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2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

{{use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

| color = #330066

| color_text = #FFFFFF

| league = NCAA Division I

| sport = Basketball

| logo = Mountain West Conference logo.svg

| pixels = 200px

| caption =

| duration = November 6th 2023 - March 17th 2024

| no_of_teams = 11

| attendance =

| TV = AltitudeTV, Altitude2, ATTSN CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+, Cowboy Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN+, ESPN3, Evoca, FloSports, FOX, Fox Sports 1, NBCSBA NSN, Stadium/MWN, Pac-12 Network, SECN, WCC Network, YouTube, YurView

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Utah State

| season_champ_name =

| MVP = Great Osobor, Utah State

| MVP_link = Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

| top_scorer =

| finals = Mountain West tournament

| finals_link = 2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

| finals_champ = New Mexico

| finals_runner-up = San Diego State

| finals_MVP = Jaelen House, New Mexico

| finals_MVP_link = Most Outstanding Player

| finals_mvp_name = Tournament MVP

| seasonslist = List of Mountain West men's basketball seasons

| seasonslistnames = Mountain West men's basketball

| prevseason_link = 2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

| prevseason_year = 2022–23

| nextseason_link = 2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

| nextseason_year = 2024–25

}}

{{2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 6, 2022. Conference play will begin in December 2023.

The Mountain West tournament will take place in March 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pre-season

=Recruiting classes=

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|+ Rankings

! Team

! ESPN{{cite web |title=2023 Team Rankings |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/36229688/2023-men-college-basketball-recruiting-class-rankings-top-25}}

! Rivals{{cite web |title=2023 Team Rankings |url=https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2023/all-teams/Basketball}}

!On3 Recruits{{cite web |title=2023 Consensus Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings |url=https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/industry-team/basketball/2023/}}

!247 Sports{{cite web |title=2023 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings |url=https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Basketball/CompositeTeamRankings/}}

!Signees

style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=90|Air Force || — || ― || No. 127 || ― || ―
style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State || ― || ― || No. 105 || No. 90 || 3
style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State || ― || ― || No. 146 || No. 125 || 2
style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State || ― || ― || ― || ― || ―
style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada || ― || ― || No. 83 || No. 56 || 3
style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico || ― || ― || No. 39 || No. 41 || 2
style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=75|San Diego State || ― || ― || No. 98 || No. 83 || 3
style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=75|San Jose State || ― || ― || No. 130 || ― || ―
style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV || ― || ― || No. 50 || No. 68 || 4
style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State || ― || ― || No. 132 || No. 125 || 3
style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming || ― || No. 58 || No. 97 || No. 125 || 4

=Preseason watchlists=

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

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|Player

|Wooden {{cite web |title=2023 John R. Wooden Award Watch List |url=https://www.woodenaward.com/john_r_wooden_award_presented_by_principal_announces_2023_24_preseason_top_50_watch_list}}

|Naismith {{cite web |title=2023-24 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Watch List |url=https://naismithtrophy.com/2023-24-jersey-mikes-naismith-mens-player-of-the-year-watchlist/}}

|Cousy {{cite web |title=The Bob Cousy Award Watch List |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/cousy.php|website=hoophallawards.com}}

|West {{cite web |title=The Jerry West Award Watch List |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/west.php}}

|Erving {{cite web |title=The Julius Erving Award Watch List |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/erving.php}}

|Malone{{cite web |title=The Karl Malone Award Watch List |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/malone.php}}

|Abdul-Jabbar {{cite web |title=The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/kareem.php}}

|Olson{{cite web |title=The Lute Olson Award Watch List |url= https://www.collegeinsider.com/2023/LUTE_OLSON_WATCH_LIST.pdf}}

Isaiah Stevens

|{{y}}

|{{y}}

|{{y}}

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=Preseason All-American teams=

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! Player

! The Athletic{{cite web |title=Men's college basketball pre-season All-Americans: Tshiebwe, Timme lead The Athletic’s list|url=https://theathletic.com/3725757/2022/10/25/college-basketball-all-americans/|author=Tucker, Kyle|date=October 25, 2022|work=The Athletic}}

! Blue Ribbon Sports{{cite web |title=2022 to 2023 Basketball Yearbook |url=https://blueribbonyearbook.com/products/2022-to-2023-basketball-yearbook-spiral-bound}}

