2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 2019 through March 2020 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, CBSSN, CBS |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | San Diego State |
Tournament | |
Champions | Utah State |
Runners-up | San Diego State |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 San Diego State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December 2019 and concluded in February 2020. This season marked the 20th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.
Preseason
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]On March 15, 2019, UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies was fired after three seasons.[1] On March 27, 2019, South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger was announced as the new head coach of UNLV.[2]
On April 7, 2019, Nevada head coach Eric Musselman resigned after four seasons to become the head coach of Arkansas.[3] On April 11, 2019, former UCLA and New Mexico head coach Steve Alford was announced as the new head coach of Nevada.[4]
Media Day
[edit]The Mountain West Men's Basketball Media Day was held at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada.
Preseason poll
[edit]Utah State received all 17 first-place votes in the conference media poll.[5]
Place | Team | Points |
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1 | Utah State (17) | 187 |
2 | San Diego State | 150 |
3 | New Mexico | 141 |
4 | Nevada | 135 |
5 | Boise State | 128 |
6 | Fresno State | 103 |
7 | UNLV | 89 |
8 | Air Force | 76 |
9 | Colorado State | 59 |
10 | Wyoming | 36 |
11 | San Jose State | 17 |
(first place votes) |
Preseason awards
[edit]Honor | Player | Team |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Sam Merrill | Utah State |
Preseason Newcomer of the Year | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State |
Preseason Freshman of the Year | K.J. Hymes | Nevada |
Preseason All-Conference team
[edit]Position | Player | Class | Team |
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F | Lavelle Scottie | Sr. | Air Force |
G | Derrick Alston Jr. | Jr. | Boise State |
F/C | Nico Carvacho | Sr. | Colorado State |
G | Sam Merrill | Sr. | Utah State |
C | Neemias Queta | So. | Utah State |
Watchlists
[edit]Player | Team | Watchlist(s) |
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Sam Merrill | Utah State | Jerry West Award[6] Naismith College Player of the Year[7] John R. Wooden Award[8] |
Neemias Queta | Utah State | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award[9] John R. Wooden Award[8] |
Nico Carvacho | Colorado State | Kareem Abdul–Jabbar Award[9] |
Regular season
[edit]Conference matrix
[edit]Air Force | Boise St | Colorado St | Fresno St | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego St | San Jose St | UNLV | Utah St | Wyoming | |
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vs. Air Force | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Boise State | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Colorado State | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
vs. Fresno State | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Nevada | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. New Mexico | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
vs. San Diego State | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
vs. San Jose State | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. UNLV | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Utah State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
vs. Wyoming | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Total | 4–10 | 9–6 | 9–5 | 5–10 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 15–0 | 3–11 | 8−6 | 10–5 | 1–13 |
Postseason
[edit]Mountain West tournament
[edit]All-Conference Teams and Awards
[edit]Award | Recipients |
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Player of the Year | Malachi Flynn (San Diego State) |
Coach of the Year | Brian Dutcher (San Diego State) |
Newcomer of the Year | Jalen Harris (Nevada) |
Defensive Player of the Year | Malachi Flynn (San Diego State) |
Sixth Man of the Year | Nisré Zouzoua (Nevada) |
Freshman of the Year | Isaiah Stevens (Colorado State) |
First Team | Malachi Flynn (San Diego State) Jalen Harris (Nevada) Sam Merrill (Utah State) Matt Mitchell (San Diego State) Bryce Hamilton (UNLV) |
Second Team | Yanni Wetzell (San Diego State) Neemias Queta (Utah State) Nico Carvacho (Colorado State) Justinian Jessup (Boise State) Derrick Alston Jr. (Boise State) Jazz Johnson (Nevada) |
Third Team | Justin Bean (Utah State) Lavell Scottie (Air Force) Seneca Knight (San Jose State) Isaiah Stevens (Colorado State) Amauri Hardy (UNLV) |
Honorable Mention | KJ Feagin (San Diego State) Hunter Maldonado (Wyoming) Lindsey Drew (Nevada) Nate Grimes (Fresno State) Orlando Robinson (Fresno State) |
All-Defensive Team | Malachi Flynn (San Diego State) KJ Feagin (San Diego State) Neemias Queta (Utah State) Lindsey Drew (Nevada) Justin Bean (Utah State) |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Mark (March 15, 2019). "Marvin Menzies fired as UNLV basketball coach". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (March 27, 2019). "UNLV hires T.J. Otzelberger as basketball coach". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 7, 2019). "Arkansas hires Nevada's Musselman as coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-UCLA coach Alford hired to lead Nevada". ESPN.com. ESPN. April 11, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Utah State Picked to Win 2019-20 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "The Jerry West Award". hoophallawards.com. Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Merrill Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List". Utah State Communications. Mountain West Conference. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta Named to Wooden Award Watch List". Utah State Athletics. Mountain West Conference. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award". hoophallawards.com. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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