Kyle Barone was voted Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year after leading the WAC in both scoring and rebounding with 18.2 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in conference games.

He was second in the league with a 58.3 field-goal percentage and fourth with an 80.9 free-throw percentage. The 6-foot-10 center scored a career-high 27 points twice in 2012-13 and recorded 16 double-doubles.

Barone is the first Idaho player to earn WAC Player of the Year honors. He has never missed a game in his four-year career, and is Idaho's career-leader with 125 games played. His 1,414 career points rank fourth in program history, his 864 career rebounds rank second.