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
First awarded	1979
Currently held by	Joel Bolomboy, Weber State

The Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 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 (1984–86). Three others have been two–time winners: Orlando Lightfoot of Idaho (1993–94) and Harold Arceneaux (1999–2000) and Damian Lillard (2010, 2012) of Weber State.

As of 2016, Weber State has the most all-time awards, with 11, and individual winners, with nine. Montana is second in total awards with seven, while Idaho (which returned to the Big Sky in 2014 after an 18-year absence) has had six. Those two schools are tied for second in individual winners with five. Of current Big Sky members, only the two schools that joined in 2012, North Dakota and Southern Utah, have never had a winner.

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 is the most recent recipient of the award.

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1978–79	Butler, LawrenceLawrence Butler	Idaho State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1979–80	Newman, DonDon Newman	Idaho		4 !Senior
1980–81	Kellerman, BrianBrian Kellerman	Idaho	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1981–82	Owens, KenKen Owens	Idaho	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1982–83	Pope, DerrickDerrick Pope	Montana	Power forward	4 !Senior
1983–84	Krystkowiak, LarryLarry Krystkowiak	Montana	Center	2 !Sophomore
1984–85	Krystkowiak, LarryLarry Krystkowiak (2)	Montana	Center	3 !Junior
1985–86	Krystkowiak, LarryLarry Krystkowiak (3)	Montana	Center	4 !Senior
1986–87	Domako, TomTom Domako	Montana State	Small forward	3 !Junior
1987–88	Jones, ArnellArnell Jones	Boise State	Power forward	4 !Senior
1988–89	Childs, ChrisChris Childs	Boise State	Point guard	4 !Senior
1989–90	Smith, RileyRiley Smith	Idaho	Center	4 !Senior
1990–91	Kearney, KevinKevin Kearney	Montana	Small forward	4 !Senior
1991–92^†	Anderson, DelvonDelvon Anderson	Montana	Guard	4 !Senior
1991–92^†	Soares, KevinKevin Soares	Nevada	Point guard	4 !Senior
1992–93	Lightfoot, OrlandoOrlando Lightfoot	Idaho	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1993–94	Lightfoot, OrlandoOrlando Lightfoot (2)	Idaho	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1994–95	Nembhard, RubenRuben Nembhard	Weber State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1995–96^†	DeGraffenried, JimmyJimmy DeGraffenried	Weber State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1995–96^†	Lollis, QuadreQuadre Lollis	Montana State	Forward	4 !Senior
1996–97	Thomas, CharlesCharles Thomas	Northern Arizona		4 !Senior
1997–98	Mavis, AndrewAndrew Mavis	Northern Arizona	Power forward	4 !Senior
1998–99	Arceneaux, HaroldHarold Arceneaux	Weber State	Small forward	3 !Junior
1999–00	Arceneaux, HaroldHarold Arceneaux (2)	Weber State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2000–01	Heinle, BrianBrian Heinle	Cal State Northridge	Center	4 !Senior
2001–02	Erickson, JasonJason Erickson	Montana State	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
2002–03	Boyette, JermaineJermaine Boyette	Weber State	Guard	4 !Senior
2003–04	Snow, AlvinAlvin Snow	Eastern Washington	Point guard / Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Boxley, SeamusSeamus Boxley	Portland State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2005–06	Stuckey, RodneyRodney Stuckey	Eastern Washington	Point guard	1 !Freshman
2006–07	Patten, DavidDavid Patten	Weber State	Power forward	4 !Senior
2007–08	Dominguez, JeremiahJeremiah Dominguez	Portland State	Point guard	3 !Junior
2008–09	McCoy, KellenKellen McCoy	Weber State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2009–10	Lillard, DamianDamian Lillard	Weber State	Point guard / Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
2010–11	Beitzel, DevonDevon Beitzel	Northern Colorado	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
2011–12	Lillard, DamianDamian Lillard (2)	Weber State	Point guard / Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2012–13	Jamar, KareemKareem Jamar	Montana	Shooting guard / Small forward	3 !Junior
2013–14	Berry, DavionDavion Berry	Weber State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2014–15	McKinney, MikhMikh McKinney	Sacramento State	Point guard	4 !Senior
2015–16	Bolomboy, JoelJoel Bolomboy	Weber State	Power forward / Center	4 !Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Weber State (1963)	11	1995, 1996^†, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Montana (1963)	7	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992^†, 2013
Idaho (1963, 2014)^[a]	6	1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1994
Montana State (1963)	3	1987, 1996^†, 2002
Boise State (1970)^[b]	2	1988, 1989
Eastern Washington (1987)	2	2004, 2006
Northern Arizona (1970)	2	1997, 1998
Portland State (1996)	2	2005, 2008
Cal State Northridge (1996)^[c]	1	2001
Idaho State (1963)	1	1979
Nevada (1979)^[d]	1	1992^†
Northern Colorado (2006)	1	2011
Sacramento State (1996)	1	2015
North Dakota (2012)	0	—
Southern Utah (2012)	0	—

Footnotes

^a The University of Idaho left in 1996 to join the Big West Conference, and rejoined the Big Sky for non-football sports in 2014.
^b Boise State University left in 1996 to join the Big West. The Broncos are now in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
^c California State University, Northridge left in 2001 to join the Big West.
^d The University of Nevada, Reno left in 1992 to join the Big West. The Wolf Pack are now in the MW.

References

"Award Winners" (PDF). Basketball Media Guide 2009–10 (pg. 82). Big Sky Conference. 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
"1963–2009 All-Conference Men's Basketball Teams". Big Sky men's basketball. Big Sky Conference. 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1979: Butler
1980: Newman
1981: Kellerman
1982: Owens
1983: Pope
1984: Krystkowiak
1985: Krystkowiak
1986: Krystkowiak
1987: Domako
1988: Jones
1989: Childs
1990: Smith
1991: Kearney
1992: Anderson & Soares
1993: Lightfoot
1994: Lightfoot
1995: Nembhard
1996: DeGraffenried & Lollis
1997: Thomas
1998: Mavis
1999: Arceneaux
2000: Arceneaux
2001: Heinle
2002: Erickson
2003: Boyette
2004: Snow
2005: Boxley
2006: Stuckey
2007: Patten
2008: Dominguez
2009: McCoy
2010: Lillard
2011: Beitzel
2012: Lillard
2013: Jamar
2014: Berry
2015: McKinney
2016: Bolomboy

Big Sky Conference men's basketball

Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats

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

Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 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 A-10 ACC ASUN 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	American 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)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

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