Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the; Big Sky Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1979
Most recent	Dillon Jones, Weber State

The Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Award, officially known as the Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player Award, is an annual award given to the Big Sky Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1978–79 season. Only one player, Larry Krystkowiak of Montana, has won the award three times (1984–1986). Three others have been two-time winners: Orlando Lightfoot of Idaho (1993, 1994), and Weber State's Harold Arceneaux (1999, 2000) and Damian Lillard (2010, 2012). Weber State has the most all-time awards (12) and individual winners (10). Montana and Eastern Washington are tied for second in total awards with seven apiece.

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 Sky Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Lawrence Butler, Idaho State, 1979

Don Newman, Idaho, 1981

Larry Krystkowiak, Montana, 1984 through 1986

Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington, 2006

Damian Lillard, Weber State, 2010 and 2012

Kareem Jamar, Montana, 2013

Joel Bolomboy, Weber State, 2016

Jacob Wiley, Eastern Washington, 2017

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1978–79	Lawrence Butler	Idaho State	SG	Senior	^[1]
1979–80	Don Newman	Idaho	G	Senior	^[2]
1980–81	Brian Kellerman	Idaho	SG	Sophomore	^[3]
1981–82	Ken Owens	Idaho	PG	Senior	^[4]
1982–83	Derrick Pope	Montana	PF	Senior	^[5]
1983–84	Larry Krystkowiak	Montana	C	Sophomore	^[6]
1984–85	Larry Krystkowiak (2)	Montana	C	Junior	^[6]
1985–86	Larry Krystkowiak (3)	Montana	C	Senior	^[6]
1986–87	Tom Domako	Montana State	SF	Junior	^[7]
1987–88	Arnell Jones	Boise State	PF	Senior	^[8]
1988–89	Chris Childs	Boise State	PG	Senior	^[9]
1989–90	Riley Smith	Idaho	C	Senior	^[10]
1990–91	Kevin Kearney	Montana	SF	Senior	^[11]
1991–92^†	Delvon Anderson	Montana	G	Senior	^[12]
1991–92^†	Kevin Soares	Nevada	PG	Senior	^[12]
1992–93	Orlando Lightfoot	Idaho	SG	Junior	^[13]
1993–94	Orlando Lightfoot (2)	Idaho	SG	Senior	^[13]
1994–95	Ruben Nembhard	Weber State	SG	Senior	^[14]
1995–96^†	Jimmy DeGraffenried	Weber State	SG	Senior	^[15]
1995–96^†	Quadre Lollis	Montana State	F	Senior	^[15]
1996–97	Charles Thomas	Northern Arizona	PG	Senior	^[16]
1997–98	Andrew Mavis	Northern Arizona	PF	Senior	^[17]
1998–99	Harold Arceneaux	Weber State	SF	Junior	^[18]
1999–00	Harold Arceneaux (2)	Weber State	SF	Senior	^[18]
2000–01	Brian Heinle	Cal State Northridge	C	Senior	^[19]
2001–02	Jason Erickson	Montana State	SG	Sophomore	^[20]
2002–03	Jermaine Boyette	Weber State	G	Senior	^[21]
2003–04	Alvin Snow	Eastern Washington	PG / SG	Senior	^[22]
2004–05	Seamus Boxley	Portland State	SF	Senior	^[23]
2005–06	Rodney Stuckey	Eastern Washington	PG	Freshman	^[24]
2006–07	David Patten	Weber State	PF	Senior	^[25]
2007–08	Jeremiah Dominguez	Portland State	PG	Junior	^[26]
2008–09	Kellen McCoy	Weber State	PG	Senior	^[27]
2009–10	Damian Lillard	Weber State	PG / SG	Sophomore	^[28]
2010–11	Devon Beitzel	Northern Colorado	SG	Senior	^[29]
2011–12	Damian Lillard (2)	Weber State	PG / SG	Junior	^[28]
2012–13	Kareem Jamar	Montana	SG / SF	Junior	^[30]
2013–14	Davion Berry	Weber State	SF	Senior	^[31]
2014–15	Mikh McKinney	Sacramento State	PG	Senior	^[32]
2015–16	Joel Bolomboy	Weber State	PF / C	Senior	^[33]
2016–17	Jacob Wiley	Eastern Washington	PF	Senior	^[34]
2017–18	Bogdan Bliznyuk	Eastern Washington	SG / SF	Senior	^[35]
2018–19	Jordan Davis	Northern Colorado	SG	Senior	^[36]
2019–20	Mason Peatling	Eastern Washington	PF	Senior	^[37]
2020–21	Tanner Groves	Eastern Washington	PF	Junior	^[38]
2021–22	Jubrile Belo	Montana State	PF	Senior	^[39]
2022–23	Steele Venters	Eastern Washington	SG	Junior	^[40]
2023–24	Dillon Jones	Weber State	SG / SF	Senior	^[41]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Weber State (1963)	12	1995, 1996^†, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2024
Eastern Washington (1987)	7	2004, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
Montana (1963)	7	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992^†, 2013
Idaho (1963, 2014)^[a]	6	1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1994
Montana State (1963)	4	1987, 1996^†, 2002, 2022
Boise State (1970)^[b]	2	1988, 1989
Northern Arizona (1970)	2	1997, 1998
Northern Colorado (2006)	2	2011, 2019
Portland State (1996)	2	2005, 2008
Cal State Northridge (1996)^[c]	1	2001
Idaho State (1963)	1	1979
Nevada (1979)^[d]	1	1992^†
Sacramento State (1996)	1	2015
North Dakota (2012)^[e]	0	—
Southern Utah (2012)^[f]	0	—

^ The University of Idaho left in 1996 to join the Big West Conference, and rejoined the Big Sky for non-football sports in 2014 (and football in 2018).
^ Boise State University left in 1996 to join the Big West. The Broncos are now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
^ California State University, Northridge left in 2001 to join the Big West.
^ The University of Nevada, Reno left in 1992 to join the Big West. The Wolf Pack are now in the MW.
^ The University of North Dakota left in 2018 to join the Summit League.
^ Southern Utah University left in 2022 for the Western Athletic Conference.

References

^ "Butler named Big Sky MVP". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. March 8, 1979. p. 17. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Don Newman named Big Sky's MVP". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 8, 1980. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kellerman named Big Sky MVP". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. March 15, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nevada's Greens honorable mention". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. March 10, 1982. p. 37. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Derrick Pope named Big Sky's MVP". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 16, 1983. p. 29. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Krystkowiak named Sky MVP again". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. March 12, 1986. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[42] The University of Idaho left in 1996 to join the Big West Conference, and rejoined the Big Sky for non-football sports in 2014 (and football in 2018).

[43] Boise State University left in 1996 to join the Big West. The Broncos are now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).

[44] California State University, Northridge left in 2001 to join the Big West.

[45] The University of Nevada, Reno left in 1992 to join the Big West. The Wolf Pack are now in the MW.

[46] The University of North Dakota left in 2018 to join the Summit League.

[47] Southern Utah University left in 2022 for the Western Athletic Conference.

[1] "Butler named Big Sky MVP". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. March 8, 1979. p. 17. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Don Newman named Big Sky's MVP". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 8, 1980. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Kellerman named Big Sky MVP". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. March 15, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Nevada's Greens honorable mention". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. March 10, 1982. p. 37. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Derrick Pope named Big Sky's MVP". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 16, 1983. p. 29. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[Krystkowiak-6] "Krystkowiak named Sky MVP again". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. March 12, 1986. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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