AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• The Mountain West is celebrating its 25th season of women’s basketball during the 2023-24 campaign.
• Heading into the 13th week of the 2023-24 season, UNLV receiving votes in the Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches polls.
• In the current NET rankings for the 2023-24 season, the Mountain West has two programs in the top 100: UNLV (29) and Colorado State (96).
• The Mountain West is one of eight conferences (ACC, .727; Big 12, .822; Big East, .667; Big Ten, .735; Pac-12, .850; SEC, .798; Sun Belt, .614) with a .590 nonconference record or better during the 2023-24 season.
• Boise State is fourth in NCAA Division I in blocks per game (6.4).
• Boise State and Utah State are tied for sixth in the country for most blocks in a single game (13).
• Colorado State is ranked fifth in the nation in free throw percentage (80.8) and UNLV ranks eighth (79.3).
• UNLV’s road record (9-1) is tied fifth in the nation, their win-loss record (17-2) is tied for ninth in the country and is one of 15 programs with two of fewer losses on the season.
• Boise State’s Abby Muse is ranked second in NCAA Division I in blocks per game (3.29) and in total blocks on the season (69).
• Colorado State’s McKenna Hofschild leads the nation in assists per game (7.7), is second in total assists on the season (147) and ranks fifth in points per game (24.2). Hofschild is one of two women’s basketball players the country averaging over 24 points and seven assists on the season (Caitlin Clark, Iowa).
• Two Mountain West women’s basketball players have been named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watchlist (McKenna Hofschild, Colorado State and Desi-Rae Young, UNLV).
• The Mountain West is one of three conferences (MEAC and WCC) to have two student-athletes named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watchlist.
• Colorado State’s McKenna Hofschild has also been named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Top Ten Finalist.
• UNLV’s Desi-Rae Young has also been named a Top Ten Finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. The MW is one of six conferences represented (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC).