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West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

American collegiate basketball award

Summary

American collegiate basketball award

FieldValue
nameWCC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
imageWest Coast Conference logo 2019 with name.svg
imagesize200px
descriptionthe most outstanding basketball player in the West Coast Conference
countryUnited States
year1953
holderAugustas Marčiulionis,
Saint Mary's

Saint Mary's The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The award was first given following the conference's inaugural 1952–53 season, when it was known as the California Basketball Association. The only season in which the award was not presented was the conference's second season of 1953–54. There have been six ties in the award's history, most recently in 2022–23 between Brandin Podziemski of Santa Clara and Drew Timme of Gonzaga. There have also been 13 repeat winners, but only one, Bill Cartwright of San Francisco, has been player of the year three times.

Four schools in the WCC have dominated the total awards distribution. Before 2000, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Santa Clara had earned the bulk of the awards. Since then, Gonzaga has had the overwhelming majority of selections. In the 23 seasons from 2000–01 to the present, coinciding with the Bulldogs' rise to national prominence, Gonzaga players have won or shared the award 17 times. Gonzaga now claims the most awards with 20 and most individual winners with 18. Santa Clara is second in awards with 12, and its nine individual winners give it a share of second place in that category with Pepperdine. The next closest school, Saint Mary's, has 10 awards. Three current members have yet to have a winner, but two are Oregon State and Washington State, which temporarily joined the WCC as multi-sport associate members, including basketball, following the 2024 collapse of their home of the Pac-12 Conference. Both will leave when the Pac-12 resumes play in 2026–27 with several new members. The only established member without a winner is Portland.

