2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season explained

2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 7th 2022 - March 11th 2023
No Of Teams:11
Tv:AltitudeTV, Altitude2, ATTSN CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+, Cowboy Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN+, ESPN3, Evoca, FloSports, FOX, Fox Sports 1, NBCSBA NSN, Stadium/MWN, Pac-12 Network, SECN, WCC Network, YouTube, YurView
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:San Diego State
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Mvp:Omari Moore
Mvp Link:Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Mountain West tournament
Finals Link:2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:San Diego State
Finals Runner-Up:Utah State
Finals Mvp:Matt Bradley
Finals Mvp Link:Most Outstanding Player
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslist:List of Mountain West men's basketball seasons
Seasonslistnames:Mountain West men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2021–22 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 7, 2022. Conference play will begin in December 2022.

The Mountain West tournament will take place in March 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ESPN[1] ! Rivals[2] !On3 Recruits[3] !247 Sports[4] !Signees
style= width=90Air Force — ― No. 117 ― 3
style= width=90Boise State ― ― No. 82 No. 84 2
style= width=100Colorado State ― ― No. 116 No. 134 2
style= width=75Fresno State ― No. 37 No. 59 No. 85 4
style= width=75Nevada ― ― No. 78 No. 90 3
style= width=90New Mexico ― ― No. 122 No. 52 3
style= width=75San Diego State ― ― No. 64 No. 63 2
style= width=75San Jose State ― ― No. 111 No. 126 4
style= width=75UNLV ― ― No. 221 ― 1
style= width=75Utah State ― ― ― ― ―
style= width=75Wyoming ― No. 51 No. 169 No. 124 3

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerWooden [5] Naismith [6] Cousy [7] West [8] Erving [9] Malone[10] Abdul-Jabbar [11] Olson[12]
Matt Bradley
Graham Ike
GG Jackson
Hunter Maldonado
Isaiah Stevens

Preseason polls

247 Sports[17] AP[18] Blue Ribbon[19] CBS Sports[20] Coaches[21] ESPN[22] KenPom[23] Lindy's
Sports		NCAA Sports[24] Sports
Illustrated[25]
style= width=90Air Force–– – – – – No. 235 – ––
style= width=90Boise State–– – – – – No. 87 – ––
style= width=100Colorado State–– – – – – No. 97 – ––
style= width=75Fresno State–– – – – – No. 107 – ––
style= width=75Nevada–– – – – – No. 132 – ––
style= width=90New Mexico–– – – – – No. 138 – ––
style= width=105San Diego StateNo. 14 No. 19 No. 25 No. 21 No. 20 No. 21 No. 19 –No. 20 No. 14
style= width=75San Jose State–– – – – – No. 236 – ––
style= width=75UNLV–– – – – – No. 118 – ––
style= width=75Utah State–– – – – – No. 68 – ––
style= width=75WyomingRV – – – RV No. 30 No. 64 –No. 25 –

Mountain West Media days

The Mountain West will conduct its 2022 Mountain West media days on October 20, 2022.[26]

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1. ! style= width=105San Diego State 216 16
2. ! style= width=75Wyoming 204 4
3. ! style= width=90Boise State 166 --
4. ! style= width=85Colorado State 156 --
5. ! style= width=90New Mexico 136 --
6. ! style= width=75UNLV 110 --
7. ! style= width=75Fresno State 101 --
8. ! style= width=75Utah State 96 --
9. ! style= width=75Nevada 73 --
10. ! style= width=75San Jose State 35 --
11. ! style= width=75Air Force 27 --

Source:[27]

Mountain West Preseason All-Conference

First Team[28]
NameSchoolPos.Yr. Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Isaiah Stevens ! style= width=100Colorado State G Sr. 6−0, 185 Allen, TX (Allen HS)
Jamal Mashburn Jr. ! style= width=100New Mexico G Jr. 6−2, 195 Miami, FL (Brewster Academy)
! style= width=105San Diego State G JS. 6−4, 220 San Bernardino, CA (Wasatch Academy)
Graham Ike ! style= width=75Wyoming F Jr. 6−9, 225 Aurora, CO (Overland HS)
Hunter Maldonado ! style= width=75Wyoming G Sr. 6−7, 220 Colorado Springs, CO (Vista Ridge HS)
2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearGraham Ike
Newcomer of the YearDarrion Trammell
Freshman of the YearJoseph Hunter

