Mountain West men’s basketball preseason poll: How Colorado State, Air Force, Wyoming fared
Oct 17, 2024
The Mountain West on Thursday announced its preseason men’s basketball all-conference teams and the league’s predicted order of finish.
Colorado State fifth-year guard Nique Clifford was one of 10 players voted to the all-conference team. Clifford, who starred at The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs and CU, averaged 12.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Rams in 36 starts last season.
CSU was voted to finish seventh out of the conference’s 11 teams this season, which would land them in the same spot they had last season. Air Force, which did not have any all-Mountain West preseason players, is expected to finish last in the league. Wyoming, also with no all-conference selections, is predicted to finish ninth.
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Boise State, which received 19 of the 26 first-place votes, was voted to finish at the top of the conference, followed by New Mexico, Nevada and San Diego State.
Boise State senior forward Tyson Degenhart was voted the preseason player of the year. San Diego State forward Pharoah Compton earned the preseason freshman of the year award. Nevada fifth-year guard Kobe Sanders was named the preseason newcomer of the year The 6-6 transfer averaged 19.6 points for Cal Poly last season.
All-Mountain West preseason team
Albaro Cardenas, G, Boise State
Tyson Degenhart, F, Boise State
O’Mar Stanley, F, Boise State
Nique Clifford, G, Colorado State
Nick Davidson, F, Nevada
Donovan Dent, G, New Mexico
Nelly Junior Joseph, C, New Mexico
Reese Waters, G, San Diego State
Dedan Thomas Jr., G, UNLV
Ian Martinez, G, Utah State
All-Mountain West predicted order of finish
Boise State (19) — 276
New Mexico (1) — 233
Nevada (1) — 219
San Diego State (2) — 213
UNLV (2) — 178
Utah State (1) — 169
Colorado State — 160
San José State — 88
Wyoming — 67
Fresno State — 62
Air Force — 51
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