LAS VEGAS – The Mountain West announced its 2024-25 men’s basketball awards Tuesday. The league’s 11 head coaches and selected media members voted on the All-Conference teams, as well as the coach, player, defensive player, newcomer, sixth man and freshman honors.
New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino was named the MW Steve Fisher Coach of the Year, while Lobo junior guard Donovan Dent was selected as the MW Player of the Year. San Diego State’s Magoon Gwath was voted as the Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year. Wyoming senior guard Obi Agbim was voted the MW Newcomer of the Year, while Boise State junior forward Javan Buchanan was recognized as MW Sixth Man of the Year.
Pitino guided the Lobos to a 17-3 mark in Conference play. New Mexico earned its third MW regular-season title and first since 2013 when Steve Alford was the head coach of the Lobos. This marks the first time that a New Mexico coach has been named MW Coach of the Year since 2013.
Dent is the fifth Lobo to be named Mountain West Player of the Year and the first player from UNM to be selected since 2013 (Kendall Williams). During his junior campaign, Dent averaged a MW-leading 20.9 points and six assists per game, while connecting on 48.9 percent of attempts from the field.
Gwath is the fourth straight Aztec to be voted MW Defensive Player of the Year and eighth in school history. Additionally, he’s the first freshman from SDSU to be named MW Freshman of the Year since 2016 (Jeremy Hemsley). Gwath recorded 10.3 points and 6.8 boards per game in MW action. He also led the league in blocks, averaging 2.3.
Agbim is the second player from Wyoming to earn MW Newcomer of the Year honors, joining Uche Nsonwu-Amadi in 2001. He finished the Conference season with 16.9 points per game, ranking fifth in Conference action. Agbim also added 3.8 assists per game and shot 44.2 percent from the floor.
Buchanan is the first Bronco to be named MW Sixth Man of the Year since 2018. He appeared in all 20 league games, averaging 8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. The forward shot just over 51 percent from the field during MW play.
2024-25 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Team
First Team
Tyson Degenhart, Sr., F, Boise State
Nique Clifford, Sr., G, Colorado State
Donovan Dent, Jr., G, New Mexico
Nelly Junior Joseph, Sr., C, New Mexico
Ian Martinez, Sr., G, Utah State
Second Team
Alvaro Cardenas, Sr., G, Boise State
Nick Davidson, Jr., F, Nevada
Nick Boyd, Sr., G, San Diego State
Miles Byrd, So., G, San Diego State
Mason Falslev, So., G, Utah State
Third Team
Ethan Taylor, Sr., G, Air Force
Kobe Sanders, Sr., G, Nevada
Josh Uduje, Sr., G, San José State
Dedan Thomas Jr., So., G, UNLV
Obi Agbim, Sr., G, Wyoming
Defensive Team
Nique Clifford, Sr., G, Colorado State
Nelly Junior Joseph, Sr., C, New Mexico
Miles Byrd, So., G, San Diego State
Magoon Gwath, R-Fr., F, San Diego State
Mason Falslev, So., G, Utah State
Honorable Mention
Kyan Evans, So., G, Colorado State
Tru Washington, So., G, New Mexico
Magoon Gwath, R-Fr., San Diego State
Player of the Year: Donovan Dent, Jr., G, New Mexico
Defensive Player of the Year: Magoon Gwath, R-Fr., F, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Obi Agbim, Sr., G, Wyoming
Sixth Man of the Year: Javan Buchanan, Jr., F, Boise State
Freshman of the Year: Magoon Gwath, R-Fr., F, San Diego State
Steve Fisher Coach of the Year: Richard Pitino, New Mexico