! CBS{{Cite web|title=2022-23 CBS Sports Preseason All-America teams: College basketball's best and most talented players|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2022-23-cbs-sports-preseason-all-america-teams-college-basketballs-best-and-most-talented-players/|last1=Parrish|first1=Gary|last2=Norlander|first2=Matt|last3=Cobb|first3=David|last4=Boone|first4=Kyle|date=October 20, 2021|work=CBS Sports}}

! College Hoops Today{{cite web |title=Preseason All-Americans for the 2022-23 season |url=https://collegehoopstoday.com/index.php/rothstein-files/preseason-all-americans-for-the-2022-23-season/}}

=Preseason polls=

{{main|2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season#Pre-season polls}}

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!247 Sports{{Cite web |title=College basketball: 247Sports releases preseason Top 25 rankings for 2022-23 |url=https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-basketball-247Sports-releases-preseason-Top-25-rankings-for-2022-23-195133237/|author1=Flaherty, Kevin|author2=Trotter, Isaac|date=October 10, 2022|work=247 Sports}}

! AP{{cite web |title=North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball |url=https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll}}

! Blue Ribbon{{Cite web |title=Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Preseason Top 25 |url=https://blueribbon.substack.com/p/blue-ribbon-college-basketball-yearbook-e14|author=Dortch, Chris|date=September 1, 2022|work=Blue Ribbon Reports}}

! CBS Sports{{Cite web |title=College basketball rankings: Virginia joins preseason Top 25 And 1, ready to contend for ACC title |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-virginia-joins-preseason-top-25-and-1-ready-to-contend-for-acc-title/|date=September 30, 2022|author=Parrish, Gary|work=CBS Sports}}

! Coaches{{cite web |title=USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/polls/coaches-poll/}}

! ESPN{{Cite web |title=Is North Carolina still the favorite in the final 2022-23 Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings? |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/earlytop25100622/way-too-early-top-25-men-college-basketball-rankings-2022-23-north-carolina-no-1|website=ESPN.com|author=Borzello, Jeff|date=October 6, 2022}}

! KenPom{{Cite web |title=2023 Pomeroy Ratings |url=https://kenpom.com/}}

! Lindy's
Sports

! NCAA Sports{{Cite web |title=North Carolina is No. 1 in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2022-09-26/college-basketball-rankings-north-carolina-no-1-andy-katzs-power-36|author=Katz, Andy|date=October 6, 2022|website=ncaa.com}}

! Sports
Illustrated{{Cite web |title=Top 25 Reset: How Transfers, Draft Decisions Changed Our Men’s 2022–23 Rankings |url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/18/ncaa-basketball-rankings-top-25-reset|author=Sweeney, Kevin|date=June 18, 2022|work=Sports Illustrated}}

style="text-align:center;"

! style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=90|Air Force

!–

–––––No. 157–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

!–

–––––No. 63–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

!–

–––––No. 74–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

!–

–––––No. 100–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

!–

–––––No. 67–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

!–

–––––No. 46–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=105|San Diego State

!No. 20

No. 17–No. 13No. 15No. 18No. 29–

!No. 15

No. 25
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! style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=75|San Jose State

!–

–––––No. 171–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

!–

–––––No. 77–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

!–

–––––No. 239–

!–

–
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

!–

–––––No. 214–

!–

–

=Mountain West Media days=

The Mountain West will conduct its 2023 Mountain West media days on October 12, 2023.{{Cite web |title=2023 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Media Day Recap|url=https://www.mwcconnection.com/mountain-west-basketball/2023/10/12/23915210/2023-mountain-west-mens-basketball-media-day-recap|date=October 12, 2023|website=mwcconnection.com}}

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

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|+Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

Place

! Team

! Points

! First place votes

1.! style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=105|San Diego State333125
2.! style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State2994
3.! style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico2781
4.! style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada2401
5.! style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=85|Colorado State218--
6.! style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV199--
7.! style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=75|San Jose State124--
8.! style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State115--
9.! style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State105--
10.! style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming74--
11.! style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force61--

Source:{{cite web |title=San Diego State Selected Mountain West Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite|url=https://www.mwcconnection.com/mountain-west-basketball/2023/10/12/23915210/2023-mountain-west-mens-basketball-media-day-recap|date=October 12, 2023|website=mwcconnection.com}}

=Mountain West Preseason All-Conference=

;First Team

{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwcconnection.com/mountain-west-basketball/2023/10/12/23915210/2023-mountain-west-mens-basketball-media-day-recap|title=Mountain West Announces 2023-24 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team|website=|date=October 12, 2022}}

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!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Yr.

