2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 6th 2023 - March 17th 2024
Number of teams11
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
Mountain West tournament
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Utah State4–0 1.00016–1  .941
Boise State3–0 1.00012–4  .750
San Diego State3–1 .75014–3  .824
Nevada2–1 .66715–2  .882
New Mexico2–2 .50014–3  .824
Wyoming2–2 .5009–8  .529
Colorado State1–2 .33313–3  .813
UNLV1–2 .3338–7  .533
San Jose State1–3 .2508–9  .471
Air Force0–3 .0007–8  .467
Fresno State0–3 .0007–9  .438
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

The Mountain West tournament will take place in March 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] On3 Recruits[3] 247 Sports[4] Signees
Air Force――No. 127――
Boise State――No. 105No. 903
Colorado State――No. 146No. 1252
Fresno State―――――
Nevada――No. 83No. 563
New Mexico――No. 39No. 412
San Diego State――No. 98No. 833
San Jose State――No. 130――
UNLV――No. 50No. 684
Utah State――No. 132No. 1253
Wyoming―No. 58No. 97No. 1254

Preseason watchlists

Below 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 Green tick Green tick Green tick

Preseason All-American teams

Player The Athletic[13] Blue Ribbon Sports[14] CBS[15] College Hoops Today[16]

Preseason polls

247 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]
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. 20No. 17–No. 13No. 15No. 18No. 29– No. 15No. 25
San Jose State ––––––No. 171– ––
UNLV ––––––No. 77– ––
Utah State ––––––No. 239– ––
Wyoming ––––––No. 214– ––

Mountain West Media days

The 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:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1.San Diego State333125
2.Boise State2994
3.New Mexico2781
4.Nevada2401
5.Colorado State218--
6.UNLV199--
7.San Jose State124--
8.Fresno State115--
9.Utah State105--
10.Wyoming74--
11.Air Force61--

Source:[27]

Mountain West Preseason All-Conference

First Team

[28]

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Jaelen HouseNew MexicoG5th6−0, 170Phoenix, AZ (Arizona State)
Jamal Mashburn Jr.New MexicoGSr.6−2, 195Miami, FL (Brewster Academy)
Isaiah StevensColorado StateG5th6−0, 185Allen, TX (Allen HS)
Lamont ButlerSan Diego StateGSr.6−2, 205Moreno Valley, CA (Riverside Poly High)
Tyson DegenhardBoise StateFJr.6−8, 235Spokane, WA (Mt. Spokane HS)
2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
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

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[29] Naismith Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson

Regular season

The 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

Team Tournament Finish
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

Records against non-conference foes for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov. 9New MexicoNo. 24 Saint Mary'sUniversity Credit Union Pavilion ● Moraga, CA−58−720−1
Nov. 22 No. 22 James MadisonFresno State†Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancun, MexicoCancun Challenge Championship64−950−2
Nov. 23 No. 8 CreightonColorado State†T-Mobile Center ● Kansas City, MOHall of Fame Classic69−481−2
Nov. 26 WyomingNo. 15 TexasMoody Center ● Austin, TX−63−861−3
Dec. 1 No.19 BYUFresno State†Delta Center ● Salt Lake City, UT−56−851−4
Dec. 13 No. 8 CreightonUNLV†Dollar Loan Center ● Henderson, NVJack Jones Classic79−642−4
Dec. 26 San Diego StateNo. 13 GonzagaMcCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA−84−743−4
Dec. 30 WyomingNo. 14 BYUMarriott Center ● Prove, UT−68−943−5

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes neutral site game

Conference schedule

This 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
vs. Air Force –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–0
vs. Boise State 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–0
vs. Colorado State 0–00–0–0–00–00–10–00–00–01–00–0
vs. Fresno State 0–00–00–0–1–00–01–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Nevada 0–00–00–00–1–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. New Mexico 0–00–01–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–1
vs. San Diego State 0–00–00–00–10–00–0–0–00–10–00–0
vs. San Jose State 0–01–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–01–0
vs. UNLV 0–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Utah State 0–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Wyoming 0–00–00–00–00–01–00–00–10–00–0–
Total 0–11–01–10–21–01–12–00–20–12–01–1

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Air Force 890 868 22
Boise State 1,064 922 142
Colorado State 1,249 1,032 217
Fresno State 1,032 1,084 -52
Nevada 1,187 958 229
New Mexico 1,244 1,009 235
San Diego State 1,156 978 178
San Jose State 1,126 1,077 49
UNLV 991 889 102
Utah State 1,222 986 236
Wyoming 1,108 1,099 9

Through January 8, 2024[30]

Rankings

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
TeamPollPreWk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Wk
16		Wk
17		Wk
18		Final
Air Force AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Boise State AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Colorado State AP NV NV RV 20 13 17 16 15 13 17
C NV NV NV 21 12 18 17 14 14 18
Fresno State AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Nevada AP NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C NV NV RV RV RV NV NV RV RV RV
New Mexico AP RV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV
San Diego State AP 17 RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 19
C 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19
San Jose State AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UNLV AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Utah State AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV 20
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV 23
Wyoming AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Note: 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
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.

Post season

Mountain West tournament

The 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.

2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Four teams were selected to participate:

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
– – TBD n/a – – – – – –
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation Tournament

One team was selected to participate:

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
– – TBD – – – – –
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout 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
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
Jan 22
Jan 29
Feb 5
Feb 12
Feb 19
Feb 26

Totals per school

School Total
New Mexico 6
Utah State 3
Colorado State 2
Nevada 2
San Diego State 2
Wyoming 1
Air Force 0
UNLV 1
Boise State 0
San Jose State 0
Fresno State 0

All-Americans

All-District

The 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

The 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
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Freshman of the Year
Scholar-Athlete of the Year

All-MWC

First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
  • ‡ 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
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Third Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

Name School Pos. Ht.

† Mountain West Player of the Year ‡ Mountain West Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht.
  • † 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

Name School Pos. Ht., Wt. GPA Major

All-Mountain West tournament team

National awards

2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:[41]

2024 NBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
− − −

Home game attendance

Team 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
Air Force Clune Arena 6,002 1,417 1,209 1,411 1,466 1,048 2,377† 1,827 945 11,700 1,463 24.36%
Boise State ExtraMile Arena 12,644 9,501 10,520 9,865 8,960 8,471 9,178 10,764† 67,259 9,608 75.99%
Colorado State Moby Arena 8,745 4,331 4,802 3,830 8,083† 7,135 8,083† 5,739 6,852 5,165 40,198 5,743 65.66%
Fresno State Save Mart Center 15,596 4,419 2,796 2,638 1,109 3,166 3,003 5,083† 22,214 3,173 20.34%
Nevada Lawlor Events Center 12,000 6,875 7,131 7,254 6,918 7,851 7,312 7,062 8,913† 59,316 7,415 61.78%
New Mexico The Pit 15,411 11,106 10,484 10,216 15,435† 10,311 11,536 11,962 12,611 93,661 11,708 75.96%
San Diego State Viejas Arena 12,414 12,414† 12,414† 12,240 12,414† 11,932 12,414† 12,414† 12,414† 98,656 12,332 99.33%
San Jose State Event Center Arena 5,000 1,821 1,484 1,322 1,747 1,701 2,135 2,287† 12,497 1,785 35.70%
UNLV Thomas & Mack Center 17,923 5,573† 5,003 4,702 5,065 4,374 24,717 4,943 27.58%
Utah State Smith Spectrum 10,270 10,270† 7,112 7,880 7,078 4,950 6,804 10,270† 54,364 7,766 75.62%
Wyoming Arena-Auditorium 11,612 3,362 3,826† 3,272 3,584 3,447 3,368 20,859 3,477 29.93%
Total 11,602 505,441 2,922 25.18207%


Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

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