Here’s a look at the teams that have won the most Mountain West men’s and women’s basketball tournament titles. The events have been played mostly in Las Vegas.
UNLV Basketball
The trio of Desi-Rae Young, Justice Ethridge and Essence Booker pushed UNLV past San Diego State in the Mountain West semifinals Tuesday.
Clutch free throws kept the UNLV women’s season alive. They will play for the Mountain West tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth Wednesday.
Starting point guard Keshon Gilbert was handed a one-game suspension by the Mountain West, making him unavailable for UNLV when it faces Air Force on Wednesday.
UNLV showed its superior balance, depth and coaching in a victory over Utah State, but the Lady Rebels’ resume isn’t good enough to get an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
Sophomore reserve Nneka Obiazor scored 20 points as UNLV defeated Utah State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
Kathy Olivier sat at a podium at the Thomas Mack Center Tuesday night and delivered an important message. “They have more basketball to play,” the Lady Rebels coach said of her team.
UNLV advanced to meet No. 1 seed UNR by outlasting Air Force 97-90 in overtime of a Mountain West tournament first-round game Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV used a 12-point run in overtime to defeat Air Force 97-90 in the first round of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Madness is truly getting underway in Las Vegas as the Mountain West, Western Athletic and Pac-12 conference tournaments are all starting Wednesday.
The Lady Rebels will meet Fresno State, a team they beat 54-38 last week, at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV will try to win four games in four days in the Mountain West tournament, something that has never happened. The Rebels open play at 4 p.m. Wednesday against San Diego State.
The Rebels are in the market for a new coach, though interim Todd Simon and assistant Stacey Augmon could get a look.
Led by 17 points from McKynzie Fort, eighth-seeded San Diego State came away with a 62-44 victory over Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Monday.
Mountain West presidents switched from an 11 to an eight-team league tournament next year and they failed to inform their head coaches of the move after the coaches voted 11-0 against it.