! Ht.

! Hometown (Last School)

Jaelen House! style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=100|New MexicoG5th6−0, 170Phoenix, AZ (Arizona State)
Jamal Mashburn Jr.style="{{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}" width="100" ! |New MexicoGSr.6−2, 195Miami, FL (Brewster Academy)
Isaiah Stevensstyle="{{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}" width="105" ! |Colorado StateG5th6−0, 185Allen, TX (Allen HS)
Lamont Butlerstyle="{{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}" width="105" ! |San Diego StateGSr.6−2, 205Moreno Valley, CA (Riverside Poly High)
Tyson Degenhardstyle="{{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}}" width="105" ! |Boise StateFJr.6−8, 235Spokane, WA (Mt. Spokane HS)

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| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" | 2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards

style="text-align:right;" | Award

! style="text-align:left;" | Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;" | Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State

style="text-align:right;" | Newcomer of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Reese Waters, San Diego State

style="text-align:right;" | Freshman of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Dedan Thomas, UNLV

=Midseason watchlists=

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

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|Player

|Wooden{{cite web |title=JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2022-23 MIDSEASON TOP 25 WATCH LIST |url=https://www.woodenaward.com/john_r_wooden_award_presented_by_wendy_s_announces_2022_23_midseason_top_25_watch_list}}

|Naismith

|Robertson

|Cousy

|West

|Erving

|Malone

|Abdul-Jabbar

|Olson

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|

|

=Final watchlists=

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

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|Wooden

|Naismith

|Robertson

|Cousy

|West

|Erving

|Malone

|Abdul-Jabbar

|Olson

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|

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Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. All regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX, FS1, CBS Sports, AltitudeTV, AT&T Sports Network, Cowboy Sports Network, Evoca, FloSports, NBC Bay Area, Nevada Sports Network, Mountain West Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, WCC Network, YouTube Live and YurView

=Early season tournaments=

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! Team

! Tournament

! Finish

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

| –

| –

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

| ESPN Events Invitational

| 6th

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

| Hall of Fame Classic

| 1st

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

| Cancún Challenge

| 2nd

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

| Diamond Head Classic

| 1st

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! style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

| –

| –

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! style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

| Continental Tire Main Event

| 1st

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! style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

| Paradise Jam

| 5th

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! style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

| Sunshine Slam

| 4th

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

| Cayman Islands Classic

| 1st

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! style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

| Myrtle Beach Invitational

| 5th

=Records against other conferences=

Records against non-conference foes for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

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{{col-2}}

Regular season

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!Power Conferences

!Record

ACC

|align=center| 2–3

Big East

|align=center| 2–1

Big Ten

|align=center| 0–0

Big 12

|align=center| 1–5

Pac-12

|align=center| 6–1

SEC

|align=center| 0–0

Power Conferences Total

! 10–10

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Other NCAA Division I Conferences

