# 2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 7, 2022. Conference play will begin in December 2022.
The Mountain West tournament will take place in March 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Pre-season
### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | On3 Recruits | 247 Sports | Signees |
| Air Force | — | ― | No. 117 | ― | 3 |
| Boise State | ― | ― | No. 82 | No. 84 | 2 |
| Colorado State | ― | ― | No. 116 | No. 134 | 2 |
| Fresno State | ― | No. 37 | | No. 85 | 4 |
| Nevada | ― | ― | No. 78 | No. 90 | 3 |
| New Mexico | ― | ― | No. 122 | No. 52 | 3 |
| San Diego State | ― | ― | No. 64 | No. 63 | 2 |
| San Jose State | ― | ― | No. 111 | No. 126 | 4 |
| UNLV | ― | ― | No. 221 | ― | 1 |
| Utah State | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Wyoming | ― | No. 51 | No. 169 | No. 124 | 3 |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Malone | Olson |
| Matt Bradley | Y | Y | | Y | | Y |
| Graham Ike | | Y | | | Y | |
| GG Jackson | | | | | Y | |
| Hunter Maldonado | Y | Y | | | | Y |
| Isaiah Stevens | | | Y | | | |

### Preseason All-American teams

| Player | The Athletic | Blue Ribbon Sports | CBS | College Hoops Today |

### Preseason polls

| | 247 Sports | AP | Blue Ribbon | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | KenPom | Lindy's Sports | NCAA Sports | Sports Illustrated |
| Air Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 235 | – | – | – |
| Boise State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 87 | – | – | – |
| Colorado State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 97 | – | – | – |
| Fresno State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 107 | – | – | – |
| Nevada | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 132 | – | – | – |
| New Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 138 | – | – | – |
| San Diego State | No. 14 | No. 19 | No. 25 | No. 21 | No. 20 | No. 21 | No. 19 | – | No. 20 | No. 14 |
| San Jose State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 236 | – | – | – |
| UNLV | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 118 | – | – | – |
| Utah State | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 68 | – | – | – |
| Wyoming | RV | – | – | – | RV | No. 30 | No. 64 | – | No. 25 | – |

### Mountain West Media days

The Mountain West will conduct its 2022 Mountain West media days on October 20, 2022.
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
* Mountain West Commissioner – Craig Thompson
* Air Force – Joe Scott (HC)
* Boise State – Leon Rice (HC)
* Colorado State – Niko Medved (HC)
* Fresno State – Justin Hutson (HC)
* Nevada – Steve Alford (HC)
* New Mexico – Richard Pitino (HC)
* San Diego State – Brian Dutcher (HC
* San Jose State – Tim Miles (HC)
* UNLV – Kevin Kruger (HC)
* Utah State – Ryan Odom (HC)
* Wyoming – Jeff Linder (HC)
Men's Basketball Preseason Poll :
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
| 1. | San Diego State | 216 | 16 |
| 2. | Wyoming | 204 | 4 |
| 3. | Boise State | 166 | -- |
| 4. | Colorado State | 156 | -- |
| 5. | New Mexico | 136 | -- |
| 6. | UNLV | 110 | -- |
| 7. | Fresno State | 101 | -- |
| 8. | Utah State | 96 | -- |
| 9. | Nevada | 73 | -- |
| 10. | San Jose State | 35 | -- |
| 11. | Air Force | 27 | -- |
Source:

### Mountain West Preseason All-Conference
#### First Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State | G | Sr. | 6−0, 185 | Allen, TX (Allen HS) |
| Jamal Mashburn Jr. | New Mexico | G | Jr. | 6−2, 195 | Miami, FL (Brewster Academy) |
| Matt Bradley | San Diego State | G | JS. | 6−4, 220 | San Bernardino, CA (Wasatch Academy) |
| Graham Ike | Wyoming | F | Jr. | 6−9, 225 | Aurora, CO (Overland HS) |
| Hunter Maldonado | Wyoming | G | Sr. | 6−7, 220 | Colorado Springs, CO (Vista Ridge HS) |
2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Graham Ike |
| Newcomer of the Year | Darrion Trammell |
| Freshman of the Year | Joseph Hunter |

### Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |

### Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
| Wooden | Naismith | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |

## 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

| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| Air Force | − | − |
| Boise State | Myrtle Beach Invitational | 5th |
| Colorado State | Charleston Classic | 4th |
| Fresno State | Wooden Legacy | 4th |
| Nevada | Cayman Islands Classic | 3rd |
| New Mexico | − | − |
| San Diego State | Maui Invitational tournament | 4th |
| San Jose State | Nassau Championship | 5th |
| UNLV | SoCal Challenge | 1st |
| Utah State | Diamond Head Classic | 3rd |
| Wyoming | Paradise Jam tournament | 4th |

### Records against other conferences

Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.
| Power Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 2–1 |
| Big 12 | 0–1 |
| Pac-12 | 5–5 |
| SEC | 2–3 |
| Power Conferences Total | 9–11 |
| Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record |
| American | 3–0 |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 3–1 |
| ASUN | 2–0 |
| Big Sky | 5–4 |
| Big South | 3–0 |
| Big West | 11–1 |
| CAA | 1–2 |
| C-USA | 2–3 |
| Horizon | 2–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 1–0 |
| MAC | 2–1 |
| MEAC | 2–0 |
| MVC | 2–1 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 5–2 |
| SWAC | 6–0 |
| The Summit | 3–1 |
| Sun Belt | 5–0 |
| WAC | 10–1 |
| WCC | 12–10 |
| Other Division I Total | 81–28 |
| Division II NAIA Total | 10–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 99–39 |
| Power Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power Conferences Total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| The Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I Total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 0–0 |

### Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Nov. 15 | No. 21 Dayton | UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center ● Las Vegas, NV | − | UNLV 60−52 | 1−0 |
| Nov. 22 | No. 14 Arizona | No. 17 San Diego State† | Lahaina Civic Center ● Maui, HI | Maui Invitational | Arizona 70−87 | 1−1 |
| Nov. 22 | No. 9 Arkansas | No. 17 San Diego State† | Lahaina Civic Center ● Maui, HI | Maui Invitational | Arkansas 78−74$^{OT}$ | 1−2 |
| Dec. 3 | San Jose State | No. 3 Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, AR | – | Arkansas 58−99 | 1−3 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

### Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV | Utah State | Wyoming |
| vs. Air Force | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Boise State | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Colorado State | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Fresno State | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Nevada | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. New Mexico | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. San Diego State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. San Jose State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. UNLV | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Utah State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 |
| vs. Wyoming | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – |
| Total | 5–13 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 4–14 |

### Points scored

| Team | For | Against | Difference |
| Air Force | 2,072 | 2,068 | 4 |
| Boise State | 2,235 | 1,975 | 260 |
| Colorado State | 2,263 | 2,226 | 37 |
| Fresno State | 1,909 | 1,969 | -60 |
| Nevada | 2,247 | 2,059 | 188 |
| New Mexico | 2,517 | 2,275 | 242 |
| San Diego State | 2,188 | 1,932 | 256 |
| San Jose State | 2,098 | 2,058 | 40 |
| UNLV | 2,222 | 2,084 | 138 |
| Utah State | 2,451 | 2,170 | 281 |
| Wyoming | 2,068 | 2,147 | -79 |
Through March 5, 2023

### Rankings

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| Air Force | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Air Force | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Boise State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Boise State | C | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV |
| Colorado State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Colorado State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Fresno State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Fresno State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Nevada | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV |
| Nevada | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | RV | NV |
| New Mexico | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| New Mexico | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| San Diego State | AP | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
| San Diego State | C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| San Jose State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| San Jose State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| UNLV | AP | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| UNLV | C | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Utah State | AP | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Utah State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Wyoming | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Wyoming | C | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |

## NVHead coaches
### Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Mountain West records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | Mountain West record | Mountain West titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Air Force | Joe Scott | Denver | 3rd | 16–38 (.296) | 7–30 (.189) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boise State | Leon Rice | Gonzaga (assistant) | 13th | 244–145 (.627) | 128–83 (.607) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado State | Niko Medved | Drake | 5th | 76–45 (.628) | 46–26 (.648) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno State | Justin Hutson | San Diego State (assistant) | 5th | 69–53 (.566) | 37–36 (.507) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | Steve Alford | UCLA | 4th | 47–39 (.547) | 28–25 (.528) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | Richard Pitino | Minnesota | 2nd | 139–19 (.406) | 5–12 (.294) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego State | Brian Dutcher | San Diego State (associate HC) | 6th | 119–39 (.753) | 66–22 (.750) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| San Jose State | Tim Miles | Nebraska | 2nd | 8–23 (.258) | 1–17 (.056) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNLV | Kevin Kruger | UNLV (assistant) | 2nd | 18–14 (.563) | 10–8 (.556) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah State | Ryan Odom | UMBC | 2nd | 18–16 (.529) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | Jeff Linder | Northern Colorado | 3rd | 39–20 (.661) | 20–14 (.588) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Mountain West records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2021–22 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
* NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

## Post season
### Mountain West tournament

The conference tournament will be played in March 8−11, 2023 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.
| First round Wednesday, March 8 Stadium/MWN | First round Wednesday, March 8 Stadium/MWN | First round Wednesday, March 8 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ |
| | | | 1 | San Diego State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 67 | 8 | Colorado State | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 65 | | | | 1 | San Diego State | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | San Jose State | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nevada | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Jose State | 81* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | San Diego State | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Utah State | 57 |
| | | | 2 | Boise State | 87* | | | | | | |
| 7 | UNLV | 78* | 7 | UNLV | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Air Force | 70 | | | | 2 | Boise State | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Utah State | 72 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Utah State | 91 | | | | | | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 87 | 6 | New Mexico | 76 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wyoming | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

### NCAA tournament

Four teams were selected to participate:
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 5 | South | San Diego State | n/a | defeated (12) Charleston 63–57 | defeated (13) Furman 75–52 | defeated (1) Alabama 71–64 | defeated (6) Creighton 57–56 | defeated (9E) Florida Atlantic 72–71 | lost to (4W) UConn 59–76 |
| 10 | South | Utah State | n/a | lost to (7) Missouri 65–76 | | | | | |
| 10 | West | Boise State | n/a | lost to (7) Northwestern 67–75 | | | | | |
| 11 | West | Nevada | lost to (11) Arizona State 73–98 | | | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 1–2 (.333) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 5–4 (.556) |

### National Invitation Tournament

One team was selected to participate:
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 2 | Rutgers | New Mexico | lost to Utah Valley 69–83 | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | Total: 0–1 (.000) |

## 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.
| Week | Player of the week | School | Freshman of the week | School |
| Nov 14 | Darrion Trammell | San Diego State | Darrion Williams | Nevada |
| Nov 21 | EJ Harkless | UNLV | Darrion Williams (2) | Nevada |
| Nov 28 | Morris Udeze | New Mexico | Corbin Green | Air Force |
| Dec 5 | Max Rice | Boise State | Donovan Dent | New Mexico |
| Dec 12 | Noah Reynolds | Wyoming | Rytis Petraitis | Air Force |
| Dec 19 | Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State | Rytis Petraitis (2) | Air Force |
| Dec 26 | Will Baker | Nevada | Rytis Petraitis (3) | Air Force |
| Jan 2 | Matt Bradley | San Diego State | Rytis Petraitis (4) | Air Force |
| Jan 9 | EJ Harkless (2) | UNLV | Nick Davidson | Nevada |
| Jan 16 | Jaelen House | New Mexico | Marcell McCreary | Air Force |
| Jan 23 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. | New Mexico | Rytis Petraitis (5) | Air Force |
| Jan 30 | EJ Harkless (3) | UNLV | Darrion Williams (3) | Nevada |
| Feb 6 | Jarod Lucas | Nevada | Nate Barnhart | Wyoming |
| Feb 13 | Matt Bradley (2) | San Diego State | Darrion Williams (4) | Nevada |
| Feb 20 | Max Shulga | Utah State | Rytis Petraitis (6) | Air Force |
| Feb 27 | Omari Moore | San Jose State | Darrion Williams (4) | Nevada |

#### Totals per school

| School | Total |
| Air Force | 8 |
| Nevada | 8 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
| San Diego State | 3 |
| UNLV | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Boise State | 1 |
| Colorado State | 1 |
| San Jose State | 1 |
| Utah State | 1 |
| Fresno State | 0 |

### 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.
2023 Mountain West Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Omari Moore, San José State |
| Coach of the Year | Tim Miles, San José State |
| Newcomer of the Year | Jarod Lucas, Nevada |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Nathan Mensah, San Diego State |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Dan Akin, Utah State |
| Freshman of the Year | Darrion Williams, Nevada |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | |

#### All-MWC
##### First Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Tyson Degenhart | Boise State | F | So. |
| Isaiah Stevens | Colorado State | G | Sr. |
| Jamal Mashburn Jr. | New Mexico | G | Jr. |
| Matt Bradley | San Diego State | G | Sr. |
| Omari Moore | San José State | G | Sr. |
| Steven Ashworth | Utah State | G | Jr. |
* ‡ 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

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Max Rice | Boise State | G | Sr. |
| Kenan Blackshear | Nevada | G | Sr. |
| Jarod Lucas | Nevada | G | Sr. |
| Jaelen House | New Mexico | G | Sr. |
| EJ Harkless | UNLV | G | Sr. |
| Hunter Maldonado | Wyoming | G | Sr. |

##### Third Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Jake Heidbreder | Air Force | G | So. |
| Marcus Shaver Jr. | Boise State | F | Sr. |
| Will Baker | Nevada | C | Jr. |
| Morris Udeze | New Mexico | F | 5th |
| Lamont Butler | San Diego State | G | Jr. |
| Nathan Mensah | San Diego State | F | Sr. |

##### Isaiah Hill, Sr., G, Fresno State Max Shulga, Jr., G, Utah State
#### All-Freshman Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Ht. |
† Mountain West Player of the Year ‡ Mountain West Freshman of the Year

##### Honorable Mention
#### All-Defensive Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. |
| Kenan Blackshear | Nevada | G | Sr. |
| Tré Coleman | Nevada | F | Jr. |
| Jaelen House | New Mexico | G | Jr. |
| Lamont Butler | San Diego State | G | Jr. |
| Nathan Mensah | San Diego State | F | Jr. |
* † 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

| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. | GPA | Major |

#### All-Mountain West tournament team
### National awards
## 2022–23 Season statistic leaders

Source:
Scoring leaders :
| Rk | Player | PTS | PPG |
| 1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. | 305 | 17.9 |
| 2 | Jarod Lucas | 300 | 16.7 |
| 3 | Eligah Harkless | 249 | 16.6 |
| 4 | Jaelen House | 282 | 16.6 |
| 5 | Morris Udeze | 272 | 16.0 |
Rebound leaders :
| Rk | Player | REB | RPG |
| 1 | Josiah Allick | 140 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Morris Udeze | 135 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Isaih Moore | 126 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Sage Tolbert | 140 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Daniel Akin | 125 | 7.4 |
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm) :
| Rk | Player | FG | FGA | PCT |
| 1 | Patrick Cartier | 96 | 147 | 65.3% |
| 2 | Morris Udeze | 102 | 170 | 60.0% |
| 3 | Noah Reynolds | 71 | 131 | 54.2% |
| 4 | Jake Heidbreder | 86 | 173 | 49.7% |
| 5 | Tyson Degenhart | 80 | 172 | 46.5% |
Assist leaders :
| Rk | Player | AST | APG |
| 1 | Jaelen House | 86 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Kenan Blackshear | 86 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Pmari Moore | 86 | 4.8 |
| 4 | Max Shulga | 74 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Steven Ashworth | 72 | 4.2 |
Block leaders :
| Rk | Player | BLK | BPG |
| 1 | Ibrahima Diallo | 39 | 2.2 |
| 2 | Corbin Green | 26 | 2.0 |
| 3 | David Muoka | 23 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Nathan Mensah | 24 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Lukas Milner | 15 | 0.9 |
Free throw leaders :
| Rk | Player | FT | FTA | PCT |
| 1 | Jake Heidbreder | 53 | 60 | 88.3% |
| 2 | Will Baker | 49 | 56 | 87.5% |
| 3 | Jarod Lucas | 82 | 96 | 85.4% |
| 4 | Steven Ashworth | 54 | 65 | 83.1% |
| 5 | Jaelen House | 81 | 98 | 82.7% |
Steal leaders :
| Rk | Player | STL | SPG |
| 1 | Jaelen House | 81 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Keshon Gilbert | 34 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Luis Rodriguez | 34 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Marcus Shaver Jr. | 24 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Lamont Butler | 30 | 1.9 |
Three point leaders :
| Rk | Player | 3P | 3PA | % |
| 1 | Steven Ashworth | 58 | 113 | 51.3% |
| 2 | Taylor Funk | 43 | 107 | 40.2% |
| 3 | Jake Heidbreder | 43 | 109 | 39.4% |
| 4 | Jarod Lucas | 48 | 127 | 37.8% |
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## Home game 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 |
| Air Force | Clune Arena | 6,002 | 1,625 | 1,131 | 1,276 | 1,022 | 1,490 | 1,196 | 1,176 | 855 | 1,119 | 1,038 | 1,704† | 1,461 | 1,257 | 1,489 | 843 | 1,068 | 1,899 | 847 | 1,611 | 24,107 | 1,269 | 21.13% |
| Boise State | ExtraMile Arena | 12,644 | 9,796 | 4,157 | 8,544 | 7,511 | 7,195 | 7,254 | 7,715 | 8,113 | 12,007 | 9,653 | 9,010 | 12,021 | 11,037 | 9,825 | 12,208† | | | | | 136,046 | 9,070 | 71.73% |
| Colorado State | Moby Arena | 8,745 | 4,435 | 5,028 | 3,769 | 3,884 | 4,342 | 5,439 | 3,563 | 4,268 | 4,196 | 4,003 | 6,008 | 4,657 | 6,018 | 3,521 | 8,083† | 4,936 | | | | 76,150 | 4,759 | 54.42% |
| Fresno State | Save Mart Center | 15,596 | 3,675 | 3,123 | 3,008 | 3,913 | 4,165 | 4,868 | 5,864 | 5,950 | 6,817 | 5,090 | 7,012† | 7,137 | 5,107 | 5,145 | | | | | | 70,874 | 5,062 | 32.45% |
| Nevada | Lawlor Events Center | 12,000 | 5,407 | 5,705 | 4,904 | 6,693 | 5,380 | 7,911 | 6,102 | 7,315 | 8,292 | 9,357 | 10,186 | 8,571 | 8,780 | 11,327† | | | | | | 105,930 | 7,566 | 63.05% |
| New Mexico | The Pit | 15,411 | 8,181 | 9,466 | 9,033 | 8,715 | 8,434 | 8,329 | 10,049 | 14,534 | 9,425 | 15,215 | 15,424 | 9,249 | 11,519 | 14,566 | 15,143 | 15,009 | 11,185 | 15,431 | 12,520† | 221,427 | 11,654 | 75.62% |
| San Diego State | Viejas Arena | 12,414 | 11,934 | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,115 | 12,038 | 11,532 | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,183 | 12,414† | 12,239 | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | 12,414† | | | | 196,181 | 12,261 | 98.77% |
| San Jose State | Event Center Arena | 5,000 | 2,241 | 1,322 | 1,587 | 1,652 | 1,546 | 1,233 | 2,234 | 2,871 | 2,084 | 3,371† | 2,609 | 2,389 | 2,917 | 2,321 | 2,347 | | | | | 32,724 | 2,182 | 43.63% |
| UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center | 17,923 | 5,039 | 4,931 | 5,732 | 4,589 | 4,549 | 6,446 | 6,093 | 7,249 | 5,802 | 5,102 | 4,539 | 8,734† | 5,762 | 4,783 | 5,831 | 5,747 | | | | 80,383 | 5,742 | 31.99% |
| Utah State | Smith Spectrum | 10,270 | 7,430 | 6,875 | 6,549 | 5,980 | 6,777 | 6,047 | 7,000 | 6,933 | 7,890 | 7,611 | 8,895† | 8,851 | 8,765 | 6,935 | 9,157 | 9,963† | | | | 121,658 | 7,604 | 74.03% |
| Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium | 11,612 | 4,464 | 4,498 | 4,782 | 4,472 | 3,953 | 4,604 | 4,823 | 4,346 | 4,178 | 6,968† | 3,950 | 3,717 | 4,719 | 3,894 | 4,520 | | | | | 67,888 | 4,526 | 38.97% |
| Total | | 11,602 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,133,368 | 6,551 | 56.46% |
Bold – At or exceed capacity †Season high