Big Sky Regular Season Champions

Big Sky Regular Season Champions

Full list of Big Sky Conference regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1963 and Weber State is the program with the most titles (22), followed by Montana (14). Neil McCarthy and Randy Rahe are the head coaches with the most titles (five each), followed by Travis DeCuire (four). See also: Big Sky Tournament Champions

1963-64 — Montana State, Roger Craft

1964-65 — Weber State, Dick Motta

1965-66 (tie) — Gonzaga, Hank Anderson // Weber State (2), Dick Motta (2)

1966-67 (tie) — Gonzaga (2), Hank Anderson (2) // Montana State (2), Roger Craft (2)

1967-68 — Weber State (3), Dick Motta (3)

1968-69 — Weber State (4), Phil Johnson

1969-70 — Weber State (5), Phil Johnson (2)

1970-71 — Weber State (6), Phil Johnson (3)

1971-72 — Weber State (7), Gene Visscher

1972-73 — Weber State (8), Gene Visscher (2)

1973-74 (tie) — Idaho State, Jim Killingsworth // Montana, Jud Heathcote

1974-75 — Montana (2), Jud Heathcote (2)

1975-76 (tie) — Boise State, Bus Connor // Idaho State (2), Jim Killingsworth (2) // Weber State (9), Neil McCarthy

1976-77 — Idaho State (3), Jim Killingsworth (3)

1977-78 — Montana (3), Jim Brandenburg

1978-79 — Weber State (10), Neil McCarthy (2)

1979-80 — Weber State (11), Neil McCarthy (3)

1980-81 — Idaho, Don Monson

1981-82 — Idaho (2), Don Monson (2)

1982-83 (tie) — Nevada, Sonny Allen // Weber State (12), Neil McCarthy (4)

1983-84 — Weber State (13), Neil McCarthy (5)

1984-85 — Nevada (2), Sonny Allen (2)

1985-86 (tie) — Montana (4), Mike Montgomery // Northern Arizona, Jay Arnote

1986-87 — Montana State (3), Stu Starner

1987-88 — Boise State (2), Bobby Dye

1988-89 (tie) — Boise State (3), Bobby Dye (2) // Idaho (3), Kermit Davis

1989-90 — Idaho (4), Kermit Davis (2)

1990-91 — Montana (5), Stew Morrill

1991-92 — Montana (6), Blaine Taylor

1992-93 — Idaho (5), Larry Eustachy

1993-94 (tie) — Idaho State (4), Herb Williams // Weber State (14), Ron Abegglen

1994-95 (tie) — Montana (7), Blaine Taylor (2) // Weber State (15), Ron Abegglen (2)

1995-96 — Montana State (4), Mick Durham

1996-97 — Northern Arizona (2), Ben Howland

1997-98 — Northern Arizona (3), Ben Howland (2)

1998-99 — Weber State (16), Ron Abegglen (3)

1999-00 (tie) — Eastern Washington, Steve Aggers // Montana (8), Don Holst

2000-01 — Cal State Northridge, Bobby Braswell

2001-02 — Montana State (5), Mick Durham (2)

2002-03 — Weber State (17), Joe Cravens

2003-04 — Eastern Washington (2), Ray Giacoletti

2004-05 — Portland State, Heath Schroyer

2005-06 — Northern Arizona (4), Mike Adras

2006-07 (tie) — Northern Arizona (5), Mike Adras (2) // Weber State (18), Randy Rahe

2007-08 — Portland State (2), Ken Bone

2008-09 — Weber State (19), Randy Rahe (2)

2009-10 — Weber State (20), Randy Rahe (3)

2010-11 — Northern Colorado, B.J. Hill

2011-12 — Montana (9), Wayne Tinkle

2012-13 — Montana (10), Wayne Tinkle (2)

2013-14 — Weber State (21), Randy Rahe (4)

2014-15 (tie) — Eastern Washington (3), Jim Hayford // Montana (11), Travis DeCuire

2015-16 — Weber State (22), Randy Rahe (5)

2016-17 — North Dakota, Brian Jones

2017-18 — Montana (12), Travis DeCuire (2)

2018-19 — Montana (13), Travis DeCuire (3)

2019-20 — Eastern Washington (4), Shantay Legans

2020-21 — Southern Utah, Todd Simon

2021-22 — Montana State (6), Danny Sprinkle

2022-23 — Eastern Washington (5), David Riley

2023-24 — Eastern Washington (6), David Riley (2)

2024-25 (tie) — Montana (13), Travis DeCuire (4) // Northern Colorado (2), Steve Smiley

2025-26 — Portland State (3), Jase Coburn

 

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