| 2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | New Mexico (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Richard Pitino (1st title) |
| MVP | Jaelen House (New Mexico) |
| Television | Stadium/MWN, CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+ |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Utah State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 San Diego State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It is to be held March 13–16, 2024, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
The defending champions from the prior season were the San Diego State Aztecs.
All 11 Mountain West schools will participate in the tournament. Teams are to be seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams will receive byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams will play in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.
- Head-to-head record between the tied teams
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
- Higher NET
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker(s) |
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| 1 | Utah State | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Nevada | 13–5 | 1–0 vs. Utah State |
| 3 | Boise State | 13–5 | 0–2 vs. Utah State |
| 4 | UNLV | 12–6 | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 11–7 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Nevada |
| 7 | Colorado State | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Nevada |
| 8 | Wyoming | 8–10 | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 4–14 | |
| 10 | San Jose State | 2–16 | 2–0 vs. Air Force |
| 11 | Air Force | 2–16 | 0–2 vs. San Jose State |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Wyoming vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 73–77 | MWN | |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 Colorado State vs. No. 10 San Jose State | 72–62 | ||
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 New Mexico vs. No. 11 Air Force | 82–56 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | |||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Utah State vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 87–75 | CBSSN | |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 5 San Diego State | 71–74 | ||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Nevada vs. No. 7 Colorado State | 78–85 | ||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 New Mexico | 66–76 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 Utah State vs. No. 5 San Diego State | 70–86 | CBSSN | |
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 7 Colorado State vs. No. 6 New Mexico | 61–74 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 6 New Mexico | 68–61 | CBS/Paramount+ | |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 13 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 15 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 16 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah State | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wyoming | 73 | 9 | Fresno State | 75 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Fresno State | 77 | 1 | Utah State | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 74* | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nevada | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colorado State | 72 | 7 | Colorado State | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | San Jose State | 62 | 7 | Colorado State | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boise State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico | 82 | 6 | New Mexico | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Air Force | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- "UNLVtickets.com - 2024 Mountain West Basketball Championships".
- "San Diego State Wins Mountain West Tournament Title".
- "2023-2024 MW Basketball Tiebreakers (PDF) - Mountain West Conference".
- "2024 MW Basketball Championships Schedule (PDF) – Mountain West Conference" (PDF).
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