!Record

American

|align=center| 3–0

America East

|align=center| 0–0

A-10

|align=center| 2–2

ASUN

|align=center| 1–0

Big Sky

|align=center| 5–7

Big South

|align=center| 0–0

Big West

|align=center| 13–2

CAA

|align=center| 4–1

C-USA

|align=center| 5–1

Horizon

|align=center| 1–0

Ivy League

|align=center| 0–0

MAAC

|align=center| 0–0

MAC

|align=center| 3–1

MEAC

|align=center| 2–0

MVC

|align=center| 0–2

NEC

|align=center| 1–0

OVC

|align=center| 1–0

Patriot League

|align=center| 0–0

SoCon

|align=center| 3–0

Southland

|align=center| 2–0

SWAC

|align=center| 1–1

The Summit

|align=center| 6–1

Sun Belt

|align=center| 1–1

WAC

|align=center| 5–3

WCC

|align=center| 18–6

Other Division I Total

! 77–28

Division II NAIA Total

! 16–0

NCAA Division I Total

! 104–38

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Postseason

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!Power Conferences

!Record

ACC

|align=center| 0–0

Big East

|align=center| 0–0

Big Ten

|align=center| 0–0

Big 12

|align=center| 0–0

Pac-12

|align=center| 0–0

SEC

|align=center| 0–0

Power Conferences Total

! 0–0

colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences

!Record

American

|align=center| 0–0

America East

|align=center| 0–0

A-10

|align=center| 0–0

ASUN

|align=center| 0–0

Big Sky

|align=center| 0–0

Big South

|align=center| 0–0

Big West

|align=center| 0–0

CAA

|align=center| 0–0

C-USA

|align=center| 0–0

Horizon

|align=center| 0–0

Ivy League

|align=center| 0–0

MAAC

|align=center| 0–0

MAC

|align=center| 0–0

MEAC

|align=center| 0–0

MVC

|align=center| 0–0

NEC

|align=center| 0–0

OVC

|align=center| 0–0

Patriot League

|align=center| 0–0

SoCon

|align=center| 0–0

Southland

|align=center| 0–0

SWAC

|align=center| 0–0

The Summit

|align=center| 0–0

Sun Belt

|align=center| 0–0

WAC

|align=center| 0–0

WCC

|align=center| 0–0

Other Division I Total

! 0–0

NCAA Division I Total

! 0–0

{{col-end}}

=Record against ranked non-conference opponents=

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

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! Date !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Significance !! Score !! Conference record

style="background:#FFE6E6;"

|Nov. 9

New MexicoNo. 24 Saint Mary'sUniversity Credit Union Pavilion ● Moraga, CA−58−720−1
style="background:#FFE6E6;"

|Nov. 22

|No. 22 James Madison

Fresno State†Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancun, MexicoCancun Challenge Championship64−950−2
style="background:#D8FFEB;"

|Nov. 23

| No. 8 Creighton

Colorado State†T-Mobile Center ● Kansas City, MOHall of Fame Classic69−481−2
style="background:#FFE6E6;"

|Nov. 26

| Wyoming

No. 15 TexasMoody Center ● Austin, TX−63−861−3
style="background:#FFE6E6;"

|Dec. 1

| No.19 BYU

Fresno State†Delta Center ● Salt Lake City, UT−56−851−4
style="background:#D8FFEB;"

|Dec. 13

| No. 8 Creighton

UNLV†Dollar Loan Center ● Henderson, NVJack Jones Classic79−642−4
style="background:#D8FFEB;"

|Dec. 26

| San Diego State

No. 13 GonzagaMcCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA−84−743−4
style="background:#FFE6E6;"

|Dec. 30

| Wyoming

No. 14 BYUMarriott Center ● Prove, UT−68−943−5

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes neutral site game

=Conference schedule=

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

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! colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width=110| 

! style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

! style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

! style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

! style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

! style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

! style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

! style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

! style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

! style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

! style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

! style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Air Force

| –

0–01–01–01–01–00–01–00–11–00–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Boise State

| 0–0

–0–10–10–10–00–10–11–01–00–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Colorado State

| 0–1

1–0–0–01–00–10–00–00–11–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Fresno State

| 0–1

1–00–0–1–00–01–00–10–01–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Nevada

| 0–1

1–00–10–1–6–01–00–00–00–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. New Mexico

| 0–1

0–01–00–00–4–0–10–11–00–10–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. San Diego State

| 0–0

1–00–00–10–11–0–0–10–10–00–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. San Jose State

| 0–1

1–00–01–00–01–01–0–1–00–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. UNLV

| 1–0

0–11–00–00–00–11–00–1–1–00–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Utah State

| 0–1

0–10–10–10–01–00–00–00–1–0–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Wyoming

| 0–0

0–00–10–10–11–01–00–10–01–0–
style="text-align:center;"

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!Total

! 1–6 !! 5–2 !! 3–4 !! 2–5 !! 3–4 !! 6–2 !! 5–2 !! 1–6 !! 3–4 !! 6–1 !! 4–3

=Points scored=

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!scope="col"|Team

!scope="col"|For

!scope="col"|Against

!scope="col"|Difference

style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

| 1,239

| 1,226

| 13

style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

| 1,396

| 1,238

| 158

style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

| 1,469

| 1,253

| 216

style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

| 1,314

| 1,389

| -75

style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

| 1,539

| 1,309

| 230

style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

| 1,684

| 1,389

| 295

style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

| 1,525

| 1,335

| 190

style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

| 1,431

| 1,405

| 26

style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

| 1,361

| 1,281

| 80

style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

| 1,561

| 1,292

| 269

style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

| 1,398

| 1,423

| -25

Through January 24, 2024{{Cite web |title=Sortable Team Stats |url=https://storage.googleapis.com/themw-com/2024/01/7bd0147c-mw-mbb-stats.pdf |access-date=November 7, 2022}}

