Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Big West Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1970
Currently held by	Corey Hawkins, UC Davis

The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Big West Conference's most outstanding player. The conference was formed in 1969 and was 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 seven 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.

As of 2015, Long Beach State has had the most all-time winners with 12. 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: Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, Hawaiʻi (which only joined the Big West in 2012) and UC Riverside.

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

Brian Shaw won in 1987–88 while at UC Santa Barbara.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1969–70	Trapp, GeorgeGeorge Trapp	Long Beach State	Forward / Center	3 !Junior
1970–71	Trapp, GeorgeGeorge Trapp (2)	Long Beach State	Forward / Center	4 !Senior
1971–72	Ratleff, EdEd Ratleff	Long Beach State	Shooting guard / Small forward	3 !Junior
1972–73	Ratleff, EdEd Ratleff (2)	Long Beach State	Shooting guard / Small forward	4 !Senior
1973–74	Gray, LeonardLeonard Gray	Long Beach State	Forward	4 !Senior
1974–75	Gross, BobBob Gross	Long Beach State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1975–76^†	Copp, SteveSteve Copp	San Diego State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1975–76^†	Bunch, GregGreg Bunch	Cal State Fullerton	Forward	2 !Sophomore
1976–77	McMillian, LloydLloyd McMillian	Long Beach State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1977–78	Kramer, JoelJoel Kramer	San Diego State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1978–79	Cornelius, RonRon Cornelius	Pacific		2 !Sophomore
1979–80	Hunger, DeanDean Hunger	Utah State	Forward	4 !Senior
1980–81	Magee, KevinKevin Magee	UC Irvine	Power forward	3 !Junior
1981–82	Magee, KevinKevin Magee (2)	UC Irvine	Power forward	4 !Senior
1982–83	Green, SidneySidney Green	UNLV	Center / Power forward	4 !Senior
1983–84	Adams, RichieRichie Adams	UNLV	Center	3 !Junior
1984–85	Adams, RichieRichie Adams (2)	UNLV	Center	4 !Senior
1985–86^†	Grant, GregGreg Grant	Utah State	Forward	4 !Senior
1985–86^†	Jones, AnthonyAnthony Jones	UNLV	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1986–87	Gilliam, ArmenArmen Gilliam	UNLV	Power forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Shaw, BrianBrian Shaw	UC Santa Barbara	Point guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon	UNLV	Shooting guard / Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1989–90	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson	UNLV	Power forward	3 !Junior
1990–91	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson* (2)	UNLV	Power forward	4 !Senior
1991–92	Davis, LuciusLucius Davis	UC Santa Barbara		4 !Senior
1992–93	Rider, J. R.J. R. Rider	UNLV	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1993–94	Stewart, KebuKebu Stewart	UNLV	Forward	1 !Freshman
1994–95	Franson, EricEric Franson	Utah State	Center	3 !Junior
1995–96	Miglinieks, RaimondsRaimonds Miglinieks	UC Irvine	Point guard	4 !Senior
1996–97	Hand, FaronFaron Hand	Nevada	Small forward	3 !Junior
1997–98	Olowokandi, MichaelMichael Olowokandi	Pacific	Center	4 !Senior
1998–99	Bergersen, RobertoRoberto Bergersen	Boise State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1999–00	Milisa, MateMate Milisa	Long Beach State	Center	3 !Junior
2000–01	Green, JerryJerry Green	UC Irvine	Point guard	3 !Junior
2001–02	Green, JerryJerry Green (2)	UC Irvine	Point guard	4 !Senior
2002–03	Fullove, BranduinnBranduinn Fullove	UC Santa Barbara	Guard	3 !Junior
2003–04	Davis, MiahMiah Davis	Pacific	Point guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Doubley, DavidDavid Doubley	Pacific	Point guard	4 !Senior
2005–06	Maråker, ChristianChristian Maråker	Pacific	Power forward	4 !Senior
2006–07	Nixon, AaronAaron Nixon	Long Beach State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2007–08^†	Cutley, ScottScott Cutley	Cal State Fullerton	Power forward	4 !Senior
2007–08^†	Harris, AlexAlex Harris	UC Santa Barbara	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2008–09	Akognon, JoshJosh Akognon	Cal State Fullerton	Point guard	4 !Senior
2009–10	Johnson, OrlandoOrlando Johnson	UC Santa Barbara	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
2010–11	Ware, CasperCasper Ware	Long Beach State	Point guard	3 !Junior
2011–12	Ware, CasperCasper Ware (2)	Long Beach State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2012–13	Ennis, JamesJames Ennis	Long Beach State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2013–14	Williams, AlanAlan Williams	UC Santa Barbara	Center	3 !Junior
2014–15	Hawkins, CoreyCorey Hawkins	UC Davis	Guard	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Long Beach State (1969)	12	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
UNLV (1982)^[a]	10	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986^†, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
UC Santa Barbara (1969)^[c]	6	1988, 1992, 2003, 2008^†, 2010, 2014
Pacific (1971)^[b]	5	1979, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006
UC Irvine (1977)	5	1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2002
Cal State Fullerton (1974)	3	1976, 2008^†, 2009^†
Utah State (1978)^[d]	3	1980, 1986^†, 1995
San Diego State (1969)^[e]	2	1976^†, 1978
Boise State (1996)^[f]	1	1999
Nevada (1992)^[g]	1	1997
UC Davis (2007)	1	2015
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (1996)	0	—
Cal State Northridge (2001)	0	—
Hawaiʻi (2012)	0	—
UC Riverside (2001)	0	—

Footnotes

^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.

Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1970: Trapp
1971: Trapp
1972: Ratleff
1973: Ratleff
1974: Gray
1975: Gross
1976: Copp & Bunch
1977: McMillian
1978: Kramer
1979: Cornelius
1980: Hunger
1981: Magee
1982: Magee
1983: S. Green
1984: Adams
1985: Adams
1986: Grant & Jones
1987: Gilliam
1988: Shaw
1989: Augmon
1990: L. Johnson
1991: L. Johnson
1992: L. Davis
1993: Rider
1994: Stewart
1995: Franson
1996: Miglinieks
1997: Hand
1998: Olowokandi
1999: Bergersen
2000: Milisa
2001: J. Green
2002: J. Green
2003: Fullove
2004: M. Davis
2005: Doubley
2006: Maråker
2007: Nixon
2008: Cutley & Harris
2009: Akognon
2010: O. Johnson
2011: Ware
2012: Ware
2013: Ennis
2014: Williams
2015: Hawkins

Big West Conference men's basketball

Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State 49ers UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Championships & awards	Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American Athletic A-10 ACC A-Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

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