The Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Mountain West Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1999–2000 season, the first year of the conference's existence. As of 2026, no player has received the award multiple times. Two winners of the conference award were consensus national players of the year: Andrew Bogut of Utah (2005) and Jimmer Fredette of BYU (2011).
Among current conference members, New Mexico has the most awards with five. Due largely to major membership turnover in 2026, it is the only current member with more than one recipient. Other current conference members with a winner are Air Force, Nevada, and San Jose State. Two charter all-sports members are yet to have a winner—UNLV and Wyoming. Four other schools without a recipient are recent arrivals in the conference. Grand Canyon played its first MW season in 2025–26, and Hawaiʻi, UC Davis, and UTEP are playing their first MW seasons in 2026–27. Two former conference members claimed five awards—BYU and San Diego State—but BYU left the MW in 2011 and San Diego State left in 2026.
Key † Co-Players of the Year* Awarded a national player of the year award that same season:Oscar Robertson Trophy (1958–59 to present)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 Mountain West Player of the Year award at that point
Winners
Season Player School Position Class Reference 1999–00 Utah F 2000–01 BYU F 2001–02 Utah F 2002–03 New Mexico PG/SG 2003–04† BYU C Air Force C 2004–05 * Utah PF/C 2005–06 San Diego State SG 2006–07 BYU G 2007–08† BYU SF New Mexico SG 2008–09 Utah C 2009–10 New Mexico SF 2010–11 * BYU PG 2011–12 San Diego State SG 2012–13 New Mexico SG 2013–14 San Diego State SG 2014–15 Boise State SG 2015–16 Fresno State SG 2016–17 Colorado State SG 2017–18 Nevada SF 2018–19 Utah State PG 2019–20 San Diego State PG 2020–21 San Diego State SF 2021–22 Colorado State SF 2022–23 San Jose State PG/SG 2023–24 Utah State PF 2024–25 New Mexico PG 2025–26 Utah State SG
Winners by school School (year joined) Winners Years BYU (1999)BYU left in 2011 to join the West Coast Conference, and moved from there to the Big 12 Conference in 2023. 5 2001, 2004†, 2007, 2008†, 2011 New Mexico (1999) 5 2003, 2008†, 2010, 2013, 2025 San Diego State (1999) 5 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021 Utah (1999)Utah left in 2011 to join what is now the Pac-12, and moved to the Big 12 in 2024. 4 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009 Utah State (2013) 3 2019, 2024, 2026 Colorado State (1999) 2 2017, 2022 Air Force (1999) 1 2004† Boise State (2011) 1 2015 Fresno State (2012) 1 2016 Nevada (2012) 1 2018 San Jose State (2013) 1 2023 Grand Canyon (2025) 0 — Hawaiʻi (2026) 0 — UC Davis (2026) 0 — UNLV (1999) 0 — UTEP (2026) 0 — Wyoming (1999) 0 —
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