American West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
# American West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The American West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year was an annual basketball award given to the American West Conference's most outstanding player. The award was bestowed just twice (1995, 1996) coinciding with men's basketball being offered for only the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The American West Conference operated as a whole from 1993–94 to 1995–96. The award winners were Sean Allen from Southern Utah and Ben Larson from Cal Poly.

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994–95 | Sean Allen | Southern Utah | PF / C | Senior | |
| 1995–96 | Ben Larson | Cal Poly | PG | Freshman | |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| - | - | - |
| Cal Poly (1993) | 1 | 1996 |
| Southern Utah (1993) | 1 | 1995 |
| Cal State Northridge (1993) | 0 | — |
| Sacramento State (1993) | 0 | — |
| UC Davis (1993) | 0 | — |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Sean Allen later changed his last name to McCaw, but while he was still in college he kept his birth name.
* ↑ UC Davis joined the American West Conference as a charter member in 1993–94 when it was still a football-only conference. They left after one year, before basketball was offered beginning in 1994–95.
