2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season explained

2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 2018
through March 2019
No Of Teams:11
Tv:ESPN, CBSSN, CBS
Season:Regular Season
Season Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:Nevada
Mvp:Sam Merrill
Mvp Link:Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2017–18 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

The 2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marks the 19th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.

Preseason

Coaching changes

On February 26, 2018, Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy resigned after being placed on administrative leave.[1] On March 22, Drake head coach and former CSU assistant coach Niko Medved was hired as the new head coach of Colorado State.[2]

On March 12, 2018, Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry left Fresno State to become head coach at UTEP.[3] He finished at Fresno State with a seven-year record of 126–108. On April 5, it was announced that the school had hired San Diego State assistant coach Justin Hutson as head coach.[4] [5]

On March 11, 2018, Utah State head coach Tim Duryea was fired after three seasons.[6] He finished at Utah State with a three-year record of 47–49. On March 25, reports indicated that the school had hired South Dakota head coach Craig Smith as head coach, which was confirmed the next day.[7] [8]

Conference predictions

Predicted Mountain West results

Source[9]

RankTeam
1.Nevada (18)
2.San Diego State (1)
3.New Mexico
4.Boise State
5.Fresno State
6.UNLV
7.Wyoming
8.Colorado State
9.Utah State
10.Air Force
11.San Jose State
(first place votes)

Preseason Mountain West teams

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearCaleb Martin, Nevada
Preseason Freshman of the YearJordan Brown, Nevada
Preseason All-MWC Team
Jordan Caroline, Nevada
Justin James, Wyoming
Caleb Martin, Nevada
Cody Martin, Nevada
Deshon Taylor, Fresno State
Source

Watchlists

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Air ForceBoise StColorado StFresno StNevadaNew MexicoSan Diego StSan Jose StUNLVUtah StWyoming
BSU CSU FSU NEV NM SDU SJU UNLV USU WASH WYO -->vs. Air Force– 1–12–00–12–01–01–10–21–12–00–2
vs. Boise St1–1– 1–12–02–01–01–10–22–01–00–2
vs. Colorado St0–21–1– 1–12–01–11–00–12–02–01–1
vs. Fresno St1–00–21–1– 2–00–20–20–20–11–10–2
vs. Nevada0–20–20–20–2– 1–11–10–10–21–10–1
vs. New Mexico0–10–11–12–01–1– 1–11–12–02–01–1
vs. San Diego St1–11–10–12–01–11–1– 0–20–21–10–1
vs. San Jose St2–02–01–02–01–01–12–0– 2–02–02–0
vs. UNLV1–10–20–21–02–00–22–00–2– 1–00–2
vs. Utah St0–20–10–21–11–10–21–10–20–1– 0–2
vs. Wyoming2–02–01–12–01–01–11–00–22–02–0–
BSU CSU FSU NEV NM SDU SJU UNLV USU WYO -->
Total8–10 7–11 7–11 13–5 15–3 7–11 11–7 1–17 11–7 15–3 4–14

Postseason

Mountain West tournament

See main article: 2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament.

Notes and References

  1. News: Larry Eustachy steps down at Colorado State after being put on administrative leave. ESPN.com. February 26, 2018. August 11, 2018.
  2. News: Colorado State set to hire Niko Medved as its men's basketball head coach. Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO. Sean. Star. March 22, 2018. August 11, 2018.
  3. News: UTEP hires Fresno State’s Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach. theprospectordaily.com. Adrian. Broaddus. March 12, 2018. March 12, 2018.
  4. News: Fresno State hires SDSU basketball assistant Justin Hutson as head coach. Zeigler. Mark. sandiegouniontribune.com. 2018-04-05. en-US.
  5. News: Fresno State hires San Diego State assistant as men's basketball coach. fresnobee. 2018-04-05. en.
  6. News: Utah State fires head basketball coach Tim Duryea. Dana. Greene. Good4Utah. March 11, 2018. March 14, 2018.
  7. News: Source: Utah State set to hire South Dakota's Craig Smith as new basketball coach. 2018-03-26. en.
  8. News: South Dakota's Craig Smith named men's basketball coach at Utah State. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Mick. Garry. March 26, 2018. March 26, 2018.
  9. News: Roberts. Rachel. The Mountain West preseason basketball poll is out. And Boise State is not happy.. The Idaho Statesman. October 16, 2018. October 16, 2018.

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