Category: Mountain West Basketball
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Mountain West Alumni in the 2021-22 NBA Season
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire The 75th NBA season is officially underway As the 2021-22 NBA season tips off, it’s time to check in with all the Mountain West alumni. Nine out of the 11 schools will be represented. Chandler Hutchison – Phoenix Suns Boise State (2014-18) Hutchison signed a two-way contract with the Suns…
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Preseason Accolades released in the Mountain West
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West preseason accolades released: Contact/Follow @MWCwire Nevada’s Sherifield tabbed the conference player of the year. https://twitter.com/MountainWest/status/1450854869364051970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Sherfield posted 18.6 points, 6.1 assists, and shot 37 percent from three in his first season for the Pack. It’s not much of a surprise Sherfield ended up being picked as the player of the year,…
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Preseason AP College Basketball Shuts Out Mountain West
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Preseason AP College Basketball Shuts Out Mountain West What MW team will be the first to crack top 25? Contact/Follow @wadleigh_matt24 & @MWCwire Rankings are here College basketball season is here! Well, almost here. On Monday, the first AP Top 25 of the season was released. As always, there were some surprises to this…
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Colorado State, Air Force To Remain In Mountain West
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Colorado State, Air Force To Remain In Mountain West How things have changed Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Mountain West staying together Well… this is a change of events not many people saw coming. Just earlier in the week it seemed like a down deal that Colorado State and Air Force were going to…
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San Jose State Basketball: Richard Washington suspended for season
[jwplayer RLZxebBM-sNi3MVSU] Washington was the Spartans’ leading scorer last season San Jose State basketball will be without Richard Washington after the NCAA handed down a season-long suspension Richard Washington Jr., one of the few bright spots for San Jose State over the past two years, has been suspended for the entire season by the NCAA,…
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Conference Realignment Is No Longer Pending; It’s Here
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Conference Realignment Is No Longer Pending; It’s Here How will the Mountain West react? Contact/Follow @MWCwire Time to be aggressive, Craig Thompson The Mountain West Conference has so far avoided any damage. However, with realignment still brewing, it is becoming clear that the Mountain West is not immune to the repercussions of realignment.…
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Wyoming Athletics in the Post-Energy Boom Future
@adamwyo As Wyoming athletics emerge from one of the most financially tumultuous seasons in program history, the administration will be forced to reevaluate existing revenue sources for their future benefit. Driven by increasing demand to cut state budgets due to market instability in the mineral industry, and exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic, Wyoming athletics will…
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Gonzaga to the Mountain West benefits all involved
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] The Mountain West should invest in its basketball infrastructure. Contact/Follow @aztecbreakdown With conference realignment season comes a whole slew of reports, rumors, and hopes of change for the better. The first wave was Texas and Oklahoma upgrading to the SEC. The second wave looks like it will be four mid-major teams upgrading to…
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Mountain West announces the 2021-22 conference schedule:
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West announces league schedule for the 2021-22 season: Contact/Follow @MWCwire A moment we’ve eagerly awaited, the Mountain West officially released their conference schedule for the 2021-22 college hoops season. As many conference pivot to 20 conference games, the Mountain West stayed at 18 games, where each teams will host 9 games, and…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team USA wins fourth straight gold medal
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Nevada alum JaVale McGee is a three-time NBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Team USA defeated France in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball finals. Nevada alum JaVale McGee can now add Olympic gold medalist to his resume. After an 87-82 victory over France on Friday/Saturday, the Americans…