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. All regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX, FS1, CBS Sports, AltitudeTV, AT&T Sports Network, Cowboy Sports Network, Evoca, FloSports, NBC Bay Area, Nevada Sports Network, Mountain West Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, WCC Network, YouTube Live and YurView

Early season tournaments

TeamTournamentFinish
style= width=75Air Force−−
style= width=90Boise StateMyrtle Beach Invitational5th
style= width=100Colorado StateCharleston Classic4th
style= width=75Fresno StateWooden Legacy4th
style= width=75NevadaCayman Islands Classic3rd
style= width=90New Mexico−−
style= width=115San Diego StateMaui Invitational tournament4th
style= width=115San Jose StateNassau Championship5th
style= width=75UNLVSoCal Challenge1st
style= width=75Utah State Diamond Head Classic3rd
style= width=75WyomingParadise Jam tournament4th

Records against other conferences

Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Regular season

Power ConferencesRecord
ACC0–1
Big East0–0
Big Ten2–1
Big 120–1
Pac-125–5
SEC2–3
Power Conferences Total9–11
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
American3–0
America East0–0
A-103–1
ASUN2–0
Big Sky5–4
Big South3–0
Big West11–1
CAA1–2
C-USA2–3
Horizon2–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC1–0
MAC2–1
MEAC2–0
MVC2–1
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland5–2
SWAC6–0
The Summit3–1
Sun Belt5–0
WAC10–1
WCC12–10
Other Division I Total81–28
Division II NAIA Total10–0
NCAA Division I Total99–39

Postseason

Power ConferencesRecord
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Power Conferences Total0–0
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
American0–0
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC0–0
Other Division I Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total0–0

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 15 UNLV − UNLV 60−52 1−0
Nov. 22 No. 14 Arizona No. 17 San Diego State† Arizona 70−87 1−1
Nov. 22 No. 9 Arkansas No. 17 San Diego State† Lahaina Civic Center ● Maui, HI Maui Invitational Arkansas 78−74OT 1−2
Dec. 3 San Jose State No. 3 Arkansas – Arkansas 58−99 1−3

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

Conference schedule

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

  style= width=75Air Forcestyle= width=90Boise Statestyle= width=100Colorado Statestyle= width=75Fresno Statestyle= width=75Nevadastyle= width=90New Mexicostyle= width=115San Diego Statestyle= width=115San Jose Statestyle= width=75UNLVstyle= width=75Utah State style= width=75Wyoming
Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming -->vs. Air Force– 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2
vs. Boise State0–1 – 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Colorado State1–1 2–0 – 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
vs. Fresno State1–1 1–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Nevada0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0
vs. New Mexico1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1
vs. San Diego State0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. San Jose State0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 – 0–2 1–1 0–1
vs. UNLV0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 0–2
vs. Utah State0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 0–2
vs. Wyoming2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 –
Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming -->
Total5–13 13–5 6–12 6–12 12–6 8–10 15–3 10–8 7–11 13–5 4–14

