By SuperWest Sports Staff
May 21, 2025
Several coaches and players in sports across the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, and WCC earned awards for the 2024-25 academic year.
We’ve collected 56 honorees for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, and softball for the record in the tables below.
The 10 coaches come from among the Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, and WCC, while all five conferences are represented among the 46 players.
2024-25 Coach of the Year in the West
| Coach | Team | Sport | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Dillingham | ASU | Football | Big 12 |
| Spencer Danielson | Boise St | Football | Mtn West |
| Richard Pitino | New Mexico | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Lindsey Gottlieb | USC | Women's Basketball | Big Ten |
| Lindy LaRocque | UNLV | Women's Basketball | Mtn West |
| Melyssa Lombardi | Oregon | Softball | Big Ten |
| Victoria Hayward | Nevada | Softball | Mtn West |
| Mark Wasikowski | Oregon | Baseball | Big Ten |
| Jake McKinley | Nevada | Baseball | Mtn West |
| Randy Bennett | Saint Mary's | Basketball | WCC |
2024-25 Players of the Year in the West
| Player | Team | Award | Sport | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | OPOY | Football | Big 12 |
| Travis Hunter | Colorado | DPOY | Football | Big 12 |
| Jordyn Tyson | ASU | Off Newcomer of Year | Football | Big 12 |
| BJ Green II | Colorado | Def Newcomer of Year | Football | Big 12 |
| Will Ferrin | BYU | Special Teams POY | Football | Big 12 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | OPOY/QB of Year | Football | Big Ten |
| Eddie Czaplicki | USC | Punter of Year | Football | Big Ten |
| Ashton Jeanty | Boise St | OPOY | Football | Mtn West |
| Jackson Woodard | UNLV | DPOY | Football | Mtn West |
| Ricky White III | UNLV | Special Teams POY | Football | Mtn West |
| Caden Chittenden | UNLV | Freshman of Year | Football | Mtn West |
| Richie Saunders | BYU | Most Improved | Basketball | Big 12 |
| Donovan Dent | New Mexico | POY | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Magoon Gwath | SDSU | DPOY | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Obi Agbim | Wyoming | Newcomer of Year | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Javan Buchanan | Boise St | Sixth Man of Year | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Magoon Gwath | SDSU | Freshman of Year | Basketball | Mtn West |
| Jeremiah Wilkinson | Cal | Sixth Man of Year | Basketball | ACC |
| Delaney Gibb | BYU | Freshman of Year | Women's Basketball | Big 12 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | Utah | Scholar-Athlete of Year | Women's Basketball | Big 12 |
| JuJu Watkins | USC | POY | Women's Basketball | Big Ten |
| Lauren Betts | UCLA | DPOY | Women's Basketball | Big Ten |
| Janiah Barker | UCLA | Sixth Player of Year | Women's Basketball | Big Ten |
| Allyson Fertig | Wyoming | POY | Women's Basketball | Mtn West |
| Emily Mellema | Wyoming | DPOY | Women's Basketball | Mtn West |
| Emma Ronsiek | CSU | Newcomer of Year | Women's Basketball | Mtn West |
| Meadow Roland | UNLV | FOY/Sixth Player of Yr | Women's Basketball | Mtn West |
| Alexis DeBoer | Washington | Freshman of Year | Softball | Big Ten |
| Devyn Netz | Arizona | POY | Softball | Big 12 |
| Ilove'a Brittingham | BYU | Freshman of Year | Softball | Big 12 |
| Aaliyah Jenkins | Nevada | POY | Softball | Mtn West |
| Serayah Neiss | Fresno St | Pitcher of Year | Softball | Mtn West |
| Quinn Waiki | SDSU | DPOY | Softball | Mtn West |
| Makenzie Butt | Boise St | Freshman of Year | Softball | Mtn West |
| Roch Cholowsky | UCLA | POY/DPOY | Baseball | Big Ten |
| Matt King | ASU | Newcomer of Year | Baseball | Big 12 |
| Tony Pluta | Arizona | Scholar-Athlete of Year | Baseball | Big 12 |
| Murf Gray | Fresno St | Co-POY | Baseball | Mtn West |
| Dean Toigo | UNLV | Co-POY | Baseball | Mtn West |
| Aidan Cremarosa | Fresno St | Pitcher of Year | Baseball | Mtn West |
| Sean Yamaguchi | Nevada | Freshman of Year | Baseball | Mtn West |
| Augustas Marciulionis | Saint Mary's | POY | Basketball | WCC |
| Mitchell Saxen | Saint Mary's | DPOY | Basketball | WCC |
| Paulius Murauskas | Saint Mary's | Newcomer of Year | Basketball | WCC |
| Mikey Lewis | Saint Mary's | Sixth Man of Year | Basketball | WCC |
| Austin Rapp | Portland | Freshman of Year | Basketball | WCC |