=Rankings=

{{See also|2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}

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| style="background:#d8ffeb; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | 

| rowspan="5" | 

|Improvement in ranking

style="background:#ffe6e6; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | 

|Drop in ranking

align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |RV

|Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25

align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |NV

|No votes received

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

! Team !! Poll !! Pre !! Wk
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!Wk
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rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

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| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

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| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

|NV

|NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 20

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 13

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 17

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 16

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 15

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 13

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 17

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 24

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 22

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 21

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 12

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 18

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 17

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 14

| style="background:#FFF;" | 14

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 23

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 25

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 24

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

|NV

|NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" |NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" |NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 25

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 19

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 25

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 25

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 20

| style="background:#FFF;" | 20

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 25

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | 17

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb | 25

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 20

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 21

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" |RV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 15

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#FFF;" | 24

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#FFF;" | 19

| style="background:#FFF;" | 19

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 20

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 18

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 17

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 22

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 22

| style="background:#FFF;" | 22

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 18

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 20

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 17

| style="background:#FFF;" | 17

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | 21

| style="background:#ffe6e6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" | 23

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" |22

| style="background:#d8ffeb;" |18

| style="background:#FFF;" |

rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background: gray;" |

| style="background: gray;" |

C

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" | NV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

Head coaches

=Coaching changes=

=Coaches=

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Mountain West records are from time at current school.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"

! width="110" | Team

! Head coach

! Previous job

! Seasons at school

! Record at school

! Mountain West record

! Mountain West titles

! NCAA tournaments

! NCAA Final Fours

! NCAA Championships

style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

| Joe Scott

| Denver

| 8th

| 81–121 ({{Winning percentage|81|121}})

| 33–78 ({{Winning percentage|33|78}})

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=95|Boise State

| Leon Rice

| Gonzaga (assistant)

| 14th

| 268–155 ({{Winning percentage|268|155}})

| 141–87 ({{Winning percentage|141|87}})

| 2

| 4

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=105|Colorado State

| Niko Medved

| Drake

| 6th

| 91–64 ({{Winning percentage|91|64}})

| 50–38 ({{Winning percentage|50|38}})

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

| Justin Hutson

| San Diego State (assistant)

| 6th

| 80–73 ({{Winning percentage|80|73}})

| 43–48 ({{Winning percentage|43|48}})

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

| Steve Alford

| UCLA

| 5th

| 70–51 ({{Winning percentage|70|51}})

| 40–31 ({{Winning percentage|40|31}})

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

| Richard Pitino

| Minnesota

| 3rd

| 34–31 ({{Winning percentage|34|31}})

| 13–22 ({{Winning percentage|13|22}})

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

| Brian Dutcher

| San Diego State (associate HC)

| 7th

| 147–46 ({{Winning percentage|147|46}})

| 81–25 ({{Winning percentage|81|25}})

| 3

| 4

| 1

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

| Tim Miles

| Nebraska

| 3rd

| 29–37 ({{Winning percentage|29|37}})

| 11–25 ({{Winning percentage|11|25}})

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

| Kevin Kruger

| UNLV (assistant)

| 3rd

| 37–27 ({{Winning percentage|37|27}})

| 17–19 ({{Winning percentage|17|19}})

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

| Danny Sprinkle

| Montana State

| 1st

| 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}})

| 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}})

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

| Jeff Linder

| Northern Colorado

| 4th

| 48–42 ({{Winning percentage|48|42}})

| 24–28 ({{Winning percentage|24|28}})

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

Notes:

  • Mountain West records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

Postseason

=Mountain West tournament=

{{main|2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament}}

The conference tournament will be played in March 13−16, 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. The top five teams will have a bye on the first day. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

{{#section-h:2024 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament|bracket}}

=NCAA tournament=

{{main|2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament}}

Four teams were selected to participate:

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:100%;"
Seed

! Region

! School

! First Four

! 1st round

! 2nd round

! Sweet 16

! Elite Eight

! Final Four

! Championship

5

|East

|San Diego State

| style="background:#FFF;"|–

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| W vs. (12) UAB, 69–65

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| W vs. (13) Yale, 85–57

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (1) UConn, 52–82

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=3 | {{center|DNP}}

10

|West

|Nevada

| style="background:#FFF;"|–

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (7) Dayton, 60–63

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=5 | {{center|DNP}}

11

|West

|New Mexico

| style="background:#FFF;"|–

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (6) Clemson, 56–77

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=5 | {{center|DNP}}

10

|South

|Boise State

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (10) Colorado, 53–60

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=6 | {{center|DNP}}

8

|Midwest

|Utah State

| style="background:#FFF;"|–

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| W vs. (9) TCU, 88–72

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (1) Purdue, 67–106

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=4 | {{center|DNP}}

10

|Midwest

|Colorado State

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| W vs. (10) Virginia, 67–42

| style="background:#ffdddd;"| L vs. (7) Texas, 44–56

| style="background:#ddd;" colspan=5 | {{center|DNP}}

class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center; background:#EAECF0;"BidsW-L (%):{{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}}{{Winning percentage|2|3|record=y}}{{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}}{{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}}{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}TOTAL: {{Winning percentage|4|6|record=y}}

= National Invitation Tournament =

One team was selected to participate:

{{Main|2024 National Invitation Tournament}}

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:100%;"

! Seed

! Bracket

! School

! First round

! Second round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifinals

! Finals

align="center" |–

| Seton Hall

| UNLV

| style="background:#ddffdd;"|W vs. (2) Princeton, 77–84

| style="background:#ddffdd;"|W vs. Boston College, 79–70

| style="background:#FFF;"|vs. (1) Seton Hall

| –

| –

!

!W–L (%):

!{{Winning percentage|1|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|1|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}

!Total: {{Winning percentage|2|0|record=y}}

Awards and honors

=Players of the Week =

Throughout the regular season, the Mountain West offices honored two players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.{{cite web |title=Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week |url=https://themw.com/mountain-west-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week/}}

class=wikitable

!Week

!Player of the week

!School

!Freshman of the week

!School

Nov 13{{Cite web |title=MW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week – 11/13/23 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/11/13/mw-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-11-13-23/}}

|Kenan Blackshear

| style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}}|Nevada

|Cam Manyawu

| style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}}|Wyoming

Nov 20{{Cite web |title=MW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week – 11/20/23 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/11/20/mw-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-11-20-23/}}

|Jaedon LeDee

| style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}|San Diego State

|JT Toppin

| style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Nov 27{{Cite web |title=Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week - Nov. 27 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/11/27/mountain-west-mens-basketball-player-of-the-week-nov-27-2/}}

|Isaiah Stevens

| style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}|Colorado State

|JT Toppin (2)

| style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Dec 4{{Cite web |title=Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week - Dec. 4 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/12/04/mountain-west-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-dec-4/}}

|Isaiah Stevens (2)

| style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}|Colorado State

|Tru Washington

| style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Dec 11{{Cite web |title=MW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week – 12/11/23 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/12/11/mw-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-12-11-23/}}

|Donovan Dent

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

|JT Toppin (3)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Dec 18{{Cite web |title=MW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week – 12/18/23 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/12/18/mw-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-12-18-23/}}

|Ian Martinez

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

|Dedan Thomas Jr.

| style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}}|UNLV

Dec 26{{Cite web |title=MW Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Dec. 27 |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/12/27/mw-mens-basketball-weekly-release-dec-27/}}

|Jarod Lucas

|style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}}|Nevada

|JT Toppin (4)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Jan 2{{Cite web |title=MW Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Jan. 2 |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/01/02/mw-mens-basketball-weekly-release-jan-2/}}

|Reese Waters

|style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}|San Diego State

|No Selection

|–

Jan 8{{Cite web |title=MW Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Jan. 8 |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/01/08/mw-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-jan-8/}}

|Great Osobor

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

|Mason Falslev

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

Jan 15

|Great Osobor (2)

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

|JT Toppin (5)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Jan 22{{cite web |title=MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/01/22/mountain-west-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-jan-22/}}

|Sam Griffin

|style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}}|Wyoming

|JT Toppin (6)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Jan 29{{Cite web |title=Mountain West Men's Basketball Players of the Week - Jan. 29 |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/01/29/mountain-west-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week-jan-29/}}

|Jaelen House

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

|JT Toppin (7)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Feb 5

|Max Rice

|style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}}|Boise State

|Dedan Thomas Jr. (2)

|style="{{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}}" |UNLV

Feb 12

|Nick Davidson

|style="{{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}}" |Nevada

|Dedan Thomas Jr. (3)

