2020–21 Mountain West Conference basketball season
Sports season
2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 11 |
Regular season | |
Tournament | |
Mountain West men's basketball seasons | |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 San Diego State† | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 23 | – | 5 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021.
Preseason Awards
The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
- San Diego State (14) 211
- Boise State (4) 188
- Utah State (2) 177
- UNLV 160
- Colorado State 141
- Nevada 114
- New Mexico 106
- Fresno State 93
- Wyoming 59
- Air Force 39
- San Jose State 32
Honors
Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[2]
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State | |
Matt Mitchell, San Diego State | |
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV | |
Neemias Queta, Utah State |
Conference matrix
Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV | Utah State | Wyoming | |
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vs. Air Force | – | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 | 1−1 |
vs. Boise State | 0–2 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0–2 | 0−2 |
vs. Colorado State | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1–1 | 0−2 |
vs. Fresno State | 0–2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−0 | 1–1 |
vs. Nevada | 1–1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
vs. New Mexico | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
vs. San Diego State | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 0−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 |
vs. San Jose State | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 2–0 | 0−0 |
vs. UNLV | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−2 | – | 1–1 | 0−0 |
vs. Utah State | 0–2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0–1 |
vs. Wyoming | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 | – |
Total | 3−17 | 14−6 | 14−4 | 9−10 | 10−7 | 2−15 | 14−3 | 3−13 | 8−9 | 14−4 | 6−9 |
All-Mountain West awards
Mountain West men's basketball weekly awards
Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
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Nov 30 | Matt Mitchell, Sr., F | San Diego State | ||
Dec 7 | Kenny Foster, So., G | Wyoming | ||
Dec 14 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State | ||
Dec 21 | Desmond Cambridge Jr., Jr., G | Nevada | ||
Dec 28 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr., G | Boise State | ||
Jan 5 | David Roddy, So., G/F | Colorado State | ||
Jan 11 | Isaiah Stevens, So., G | Colorado State | ||
Jan 19 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State | ||
Jan 25 | Marcus Williams, Fr., G | Wyoming | ||
Feb 1 | Ralph Agee, Sr., F | San José State | ||
Feb 9 | Grant Sherfield. So., G | Nevada | ||
Feb 15 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State | ||
Feb 22 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr. G | Boise State | ||
Mar 2 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State | ||
Mar 7 |
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References
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