# 2020–21 Mountain West Conference basketball season

The 2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021.

## Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.

### Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)
* San Diego State (14) 211
* Boise State (4) 188
* Utah State (2) 177
* UNLV 160
* Colorado State 141
* Nevada 114
* New Mexico 106
* Fresno State 93
* Wyoming 59
* Air Force 39
* San Jose State 32

## Honors

Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.
| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason Player of the Year | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
| Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State |
| Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State |
| Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Matt Mitchell, San Diego State |
| Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Bryce Hamilton, UNLV |
| Preseason All-Mountain West First Team | Neemias Queta, Utah State |

## Conference matrix

| | Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Nevada | New Mexico | San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV | Utah State | Wyoming |
| vs. Air Force | – | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 | 1−1 |
| vs. Boise State | 0–2 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0–2 | 0−2 |
| vs. Colorado State | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1–1 | 0−2 |
| vs. Fresno State | 0–2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Nevada | 1–1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
| vs. New Mexico | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
| vs. San Diego State | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 0−2 | 0−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 |
| vs. San Jose State | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 2–0 | 0−0 |
| vs. UNLV | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1−0 | 0−2 | – | 1–1 | 0−0 |
| vs. Utah State | 0–2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Wyoming | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 | – |
| Total | 3−17 | 14−6 | 14−4 | 9−10 | 10−7 | 2−15 | 14−3 | 3−13 | 8−9 | 14−4 | 6−9 |

## All-Mountain West awards
### Mountain West men's basketball weekly awards

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
| Nov 30 | Matt Mitchell, Sr., F | San Diego State |
| Dec 7 | Kenny Foster, So., G | Wyoming |
| Dec 14 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State |
| Dec 21 | Desmond Cambridge Jr., Jr., G | Nevada |
| Dec 28 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr., G | Boise State |
| Jan 5 | David Roddy, So., G/F | Colorado State |
| Jan 11 | Isaiah Stevens, So., G | Colorado State |
| Jan 19 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State |
| Jan 25 | Marcus Williams, Fr., G | Wyoming |
| Feb 1 | Ralph Agee, Sr., F | San José State |
| Feb 9 | Grant Sherfield. So., G | Nevada |
| Feb 15 | Jordan Schakel, Sr., G | San Diego State |
| Feb 22 | Derrick Alston Jr., Sr. G | Boise State |
| Mar 2 | Neemias Queta, Jr., C | Utah State |
| Mar 7 | | |