|style="{{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}}" |UNLV

Feb 19

|Jaedon LeDee (2)

|style="{{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}" |San Diego State

|JT Toppin (8)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

Feb 26

|Darius Brown II

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

|Mason Falslev (2)

|style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

Mar 4

|Jarod Lucas (2)

|style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}}|Nevada

|JT Toppin (9)

|style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}|New Mexico

== Totals per school ==

class=wikitable

!School

!Total

style="{{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}}" |New Mexico

| align="center" |13

style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}|Utah State

| align=center|6

style="{{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}}" |Nevada

| align="center" |4

style="{{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}" |San Diego State

| align="center" |3

style="{{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}}" |UNLV

| align="center" |3

style="{{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}" |Colorado State

| align="center" |2

style="{{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}}" |Wyoming

| align="center" |2

style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}|Air Force

| align=center|0

style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}}|Boise State

| align=center|1

style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}}|San Jose State

| align=center|0

style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}}|Fresno State

| align=center|0

=All-Americans=

{{main|2024 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans}}

=All-District=

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Mountain West to their All-District Teams:

;District VIII

All-District Team

;District IX

Player of the Year

All-District Team

===Mountain West season awards===

The Mountain West presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" | 2024 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards{{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

style="text-align:right;" | Award

! style="text-align:left;" | Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;" | Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Great Osobor, Utah State

style="text-align:right;" | Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Danny Sprinkle, Utah State

style="text-align:right;" | Newcomer of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Great Osobor, Utah State

style="text-align:right;" | Defensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Lamont Butler, San Diego State

style="text-align:right;" | Sixth Man of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Mustapha Amzil, New Mexico
Josh Uduje, Utah State

style="text-align:right;" | Freshman of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | JT Toppin, New Mexico
Dedan Thomas Jr., UNLV

style="text-align:right;" |Scholar-Athlete of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" |

==All-MWC==

{{further|List of All-Mountain West Conference men's basketball teams}}

;First Team {{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Yr.

! Ht.

! Hometown (Last School)

Tyson Degenhart ††Boise StateFJr.
Isaiah Stevens ††Colorado StateGGr.
Jaedon LeDeeSan Diego StateFSr.
Darius Brown IIUtah StateGGr.
Great Osobor ‡Utah StateWJr.

  • ‡ Mountain West Player of the Year
  • ††† three-time All-Mountain West First Team honoree
  • †† two-time All-Mountain West First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Mountain West honoree

;Second Team {{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Yr.

! Ht.

! Hometown (Last School)

O'Mar StanleyBoise StateFJr.
Kenan BlackshearNevadaGGr.
Jarod LucasNevadaGGr.
Donovan DentNew MexicoGSo.
JT ToppinNew MexicoFFr.
Dedan Thomas Jr.UNLVGFr.

;Third Team {{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Yr.

! Ht.

! Hometown (Last School)

Nique CliffordColorado StateGSr.
Nick DavidsonNevadaFSo.
Jaelen HouseNew MexicoGGr.
Keylan BooneUNLVFSr.

;Honorable Mention {{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

;Chibuzo Agbo, Sr., G, Boise State
Max Rice, Sr., G, Boise State
Lamont Butler, Sr., G San Diego State
MJ Amey, Jr., G, San José State
Kalib Boone, Sr., F, UNLV
Ian Martinez, Sr., G, Utah State
Sam Griffin, Sr., G, Wyoming

==All-Freshman Team==

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Ht.

† Mountain West Player of the Year

‡ Mountain West Freshman of the Year

;Honorable Mention

====All-Defensive Team====

{{cite web |title=Mountain West Reveals 2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/03/12/mountain-west-reveals-2023-24-mens-basketball-all-conference-teams/ |website=Mountain West |publisher=Mountain West |access-date=12 March 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Yr.

! Ht.

Tré ColemanNevadaFSr.
Jaelen HouseNew MexicoGGr.
Lamont Butler ‡San Diego StateGSr.
Luis RodriguezUNLVGSr.
Darius Brown IIUtah StateGGr.

  • † Mountain West Player of the Year
  • ‡ Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year
  • †† two-time Mountain West All-Defensive Team honoree

;Honorable Mention

==Scholar Athlete of the year==

class="wikitable"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Ht., Wt.

