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 1999âÂÂ2000 season, the first year of the conference's existence. As of 2025, 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 and San Diego State have the most winners with five each, with Utah State in second place with three. Colorado State has two. New Mexico is the only one of these schools that will remain in the MW beyond the 2025âÂÂ26 season, with the others leaving for the Pac-12 Conference. Other current conference members with a winner include Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, and Nevada with one each. Boise State and Fresno State are also leaving for the Pac-12 after the 2025âÂÂ26 season. The remaining three current all-sports members are yet to have a winnerâÂÂcharter members UNLV and Wyoming, and Grand Canyon, which is playing its first MW season in 2025âÂÂ26. Former conference members BYU and Utah had five and four players who won the award, respectively â both schools left for other conferences in 2011.