AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST
- The Mountain West is 26-14 (.650) in nonconference action in 2024-25, ranking among the top eight conferences in nation.
- The MW is one of eight conferences (AAC, A10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) that have eight or more teams with a winning percentage of .667 or better this season.
- Eight of 11 MW teams are .500 or better in nonconference play this season.
- Six Mountain West teams earned bids to the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a league record and the most since earning five in 2012-13.
- The six NCAA tournament bids last season were tied for the third most among Division I Conferences (Big 12, 8, SEC, 8; Big Ten, 6).
- The MW is one of five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC) to have four or more NCAA tournament bids each of the last three seasons.
- For the first time in league history, three different MW teams (Colorado State, San Diego State, and Utah State) recorded a win in the NCAA tournament.
- In 2024, the Mountain West had two teams (San Diego State and Utah State) play in the round of 32 for the first time since 2013.
- The Mountain West has earned multiple NCAA tournament bids in 21 of 25 seasons heading into 2024-25.
- Colorado State’s Nique Clifford leads the nation in defensive rebounds per game, averaging 9.8.
- Fresno State’s Amar Augillard is averaging 25.5 points per game in 2024-25, ranking eighth in the country.
- New Mexico’s Donovan Dent is fourth in the nation in total assists with 35 this season.
- Boise State’s Tyson Degenhart opens the 2024-25 season on multiple watch lists. The senior forward has been named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Watch List and the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List.
