By MIKE HABURA Thanksgiving week provided an abundance of Mountain West Conference hoops with teams traveling to holiday tournaments around the country. Here are five takeaways from this week’s holiday hoops action: 1. Boise State gains valuable experience against top ranked opponents After notching a 71-64 victory over undefeated UC Irvine, Boise State ended the week … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from the Mountain West Conference slate
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Five takeaways from the Mountain West Conference
By MIKE HABURA With the opening week of college hoops in the books, we got a first look at what is to come in the 2015-16 Mountain West basketball season. Here is what we learned. 1. San Diego State will struggle to score the basketball After dropping a close game at Utah, the Aztecs lost a home contest against Arkansas Little Rock. SDSU was held to just 19 points in the … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from the Mountain West Conference
Gritty defense pushes Fresno State past Pepperdine in late comeback victory
By MIKE HABURA FRESNO, CA – Following Fresno State’s 69-66 season opening victory over Pepperdine, head coach Rodney Terry said, “We can be the best defensive team in our league.” The ‘Dogs took a big step towards that Friday night, forcing 18 turnovers and compiling eight blocks and 15 steals, six of which came in the final four minutes. Fresno State went in to the … [Read more...] about Gritty defense pushes Fresno State past Pepperdine in late comeback victory
Deep Mountain West Conference up for grabs
By MIKE HABURA SDSU, Boise St. Picked as Early Conference Favorites Mountain West Conference 2015-16 Preseason Power Rankings SDSU - Steve Fischer returns with an athletic group that will dominate the conference on the defensive side of the ball and win the regular season title. Boise St. - The Broncos look to defend their regular season conference title behind … [Read more...] about Deep Mountain West Conference up for grabs