Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the
Big Sky Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1979
Most recentSteele Venters, Eastern Washington

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 basketball 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 (11) and individual winners (9). 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

Larry Krystkowiak was the only three-time Big Sky Player of the Year winner, earning the award from 1984 to 1986 while at Montana
Rodney Stuckey won in 2006 while at Eastern Washington
Damian Lillard was a two-time winner in 2010 and 2012 while at Weber State
Joel Bolomboy
of Weber State
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]
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]
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]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Weber State (1963) 11 1995, 1996†, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Eastern Washington (1987) 7 2004, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
Montana (1963) 7 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992†, 2013
Idaho (1963, 2014)[lower-alpha 1] 6 1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1994
Montana State (1963) 4 1987, 1996†, 2002, 2022
Boise State (1970)[lower-alpha 2] 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)[lower-alpha 3] 1 2001
Idaho State (1963) 1 1979
Nevada (1979)[lower-alpha 4] 1 1992†
Sacramento State (1996) 1 2015
North Dakota (2012)[lower-alpha 5] 0 —
Southern Utah (2012)[lower-alpha 6] 0 —
  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ Boise State University left in 1996 to join the Big West. The Broncos are now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
  3. ↑ California State University, Northridge left in 2001 to join the Big West.
  4. ↑ The University of Nevada, Reno left in 1992 to join the Big West. The Wolf Pack are now in the MW.
  5. ↑ The University of North Dakota left in 2018 to join the Summit League.
  6. ↑ Southern Utah University left in 2022 for the Western Athletic Conference.

References

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  2. ↑ "Don Newman named Big Sky's MVP". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 8, 1980. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Nevada's Greens honorable mention". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. March 10, 1982. p. 37. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  6. 1 2 3 "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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  13. 1 2 "Vandals' Lightfoot named Big Sky MVP". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. March 10, 1994. p. 25. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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