!GPA

!Major

== All-Mountain West tournament team ==

=National awards=

2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:{{cite web |title=Individual Leaders |url=https://themw.com/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2022}}

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Scoring leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|PTS|PPG}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-break|gap=30px}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Rebound leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|REB|RPG}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-break|gap=30px}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|FG|FGA|PCT}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Assist leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|AST|APG}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-break|gap=45px}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Block leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|BLK|BPG}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-break|gap=45px}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Free throw leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|FT|FTA|PCT}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Steal leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|STL|SPG}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-break|gap=40px}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Three point leaders

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mountain West Conference|color=white|Rk|Player|3P|3PA|%}}
1
2
3
4
5

{{col-end}}

[[2024 NBA draft]]

class="wikitable" width="45%"

! Round

! Pick

! Player

! Position

! Nationality

! Team

! School/club team

align=center| −

|align=center| −

|

| align=center|

|

| −

|

Home game attendance

class="wikitable"
Attendance

!Team

!Stadium

!Capacity

!Game 1

!Game 2

!Game 3

!Game 4

!Game 5

!Game 6

!Game 7

!Game 8

!Game 9

!Game 10

!Game 11

!Game 12

!Game 13

!Game 14

!Game 15

!Game 16

!Game 17

!Game 18

!Game 19

!Total

!Average

!% of Capacity

style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}} width=75|Air Force

|Clune Arena

|6,002

|1,417

|1,209

|1,411

|1,466

|1,048

|2,377

|1,827

|945

|7,645†

|2,785

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|22,130

|2,213

|36.87%

style={{NCAA color cell|Boise State Broncos}} width=90|Boise State

|ExtraMile Arena

|12,644

|9,501

|10,520

|9,865

|8,960

|8,471

|9,178

|10,764

|12,058†

|9,863

|11,705

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|100,885

|10,089

|79.79%

style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}} width=100|Colorado State

|Moby Arena

|8,745

|4,331

|4,802

|3,830

|8,083†

|7,135

|8,083†

|5,739

|6,852

|5,165

|6,345

|8,083†

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|68,448

|6,223

|71.16%

style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}} width=75|Fresno State

|Save Mart Center

|15,596

|4,419

|2,796

|2,638

|1,109

|3,166

|3,003

|5,083†

|3,146

|3,872

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|29,232

|3,248

|20.82%

style={{NCAA color cell|Nevada Wolf Pack}} width=75|Nevada

|Lawlor Events Center

|12,000

|6,875

|7,131

|7,254

|6,918

|7,851

|7,312

|7,062

|8,913

|7,645

|10,191†

|9,029

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|86,181

|7,835

|65.29%

style={{NCAA color cell|New Mexico Lobos}} width=90|New Mexico

|The Pit

|15,411

|11,106

|10,484

|10,216

|15,435

|10,311

|11,536

|11,962

|12,611

|15,437†

|13,106

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|122,204

|12,220

|79.29%

style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}} width=115|San Diego State

|Viejas Arena

|12,414

|12,414†

|12,414†

|12,240

|12,414†

|11,932

|12,414†

|12,414†

|12,414†

|12,414†

|12,414†

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|123,484

|12,348

|99.46%

style={{NCAA color cell|San Jose State Spartans}} width=115|San Jose State

|Event Center Arena

|5,000

|1,821

|1,484

|1,322

|1,747

|1,701

|2,135

|2,287

|4,299†

|3,118

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|19,914

|2,213

|44.26%

style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Rebels}} width=75|UNLV

|Thomas & Mack Center

|17,923

|5,573

|5,003

|4,702

|5,065

|4,374

|5,760

|5,992

|6,392†

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|42,681

|5,358

|29.89%

style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} width=75|Utah State

|Smith Spectrum

|10,270

|10,270†

|7,112

|7,880

|7,078

|4,950

|6,804

|10,270†

|8,214

|8,851

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|71,429

|7,937

|77.28%

style={{NCAA color cell|Wyoming Cowboys}} width=75|Wyoming

|Arena-Auditorium

|11,612

|3,362

|3,826

|3,272

|3,584

|3,447

|3,368

|3,763

|4,136†

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|28,758

|3,595

|30.95%

Total

| style="background:#666666;" |

| 11,602

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

| style="background:#666666;" |

|style="background:#666666;" |

|715,346

|6,662

|57.42%

Bold – At or exceed capacity

†Season high

References

{{reflist}}

{{Mountain West Conference men's basketball navbox}}

{{2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball conference season navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season}}