullerton | PF | Senior |
| 2007–08$^†$ | Alex Harris | UC Santa Barbara | SG | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Josh Akognon | Cal State Fullerton | PG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Orlando Johnson | UC Santa Barbara | SG | Sophomore |
| 2010–11 | Casper Ware | Long Beach State | PG | Junior |
| 2011–12 | Casper Ware (2) | Long Beach State | PG | Senior |
| 2012–13 | James Ennis | Long Beach State | SF | Senior |
| 2013–14 | Alan Williams | UC Santa Barbara | C | Junior |
| 2014–15 | Corey Hawkins | UC Davis | G | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Stefan Janković | Hawaiʻi | F | Junior |
| 2016–17 | Luke Nelson | UC Irvine | SG | Senior |
| 2017–18 | T. J. Shorts | UC Davis | PG | Junior |
| 2018–19 | Lamine Diane | Cal State Northridge | PF | Freshman |
| 2019–20 | Lamine Diane (2) | Cal State Northridge | PF | Sophomore |
| 2020–21 | JaQuori McLaughlin | UC Santa Barbara | PG | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Colin Slater | Long Beach State | SG | Senior |
| 2022–23 | Ajay Mitchell | UC Santa Barbara | PG / SG | Sophomore |
| 2023–24 | Elijah Pepper | UC Davis | PG | Graduate |
| 2024–25 | Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones | UC San Diego | SF / SG | Senior |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Long Beach State (1969) | 13 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022 |
| UNLV (1982) | 10 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986$^†$, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| UC Santa Barbara (1969) | 8 | 1988, 1992, 2003, 2008$^†$, 2010, 2014, 2021, 2023 |
| UC Irvine (1977) | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2017 |
| Pacific (1971) | 5 | 1979, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Cal State Fullerton (1974) | 3 | 1976, 2008$^†$, 2009$^†$ |
| UC Davis (2007) | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2024 |
| Utah State (1978) | 3 | 1980, 1986$^†$, 1995 |
| Cal State Northridge (2001) | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| San Diego State (1969) | 2 | 1976$^†$, 1978 |
| Boise State (1996) | 1 | 1999 |
| Hawaiʻi (2012) | 1 | 2016 |
| Nevada (1992) | 1 | 1997 |
| UC San Diego (2020) | 1 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield (2020) | 0 | — |
| Cal Poly (1996) | 0 | — |
| UC Riverside (2001) | 0 | — |
* $^a$ UNLV left in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and is now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
* $^b$ Pacific left for the West Coast Conference in 2013.
* $^c$ UC Santa Barbara joined the conference when it was founded in 1969, left to become an independent after the 1973–74 season, then rejoined in 1976.
* $^d$ Utah State left in 2005 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
* $^e$ San Diego State left in 1978 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
* $^f$ Boise State left in 2001 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
* $^g$ Nevada left in 2000 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.