MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Contact: Theresa Kurtz, Associate Director, Strategic Communications · Email: [email protected] · Phone: 719-487-2462 · Cell: 404-372-2180 2020-21 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL Team (AP/Coaches) W L Pct. Home Away Neutral W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Strk Boise State (RV/RV) 10 1 .909 5-0 3-1 2-0 14 2 .875 7-0 4-2 3-0 9-1 W1 Utah State 10 2 .833 5-1 3-1 2-0 13 5 .722 7-2 3-1 3-2 8-2 W1 Colorado State 9 3 .750 5-1 2-2 2-0 12 4 .750 7-1 3-3 2-0 7-3 L1 San Diego State (RV/RV) 7 3 .700 5-1 2-2 0-0 13 4 .765 9-2 3-2 1-0 7-3 W4 Nevada 6 5 .545 4-1 0-4 2-0 11 7 .611 6-2 2-5 3-0 5-5 W1 Fresno State 5 6 .455 5-1 0-5 0-0 7 6 .538 7-1 0-5 0-0 5-5 W2 UNLV 3 4 .429 3-1 0-3 0-0 6 8 .429 5-2 1-3 0-3 6-4 L2 Wyoming 4 6 .400 2-2 2-4 0-0 10 7 .588 6-3 4-4 0-0 4-6 L2 San José State 3 9 .250 0-0 0-4 3-5 5 11 .313 1-0 0-6 4-5 4-6 W3 Air Force 2 10 .167 1-5 1-3 0-2 4 12 .250 2-5 1-4 1-3 1-9 L5 New Mexico 1 11 .083 0-0 0-6 1-5 5 11 .313 0-0 2-6 3-5 2-8 L3 UP NEXT IN THE MW A LOOK BACK IN THE MW Tuesday, February 2 Sunday, January 31 UNLV at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. PT NEVADA 89, UNLV 60* (FS1) Wednesday, February 3 Saturday, January 30 SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (FS1) (Lubbock, Texas) 10 p.m. CT SAN JOSÉ STATE 75, AIR FORCE 62* (Phoenix, Ariz.) (MWN) FRESNO STATE 65, NEW MEXICO 55* (MWN) Thursday, February 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 98, WYOMING 71* (CBSSN) UTAH STATE at FRESNO STATE* (Stadium on MWN) 6 p.m. PT COLORADO STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) 7 p.m. MT Friday, January 29 BOISE STATE 85, COLORADO STATE 77* (FS1) Friday, February 5 BOISE STATE at NEVADA* (FS1) 6 p.m. PT Thursday, January 28 SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) (Lubbock, Texas) 8 p.m. CT SAN DIEGO STATE 87, WYOMING 57* (FS1) Saturday, February 6 SAN JOSÉ STATE 59, AIR FORCE 58* (Phoenix, Ariz.) (MWN) FRESNO STATE 64, NEW MEXICO 62* (OT) (CBSSN) AIR FORCE at UNLV* (CBSSN) 1 p.m. PT COLORADO STATE at WYOMING* (CBSSN) 4 p.m. MT Wednesday, January 27 UTAH STATE at FRESNO STATE* (FS1) 7 p.m. PT COLORADO STATE 78, BOISE STATE 56* (CBSSN) Sunday, February 7 UTAH STATE 83, UNLV 74* (FS1) BOISE STATE at NEVADA* (FS1) 1 p.m. PT Monday, January 25 Monday, February 8 UNLV 59, UTAH STATE 56* (CBSSN) AIR FORCE at UNLV* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. PT SAN JOSÉ STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (FS1) 8 p.m. PT Sunday, January 24 WYOMING 93, NEVADA 88* (CBSSN) Tuesday, February 9 SAN DIEGO STATE 91, AIR FORCE 59* (FS1) NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE* (FS1) 9 p.m. MT Wednesday, February 10 WYOMING at UTAH STATE* (Stadium on MWN) 6 p.m. MT SAN JOSÉ STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT MOUNTAIN WEST BROADCAST GUIDE Thursday, February 11 Visit TheMW.com/Guide for complete broadcast information NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT for all MW sports. This page will be updated in real-time FRESNO STATE at AIR FORCE* (MWN) 7 p.m. MT and will continue to grow as MW broadcast schedules are UNLV at BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT announced. #AtThePeak • TheMW.com PAGE 1 MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES MEDIA CONTACTS HEAD COACHES THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM AIR FORCE - NICK ARSENIAK AIR FORCE - JOE SCOTT Office Phone: . (719) 333-9251 The official Mountain West website is hosted by Overall: . 239-252 (17th season) Mobile Phone: . (719) 333-9251 SIDEARM. Each men's basketball box score will be Press Row:. .(719) 333-6006 School: ............55-75 (5th season*) posted on the website following the conclusion of Email: . [email protected] each contest. You can also find: Website: . .GoAirForceFalcons.com BOISE STATE - LEON RICE • MW Men’s Basketball Standings Overall: . 212-130 (11th season) BOISE STATE - MICHAEL WALSH • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results School: ..........212-130 (11th season) Office Phone: . (208) 426-1106 • Overall/Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) Mobile Phone: . (208) 921-7396 • Weekly Release (PDF available) Press Row:. .(208) 426-1503 COLORADO STATE - NIKO MEDVED • Players of the Week Email: . [email protected] • Television Information Overall: . .123-123 (8th season) Website . BroncoSports.com • Championship Information School: .............44-36 (3rd season) COLORADO STATE - JOHN MARTIN STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Mobile Phone: . (540) 476-1259 FRESNO STATE - JUSTIN HUTSON The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference Press Row:. .