2020–21 Mountain West Conference basketball season
Appearance
2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 11 |
Regular season | |
Tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 San Diego State† | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 23 | – | 5 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021.
Preseason Awards
[edit]The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
[edit](First place votes in parentheses)
- San Diego State (14) 211
- Boise State (4) 188
- Utah State (2) 177
- UNLV 160
- Colorado State 141
- Nevada 114
- New Mexico 106
- Fresno State 93
- Wyoming 59
- Air Force 39
- San Jose State 32
Honors
[edit]Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[2]
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State | |
Matt Mitchell, San Diego State | |
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV | |
Neemias Queta, Utah State |
Conference matrix
[edit]Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV | Utah State | Wyoming | |
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vs. Air Force | – | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 | 1−1 |
vs. Boise State | 0–2 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0–2 | 0−2 |
vs. Colorado State | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1–1 | 0−2 |
vs. Fresno State | 0–2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−0 | 1–1 |
vs. Nevada | 1–1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
vs. New Mexico | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
vs. San Diego State | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 0−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 |
vs. San Jose State | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 2–0 | 0−0 |
vs. UNLV | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−2 | – | 1–1 | 0−0 |
vs. Utah State | 0–2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0–1 |
vs. Wyoming | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 | – |
Total | 3−17 | 14−6 | 14−4 | 9−10 | 10−7 | 2−15 | 14−3 | 3−13 | 8−9 | 14−4 | 6−9 |
All-Mountain West awards
[edit]Mountain West men's basketball weekly awards
[edit]Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
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Nov 30 | Matt Mitchell, Sr., F | San Diego State | ||
Dec 7 | Kenny Foster, So., G | Wyoming | ||
Dec 14 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State | ||
Dec 21 | Desmond Cambridge Jr., Jr., G | Nevada | ||
Dec 28 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr., G | Boise State | ||
Jan 5 | David Roddy, So., G/F | Colorado State | ||
Jan 11 | Isaiah Stevens, So., G | Colorado State | ||
Jan 19 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State | ||
Jan 25 | Marcus Williams, Fr., G | Wyoming | ||
Feb 1 | Ralph Agee, Sr., F | San José State | ||
Feb 9 | Grant Sherfield. So., G | Nevada | ||
Feb 15 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State | ||
Feb 22 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr. G | Boise State | ||
Mar 2 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State | ||
Mar 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "San Diego State Voted to Win 2020-21 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title" themw.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2020-21 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" themw.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week".