Everything Dickie V is excited about in the upcoming men's college hoops season
Everything is awesome (baby). Here are the players, teams and games Dickie V is getting geared up for with the season drawing nearer on the horizon.
2022 Schedule
2022 Schedule
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Iowa State hires Otzelberger away from UNLV
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Queta lifts Utah St. over UNLV 74-53 in MWC tourney
— Neemias Queta recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds as No. 2 seed Utah State rolled past No. 7 seed UNLV 74-53 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Marco Anthony added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Aggies.
Jenkins Jr. scores 21, UNLV tops Air Force 80-52 in MWC
— David Jenkins Jr. had 21 points on 6-of-9 3-point shooting and seventh-seeded UNLV routed 10th-seeded Air Force 80-52 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday.
Ike scores 17 to lift Wyoming over UNLV 80-69
— Graham Ike had 17 points as Wyoming beat UNLV 80-69 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
No. 19 San Diego State beats UNLV 71-62 for 2nd MWC title
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Jordan Schakel added 16 for No. 19 San Diego State, which beat UNLV 71-62 Wednesday night to clinch the Mountain West Conference regular-season title for the second straight year.
Grill scores 18 to lead UNLV past Fresno St. 68-67
— Caleb Grill posted 18 points as UNLV edged past Fresno State 68-67 on Friday night.
Hill lifts Fresno St. past UNLV 67-64
— Isaiah Hill had 19 points and seven assists and Deon Stroud posted 18 points and seven rebounds as Fresno State edged past UNLV 67-64 on Wednesday night.
Hamilton leads UNLV over San Jose St. 67-64
— Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points with 12 rebounds and his basket through contact with under a minute to go helped UNLV narrowly defeated San Jose State 67-64 on Sunday.
Hamilton scores 18 to carry UNLV over San Jose St. 76-60
— Bryce Hamilton had 18 points and eight rebounds as UNLV topped San Jose State 76-60 on Friday night.
Alston Jr. scores 27 to lift Boise State past UNLV 61-59
— Derrick Alston Jr. matched his season high with 27 points, Boise State coach Leon Rice collected a program-record 214th win and the Broncos edged UNLV 61-59 on Saturday night.
Jenkins Jr. scores 26 to lift UNLV over Air Force 69-64
— David Jenkins Jr. had 26 points as UNLV edged past Air Force 69-64 on Monday night.
Hamilton scores 22 to lift UNLV over Air Force 68-58
— Bryce Hamilton had 22 points and 13 rebounds as UNLV beat Air Force 68-58 on Saturday.
Meeks, Sherfield carry Nevada over UNLV 72-62
— Zane Meeks had 19 points as Nevada got past UNLV 72-62 on Tuesday night.
Nevada blitzes UNLV shooting 56% in a 29-point victory
— Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 17 points and Grant Sherfield scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Nevada unloaded on UNLV with an 89-60 win on Sunday night.
Worster's near triple-double helps Utah St. beat UNLV 83-74
— Rollie Worster had 19 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals to lead all five Utah State starters scoring in double figures and the Aggies beat UNLV 83-74 on Wednesday night.
Hamilton scores 14 to lead UNLV over Utah St. 59-56
— Bryce Hamilton had 14 points, eight assists and five steals as UNLV narrowly defeated Utah State 59-56 on Monday night.
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2020-21 Mountain West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Utah State | 15-4 | - | 20-9 |
| Colorado State | 14-4 | 0.5 | 20-8 |
| Boise State | 14-6 | 1.5 | 19-9 |
| Nevada | 10-7 | 4 | 16-10 |
| Fresno State | 9-11 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| UNLV | 8-10 | 6.5 | 12-15 |
| Wyoming | 7-9 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| San José State | 3-13 | 10.5 | 5-16 |
| Air Force | 3-17 | 12.5 | 5-20 |
| New Mexico | 2-15 | 12 | 6-16 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.4252nd
Rebounds Per Game36.0144th
Assists Per Game13.2198th
Points Allowed67.5
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 4 |
| Tournament Record | 33-19 |
| Championship Seasons | 1990 |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |