AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West is 39-19 (.672) in nonconference action in 2024-25, ranking among the top seven conferences in the nation.
  • The MW is one of eight conferences (A10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MVC, SEC) that have eight or more teams with a winning percentage of .600 or better this season.
  • Nine of 11 MW teams are .600 or better in nonconference play this season.
  • The MW is one of six conferences in the country that have a combined 19 or fewer losses on the 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 is second in the nation in defensive rebounds per game, averaging 9.2.
  • New Mexico’s Donovan Dent is third in the nation in total assists with 48 this season.
  • UNLV’s Bear Cherry owns the fourth-best field goal percentage in the country, shooting 80.6 percent from the floor.
  • Wyoming’s Jordan Nesbitt is grabbing 10.8 boards per game this season, which leads the MW and ranks seventh in the nation.
  • 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, the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List and the Lute Olson Early Season Watch List.