The Mountain West Conference tournament will kick off at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday. Sounds like good news for UNLV, the tournament’s number two seed.
Keep in mind what happened when San Diego hosted the West Coast Conference tournament. And then join us after the jump, as we once again let the numbers do the talking — since, once again, I sure as hell can’t do much of it.
Mountain West Conference Tournament
(all games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada)
First Round — Wednesday, March 12
#8 Wyoming over #9 Colorado State
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 13
#1 BYU over #8 Wyoming
#4 San Diego State over #5 Air Force
#2 UNLV over #7 TCU
#3 New Mexico over #6 Utah
Semifinals — Friday, March 14
#4 San Diego State over #1 Brigham Young
#3 New Mexico over #2 UNLV
Mountain West Conference Finals — Saturday, March 15
#3 New Mexico over #4 San Diego State
PROJECTED MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPION: #3 New Mexico Lobos (earn automatic berth in NCAA tournament)
REGULAR SEASON MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPION: #1 BYU Cougars (earn automatic NIT berth)
KEEP AN EYE ON: #6 Utah Utes
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Marcus Walker (Colorado State), Brandon Ewing (Wyoming), Trent Plaisted (BYU), Wink Adams (UNLV), Lee Cummard (BYU), J.R. Giddens (New Mexico), Lorrenzo Wade (San Diego State), Luke Nevill (Utah), Tim Anderson (Air Force)
matt said
Ha, San Diego State over BYU. I will quote Steve Fisher:
“We’re going to put in a
whole new offense and hopefully that will trick them a little bit.”
So just so everyone is clear, you are predicting a team whose senile head coach is instituting a new offense to beat a BYU team that is in the top 25. Looks like it worked for Steve, he tricked you.
New Mexico has the most to gain in the tourney. UNLV has the most to loose. And no one wants to play against Giddens right now.