Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Placing Bids With the demise of the Pac-10, it’s interesting to see which western conference will end up with the most NCAA Tournament bids this season. With Stanford and Arizona the only locks, the Pac-10 would need somebody else to win its conference tournament […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Who’s Got Balance? I happened to watch some of the Tulsa-UTEP game on Saturday. It wasn’t because I was thinking of crossing over to the dark side, but it was to check out the most improved team in the country: UTEP. While watching the […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman An Era Ends At Utah Utah head coach Rick Majerus has always had two loves in his life: eating and basketball. Unfortunately, it looks like his love for the former will end his career in the latter. After checking into the hospital last Wednesday […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman No Harm, No Foul During his tenure at Utah, Rick Majerus has always been close to his players, even after they have left Salt Lake. However, recently some rumors and allegations have put a minor stain on the Ute basketball program. The latest involved […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Time for the Main Course The eight teams of the Mountain West Conference have feasted on a number of appetizers in preparation for the main course: conference play. Some tasted really good (wins against Oklahoma State, Purdue, Dayton and Auburn), while others left a […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Soaring Falcons It’s not often I get a chance to lead with good news on Air Force‘s basketball team, but they deserve some publicity for their early season success. At 9-2, the Falcons are off to their best start in school history. In addition, […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A New Year, A New Season Ah yes, the new year is upon us, which means college basketball’s second season is starting. Obviously, what I am referring to is the start of conference play. Most conferences tipped it off this weekend, but since the […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Saturday Sweep This past Saturday was a busy day in the Mountain West Conference as seven of its eight teams played in arenas from Florida to California. By night’s end, all teams would come out victorious in a nice sweep before the Christmas break. […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman The Cougars Are Climbing With two blowout victories this past week, BYU is quickly becoming the most dangerous team in the Mountain West Conference. Buoyed by their big win over Oklahoma State the week before, the Cougs’ confidence shone through in their 92-56 manhandling […]