Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained
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.[1] 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, four schools have had no winners: established members Cal Poly and UC Riverside and 2020 arrivals Bakersfield and UC San Diego.
Key
Winners
Winners by school
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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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 | align=left | 2016 |
Nevada (1992) | 1 | 1997 |
Bakersfield (2020) | 0 | — |
Cal Poly (1996) | 0 | — |
UC Riverside (2001) | 0 | — |
UC San Diego (2020) | 0 | — | |
- UNLV left in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and is now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
- Pacific left for the West Coast Conference in 2013.
- 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.
- Utah State left in 2005 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
- San Diego State left in 1978 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
- Boise State left in 2001 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
- Nevada left in 2000 to join the WAC, and is now in the MW.
Notes and References
- News: June 4, 1988 . PCAA to Change Name to Big West . Associated Press. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118134316/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-06-04/sports/sp-3898_1_big-west. November 18, 2018.
- News: George Trapp named PCAA's top player . Daily News-Post . . March 3, 1971 . 19. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Ed Ratleff named PCAA most valuable . . . March 8, 1973 . 11. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: LBSU quartet on all-PCAA team . . . March 8, 1974 . 32. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Gross MVP in PCAA . . . March 6, 1975 . 18. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Hatz. Dave. Copp keeps elite company . Imperial Beach Star-News . . March 18, 1976 . 22. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Co-MVPs named . . . March 16, 1976 . 2. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: PCAA Honors McMillian . . . March 11, 1977 . 52. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Kramer Named MVP in the PCAA . Los Angeles Times . . March 10, 1978 . 35. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Assorted Sports Shorts... . . . March 15, 1979 . 48. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Hunger wins PCAA honor . . . March 4, 1980 . 7. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Higgins, Mason, Grant picked . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California . March 4, 1984 . 33. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Cox. Don. Rebels' Green plays to make personal point . . . March 20, 1983 . 28. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Stogel. Chuck. Runnin' Rebels' Richie Adams: A diamond out of the rough . . . March 16, 1985 . 18. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
- News: Mulligan Named PCAA Coach of Year . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 7, 1986 . 111. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Nevada–Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels . . . March 27, 1987 . 26. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Hoard. Greg. UCSB cast as unknown: Mystery role suits Gaucho guard Shaw . . . March 18, 1988 . 21. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Davis. Jeff. Augmon takes a leap to best in Big West . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California . March 12, 1989 . 24. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Johnson is named Big West MVP . . . March 7, 1991 . 9. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Tark Honored . . . March 12, 1992 . 23. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Bloomington's Gray named to all-Big West team . . . March 11, 1993 . 32. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: All-Big West Team . . . March 11, 1994 . 26. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Miller. Chris. Franson hopes NCAA dream becomes reality . . . March 10, 1995 . 21. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Basketball: Miglinieks named Big West Player of the Year . . . March 6, 1996 . 13. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Sneddon. Steve. Pack faces defending NIT champs . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada . March 18, 1997 . 27. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Olowokandi stands tall among Big West players . The Modesto Bee . Modesto, California . March 5, 1998 . 6. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: BSU's Bergersen snags Big West Player of Year honors . . . March 3, 1999 . 23. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Green, Harmon Are Named to Big West's Second Team . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 9, 2000 . 271. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Big West . South Idaho Press . Burley, Idaho . March 5, 2002 . 6. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Simi Valley's Fullove is best of Big West . . . March 12, 2003 . 29. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Peters. Nick. UOP savors victory – and NCAA berth . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . March 16, 2004 . C5. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: What Big East? . . . March 18, 2005 . 21. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Vega. Michael. Pacific may be in deep trouble . . . March 14, 2006 . 57. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Yoon. Peter. Miracle man: Long Beach State's Nixon embraces role that has led to three game-winning shots in the last year . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 9, 2007 . 89. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Milne. Brian. Harris named to All-Big West first team . . . March 11, 2008 . 25. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Norwood. Robyn. Akognon is honored . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 10, 2009 . 33. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Holmes. Baxter. League coming into its own? . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 9, 2010 . 24. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: What you need to know about LBSU . . . March 15, 2012 . 27. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Dufresne. Chris. Long Beach grinds it out . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 15, 2013 . 32. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: McInnis. Brian. Rainbows would love to get to 20 wins – and more . . . March 6, 2014 . C4. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Hawkins named Big West player of year . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . March 10, 2015 . B12. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Megargee. Steve. Hawaii F Stefan Janković . . . March 18, 2016 . B4. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Illinois State rolls in NIT opener . . . March 16, 2017 . B3. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Davidson. Joe. UCD hoop honors . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . March 7, 2018 . C2. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Tsai. Stephen. Purchase on BWC second team . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Honolulu, Hawaii . March 12, 2019 . C4. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: UH's Stansberry earns first-team All-Big West . . . March 10, 2020 . B1. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: JaQuori McLaughlin . . . March 16, 2021 . B3. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Nhi Nguyen. Thuc. Fullerton looks to play spoiler versus Duke . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . March 14, 2022 . D6. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: 3 Baylor vs. 14 UC Santa Barbara . The Tribune . San Luis Obispo, California . March 15, 2023 . B2. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2024.
- News: Davidson. Joe. Aggies men and women miss bids to NCAA Tournament . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . March 18, 2024 . B1. Newspapers.com. June 23, 2024.