Mountain West Wire
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MWC Wire Top 25 Basketball Countdown: #2 – Jordan Caroline
Nevada’s Top Returning Player Will Challenge For The Conference’s Player Of The Year Award The Wolf Pack have a future pro in Caroline, who could possibly head to the NBA if he improves again in 2017-18 Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire Caroline is the son of former NFL defensive end Simeon Rice The #2 player in…
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Mountain West Basketball: Predicting Each Starting Lineup
Mountain West Basketball Tips Off Friday With a number of quality returning starters and an influx of incoming talent, the league should be much improved in 2017-18 Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire The Mountain West will hope to return to multi-bid territory in March The new college basketball season tips off Friday. As part of MWC…
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Mountain West Basketball: Ten Most Important Non-Conference Games
The Mountain West Needs To Pick Up Non-Conference Wins In Order To Receive Multiple Bids For The NCAA Tournament Defending conference champion Nevada has its fair share of quality matchups in November and December Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire The winter is filled with important and intriguing non-league games The temperature is a bit more crisp…
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UNLV Looks To Extend Win Streak Against BYU
UNLV Looks To Get Back To .500 Can The Rebels Make It Three In a Row? After squeaking by Hawai’i for their second consecutive win last week, The Rebels are getting set to host BYU on Friday. The Cougars, who are coming off of a 20-13 loss against Fresno State, have not had a good…
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San Jose State vs. Nevada: Is This The Week For The Spartans?
Both San Jose State and Nevada have just one win this season San Jose State has lost their last eight games Contact/Follow @AnaKieu & @MWCwire There are several important things about this matchup, but what are the most important out of all of them? SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Spartans (1-9, 0-5 Mountain West) take…
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Is Rashaad Penny The Next Great Aztec To Be Snubbed By Heisman Committee?
NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is one. NCAA all-time rushing leader Donnel Pumphrey is another. Is Rashaad Penny the next elite Aztec to be snubbed by the Heisman Committee? Over the past ten years, San Diego State has evolved into an elite NCAA College Football Group-of-Five program. Presently, Coach Rocky Long and company are…
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SDSU Coach Rocky Long Wants His Commits To Sign Early Or Go Elsewhere
San Diego State head football coach Rocky Long has issued an ultimatum to his incoming recruits. Rocky Long doesn’t mess around when it comes to commitments. Contact/Follow @PelliottSports & @MWCwire Coach Long is using an earlier signing period to his advantage. San Diego State head football coach Rocky Long doesn’t want any stragglers when it comes to his…
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PODCAST: San Diego State Basketball Preview
PODCAST: San Diego State Basketball Preview How will the Aztecs fare under new head coach Brian Dutcher Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @boettger_eli Can the new look Aztecs win the Mountain West? [lawrence-related id=86] eremy and Eli are back to preview San Diego State’s upcoming basketball season. The big question revolves around the Aztecs not having Steve…
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PODCAST: New Mexico Basketball Preview
PODCAST: New Mexico Basketball Preview How will the Lobos fare under new head coach Paul Weir? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @boettger_eli Will the Lobos finish in the top half of the Mountain West? Jeremy and Eli are back to preview the New Mexico Lobos who might struggle this year with a slew of new players coming,…
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Fresno State Unveils New Men’s Basketball Uniforms
The University Showed Off Fresh, New Jerseys Tuesday Fresno State will boast a new look for the 2017-18 season Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire The Bulldogs will sport bolder jerseys this season Fresno State has unveiled brand-new uniforms for its men’s basketball program for the 2017-18 season. ESPN’s Uni Watch writer Paul Lukas highlighted the new…