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
style= width=75Air Force2,0722,0684
style= width=90Boise State2,2351,975260
style= width=100Colorado State2,2632,22637
style= width=75Fresno State1,9091,969-60
style= width=75Nevada2,2472,059188
style= width=90New Mexico2,5172,275242
style= width=115San Diego State2,1881,932256
style= width=115San Jose State2,0982,05840
style= width=75UNLV2,2222,084138
style= width=75Utah State 2,4512,170281
style= width=75Wyoming2,0682,147-79
Through March 5, 2023[30]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
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6 		Wk
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17 		Wk
18 		Final
Air ForceAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Boise StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVRVNVRVRVRVRV
CRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVRVNVNVRVRVRV
Colorado StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Fresno StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
NevadaAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVRVRVRVRVRVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVNVRVRVNVRVNV
New MexicoAPNVNVNVRVRVRVRV2221RVRV25RVRVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVRVRVRVRV22RVRVRVRVRVNVNVNVNV
San Diego StateAP1917172422RVRVRVRV23RVRV222521221820
C2019192422RVRVRVRV25RVRVRV2320201920
San Jose StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
UNLVAPNVNVRVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
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Utah State APNVNVRVNV NVRVRVNV NVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVRVRVRVRVNV NVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNV
WyomingAPRVNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
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NVHead coaches

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Mountain West records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolRecord at schoolMountain West recordMountain West titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style= width=75Air ForceJoe ScottDenver3rd16–38 7–30 0000
style= width=95Boise StateLeon RiceGonzaga (assistant)13th244–145 128–83 2300
style= width=105Colorado StateNiko MedvedDrake5th76–45 46–26 0100
style= width=75Fresno StateJustin HutsonSan Diego State (assistant)5th69–53 37–36 0000
style= width=75NevadaSteve AlfordUCLA4th47–39 28–25 0000
style= width=90New MexicoRichard PitinoMinnesota2nd139–19 5–12 0000
style= width=115San Diego StateBrian DutcherSan Diego State (associate HC)6th119–39 66–22 2300
style= width=115San Jose StateNebraska2nd8–23 1–17 0000
style= width=75UNLVKevin KrugerUNLV (assistant)2nd18–14 10–8 0000
style= width=75Utah State Ryan OdomUMBC2nd18–16 8–10 0000
style= width=75WyomingJeff LinderNorthern Colorado3rd39–20 20–14 0100
Notes:

Post season

Mountain West tournament

See main article: 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament.

The conference tournament will be played in March 8−11, 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. The top five teams will have a bye on the first day. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Four teams were selected to participate:

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
5SouthSan Diego Staten/adefeated (12) Charleston 63–57defeated (13) Furman 75–52 defeated (1) Alabama 71–64defeated (6) Creighton 57–56defeated (9E) Florida Atlantic 72–71lost to (4W) UConn 59–76
10SouthUtah Staten/alost to (7) Missouri 65–76
10WestBoise Staten/alost to (7) Northwestern 67–75
11WestNevadalost to (11) Arizona State 73–98
W–L (%): Total:

National Invitation Tournament

One team was selected to participate:

See main article: 2023 National Invitation Tournament.

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the Mountain West offices honored two players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.[31]

WeekPlayer of the weekSchoolFreshman of the weekSchool
Nov 14Darrion Trammellstyle=San Diego StateDarrion Williamsstyle=Nevada
Nov 21EJ Harklessstyle=UNLVDarrion Williams (2)style=Nevada
Nov 28Morris Udezestyle=New MexicoCorbin Greenstyle=Air Force
Dec 5Max Ricestyle=Boise StateDonovan Dentstyle=New Mexico
Dec 12Noah Reynoldsstyle=WyomingRytis Petraitisstyle=Air Force
Dec 19Isaiah Stevensstyle=Colorado StateRytis Petraitis (2)style=Air Force
Dec 26Will Bakerstyle=NevadaRytis Petraitis (3)style=Air Force
Jan 2Matt Bradleystyle=San Diego StateRytis Petraitis (4)style=Air Force
Jan 9EJ Harkless (2)style=UNLVNick Davidsonstyle=Nevada
Jan 16Jaelen Housestyle=New MexicoMarcell McCrearystyle=Air Force
Jan 23Jamal Mashburn Jr.style=New MexicoRytis Petraitis (5)style=Air Force
Jan 30EJ Harkless (3)style=UNLVDarrion Williams (3)style=Nevada
Feb 6Jarod Lucasstyle=NevadaNate Barnhartstyle=Wyoming
Feb 13Matt Bradley (2)style=San Diego StateDarrion Williams (4)style=Nevada
Feb 20Max Shulgastyle=Utah StateRytis Petraitis (6)style=Air Force
Feb 27Omari Moorestyle=San Jose StateDarrion Williams (4)style=Nevada

