The 2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
in November. Conference play begins in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marks the 19th season of
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
basketball.
Preseason
Coaching changes
On February 26, 2018, Colorado State coach
Larry Eustachy
Larry Robert Eustachy (born December 1, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Colorado State Rams He was previously the head coach at Idaho Vandals men's basketbal ...
resigned after being placed on administrative leave. On March 22, Drake head coach and former CSU assistant coach
Niko Medved
Niko Medved (born August 10, 1973) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Colorado State University. Prior to becoming head coach at Colorado State, he was head coach at Drake University and Furman.
...
was hired as the new head coach of Colorado State.
On March 12, 2018, Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry left Fresno State to become head coach at
UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...
. He finished at Fresno State with a seven-year record of 126–108. On April 5, it was announced that the school had hired
San Diego State
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
assistant coach
Justin Hutson
Justin Lee Hutson (born October 16, 1971) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team.
Playing career
Hutson began his college basketball career at two junior colleges, ...
as head coach.
On March 11, 2018, Utah State head coach
Tim Duryea
Timothy Lee Duryea (born November 16, 1964) is an American college basketball coach who was men's basketball head coach at Utah State Aggies men's basketball, Utah State, and is currently an assistant coach at Boise State Broncos men's basketball ...
was fired after three seasons. He finished at Utah State with a three-year record of 47–49. On March 25, reports indicated that the school had hired
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
head coach
Craig Smith as head coach, which was confirmed the next day.
Conference predictions
Predicted Mountain West results
Source
Preseason Mountain West teams
Source
Watchlists
Regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Postseason
Mountain West tournament
Notes and references
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