The 2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 6, 2022. Conference play will begin in December 2023.
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 6th 2023 - March 17th 2024 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | AltitudeTV, Altitude2, ATTSN CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+, Cowboy Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN+, ESPN3, Evoca, FloSports, FOX, Fox Sports 1, NBCSBA NSN, Stadium/MWN, Pac-12 Network, SECN, WCC Network, YouTube, YurView |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Utah State |
Season MVP | Great Osobor, Utah State |
Mountain West tournament | |
Champions | New Mexico |
Runners-up | San Diego State |
Tournament MVP | Jaelen House, New Mexico |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Utah State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 San Diego State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The Mountain West tournament will take place in March 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pre-season
editRecruiting classes
editTeam | ESPN[1] | Rivals[2] | On3 Recruits[3] | 247 Sports[4] | Signees |
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Air Force | — | ― | No. 127 | ― | ― |
Boise State | ― | ― | No. 105 | No. 90 | 3 |
Colorado State | ― | ― | No. 146 | No. 125 | 2 |
Fresno State | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Nevada | ― | ― | No. 83 | No. 56 | 3 |
New Mexico | ― | ― | No. 39 | No. 41 | 2 |
San Diego State | ― | ― | No. 98 | No. 83 | 3 |
San Jose State | ― | ― | No. 130 | ― | ― |
UNLV | ― | ― | No. 50 | No. 68 | 4 |
Utah State | ― | ― | No. 132 | No. 125 | 3 |
Wyoming | ― | No. 58 | No. 97 | No. 125 | 4 |
Preseason watchlists
editBelow is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden [5] | Naismith [6] | Cousy [7] | West [8] | Erving [9] | Malone[10] | Abdul-Jabbar [11] | Olson[12] |
Isaiah Stevens |
Preseason All-American teams
editPlayer | The Athletic[13] | Blue Ribbon Sports[14] | CBS[15] | College Hoops Today[16] |
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Preseason polls
edit247 Sports[17] | AP[18] | Blue Ribbon[19] | CBS Sports[20] | Coaches[21] | ESPN[22] | KenPom[23] | Lindy's Sports |
NCAA Sports[24] | Sports Illustrated[25] | |
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Air Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 157 | – | – | – |
Boise State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 63 | – | – | – |
Colorado State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 74 | – | – | – |
Fresno State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 100 | – | – | – |
Nevada | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 67 | – | – | – |
New Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 46 | – | – | – |
San Diego State | No. 20 | No. 17 | – | No. 13 | No. 15 | No. 18 | No. 29 | – | No. 15 | No. 25 |
San Jose State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 171 | – | – | – |
UNLV | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 77 | – | – | – |
Utah State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 239 | – | – | – |
Wyoming | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 214 | – | – | – |
Mountain West Media days
editThe Mountain West will conduct its 2023 Mountain West media days on October 12, 2023.[26]
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
- Mountain West Commissioner – Craig Thompson
- Air Force – Joe Scott (HC)
- Boise State – Leon Rice (HC)
- Colorado State – Niko Medved (HC)
- Fresno State – Justin Hutson (HC)
- Nevada – Steve Alford (HC)
- New Mexico – Richard Pitino (HC)
- San Diego State – Brian Dutcher (HC)
- San Jose State – Tim Miles (HC)
- UNLV – Kevin Kruger (HC)
- Utah State – Danny Sprinkle (HC)
- Wyoming – Jeff Linder (HC)
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1. | San Diego State | 333 | 125 |
2. | Boise State | 299 | 4 |
3. | New Mexico | 278 | 1 |
4. | Nevada | 240 | 1 |
5. | Colorado State | 218 | -- |
6. | UNLV | 199 | -- |
7. | San Jose State | 124 | -- |
8. | Fresno State | 115 | -- |
9. | Utah State | 105 | -- |
10. | Wyoming | 74 | -- |
11. | Air Force | 61 | -- |
Source:[27]
Mountain West Preseason All-Conference
edit- First Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Jaelen House | New Mexico | G | 5th | 6−0, 170 | Phoenix, AZ (Arizona State) |
Jamal Mashburn Jr. | New Mexico | G | Sr. | 6−2, 195 | Miami, FL (Brewster Academy) |
Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State | G | 5th | 6−0, 185 | Allen, TX (Allen HS) |
Lamont Butler | San Diego State | G | Sr. | 6−2, 205 | Moreno Valley, CA (Riverside Poly High) |
Tyson Degenhard | Boise State | F | Jr. | 6−8, 235 | Spokane, WA (Mt. Spokane HS) |
2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
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Player of the Year | Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State | ||||||
Newcomer of the Year | Reese Waters, San Diego State | ||||||
Freshman of the Year | Dedan Thomas, UNLV |
Midseason watchlists
editBelow is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden[29] | Naismith | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
Final watchlists
editBelow is a table of notable year end watch lists.
Wooden | Naismith | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
Regular season
editThe Schedule will be released in late October. All regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX, FS1, CBS Sports, AltitudeTV, AT&T Sports Network, Cowboy Sports Network, Evoca, FloSports, NBC Bay Area, Nevada Sports Network, Mountain West Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, WCC Network, YouTube Live and YurView
Early season tournaments
editTeam | Tournament | Finish |
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Air Force | – | – |
Boise State | ESPN Events Invitational | 6th |
Colorado State | Hall of Fame Classic | 1st |
Fresno State | Cancún Challenge | 2nd |
Nevada | Diamond Head Classic | 1st |
New Mexico | – | – |
San Diego State | Continental Tire Main Event | 1st |
San Jose State | Paradise Jam | 5th |
UNLV | Sunshine Slam | 4th |
Utah State | Cayman Islands Classic | 1st |
Wyoming | Myrtle Beach Invitational | 5th |
Records against other conferences
editRecords against non-conference foes for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.
Regular season
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Postseason
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents
editThis is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
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Nov. 9 | New Mexico | No. 24 Saint Mary's | University Credit Union Pavilion ● Moraga, CA | − | 58−72 | 0−1 |
Nov. 22 | No. 22 James Madison | Fresno State† | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancun, Mexico | Cancun Challenge Championship | 64−95 | 0−2 |
Nov. 23 | No. 8 Creighton | Colorado State† | T-Mobile Center ● Kansas City, MO | Hall of Fame Classic | 69−48 | 1−2 |
Nov. 26 | Wyoming | No. 15 Texas | Moody Center ● Austin, TX | − | 63−86 | 1−3 |
Dec. 1 | No.19 BYU | Fresno State† | Delta Center ● Salt Lake City, UT | − | 56−85 | 1−4 |
Dec. 13 | No. 8 Creighton | UNLV† | Dollar Loan Center ● Henderson, NV | Jack Jones Classic | 79−64 | 2−4 |
Dec. 26 | San Diego State | No. 13 Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA | − | 84−74 | 3−4 |
Dec. 30 | Wyoming | No. 14 BYU | Marriott Center ● Prove, UT | − | 68−94 | 3−5 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes neutral site game
Conference schedule
editThis table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV | Utah State | Wyoming | |
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vs. Air Force | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Boise State | 0–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Colorado State | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Fresno State | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Nevada | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
vs. New Mexico | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. San Diego State | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
vs. San Jose State | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
vs. UNLV | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Utah State | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 |
vs. Wyoming | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – |
Total | 1–6 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
Points scored
editTeam | For | Against | Difference |
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Air Force | 1,239 | 1,226 | 13 |
Boise State | 1,396 | 1,238 | 158 |
Colorado State | 1,469 | 1,253 | 216 |
Fresno State | 1,314 | 1,389 | -75 |
Nevada | 1,539 | 1,309 | 230 |
New Mexico | 1,684 | 1,389 | 295 |
San Diego State | 1,525 | 1,335 | 190 |
San Jose State | 1,431 | 1,405 | 26 |
UNLV | 1,361 | 1,281 | 80 |
Utah State | 1,561 | 1,292 | 269 |
Wyoming | 1,398 | 1,423 | -25 |
Through January 24, 2024[30]
Rankings
editImprovement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 |
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Air Force | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
Boise State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | ||
C | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
Colorado State | AP | NV | NV | RV | 20 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | 21 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | NV | NV | NV | ||