Totals per school

School Total
style=Air Force8
style=Nevada8
style=New Mexico4
style=San Diego State3
style=UNLV3
style=Wyoming2
style=Boise State1
style=Colorado State1
style=San Jose State1
style=Utah State 1
style=Fresno State0

All-Americans

See main article: 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

All-District

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Mountain West to their All-District Teams:

District VIII

All-District Team

District IXPlayer of the Year

All-District Team

Mountain West season awards

The Mountain West presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.[32]

2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearOmari Moore, San José State
Coach of the YearTim Miles, San José State
Newcomer of the YearJarod Lucas, Nevada
Defensive Player of the YearNathan Mensah, San Diego State
Sixth Man of the YearDan Akin, Utah State
Freshman of the YearDarrion Williams, Nevada
Scholar-Athlete of the Year

All-MWC

First Team
NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Tyson DegenhartBoise StateFSo.
Isaiah StevensColorado StateGSr.
Jamal Mashburn Jr.New MexicoGJr.
Matt BradleySan Diego StateGSr.
Omari MooreSan José StateGSr.
Steven AshworthUtah StateGJr.
Second Team
Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Max RiceBoise StateGSr.
Kenan BlackshearNevadaGSr.
Jarod LucasNevadaGSr.
Jaelen HouseNew MexicoGSr.
EJ HarklessUNLVGSr.
Hunter MaldonadoWyomingGSr.
Third Team
Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Jake HeidbrederAir ForceGSo.
Marcus Shaver Jr.Boise StateFSr.
Will BakerNevadaCJr.
Morris UdezeNew MexicoF5th
Lamont ButlerSan Diego StateGJr.
Nathan MensahSan Diego StateFSr.
Honorable Mention:
  • Isaiah Hill, Sr., G, Fresno State
    Max Shulga, Jr., G, Utah State

    • All-Freshman Team

    † Mountain West Player of the Year‡ Mountain West Freshman of the Year
    Honorable Mention

    All-Defensive Team

    Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht.
    Kenan BlackshearNevadaGSr.
    Tré ColemanNevadaFJr.
    Jaelen HouseNew MexicoGJr.
    Lamont ButlerSan Diego StateGJr.
    Nathan MensahSan Diego StateFJr.
    Honorable Mention

    All-Mountain West tournament team

    National awards

    2022–23 Season statistic leaders

    Source:[33]

    Scoring leaders
    1Jamal Mashburn Jr. 305 17.9
    2Jarod Lucas 300 16.7
    3Eligah Harkless 249 16.6
    4Jaelen House 282 16.6
    5Morris Udeze 272 16.0
    Rebound leaders
    1Josiah Allick 140 8.2
    2Morris Udeze 135 7.9
    3Isaih Moore 126 7.9
    4Sage Tolbert 140 7.8
    5Daniel Akin 125 7.4
    Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)
    1Patrick Cartier 96 147 65.3%
    2Morris Udeze 102 170 60.0%
    3Noah Reynolds 71 131 54.2%
    4Jake Heidbreder 86 173 49.7%
    5Tyson Degenhart 80 172 46.5%
    Assist leaders
    1Jaelen House 86 4.8
    2Kenan Blackshear 86 4.8
    3Pmari Moore 86 4.8
    4Max Shulga 74 4.4
    5Steven Ashworth 72 4.2
    Block leaders
    1Ibrahima Diallo 39 2.2
    2Corbin Green 26 2.0
    3David Muoka 23 1.5
    4Nathan Mensah 24 1.5
    5Lukas Milner 15 0.9
    Free throw leaders
    1Jake Heidbreder 53 60 88.3%
    2Will Baker 49 56 87.5%
    3Jarod Lucas 82 96 85.4%
    4Steven Ashworth 54 65 83.1%
    5Jaelen House 81 98 82.7%
    Steal leaders
    1Jaelen House 81 3.0
    2Keshon Gilbert 34 2.3
    3Luis Rodriguez 34 2.3
    4Marcus Shaver Jr. 24 2.0
    530 1.9
    Three point leaders
    1Steven Ashworth 58 113 51.3%
    2Taylor Funk 43 107 40.2%
    3Jake Heidbreder 43 109 39.4%
    4Jarod Lucas 48 127 37.8%
    5

