Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament, although they did not in the 1998-1999 season, the conference's first year in existence. The Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada has hosted the most tournaments (15), including the last 11 consecutive tournaments.

Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Number of teams11
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumThomas & Mack Center
Current locationParadise, Nevada
Played2000–present
Last contest2024
Current championNew Mexico
Most championshipsSan Diego State (7)
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, CBS
Official websiteTheMWC.CSTV.com Men's Basketball
Host stadiums
Thomas & Mack Center (2000-2003)

Pepsi Center (2004-2006)

Thomas & Mack Center (2007-present)
Host locations
Denver, Colorado (2004-06)
Paradise, Nevada (2000-2003, 2007-present)

San Diego State have won the tournament six times, the most of any team.[1] The No. 2 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Colorado State as a No. 6 seed in 2003.[1]

Results

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Year Winner Score Runner up Tournament MVP Venue
2000 UNLV 79–56 BYU Mark Dickel, UNLV Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada
2001 BYU 69–65 New Mexico Mekeli Wesley, BYU
2002 San Diego State 78–75 UNLV Randy Holcomb, San Diego State
2003 Colorado State 62–61 UNLV Matt Nelson, Colorado State
2004 Utah 73–70 UNLV Nick Jacobson, Utah Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
2005 New Mexico 60–56 Utah Danny Granger, New Mexico
2006 San Diego State 69–64 Wyoming Marcus Slaughter, San Diego State
2007 UNLV 78–70 BYU Kevin Kruger, UNLV Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada
2008 UNLV 76–61 BYU Wink Adams, UNLV
2009 Utah 52–50 San Diego State Luke Nevill, Utah
2010 San Diego State 55–45 UNLV Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
2011 San Diego State 72–54 BYU Jimmer Fredette, BYU
2012 New Mexico 68–59 San Diego State Drew Gordon, New Mexico
2013 New Mexico 63–56 UNLV Tony Snell, New Mexico
2014 New Mexico 64–58 San Diego State Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico
2015 Wyoming 45–43 San Diego State Josh Adams, Wyoming
2016 Fresno State 68–63 San Diego State Marvelle Harris, Fresno State
2017 Nevada 79–71 Colorado State Jordan Caroline, Nevada
2018 San Diego State 82–75 New Mexico Trey Kell, San Diego State
2019 Utah State 64–57 San Diego State Sam Merrill, Utah State
2020 Utah State 59–56 San Diego State Sam Merrill, Utah State
2021 San Diego State 68–57 Utah State Matt Mitchell, San Diego State
2022 Boise State 53–52 San Diego State Abu Kigab, Boise State
2023 San Diego State 62–57 Utah State Matt Bradley, San Diego State
2024 New Mexico 68–61 San Diego State Jaelen House, New Mexico

All-time tournament record by team

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Updated through the 2023 Tournament:

School W L Pct. Championships Finals appearances Championship years Championship
appearances
Utah State 11 5 .688 2 4 2019, 2020 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
San Diego State 34 16 .680 7 16 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
UNLV 27 17 .614 3 8 2000, 2007, 2008 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
Utah ^ 13 10 .565 2 3 2004, 2009 2004, 2005, 2009
BYU ^ 14 11 .560 1 5 2001 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011
New Mexico 20 17 .541 5 7 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024 2001, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2024
Fresno State 6 7 .462 1 1 2016 2016
Nevada 6 7 .462 1 1 2017 2017
Colorado State 14 20 .412 1 2 2003 2003, 2017
Wyoming 14 20 .412 1 2 2015 2006, 2015
Boise State 5 9 .357 1 1 2022 2022
TCU ^ 2 7 .222 0 0
Air Force 6 21 .222 0 0
San Jose State 1 7 .125 0 0

^ No longer a Mountain West member.

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mountain West Conference" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ Mountain West Conference Official Athletic Site[permanent dead link]