MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE MARCH 16, 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 San Diego State*%(16/18) 14 3 .824 9-1 5-2 0-0 23 4 .852 13-2 6-2 4-0 10-0 W14 Utah State 15 4 .789 8-1 5-3 2-0 20 8 .714 10-2 6-3 4-3 7-3 L1 Colorado State 14 4 778 7-1 5-3 2-0 18 6 .750 9-1 6-4 3-1 7-3 L1 Boise State 14 6 .700 9-1 3-5 2-0 18 8 .692 11-1 4-6 3-1 4-6 L4 Nevada 10 7 .588 8-1 0-6 2-0 16 10 .615 10-2 2-7 4-1 6-4 L1 Fresno State 9 11 .450 5-5 4-6 0-0 12 12 .500 7-5 4-6 1-1 5-5 L1 UNLV 8 10 .444 6-3 2-7 0-0 12 15 .444 9-5 3-7 0-3 4-6 L1 Wyoming 7 9 .438 3-4 2-5 2-0 14 11 .560 7-5 4-5 3-1 4-6 L1 San José State 3 13 .188 0-2 0-6 3-5 5 16 .238 1-2 0-8 4-6 3-7 L5 Air Force 3 17 .150 2-8 1-7 0-2 5 20 .200 3-8 1-9 1-3 1-9 L3 New Mexico 2 15 .118 0-0 1-8 1-7 6 16 .273 0-0 3-8 3-8 2-8 L3 *MW Regular-Season Champion; % Mountain West Tournament Champion UP NEXT IN THE MW A LOOK BACK IN THE MW Thursday, March 18 Saturday, March 13 SMU vs. BOISE STATE (Frisco, Texas) (ESPN) 8 p.m. CT #1 San Diego State 68, #2 Utah State 57 (Las Vegas) (CBS) Friday, March 19 Friday, March 12 UTAH STATE vs. Texas Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) (TNT) 12:45 p.m. CT #1 San Diego State 77, #5 Nevada 70 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Buffalo vs. COLORADO STATE (Denton, Texas) (ESPN2) 6 p.m. CT #2 Utah State 62, #3 Colorado State 50 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Syracuse vs. SAN DIEGO STATE (Indianapolis, Indiana) (CBS) 8:40 p.m. CT Thursday, March 11 #1 San Diego State 69, #8 Wyoming 66 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #5 Nevada 89, #4 Boise State 82 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #2 Utah State 74, #7 UNLV 53 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) #3 Colorado State 72, #6 Fresno State 62 (Las Vegas) (CBSSN) Wednesday, March 10 #8 Wyoming 111, #9 San José State 80 (Las Vegas) (MWN) #7 UNLV 80, #10 Air Force 52 (Las Vegas) (MWN) #6 Fresno State 85, #11 New Mexico 77 (Las Vegas) (MWN) Saturday, March 6 UTAH STATE 57, FRESNO STATE 51* (FS1) WYOMING 80, UNLV 69* (CBSSN) Friday, March 5 Nevada 85, Colorado State 82* (CBSSN) Thursday, March 4 Utah State 72, Wyoming 59* (FS1) MOUNTAIN WEST BROADCAST GUIDE Visit TheMW.com/Guide for complete broadcast information for all MW sports. This page will be updated in real-time 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: . 240-260 (17th season) Mobile Phone: . (719) 333-9251 SIDEARM. Each men's basketball box score will be Press Row:. .(719) 333-6006 School: ............56-83 (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: . 216-136 (11th season) BOISE STATE - MICHAEL WALSH • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results School: ..........216-136 (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: . .129-125 (8th season) Website . BroncoSports.com • Championship Information School: .............50-38 (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:..............46-40 (3rd season) website no later than the morning following every Email: . [email protected] School:..............46-40 (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:...........622-320 (30th season) email. Mobile Phone: . (559) 270-4291 School:............. 35-22 (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: . .86-69 (5th season) every Monday with the exception of a few Tuesdays. NEVADA - AARON JUAREZ School: .............58-63 (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: . .96-30 (4th season) AWARDS AND HONORS School: .............96-30 (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: . .20-93 (4th season) regular-season awards that will be presented: Email: . [email protected] School: .............20-93 (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:..............99-63 (5th season) Stern Office Phone: . (619) 594-5548 • Defensive Player of the Year School:............. 29-30 (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: . 225-107 (10th season) Team, five players each) School: .............74-23 (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: . .94-61 (5th season) Email: . [email protected] School: .............14-11 (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 (60) 26-0 1. Gonzaga (32) 26-0 Nov. 30 - Matt Mitchell, San Diego State 2. Illinois 23-6 2. Illinois 23-6 3. Baylor 22-2 3. Baylor 22-2 Dec. 7 - Kenny Foster, Wyoming 4. Michigan 20-4 4. Michigan 20-4 Dec. 14 - Jordan Schakel, San Diego State 5. Alabama 24-6 5. Alabama 24-6 6. Houston 24-3 6. Houston 24-3 Dec. 21 - Desmond Cambridge, Jr., Nevada 7. Ohio State 21-9 7. Ohio State 21-9 Dec. 28 - Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State 8. Iowa 21-8 8. Iowa 21-8 Jan. 5 - David Roddy, Colorado State 9. Texas 19-7 9. Texas 19-7 10. Arkansas 22-6 10. Arkansas 22-6 Jan. 11 - Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State 11. Oklahoma State 20-8 11. Kansas 20-8 Jan. 19 - Neemias Queta, Utah State 12. Kansas 20-8 12. Oklahoma State 20-8 13. West Virginia 18-9 13. West Virginia 18-9 Jan. 25 - Marcus Williams, Wyoming 14. Florida State 16-6 14. Florida State 16-6 Feb. 1 - Ralph Agee, San José State 15. Virginia 18-6 15. Virginia 18-6 Feb. 9 - Grant Sherfield, Nevada 16. SAN DIEGO STATE 23-4 16. Loyola Chicago 24-4 17. Loyola Chicago 24-4 17. Villanova 16-6 Feb.