AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The MW has two programs in the top 100 of the NET (Colorado State – 67; UNLV – 94) and four in the top 125 (New Mexico – 123; Boise State – 124).
  • New Mexico’s win at Arizona was the second road win by a MW team against a Big 12 opponent over the last 15 season (UNLV at Oklahoma Dec. 2023). Both San Diego State and Boise State play against Big 12 schools on Wednesday as the MW looks for multiple road wins at Big 12 sites in a single season for the second time in league history (two in 2005-06).
  • Colorado State is one of three D1 teams leading its league in FG%, defensive FG% and turnover margin this season (UConn-Big East & Long Island-NEC).
  • Colorado State holds the third longest active road win streak in D1 with nine wins (Columbia – 12; Gonzaga – 11).
  • Boise State is one of 35 DI women’s basketball programs with one or fewer DI losses through at least eight games.
  • UNLV is one of five teams in the nation to have two players averaging at least nine rebounds per game this season, Meadow Roland and Shelbee Brown (Ball State, California Baptist, Northwestern & Oklahoma).
  • This season 466 DI women’s basketball players have attempted at least 30 threes and 15 free throws. Among those, only Wyoming’s Malene Pedersen is shooting higher than 50 percent from long range and 90 percent from the charity stripe.
  • Colorado State’s Lexus Bargesser has tallied 167 points and 52 rebounds while shooting 84.2 percent from the charity stripe. No other player in MW history has had such high marks through her first 10 games in the league.
  • Mountain West women’s basketball logged a nonconference win percentage of .587 in 2024-25, which was its best since the 2009-10 season, when the league went 79-48 (.622).
  • Four MW programs competed in postseason tournaments last season: Air Force (WNIT), San Diego State (NCAA), UNLV (WBIT), Wyoming (WBIT).

  • The MW welcomes three new head coaches to the league: Ryan McCarthy (Fresno State), Winston Gandy (Grand Canyon) and Jonas Chatterton (San José State).
  • UNLV’s Destiny Leo has been named to the 2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list. Leo is one of 20 student-athletes on the list.
  • UNLV’s Lindy La Rocque has been named to the 2026 Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year preseason watch list.
  • The Mountain West will have five contests aired on national television this year through CBS Sports Network or FOX Sports:

Nov. 14 – Baylor at UNLV @ 6 p.m. PT (CBSSN)

Dec. 17 – UNLV at Grand Canyon @ 6 p.m. MT (CBSSN)

Jan. 17 – Grand Canyon at New Mexico @ 2:30 p.m. MT (FS1)

Jan. 31 – Colorado State at UNLV @ 12 p.m. PT (FS1)

March 10 – MW Championship Game @ 6:30 p.m. PT (CBSSN)