Here are the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year award winners.
| Year | Player | School |
| 2021-22 | Koby McEwen | Weber State |
| 2020-21 | Isiah Brown | Weber State |
| 2019-20 | Jubrile Belo | Montana State |
| 2018-19 | Bernie Andre Cameron Oluyitan Kendal Manuel | Northern Arizona Southern Utah Montana |
| 2017-18 | Andre Spight | Northern Colorado |
| 2016-17 | Randy Onwuasor | Southern Utah |
| 2015-16 | Ethan Telfair | Idaho State |
| 2014-15 | Martin Breuning | Montana |
| 2013-14 | Quintin Upshur | Northern Arizona |
| 2012-13 | Davion Berry | Weber State |
| 2011-12 | Collin Chiverton | Eastern Washington |
| 2010-11 | Scott Bamforth | Weber State |
| 2009-10 | Franklin Session | Weber State |
| 2008-09 | Anthony Johnson | Montana |
| 2007-08 | Jeremiah Dominguez | Portland State |
| 2006-07 | Dupree Lucas | Portland State |
| 2005-06 | Tyrone Bazy | Northern Arizona |
| 2004-05 | Jason Harris | Sacramento State |
| 2003-04 | Kamarr Davis | Montana |
| 2002-03 | Slobodan Ocokoljic | Weber State |
| 2001-02 | Chris Hester Damir Latovic | Eastern Washington Montana State |
| 2000-01 | Jordie McTavish | Idaho State |
| 1999-00 | Ime Udoka | Portland State |
| 1998-99 | Eddie Gill | Weber State |
| 1997-98 | Jason Hartman | Portland State |
| 1996-97 | Andrew Mavis | Northern Arizona |
| 1995-96 | Joe Wyatt | Boise State |
| 1994-95 | Melvin Lewis | Eastern Washington |
| 1993-94 | Terance Fleming | Idaho State |
| 1992-93 | Stan Rose | Weber State |
| 1991-92 | Orlando Lightfoot | Idaho |
| 1990-91 | Delvon Anderson | Montana |
| 1989-90 | Otis Livingston Kevin Kearney | Idaho Montana |
| 1988-89 | Riley Smith | Idaho |
| 1987-88 | Raymond Brown | Idaho |
| 1986-87 | Arnell Jones | Boise State |
| 1985-86 | Walt Tyler | Weber State |
| 1984-85 | Dwayne Randall | Nevada |
| 1983-84 | David Allen | Northern Arizona |
| 1982-83 | Stan Arnold | Idaho |
| 1981-82 | Ken Green | Nevada |
| 1980-81 | Greg Palm | Nevada |
| 1979-80 | Gene Ransom | Nevada |
| 1978-79 | Mark Stevens | Northern Arizona |