Fresno State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
Nevada | AP | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | ||
C | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | ||
New Mexico | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | 25 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 20 | 25 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
San Diego State | AP | 17 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 19 | 20 | 21 | RV | ||
C | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 19 | 19 | 19 | RV | ||
San Jose State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
UNLV | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
Utah State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | RV | RV | 22 | 22 | 18 | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | 23 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 | ||
Wyoming | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Head coaches
editCoaching changes
editCoaches
editNote: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Mountain West records are from time at current school.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | Mountain West record | Mountain West titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Air Force | Joe Scott | Denver | 8th | 81–121 (.401) | 33–78 (.297) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boise State | Leon Rice | Gonzaga (assistant) | 14th | 268–155 (.634) | 141–87 (.618) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado State | Niko Medved | Drake | 6th | 91–64 (.587) | 50–38 (.568) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fresno State | Justin Hutson | San Diego State (assistant) | 6th | 80–73 (.523) | 43–48 (.473) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nevada | Steve Alford | UCLA | 5th | 70–51 (.579) | 40–31 (.563) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | Richard Pitino | Minnesota | 3rd | 34–31 (.523) | 13–22 (.371) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego State | Brian Dutcher | San Diego State (associate HC) | 7th | 147–46 (.762) | 81–25 (.764) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
San Jose State | Tim Miles | Nebraska | 3rd | 29–37 (.439) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNLV | Kevin Kruger | UNLV (assistant) | 3rd | 37–27 (.578) | 17–19 (.472) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah State | Danny Sprinkle | Montana State | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wyoming | Jeff Linder | Northern Colorado | 4th | 48–42 (.533) | 24–28 (.462) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Mountain West records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.
Postseason
editMountain West tournament
editThe conference tournament will be played in March 13−16, 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. The top five teams will have a bye on the first day. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
First round Wednesday, March 13 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 15 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 16 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah State | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wyoming | 73 | 9 | Fresno State | 75 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Fresno State | 77 | 1 | Utah State | 70 | ||||||||||||||
5 | San Diego State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UNLV | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | San Diego State | 74* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | San Diego State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | New Mexico | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nevada | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Colorado State | 72 | 7 | Colorado State | 85 | ||||||||||||||
10 | San Jose State | 62 | 7 | Colorado State | 61 | ||||||||||||||
6 | New Mexico | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Boise State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | New Mexico | 82 | 6 | New Mexico | 76 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Air Force | 56 |
