Big West Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Big West Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe best coach in the Big West Conference.
History
First award1978
Most recentDan Monson, Long Beach State

The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Big West Conference.

Winners

Season Coach School Source(s)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1977–1988)
1977–78 Boyd Grant Fresno State [1]
1978–79 Stan Morrison Pacific
1979–80 Bill Berry San Jose State
Rod Tueller Utah State
1980–81 Boyd Grant (2) Fresno State (2)
1981–82 Boyd Grant (3) Fresno State (3)
1982–83 Jerry Tarkanian UNLV
1983–84 Jerry Tarkanian (2) UNLV (2)
1984–85 Jerry Tarkanian (3) UNLV (3)
1985–86 Bill Mulligan UC Irvine
1986–87 Jerry Tarkanian (4) UNLV (4)
1987–88 Jerry Tarkanian (5) UNLV (5)
Big West Conference (1988–present)
1988–89 Neil McCarthy New Mexico State [1]
1989–90 Neil McCarthy (2) New Mexico State (2)
1990–91 Jerry Tarkanian (6) UNLV (6)
1991–92 Jerry Pimm UC Santa Barbara
Jerry Tarkanian (7) UNLV (7)
1992–93 Bob Thomason Pacific (2)
1993–94 Stan Morrison (2) San Jose State (2)
1994–95 Larry Eustachy Utah State (2)
1995–96 Rod Baker UC Irvine (2)
1996–97 Bob Thomason (2) Pacific (3)
1997–98 Larry Eustachy (2) Utah State (3)
1998–99 Bob Williams UC Santa Barbara (2)
1999–2000 Stew Morrill Utah State (4)
2000–01 Pat Douglass UC Irvine (3)
2001–02 Stew Morrill (2) Utah State (5)
2002–03 Bob Williams (2) UC Santa Barbara (3)
2003–04 Bob Thomason (3) Pacific (4)
2004–05 Bob Thomason (4) Pacific (5)
2005–06 Bob Thomason (5) Pacific (6)
2006–07 Larry Reynolds Long Beach State
2007–08 Bobby Braswell Cal State Northridge
2008–09 Bobby Braswell (2) Cal State Northridge (2)
2009–10 Bob Williams (3) UC Santa Barbara (4)
2010–11 Dan Monson Long Beach State (2)
2011–12 Dan Monson (2) Long Beach State (3)
2012–13 Dan Monson (3) Long Beach State (4)
2013–14 Russell Turner UC Irvine (4)
2014–15 Jim Les UC Davis
2015–16 Eran Ganot Hawaii
2016–17 Russell Turner (2) UC Irvine (5)
2017–18 Jim Les (2) UC Davis (2)
2018–19 Russell Turner (3) UC Irvine (6)
2019–20 Russell Turner (4) UC Irvine (7)
2020–21 Joe Pasternack UC Santa Barbara (5) [2]
2021–22 Dan Monson (4) Long Beach State (5) [3]
2022–23 Mike Magpayo UC Riverside [4]
2023–24 Eric Olen UC San Diego
2024–25 Eric Olen UC San Diego [5]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
UC Irvine 7 1986, 1996, 2001, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020
UNLV[a] 7 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992
Pacific[b] 6 1979, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006
UC Santa Barbara 5 1992, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2021
Utah State[c] 5 1980, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002
Long Beach State 5 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022
Fresno State[d] 3 1978, 1981, 1982
Cal State Northridge 2 2008, 2009
New Mexico State[e] 2 1989, 1990
San Jose State[f] 2 1980, 1994
Hawaii 1 2016
UC Riverside 1 2023
UC San Diego 2 2024, 2025

Notes

  1. ^ UNLV left the Big West Conference in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference, and is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference.
  2. ^ Pacific left the Big West Conference in 2013 to join the West Coast Conference.
  3. ^ Utah State left the Big West Conference in 2005 to join the Western Athletic Conference, and is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference.
  4. ^ Fresno State left the Big West Conference in 1992 to join the Western Athletic Conference, and is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference.
  5. ^ New Mexico State left the Big West Conference in 2000 to join the Sun Belt Conference, and is currently a member of the Western Athletic Conference. NMSU will move to Conference USA in 2023.
  6. ^ San Jose State left the Big West Conference in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference, and is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference.

References

  1. ^ a b Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Record Book (PDF) (April 2020 ed.). Big West Conference. p. 31. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Big West Announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Big West Conference. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Big West Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Big West Conference. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Big West Unveils 2022-23 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team, Major Awards and Specialty Awards". Big West Conference. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball All-Big West Teams and Award Winners Revealed". The Big West. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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