AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • Three Mountain West Women’s Basketball programs are ranked in the top 100 of the NET: UNLV (47), San Diego State (82) and Colorado State (95).

  • Mountain West teams have a combined winning percentage of .591, which is the league’s highest entering New Year’s Day since the 2009-10 season (.607).

  • The Mountain West is one of four conferences that have multiple players (Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig, Fresno State’s Mia Jacobs) averaging at least 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game this season (Big Ten, ACC, SEC).

  • Air Force’s Jo Huntimer is one of three active DI players with at least 2,000 minutes played that has more career assists (322) than points scored (300), joining Boston College’s Kaylah Ivey and Alabama A&M’s Jaiyah Harris-Smith.

  • Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek is the only D-I player (women’s or men’s basketball) to lead their team in rebounds, assists, free-throws made, 3-pointersmade and 2-pointers made so far this season. She is the fourth all-time MW women’s player to lead her team in all five categories in a season.

 

  • Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig is one of five DI players currently leading her conference in points per game (18.2) and rebounds per game (10.3) this season (minimum of 10 games played).

 

  • Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek was named an Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week by the USBWA on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

 

  • Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year watch list.

 

  • Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year watch list.

 

  • Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek and Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig represent the Mountain West on the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list.

 

  • Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek, Utah State’s Cheyenne Stubbs and Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig represent the Mountain West on the World Exposure Top-50 Mid-Major women’s basketball players to watch in 2024-25.

 

  • UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque has been named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year Award watch list.

 

  • Three-time defending regular-season and Conference tournament champion UNLV looks to extend its reign for a fourth consecutive year. The three consecutive regular-season and tournament titles are a first in Conference history.

 

  • Her Hoop Stats Preseason Bracketology revealed the MW to have the potential to be a two-bid league with UNLV securing a 12 seed while Colorado State is predicted to be in the play-in round for the shot at a 12 seed slot.

  • The Mountain West will have five contests aired on national television this year through CBS Sports Network or FOX Sports:

      Jan. 12 – UNLV at New Mexico @ 2 p.m. MT (CBSSN)

     Jan. 19 – Wyoming at UNLV @ 1 p.m. PT (CBSSN)

     Feb. 4 – Colorado State at New Mexico @ 8:30 p.m. MT (FS1)

     March 5 – UNLV at Wyoming @ 8:30 p.m. MT (FS1)

     March 12 – MW Championship Game @ 7:30 p.m. PT (CBSSN)