Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Number of teams	9
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Thomas & Mack Center
Current location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Played	2000–present
Last contest	2011 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament
Current champion	San Diego State
Most championships	San Diego State (4)
TV partner(s)	MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.), CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports Network
Official website	TheMWC.CSTV.com Men's Basketball

The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, although they did not in the 1999–2000 season.

Results

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Tournament MVP	Venue
2000	UNLV	79–56	BYU	Mark Dickel, UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2001	BYU	69–65	New Mexico	Mekeli Wesley, BYU	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2002	San Diego State	78–75	UNLV	Randy Holcomb, San Diego State	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2003	Colorado State	62–61	UNLV	Matt Nelson, Colorado State	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2004	Utah	73–70	UNLV	Nick Jacobson, Utah	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
2005	New Mexico	60–56	Utah	Danny Granger, New Mexico	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
2006	San Diego State	69–64	Wyoming	Marcus Slaughter, San Diego State	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
2007	UNLV	78–70	BYU	Kevin Kruger, UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2008	UNLV	76–61	BYU	Wink Adams, UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2009	Utah	52–50	San Diego State	Luke Nevill, Utah	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2010	San Diego State	55–45	UNLV	Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2011	San Diego State	72–54	BYU	Jimmer Fredette, BYU	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2012					Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
2013					Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Performance by school

School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Championship Years	Championship Appearances
San Diego State	4	5	2002, 2006, 2010, 2011	2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
UNLV	3	7	2000, 2007, 2008	2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
Utah	2	3	2004, 2009	2004, 2005, 2009
BYU	1	5	2001	2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011
Colorado State	1	1	2003	2003
New Mexico	1	2	2005	2001, 2005
Wyoming	0	1	–	2006

All-time tournament record by team

School	W	L	Pct.
UNLV	20	8	.679
San Diego State	16	8	.667
Utah	14	10	.583
BYU	15	11	.576
Colorado State	7	11	.388
New Mexico	7	11	.388
Wyoming	7	12	.368
TCU	2	6	.250
Air Force	2	12	.076

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See also

• Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament