Fresno State: Orlando Robinson is gone after an accolade-filled career. Joe’s transfer Taylor Funk helps soften the frontcourt blow with 100 career starts to his name.ħ. Junior guard Steven Ashworth seems primed for a breakout and St. Both all-leaguers have moved on, leaving some question marks in the Aggie rotation. Utah State: After top-3 finishes every year under Craig Smith, Utah State slipped to 7th last season with frontcourt duo Justin Bean and Brandon Horvath carrying Ryan Odom’s Year 1 workload. Transfers Jarod Lucas (Oregon State) and Hunter McIntosh (Elon) will help provide perimeter shooting.Ĩ. Identifying a go-to scorer and running opponents off the perimeter - 333rd, 325th and 336th nationally in opponent 3-point attempt rate under Alford - will go a long way in bouncing back.
Nevada: Steve Alford lost three double-digit-scoring starters in the portal ( Grant Sherfield, Desmond Cambridge, Warren Washington) as Nevada projects to be one of the league’s weaker defensive groups. Losing AJ Walker - the team’s leading scorer the past two seasons - puts further pressure on an already offensively challenged roster.ĩ. In two years under Joe Scott, the Falcons have been unable to take care of the basketball or maximize second-chance opportunities. Air Force: Like SJSU, Air Force raced out to a 7-1 start before the wheels fell off in an 11-win campaign. Omari Moore is the star of the group but he needs help.ġ0. Five Spartans who started at least 10 games last season return, three of whom shot better than 37 percent from 3-point range.
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Losing quality rim-protector Ibrahima Diallo for most of the year hurt but San Jose State’s reluctance to attack offensively - 12th nationally in points off 3-pointers 354th in points off free throws - prevented better offensive flow. San Jose State: SJSU’s season went sideways after a 7-5 start, falling in 18 of its final 19 games. Predicting the next wave of star CBB head coaches Projected order of finishġ1. Projecting most impactful freshmen from 2022 class Let’s check out how one of college basketball’s most exciting conferences looks to shake out this coming season. The March sadness trend has plagued the MWC of late, having gone just 7-22 in the NCAA Tournament over the last 10 years with three straight winless tournaments.Ĭan 2023 finally be the year that the Mountain West turns it around in March? San Diego State should be the consensus favorite and a potential preseason Top 25 team while the likes of defending MWC champ Boise State and 2022 at-larges Wyoming and Colorado State round out the league’s top tier. Can the Mountain West finally put an end to its March demise? San Diego State - and a handful of potential contenders - look to turn regular-season dominance into postseason success.Īfter a breakout regular season that saw six teams finish in the NET top 80, the Mountain West crashed in the NCAA Tournament with an 0-4 record.
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