List of Big Sky Coach of the Year winners

The Big Sky Conference has awarded Big Sky Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since 1963-64. The coach to win the award the most times is former Weber State head coach Randy Rahe, with four total. Weber State is also the program with the most awards (17), followed by Eastern Washington and Montana (eight each). Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1964 — Roger Craft, Montana State

1965 — Dick Motta, Weber State

1966 — Hank Anderson, Gonzaga

1967 — Roger Craft (2), Montana State (2)

1968 — Wayne Anderson, Idaho

1969 — Phil Johnson, Weber State (2)

1970 — Phil Johnson (2), Weber State (3)

1971 — Phil Johnson (3), Weber State (4)

1972 — Gene Visscher, Weber State (5)

1973 — Gene Visscher (2), Weber State (6)

1974 — Jim Killingsworth, Idaho State

1975 — Jud Heathcote, Montana

1976 — Bus Conner, Boise State

1977 — Jim Killingsworth (2), Idaho State (2)

1978 (tie) — Jim Brandenburg (2), Montana (2)

1978 (tie) — Neil McCarthy, Weber State (7)

1979 — Joedy Gardner, Northern Arizona

1980 — Neil McCarthy (2), Weber State (8)

1981 — Don Monson, Idaho (2)

1982 — Don Monson (2), Idaho (3)

1983 — Neil McCarthy (3), Weber State (9)

1984 — Sonny Allen, Nevada

1985 — Sonny Allen (2), Nevada (2)

1986 — Stu Starner, Montana State (3)

1987 (tie) — Jim Boutin, Idaho State (3)

1987 (tie) — Bobby Dye, Boise State (2)

1988 — Bobby Dye (2), Boise State (3)

1989 — Kermit Davis, Idaho (4)

1990 — Bob Hofman, Eastern Washington

1991 — Stew Morrill, Montana (3)

1992 — Blaine Taylor, Montana (4)

1993 — Bobby Dye (3), Boise State (4)

1994 (tie) — Ron Abegglen, Weber State (10)

1994 (tie) — Herb Williams, Idaho State (4)

1995 — Ron Abegglen (2), Weber State (11)

1996 — Mick Durham, Montana State (4)

1997 — Ben Howland, Northern Arizona (2)

1998 — Steve Aggers, Eastern Washington (2)

1999 — Ron Abegglen (3), Weber State (12)

2000 — Steve Aggers (2), Eastern Washington (3)

2001 — Bobby Braswell, Cal State Northridge

2002 — Mick Durham (2), Montana State (5)

2003 — Joe Cravens, Weber State (13)

2004 — Ray Giacoletti, Easternn Washington (4)

2005 — Mick Durham (3), Montana State (6)

2006 — Mike Adras, Northern Arizona (3)

2007 — Randy Rahe, Weber State (14)

2008 — Ken Bone, Portland State

2009 — Randy Rahe (2), Weber State (15)

2010 — Randy Rahe (3), Weber State (16)

2011 — B.J. Hill, Northern Colorado

2012 — Wayne Tinkle, Montana (5)

2013 — Wayne Tinkle (2), Montana (6)

2014 — Randy Rahe (4), Weber State (17)

2015 (tie) — Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington (5)

2015 (tie) — Brian Katz, Sacramento State

2016 — Bill Evans, Idaho State (5)

2017 — Brian Jones, North Dakota

2018 — Travis DeCuire, Montana (7)

2019 — Jeff Linder, Norther Colorado (2)

2020 — Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington (6)

2021 — Todd Simon, Southern Utah

2022 — Danny Sprinkle, Montana State (7)

2023 — David Riley, Eastern Washington (7)

2024 (tie) — David Riley (2), Eastern Washington (8)

2025 — Travis DeCuire (2), Montana (8)

2026 — Jase Coburn, Portland State (2)

 

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