(970) 491-3981 Overall:..............41-34 (3rd season) website no later than the morning following every Email: . [email protected] School:..............41-34 (3rd season) game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly Website . CSURams.com press notes will be made available every Monday with NEVADA - STEVE ALFORD the exception of a few Tuesdays. You may obtain this FRESNO STATE - STEPHEN TREMBLEY information either on the Conference website or via Office Phone: . (559) 278-6178 Overall:...........617-317 (30th season) email. Mobile Phone: . (559) 270-4291 School:............. 30-19 (2nd season) Press Row:. .(559) 347-3699 Email: . [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Website . GoBulldogs.com NEW MEXICO - PAUL WEIR Mountain West Players of the Week will be released Overall: . .85-64 (5th season) every Monday with the exception of a few Tuesdays. NEVADA - AARON JUAREZ School: .............57-58 (4th season) Nominations are submitted by the institutional Mobile Phone: . (208) 982-0040 communications departments and the winners are Press Row:. .(775) 784-4404 SAN DIEGO STATE - BRIAN DUTCHER selected by the MW communications staff. Email: . [email protected] Website . NevadaWolfPack.com Overall: . .86-30 (4th season) AWARDS AND HONORS School: .............86-30 (4th season) The league champion will be based on Conference NEW MEXICO - CHELSEA PITVOREC play. The annual individual awards will be voted on Mobile Phone: . (352) 422-2875 SAN JOSÉ STATE - JEAN PRIOLEAU Press Row:. .(505) 925-5988 by each of the 11 head coaches. Following is a list of Overall: . .20-88 (4th season) regular-season awards that will be presented: Email: . [email protected] School: .............20-88 (4th season) Website . GoLobos.com • Regular-Season Team Champion • Coach of the Year SAN DIEGO STATE - MIKE MAY/RICHARD STERN UNLV - T.J. OTZELBERGER • Player of the Year May Office Phone: . .(619) 594-5547 Overall:..............93-56 (5th season) Stern Office Phone: . (619) 594-5548 • Defensive Player of the Year School:............. 23-23 (2nd season) • Newcomer of the Year Press Row:. .(619) 265-5853 • Freshman of the Year May Email: . [email protected] • Sixth Man of the Year Stern Email: . [email protected] UTAH STATE - CRAIG SMITH • All-Conference (First, Second and Third Website . .GoAztecs.com Overall: . 218-104 (10th season) Team, five players each) School: .............67-20 (3rd season) • All-Defensive Team (five players) SAN JOSÉ STATE - MATT PENLAND Office Phone: . (408) 924-1208 Several awards will be presented at the Championship Mobile Phone: . (256) 343-4158 WYOMING - JEFF LINDER tournament: Press Row:. .(408) 924-6466 Overall: . .90-57 (5th season) Email: . [email protected] School: ..............10-7 (1st season) • Tournament Team Champion Website: . .SJSUSpartans.com • All-Tournament Team (5-members, including MVP) UNLV - ANDY GROSSMAN *Spent 2000-04 with AF and rehired in 2020. Office Phone: . (702) 895-3995 GET INSIDE ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST Mobile Phone: . (702) 630-3949 Stay connected and gain insider access to Mountain Press Row:. .(702) 895-4600 West men's basketball by participating on its social Email: . [email protected] media channels: Website . .UNLVRebels.com www.facebook.com/mountainwestconference UTAH STATE - KYLE COTTAM www.twitter.com/mountainwest Office Phone: . (435) 797-2066 https://twitter.com/MW_MBB Mobile Phone: . (435) 817-7702 www.twitter.com/mw_olysports Press Row:. .(435) 797-1686 Instagram.com/mountainwestconference Email: . [email protected] YouTube.com/mountainwestconf Website: . UtahStateAggies.com https://www.snapchat.com/add/mountainwest WYOMING - NICK SEEMAN Office Phone: . (307) 766-5516 Mobile Phone: . (612) 741-0550 Press Row:. .(307) 766-2222 Email: . [email protected] Website . GoWyo.com #AtThePeak • TheMW.com PAGE 2 MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record 1. Gonzaga (61) 17-0 1. Gonzaga (28) 17-0 Nov. 30 - Matt Mitchell, San Diego State 2. Baylor (3) 16-0 2. Baylor (4) 16-0 3. Villanova 11-1 3. Villanova 11-1 Dec. 7 - Kenny Foster, Wyoming 4. Michigan 13-1 4. Michigan 13-1 Dec. 14 - Jordan Schakel, San Diego State 5. Houston 15-1 5. Houston 15-1 6. Texas 11-3 6. Texas 11-3 Dec. 21 - Desmond Cambridge, Jr., Nevada 7. Ohio State 14-4 7. Alabama 14-4 Dec. 28 - Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State 8. Iowa 12-4 8. Iowa 12-4 Jan.