League NCAA Division I Number of teams 9 | ||
Duration January 4, 2009 – March 5, 2011 TV partner(s) The Mtn., CBS College Sports Network and Versus | ||
The 2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season was the 12th season of Mountain West Conference basketball. This was the final season for the two Utah schools in the conference. BYU will become a member of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including basketball, while its football program becomes independent. Utah will join the Pacific-10 Conference, which will change its name to the Pac-12 with Colorado joining from the Big 12 Conference as well. The MWC will also welcome new members in the near future, with Boise State joining in 2011 and Fresno State and Nevada following in 2012. BYU and San Diego State ended the regular season as Co-Champions. San Diego State earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating BYU in the conference tournament. BYU and UNLV also secured at-large bids into the tournament. Both BYU and SDSU reached the Sweet Sixteen round but were eliminated from play during this round.
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Preseason
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 12, 2010 at the The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado.
awards
Preseason All-MWC team
Preseason Player of the Year
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Postseason All-MWC team
Player of the year
Newcomer of the Year
Freshman of the Year
Weekly awards
MWC Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the MWC offices name a player of the week.
Post season berths
A record tying 6 teams received post season berths. San Diego State was the conferences automatic qualifier to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and were joined by BYU and UNLV as at-large selections. SDSU was given a 2nd seed in the western regional while BYU was a 3rd seed. Colorado State and New Mexico went to the National Invitation Tournament. In addition, Air Force received an invitation to compete in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.