* denotes overtime period
NCAA tournament
editFour teams were selected to participate:
Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st round | 2nd round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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5 | East | San Diego State | – | W vs. (12) UAB, 69–65 | W vs. (13) Yale, 85–57 | L vs. (1) UConn, 52–82 | DNP
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10 | West | Nevada | – | L vs. (7) Dayton, 60–63 | DNP
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11 | West | New Mexico | – | L vs. (6) Clemson, 56–77 | DNP
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10 | South | Boise State | L vs. (10) Colorado, 53–60 | DNP
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8 | Midwest | Utah State | – | W vs. (9) TCU, 88–72 | L vs. (1) Purdue, 67–106 | DNP
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10 | Midwest | Colorado State | W vs. (10) Virginia, 67–42 | L vs. (7) Texas, 44–56 | DNP
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Bids | W-L (%): | 1–1 (.500) | 2–3 (.400) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 4–6 (.400) |
National Invitation Tournament
editOne team was selected to participate:
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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– | Seton Hall | UNLV | W vs. (2) Princeton, 77–84 | W vs. Boston College, 79–70 | vs. (1) Seton Hall | – | – |
W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | Total: 2–0 (1.000) |
Awards and honors
editPlayers of the Week
editThroughout the regular season, the Mountain West offices honored two players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.[31]
Week | Player of the week | School | Freshman of the week | School |
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Nov 13[32] | Kenan Blackshear | Nevada | Cam Manyawu | Wyoming |
Nov 20[33] | Jaedon LeDee | San Diego State | JT Toppin | New Mexico |
Nov 27[34] | Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State | JT Toppin (2) | New Mexico |
Dec 4[35] | Isaiah Stevens (2) | Colorado State | Tru Washington | New Mexico |
Dec 11[36] | Donovan Dent | New Mexico | JT Toppin (3) | New Mexico |
Dec 18[37] | Ian Martinez | Utah State | Dedan Thomas Jr. | UNLV |
Dec 26[38] | Jarod Lucas | Nevada | JT Toppin (4) | New Mexico |
Jan 2[39] | Reese Waters | San Diego State | No Selection | – |
Jan 8[40] | Great Osobor | Utah State | Mason Falslev | Utah State |
Jan 15 | Great Osobor (2) | Utah State | JT Toppin (5) | New Mexico |
Jan 22[41] | Sam Griffin | Wyoming | JT Toppin (6) | New Mexico |
Jan 29[42] | Jaelen House | New Mexico | JT Toppin (7) | New Mexico |
Feb 5 | Max Rice | Boise State | Dedan Thomas Jr. (2) | UNLV |
Feb 12 | Nick Davidson | Nevada | Dedan Thomas Jr. (3) | UNLV |
Feb 19 | Jaedon LeDee (2) | San Diego State | JT Toppin (8) | New Mexico |
Feb 26 | Darius Brown II | Utah State | Mason Falslev (2) | Utah State |
Mar 4 | Jarod Lucas (2) | Nevada | JT Toppin (9) | New Mexico |
Totals per school
editSchool | Total |
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New Mexico | 13 |
Utah State | 6 |
Nevada | 4 |
San Diego State | 3 |
UNLV | 3 |
Colorado State | 2 |
Wyoming | 2 |
Air Force | 0 |
Boise State | 1 |
San Jose State | 0 |
Fresno State | 0 |
All-Americans
editAll-District
editThe United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Mountain West to their All-District Teams:
- District VIII
All-District Team
- District IX
Player of the Year
All-District Team
Mountain West season awards
editThe Mountain West presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.
2024 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards[43] | |||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
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Player of the Year | Great Osobor, Utah State | ||||||
Coach of the Year | Danny Sprinkle, Utah State | ||||||
Newcomer of the Year | Great Osobor, Utah State | ||||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Lamont Butler, San Diego State | ||||||
Sixth Man of the Year | Mustapha Amzil, New Mexico Josh Uduje, Utah State | ||||||
Freshman of the Year | JT Toppin, New Mexico Dedan Thomas Jr., UNLV | ||||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year |