    Home game attendance

    TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18Game 19Total Average% of Capacity
    style= width=75Air ForceClune Arena6,0021,6251,1311,2761,0221,4901,1961,1768551,1191,0381,704†1,4611,2571,4898431,0681,8998471,61124,1071,26921.13%
    style= width=90Boise StateExtraMile Arena12,6449,7964,1578,5447,5117,1957,2547,7158,11312,0079,6539,01012,02111,0379,82512,208†136,0469,07071.73%
    style= width=100Colorado StateMoby Arena8,7454,4355,0283,7693,8844,3425,4393,5634,2684,1964,0036,0084,6576,0183,5218,083†4,93676,1504,75954.42%
    style= width=75Fresno StateSave Mart Center15,5963,6753,1233,0083,9134,1654,8685,8645,9506,8175,0907,012†7,1375,1075,14570,8745,06232.45%
    style= width=75NevadaLawlor Events Center12,0005,4075,7054,9046,6935,3807,9116,1027,3158,2929,35710,1868,5718,78011,327†105,9307,56663.05%
    style= width=90New MexicoThe Pit15,4118,1819,4669,0338,7158,4348,32910,04914,5349,42515,21515,4249,24911,51914,56615,14315,00911,18515,43112,520†221,42711,65475.62%
    style= width=115San Diego StateViejas Arena12,41411,93412,414†12,414†12,11512,03811,53212,414†12,414†12,18312,414†12,23912,414†12,414†12,414†12,414†12,414†196,18112,26198.77%
    style= width=115San Jose StateEvent Center Arena5,0002,2411,3221,5871,6521,5461,2332,2342,8712,0843,371†2,6092,3892,9172,3212,34732,7242,18243.63%
    style= width=75UNLVThomas & Mack Center17,9235,0394,9315,7324,5894,5496,4466,0937,2495,8025,1024,5398,734†5,7624,7835,8315,74780,3835,74231.99%
    style= width=75Utah State Smith Spectrum10,2707,4306,8756,5495,9806,7776,0477,0006,9337,8907,6118,895†8,8518,7656,9359,1579,963†121,6587,60474.03%
    style= width=75WyomingArena-Auditorium11,6124,4644,4984,7824,4723,9534,6044,8234,3464,1786,968†3,9503,7174,7193,8944,52067,8884,52638.97%
    Total11,6021,133,3686,55156.46%

    Bold – At or exceed capacity
    †Season high

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    9. Web site: The Julius Erving Award Watch List .
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    11. Web site: The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List .
    12. Web site: The Lute Olson Award Watch List .
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    24. Web site: North Carolina is No. 1 in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings . Katz, Andy. October 6, 2022. ncaa.com.
    25. Web site: Top 25 Reset: How Transfers, Draft Decisions Changed Our Men’s 2022–23 Rankings . Sweeney, Kevin. June 18, 2022. Sports Illustrated.
    26. Web site: Mountain West Men’s Basketball Media Days Recap: Day 1 & 2. October 20, 2022. mwcconnection.com.
    27. Web site: San Diego State Selected Mountain West Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite. pac-12.com. October 26, 2022.
    28. Web site: Mountain West Announces 2022-23 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team. themw.com. October 20, 2022.
    29. Web site: JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2022-23 MIDSEASON TOP 25 WATCH LIST .
    30. Web site: Sortable Team Stats. November 7, 2022.
    31. Web site: Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week.
    32. Web site: The Mountain West 2022-23 men’s basketball awards .
    33. Web site: Individual Leaders .

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