Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Major Rebel-lion For the past few seasons, UNLV has enjoyed an abundance of talented players, including lottery pick Marcus Banks. Yet without a NCAA Tournament appearance to show for it, the team has earned a reputation for underachieving. With only four lettermen returning, […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Let the Season Begin The first week of the college basketball season saw all members of the Mountain West get a taste of some action, and the conference started 2003-04 on a positive note by winning nine of ten contests. Wyoming’s tough 67-62 home […]

Mountain West Conference Preview by Bob Thurman For the second season in a row, a trio of Mountain West teams earned bids to the NCAA Tournament. Though Utah, BYU and Colorado State didn’t make much of a splash once they got there, it still shows how strong this conference has […]

Mountain West Notebook – Summer 2003 by Bob Thurman College basketball may not be the first thing that comes to mind during summer, but that does not mean there is nothing happening. With the spring signing period, the NBA Draft, and finalizing rosters for the upcoming season, there is plenty […]

Mountain West 2002-03 Season Recap by Bob Thurman The Mountain West Conference’s fifth season was its most successful yet. Three-fourths of the teams in the league played in the postseason, including three to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The league was consistently rated near the […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Wild Week Out West The week started with the Mountain West conference hoping to secure a third NCAA Tournament bid. Utah and BYU were locks, but there were a few teams that still had a shot at the elusive third bid. Would UNLV […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Tie At The Top Congrats to both Utah and BYU for capturing the conference title with an 11-3 record, three games ahead of their closest competitor. Of course, the Utes can crow a little more about it since they swept the Cougars this […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Two Steps Forward, One Step Back League leading Utah had the conference title within its reach, but ran into the country’s hottest player and now needs to hold serve in the final week of the season. On Monday, archrival and second place BYU came […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Bracket Buster While the mid-major conferences were glowing in their made-for-ESPN special called the Bracket Buster, the Mountain West continued with some exciting conference play. Some of you may wonder why the conference didn’t participate in the inaugural event. […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Where Are We? With a little over half the conference season over, it’s a good time to take a look at how the teams have fared, what they need to do in these last three weeks, and what to expect from each of them. […]