All-MWC
edit- First Team [44]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Tyson Degenhart †† | Boise State | F | Jr. | ||
Isaiah Stevens †† | Colorado State | G | Gr. | ||
Jaedon LeDee | San Diego State | F | Sr. | ||
Darius Brown II | Utah State | G | Gr. | ||
Great Osobor ‡ | Utah State | W | Jr. |
- ‡ Mountain West Player of the Year
- ††† three-time All-Mountain West First Team honoree
- †† two-time All-Mountain West First Team honoree
- † two-time All-Mountain West honoree
- Second Team [45]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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O'Mar Stanley | Boise State | F | Jr. | ||
Kenan Blackshear | Nevada | G | Gr. | ||
Jarod Lucas | Nevada | G | Gr. | ||
Donovan Dent | New Mexico | G | So. | ||
JT Toppin | New Mexico | F | Fr. | ||
Dedan Thomas Jr. | UNLV | G | Fr. |
- Third Team [46]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Nique Clifford | Colorado State | G | Sr. | ||
Nick Davidson | Nevada | F | So. | ||
Jaelen House | New Mexico | G | Gr. | ||
Keylan Boone | UNLV | F | Sr. | ||
- Honorable Mention [47]
- Chibuzo Agbo, Sr., G, Boise State
Max Rice, Sr., G, Boise State
Lamont Butler, Sr., G San Diego State
MJ Amey, Jr., G, San José State
Kalib Boone, Sr., F, UNLV
Ian Martinez, Sr., G, Utah State
Sam Griffin, Sr., G, Wyoming
All-Freshman Team
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† Mountain West Player of the Year ‡ Mountain West Freshman of the Year
- Honorable Mention
All-Defensive Team
editName | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. |
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Tré Coleman | Nevada | F | Sr. | |
Jaelen House | New Mexico | G | Gr. | |
Lamont Butler ‡ | San Diego State | G | Sr. | |
Luis Rodriguez | UNLV | G | Sr. | |
Darius Brown II | Utah State | G | Gr. |
- † Mountain West Player of the Year
- ‡ Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year
- †† two-time Mountain West All-Defensive Team honoree
- Honorable Mention
Scholar Athlete of the year
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Home game attendance
editTeam | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Game 19 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Air Force | Clune Arena | 6,002 | 1,417 | 1,209 | 1,411 | 1,466 | 1,048 | 2,377 | 1,827 | 945 | 7,645† | 2,785 | 22,130 | 2,213 | 36.87% | |||||||||
Boise State | ExtraMile Arena | 12,644 | 9,501 | 10,520 | 9,865 | 8,960 | 8,471 | 9,178 | 10,764 | 12,058† | 9,863 | 11,705 | 100,885 | 10,089 | 79.79% | |||||||||
Colorado State | Moby Arena | 8,745 | 4,331 | 4,802 | 3,830 | 8,083† | 7,135 | 8,083† | 5,739 | 6,852 | 5,165 | 6,345 | 8,083† | 68,448 | 6,223 | 71.16% | ||||||||
Fresno State | Save Mart Center | 15,596 | 4,419 | 2,796 | 2,638 | 1,109 | 3,166 | 3,003 | 5,083† | 3,146 | 3,872 | 29,232 | 3,248 | 20.82% | ||||||||||
Nevada | Lawlor Events Center | 12,000 | 6,875 | 7,131 | 7,254 | 6,918 | 7,851 | 7,312 | 7,062 | 8,913 | 7,645 | 10,191† | 9,029 | 86,181 | 7,835 | 65.29% | ||||||||
New Mexico | The Pit | 15,411 | 11,106 | 10,484 | 10,216 | 15,435 | 10,311 | 11,536 | 11,962 | 12,611 | 15,437† | 13,106 | 122,204 | 12,220 | 79.29% | |||||||||
San Diego State | Viejas Arena | 12,414 | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,240 | 12,414† | 11,932 | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | 123,484 | 12,348 | 99.46% | |||||||||
San Jose State | Event Center Arena | 5,000 | 1,821 | 1,484 | 1,322 | 1,747 | 1,701 | 2,135 | 2,287 | 4,299† | 3,118 | 19,914 | 2,213 | 44.26% | ||||||||||
UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center | 17,923 | 5,573 | 5,003 | 4,702 | 5,065 | 4,374 | 5,760 | 5,992 | 6,392† | 42,681 | 5,358 | 29.89% | |||||||||||
Utah State | Smith Spectrum | 10,270 | 10,270† | 7,112 | 7,880 | 7,078 | 4,950 | 6,804 | 10,270† | 8,214 | 8,851 | 71,429 | 7,937 | 77.28% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium | 11,612 | 3,362 | 3,826 | 3,272 | 3,584 | 3,447 | 3,368 | 3,763 | 4,136† | 28,758 | 3,595 | 30.95% | |||||||||||
Total | 11,602 | 715,346 | 6,662 | 57.42% |
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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