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the WCC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1952–53Santa ClaraPFurl=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/wcc-poy.htmltitle=Men's West Coast Conference Player of the Year Winnersauthor=date=2023website=sports-reference.compublisher=Sports Reference LLCaccess-date=November 24, 2023quote=}}
1953–54
1954–55(2)Santa ClaraPF
1955–56*San FranciscoC
1956–57San FranciscoPFlast =first =title=Newell Named Coach Of Year; Farmer, Top Playerurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/702386934newspaper=The Fresno Beelocation=Fresno, Californiadate=March 4, 1958page= 25via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 25, 2023}}
1957–58†(2)San FranciscoPF
PacificPF
1958–59†Saint Mary'sPFlast =first =title=All-WCAC Cage Teamurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/38871590newspaper=The Timeslocation=San Mateo, Californiadate=March 12, 1959page= 23via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 25, 2023}}
(2)PacificPF
1959–60Loyola MarymountSG / PG
1960–61Saint Mary'sPF
1961–62†PepperdineSF / SGlast =first =title=Dinnel, Gray Head WCAC Cage Choicesurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/692357415newspaper=The Modesto Beelocation=Modesto, Californiadate=March 21, 1962page= 26via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 25, 2023}}
Saint Mary'sG
1962–63(2)Saint Mary'sG
1963–64San FranciscoClast=first=date=October 30, 2013title=USF Will Retire Basketball Star Ollie Johnson's Jersey Number 32url=http://sffoghorn.com/usf-will-retire-basketball-star-ollie-johnsons-jersey-number-32/work=San Francisco Foghornlocation=San Francisco, Californiaaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1964–65(2)San FranciscoC
1965–66PacificFurl=https://www.joinpaf.org/2021/03/01/tiger-talk-history-mens-basketball-3-2/title=Tiger Talk: History of Men’s Basketball – 3/2last=Rodriguezfirst=Bripublisher=Pacific Athletic Foundationdate=March 1, 2021website=JoinPAF.orgaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1966–67(2)PacificF
1967–68Loyola MarymountSG
1968–69Santa ClaraCurl=https://wccsports.com/sports/2018/6/26/ot-hall-honor-sacl-html.aspxtitle=Santa Clara Hall Of Honor Inductees: 2011 – Dennis Awtreylast=first=publisher=West Coast Conferencedate=2023website=WCCsports.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1969–70(2)Santa ClaraC
1970–71PacificC / PF
1971–72Santa ClaraC
1972–73PepperdinePG
1973–74SeattleSG
1974–75UNLVG
1975–76PepperdinePF
1976–77San FranciscoCurl=https://usfdons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/william-bill-cartwright/33title=Hall of Fame – William "Bill" Cartwright (1986)last=first=publisher=University of San Franciscodate=2023website=USFDons.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1977–78(2)San FranciscoC
1978–79(3)San FranciscoC
1979–80Santa ClaraSF
1980–81San FranciscoSGurl=https://usfdons.com/news/2010/11/9/11_9_2010_607title=University of San Francisco All-American Quintin Dailey Passeslast=first=publisher=University of San Franciscodate=November 9, 2010website=USFDons.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1981–82(2)San FranciscoSG
1982–83†PepperdineClast =Gaultfirst =Roytitle=Waves after confidence-builderurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/385101929newspaper=Corvallis Gazette-Timeslocation=Corvallis, Oregondate=March 18, 1983page=22via =Newspapers.comaccessdate = November 25, 2023}}
PepperdineG
1983–84GonzagaPG
1984–85PepperdineSF / SGurl=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2020/7/13/general-the-greatest-waves-at-every-number-32.aspxtitle=The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #32last=first=publisher=Pepperdine Universitydate=July 13, 2020website=PepperdineWaves.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1985–86(2)PepperdineSF / SG
1986–87San DiegoC
1987–88PepperdinePF
1988–89Loyola MarymountPF
1989–90Loyola MarymountSG
1990–91PepperdineSGurl=https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/doug-christie/44title=Pepperdine Hall of Fame – Doug Christie (2009)last=first=publisher=Pepperdine Universitydate=2009website=PepperdineWaves.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1991–92(2)PepperdineSG
1992–93PepperdineSF
1993–94GonzagaPF
1994–95Santa ClaraPGurl=https://www.scu.edu/athletics/broncobench/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-inductees/nash-steven-j-steve/title=Stephen J. "Steve" Nash '96last=first=publisher=Bronco Bench Foundationdate=website=SCU.comaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
1995–96(2)Santa ClaraPG
1996–97Santa ClaraG
1997–98GonzagaPF
1998–99Saint Mary'sPF
1999–00San FranciscoC
2000–01GonzagaPF
2001–02GonzagaPG
2002–03GonzagaPGlast=Forsmanfirst=Coledate=March 1, 2023title=Gonzaga's Drew Timme named West Coast Conference Player of the Year; Malachi Smith wins 6th Manurl=https://www.si.com/college/gonzaga/basketball/gonzagas-drew-timme-named-west-coast-conference-player-of-the-year-malachi-smith-wins-6th-manwork=Sports Illustratedlocation=access-date=November 24, 2023}}
2003–04(2)GonzagaPG
2004–05GonzagaC
2005–06GonzagaSF
2006–07†Santa ClaraFlast=Blanchettefirst=Johndate=February 28, 2007title=Raivio shares POY honorsurl=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/feb/28/raivio-shares-poy-honors/work=The Spokesman-Reviewlocation=Spokane, Washingtonaccess-date=November 24, 2023}}
GonzagaPG / SG
2007–08GonzagaPG
2008–09Santa ClaraC
2009–10GonzagaSG
2010–11Saint Mary'sPG
2011–12Saint Mary'sPG
2012–13GonzagaC
2013–14BYUSG
2014–15GonzagaPG
2015–16BYUPG
2016–17GonzagaPG
2017–18Saint Mary'sC
2018–19GonzagaPF
2019–20GonzagaPF
2020–21GonzagaSF
2021–22GonzagaPF
2022–23†Santa ClaraSG
(2)GonzagaPF
2023–24Saint Mary'sPG
2024–25(2)Saint Mary'sPG

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Gonzaga (1979)201984, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007†, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023†
Santa Clara (1952)121953, 1955, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007†, 2009, 2023†
Pepperdine (1955)111962†, 1973, 1976, 1983 (×2)†, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993
San Francisco (1952)111956, 1957, 1958†, 1964, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 2000
Saint Mary's (1952)101959†, 1961, 1962†, 1963, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2024, 2025
Pacific (1952/2013)51958†, 1959†, 1966, 1967, 1971
Loyola Marymount (1955)41960, 1968, 1989, 1990
BYU (2011)22014, 2016
San Diego (1979)11987
Seattle (1971/2025)11974
UNLV (1969)11975
Fresno State (1955)0—
Nevada (1969)0—
Oregon State (2024)0—
Portland (1976)0—
San Jose State (1952)0—
UC Santa Barbara (1964)0—
Washington State (2024)0—

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