Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Collegiate basketball award since 1999
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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).
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in Mountain West Conference |
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| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 2000 |
| Most recent | Mason Falslev, Utah State |
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: 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
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Winners by school
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| BYU (1999)[a 1] | 5 | 2001, 2004†, 2007, 2008†, 2011 |
| New Mexico (1999) | 5 | 2003, 2008†, 2010, 2013, 2025 |
| San Diego State (1999)[a 2] | 5 | 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021 |
| Utah (1999)[a 3] | 4 | 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009 |
| Utah State (2013)[a 2] | 3 | 2019, 2024, 2026 |
| Colorado State (1999)[a 2] | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
| Air Force (1999) | 1 | 2004† |
| Boise State (2011)[a 2] | 1 | 2015 |
| Fresno State (2012)[a 2] | 1 | 2016 |
| Nevada (2012) | 1 | 2018 |
| San Jose State (2013) | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon (2025) | 0 | — |
| Hawaiʻi (2026)[a 4] | 0 | — |
| UC Davis (2026) | 0 | — |
| UNLV (1999) | 0 | — |
| UTEP (2026) | 0 | — |
| Wyoming (1999) | 0 | — |
- BYU left in 2011 to join the West Coast Conference, and moved from there to the Big 12 Conference in 2023.
- Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State left in 2026 for the Pac-12 Conference.
- Utah left in 2011 to join what is now the Pac-12, and moved to the Big 12 in 2024.
- Hawaiʻi had been a football member of the MW since 2012, but did not become a full member until 2026.