Mountain West Notebook by Brad Best The Mountain West Conference men’s basketball teams have collectively hit a bumpy patch in the road that has brought many teams down from their early season peaks and into the valley where pre-season expectations were formed. Take Saturday, December 8 as an example. BYU […]

Mountain West Notebook by Brad Best The Mountain West Conference men’s basketball is off to a solid start in early non-conference play, with a combined record of 36-10. Going into Saturday, five teams were undefeated, but that got trimmed to two teams as BYU, San Diego State and Air Force […]

Mountain West Conference 2007-08 Preview by Brad Best The Mountain West will look a lot like the Wild West as competition for the conference crown is wide open. With many of the proven scorers in the conference gone and with more than half of the teams adjusting to new coaches, […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by Brad Best No matter whom you asked – coaches, players, the media – everyone was saying that the Mountain West Conference would be tougher this season, both in and out of conference. So far, that prediction is proving true, at least in non-conference play. Collectively, […]

Mountain West Conference 2006-07 Preview by Brad Best With most of the top talent returning for another helping of collegiate competition, this looks to be a resurgent year for men’s basketball in the Mountain West Conference. Quality freshman recruits, impressive transfers and upperclassman leadership should add up to some real […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. San Diego State (10-6, 3-1) (LW: 5) Comment: Yes, I know Air Force beat them, but it was by three on the road. This is a different San Diego State team than at the beginning of the season. Last week’s results: Won […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. Air Force (14-1, 2-0) (LW: 2) Comment: When do you think the Zoomies will get the credit they deserve? Last week’s results: Beat BYU 75-59, beat SDSU 65-62. What we liked: On national television, Air Force beat up a pretty good BYU […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Power Poll 1. Colorado State (11-2) Preseason ranking: 9 Best win: 83-82 vs. Colorado. It’s the Buffs’ only loss this season and it’s always nice to beat the in-state rival. Worst loss: 71-67 at Kansas State. The Wildcats are 8-1 right […]

Mountain West Conference 2005-06 Preview by John Eisel Here’s the bad news for Mountain West Conference fans: Most likely, your team is down this year. The good news? So is everybody else. The conference lost two of its best players ever as Utah’s Andrew Bogut and New Mexico’s Danny Granger […]

Mountain West Conference 2004-05 Recap by John Eisel 2005 was the year of the Utah Utes in the Mountain West Conference. After Alex Smith led the football Utes to an undefeated season, a blow out win in a BCS bowl and a No. 4 ranking at the end of the […]