MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOVEMBER 23, 2020 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 W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Strk Air Force 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 L1 Boise State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-4 L1 Colorado State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-4 L1 Fresno State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 L1 Nevada 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-4 L2 New Mexico 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 L1 San Diego State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-2 L1 San José State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-10 L10 UNLV 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-4 L1 Utah State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-1 W3 Wyoming 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 L1 UP NEXT IN THE MW A LOOK BACK IN THE MW Wednesday, November 25 NEVADA vs. North Dakota State (Lincoln, Neb.) (FloHoops) 2 p.m. CT Simpson at SAN JOSÉ STATE (MWN) 2 p.m. PT William Jessup at FRESNO STATE (MWN/MyTV53) 3 p.m. PT Montana State at UNLV (MWN) 6:30 p.m. PT UTAH STATE vs. Wichita State (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. CT UCLA at SAN DIEGO STATE (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. PT Thursday, November 26 NEVADA at Nebraska (FloHoops) 1 p.m. CT UTAH STATE vs. West Virginia/South Dakota State (Sioux Falls, S.D.) TBA COLORADO STATE at Oregon State Canceled Friday, November 27 BOISE STATE at Houston (ESPN+) 2 p.m. CT UC Irvine at SAN DIEGO STATE 4 p.m. PT FRESNO STATE at Pacific 7 p.m. PT UTAH STATE vs. TBA (Sioux Falls, S.D.) TBA Saturday, November 28 AIR FORCE vs. Cal State Northridge (Las Vegas) 2 p.m. PT Mississippi Valley State at WYOMING TBA Sunday November 29 BOISE STATE vs. Sam Houston State (Fort Worth, Texas) 1 p.m. CT AIR FORCE vs. Seattle (Las Vegas) 2 p.m. PT Monday, November 30 UNLV vs. North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.) (ESPN2) 7 p.m. ET Pacific atNEVADA TBA UC Riverside at FRESNO STATE TBA MOUNTAIN WEST BROADCAST GUIDE Texas Southern at WYOMING TBA Visit TheMW.com/Guide for complete broadcast information Tuesday, December 1 for all MW sports. This page will be updated in real-time UNLV vs. Stanford/Alabama (Asheville, N.C.) TBA and will continue to grow as MW broadcast schedules are 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: . 235-240 (17th season) Mobile Phone: . (719) 333-9251 SIDEARM. Each men's basketball box score will be Press Row:. .(719) 333-6006 School: ............51-63 (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: . 198-128 (10th season) BOISE STATE - MICHAEL WALSH • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results School: ..........198-128 (10th 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: . .111-119 (7th season) Website . BroncoSports.com • Championship Information School: ............ 32-32 (2nd 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:............. 35-28 (2nd season) website no later than the morning following every Email: . [email protected] School:............. 35-28 (2nd 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:...........606-310 (29th season) email. Mobile Phone: . (559) 270-4291 School:..............19-12 (1st 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: . .81-53 (4th season) every Monday with the exception of a few Tuesdays. NEVADA - CHAD HARTLEY School: .............53-47 (3rd season) Nominations are submitted by the institutional Office Phone: . (775) 682-6982 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: . .73-26 (3rd season) AWARDS AND HONORS School: .............73-26 (3rd 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: . .15-77 (3rd season) regular-season awards that will be presented: Email: . [email protected] School: .............15-77 (3rd season) Website . GoLobos.com • Regular-Season Team Champion • Coach of the Year SAN DIEGO STATE - RICHARD STERN UNLV - T.J. OTZELBERGER • Player of the Year Office Phone: . (619) 594-5548 Overall:..............86-51 (4th season) Mobile Phone: . .(408) 318-8111 • Defensive Player of the Year School:..............17-15 (1st season) • Newcomer of the Year Press Row:. .(619) 265-5853 • Freshman of the Year Email: . [email protected] • Sixth Man of the Year Website . .GoAztecs.com UTAH STATE - CRAIG SMITH • All-Conference (First, Second and Third Overall: . 205-99 (7th season) SAN JOSÉ STATE - MATT PENLAND Team, five players each) School: ............ 54-15 (2nd season) • All-Defensive Team (five players) Office Phone: . (408) 924-1208 Mobile Phone: . (256) 343-4158 Several awards will be presented at the Championship Press Row:. .(408) 924-6466 WYOMING - JEFF LINDER tournament: Email: . [email protected] Overall: . .80-50 (5th season) Website: . .SJSUSpartans.com School: ...............0-0 (1st season) • Tournament Team Champion • All-Tournament Team (5-members, including MVP) UNLV - ANDY GROSSMAN Office Phone: . (702) 895-3995 *Spent 2000-04 with AF and rehired in 2020. Mobile Phone: . (702) 630-3949 GET INSIDE ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST Press Row:. .(702) 895-4600 Stay connected and gain insider access to Mountain Email: . [email protected] West men's basketball by participating on its social Website . .UNLVRebels.com media channels: UTAH STATE - KYLE COTTAM www.facebook.com/mountainwestconference Office Phone: . (435) 797-2066 www.twitter.com/mountainwest 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 (28) 0-0 1. Baylor (12) 0-0 NOV. 30 - 2. Baylor (24) 0-0 2. Gonzaga (10) 0-0 DEC. 7 - 3. Villanova (11) 0-0 3. Villanova (8) 0-0 4. Virginia (1) 0-0 4. Virginia 0-0 DEC. 14 - 5. Iowa 0-0 5. Kansas 0-0 DEC. 21 - 6. Kansas 0-0 6. Iowa (1) 0-0 DEC. 28 - 7. Wisconsin 0-0 7. Wisconsin 0-0 JAN. 5 - 8. Illinois 0-0 8. Duke (1) 0-0 JAN. 11 - 9. Duke 0-0 9. Kentucky 0-0 10. Kentucky 0-0 10. Illinois 0-0 JAN. 19 - 11. Creighton 0-0 11. Creighton 0-0 JAN. 25 - 12. Tennessee 0-0 12. Michigan State 0-0 FEB. 1 - 13. Michigan State 0-0 13. Texas Tech 0-0 FEB. 8 - 14. Texas Tech 0-0 14. Tennessee 0-0 FEB. 16 - 15. West Virginia 0-0 15. West Virginia 0-0 16. North Carolina 0-0 16. North Carolina 0-0 FEB. 22 - 17. Houston 0-0 17. Arizona State 0-0 MARCH 1 - 18. Arizona State 0-0 18. Houston 0-0 19. Texas 0-0 19. Florida State 0-0 20. Oregon 0-0 20. Oregon 0-0 21. Florida State 0-0 21. UCLA 0-0 22. UCLA 0-0 22. Texas 0-0 23. Ohio State 0-0 23. Rutgers 0-0 24. Rutgers 0-0 24. Ohio State 0-0 25.