COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former Nevada guard Caleb Martin and former Fresno State forward Orlando Robinson are headed to the 2022 NBA Finals with the Miami Heat.
Mountain West institutions have had at least one student-athlete appear in 11 of the last 13 NBA Finals. Six of the last 10 NBA Champions have featured a student-athlete from a MW institution on its roster.
Mountain West in the NBA Finals
2011 Joel Anthony, Miami Heat
2012 Joel Anthony, Miami Heat
2013 Joel Anthony, Miami Heat
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
2014 Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
2015 Andrew Bogut, Golden State Warriors
2016 Andrew Bogut, Golden State Warriors
2017 Patrick McCaw, Golden State Warriors
2019 Andrew Bogut, Golden State Warriors
Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors
Patrick McCaw, Toronto Raptors
2020 JaVale McGee, Los Angeles Lakers
2021 Sam Merrill, Milwaukee Bucks
2023 Caleb Martin, Miami Heat
Orlando Robinson, Miami Heat
Bold denotes NBA Champion.
