2020–21 Mountain West Conference basketball season explained

2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:11
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp Link:Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslist:List of Mountain West men's basketball seasons
Seasonslistnames:Mountain West men's basketball
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021.

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. San Diego State (14) 211
  2. Boise State (4) 188
  3. Utah State (2) 177
  4. UNLV 160
  5. Colorado State 141
  6. Nevada 114
  7. New Mexico 106
  8. Fresno State 93
  9. Wyoming 59
  10. Air Force 39
  11. San Jose State 32

Honors

Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[2]

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearDerrick Alston Jr., Boise State
Preseason All-Mountain West First TeamDerrick Alston Jr., Boise State
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Matt Mitchell, San Diego State
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV
Neemias Queta, Utah State

Conference matrix

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vs. Air Force– 2−02−02−01−11−12−02−02−02–01−1
vs. Boise State0–2– 1−11−12−00−22−00−20−20–20−2
vs. Colorado State0−21−1– 0−21−00−11−10−20−21–10−2
vs. Fresno State0–21−12−0– 2−00−22−00−21−11−01–1
vs. Nevada1–10−20−10−2– 0−22−00−00−22−02–0
vs. New Mexico1−12−01−02−02−0– 2−01−12−02−02–0
vs. San Diego State0−20−21−10−20−20−2– 0−20−12−00−2
vs. San Jose State0−22−02−02−00−01−12−0– 2−02–00−0
vs. UNLV0−22−02−01−12−00−21−00−2– 1–10−0
vs. Utah State0–22−01−10−10−20−20−20−21−1– 0–1
vs. Wyoming1−12−02−01−10−20−22−00−00−01−0–
Total3−1714−614−49−1010−72−1514−33−138−914−46−9

All-Mountain West awards

Mountain West men's basketball weekly awards

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchool
Nov 30Matt Mitchell, Sr., FSan Diego State
Dec 7Kenny Foster, So., GWyoming
Dec 14Jordan Schakel, Sr., GSan Diego State
Dec 21Desmond Cambridge Jr., Jr., GNevada
Dec 28Derrick Alston Jr., Sr., GBoise State
Jan 5David Roddy, So., G/FColorado State
Jan 11Isaiah Stevens, So., GColorado State
Jan 19Neemias Queta, Jr., CUtah State
Jan 25Marcus Williams, Fr., GWyoming
Feb 1Ralph Agee, Sr., FSan José State
Feb 9Grant Sherfield. So., GNevada
Feb 15Jordan Schakel, Sr., GSan Diego State
Feb 22Derrick Alston Jr., Sr. GBoise State
Mar 2Neemias Queta, Jr., CUtah State
Mar 7
[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://themw.com/news/2020/11/11/san-diego-state-voted-to-win-2020-21-mountain-west-mens-basketball-regular-season-title.aspx "San Diego State Voted to Win 2020-21 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title"
  2. https://themw.com/news/2020/11/11/athlete-awards-mountain-west-announces-2020-21-preseason-mens-basketball-all-conference-team.aspx "Big South Announces 2020-21 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team"
  3. Web site: Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week.

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