Mountain West Conference Finals Preview Preview by Keith Irizarry (4) UNLV vs. (3) Utah It will be Utah and UNLV. Two teams with big names, but whom have had a rough go of it at times this season. This will be the third consecutive trip to the MWC Final for […]

Mountain West Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Keith Irizarry (8) Colorado State 60, (1) Air Force 48 The biggest shocker of the day came as the Cinderella story of the Mountain West just could not find its slipper. Air Force was defeated handily by the Colorado State Rams. The eight […]

Mountain West Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Keith Irizarry (2) BYU vs. (3) Utah The best match up of the semis will be BYU and Utah. If BYU wins, you’d have to believe that on the strength of 10 straight wins, they’d be a lock to get into the NCAA’s, […]

Mountain West Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Keith Irizarry The Mountain West Championships tip off on Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. All four opening games, all on the first day of the tournament: this should make for one exciting day of ball. The […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing The best basketball in the Wild West this year isn’t being played on the Pacific coast, but high up in the mountains. The MWC has a higher RPI than the Pac-10 and will likely send as many or more teams to the NCAA […]

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 […]