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 […]

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 […]