Wednesday, October 31
Brock University 66, @AIR FORCE 63 (exh.)
Thursday, November 1
@COLORADO STATE 81, Regis 75 (exh.)
@UTAH 83, Montana Tech 40 (exh.)
Friday, November 2
@BYU 91, Laval Rouge et Or 60 (exh.)
@NEW MEXICO 94, Eastern New Mexico 50 (exh.)
Saturday, November 3
@WYOMING 88, Regis 62 (exh.)
@COLORADO STATE 107, Chadron State 76 (exh.)
Monday, November 5
@SAN DIEGO STATE 63, Point Loma Nazarene 53 (exh.)
Tuesday, November 6
LCC International at TCU (exh.), 7 p.m. CT
CSU-Pueblo at WYOMING (exh.), 7 p.m. MT
Washburn at UNLV (exh.), 7:30 p.m. PT
Northwest Nazarene at UTAH (exh.), 7:30 p.m. MT
Wednesday, November 7
Bryant University at BYU (exh.), 7 p.m.
UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Friday, November 9
Fresno State Tournament (Fresno, Calif.)
SAN DIEGO STATE vs. Liberty, 5:30 p.m. PT
COLORADO STATE at Montana, 7 p.m. MT
NEW MEXICO at Colorado, 7 p.m. MT
South Carolina Upstate at UTAH, 7 p.m. MT
Montana State at UNLV, 7:30 p.m. PT
AIR FORCE TOURNAMENT
Dartmouth at AIR FORCE, 8 p.m. MT
Saturday, November 10
AIR FORCE TOURNAMENT
VMI or Northern Colorado at AIR FORCE, TBD
BYU at Long Beach State, 2 p.m. PT
Angelo State at TCU, 7 p.m. CT
CU-Colorado Springs at WYOMING, 7 p.m. MT
Fresno State Tournament (Fresno, Calif.)
SAN DIEGO STATE vs. Portland, 8 p.m. PT
Sunday, November 11
Fresno State Tournament (Fresno, Calif.)
SAN DIEGO STATE at Fresno State, 4 p.m. PT
*Mountain West Conference game.
All times listed are local to game site and subject to change.
Rankings are listed in order of Associated Press/USA Today-ESPN Coaches poll.
2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT IN DENVER
The road to the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Championship runs through
Denver, as the Pepsi Center (19,555) will serve as one of eight host facilities for the first-
/second-round session of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Tickets for the March 20 and 22 contests are sold out, but the NCAA will conduct an open
practice day, showcasing all eight teams at the Denver site, on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
MWC CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS
The MWC Championship returns to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., for
the sixth time in the league's nine-year history. The MWC Tournament was held in Las
Vegas from 2000-2003 before moving to Denver's Pepsi Center for three years (2004-06).
The 2009 and 2010 MWC Tournaments will also take place at the Thomas & Mack Center.
NEW FACES IN THE CROWD
During the offseason, there were 61 coaching changes in men's basketball at the Division
I level. The Mountain West is one of two conferences (Missouri Valley) that underwent
five coaching changes during this period. Jeff Reynolds takes over the reins at Air Force
after serving as the Falcons' assistant coach the previous three seasons. Former North
Dakota State skipper Tim Miles is the new head coach at Colorado State, while former
Iowa head coach Steve Alford begins his first season in charge of the New Mexico
program. Utah heads into the `07-08 season under the direction of former Michigan State
assistant coach Jim Boylen, while Heath Schroyer takes over at Wyoming after serving as
associate head coach at Fresno State for the past two years.
HOME OPENERS
Five of the nine MWC teams will open the 2007-08 campaign on their home court.
Colorado State has won all eight of its home openers in Moby Arena since the inception
of the Mountain West Conference in 1999, while Air Force has won six straight home
openers at Clune Arena. Below is a look at MWC home openers since 1999-2000:
Team
Home Openers Since 1999-2000
Streak
Air Force
7-1
Won 6
BYU
6-2
Won 1
Colorado State
8-0
Won 8
New Mexico
5-3
Won 4
San Diego State
6-2
Won 2
TCU
6-2
Won 1
UNLV
7-1
Won 2
Utah
7-1
Lost 1
Wyoming
7-1
Won 3
HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE
The Mountain West Conference boasts two of the nation's Top 15 longest home win
streaks. BYU, which ranks second behind Memphis (32), brings a 31-game win streak at
the Marriott Center into the 2007-08 season, while UNLV, tied for 10th, is riding a 17-
game win streak at the Thomas & Mack Center. Here is a look at the nation's longest
active home court win streaks entering the 2007-08 season (data from NCAA website):
Rank
Team
Next Home Game
Streak
1.
Memphis
11/5/07 vs. Tennessee-Martin
32
2.
BYU
11/14/07 vs. Idaho State
31
3.
Ohio State
11/12/07 vs. UW-Green Bay
25
4.
Winthrop
11/10/07 vs. Queens (N.C.)
23
5.
Wisconsin
11/11/07 vs. IPFW
22
6.
Notre Dame
11/12/07 vs. Long Island
20
UCLA
11/9/07 vs. Portland State
20
8.
Florida
11/9/07 vs. North Dakota State
19
Holy Cross
11/10/07 vs. Hofstra
19
10.
Indiana
11/12/07 vs. Chattanooga
17
UNLV
11/9/07 vs. Montana State
17
12.
Tennessee
11/9/07 vs. Temple
16
13.
Louisiana-Monroe
11/27/07 vs. Alcorn State
14
Southern Illinois
11/17/07 vs. Northern Illinois
14
15.
Nevada
11/17/07 vs. Santa Clara
12
16.
Central Connecticut State
11/14/07 vs. Albany (N.Y.)
11
17.
Akron
11/14/07 vs. Binghampton
10
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS AT HOME
Air Force boasts the nation's third-best non-conference home win streak with 34 consecutive
victories in Clune Arena. Duke leads all of Division I basketball with a 51-game home win
streak over non-conference opponents, followed by Sam Houston State (35 games). Below is a
look at the nation's longest active non-conference home win streaks entering the 2007-08 season
(data from Stats, Inc.):
Rank
Team
Next Home Game
Streak
1.
Duke
11/9/07 vs. North Carolina Central
51
2.
Sam Houston State
11/10/07 vs. Dallas Baptist
35
3.
Air Force
11/9/07 vs. Dartmouth
34
4.
Ohio State
11/12/07 vs. UW-Green Bay
29
5.
Washington
11/13/07 vs. New Jersey Tech
27
6.
Michigan State
11/13/07 vs. Chicago State
26
7.
Arkansas
11/9/07 vs. Wofford
25
Bradley
11/14/07 vs. Iowa State
25
9.
Winthrop
11/10/07 vs. Queens (N.C.)
24
10.
Florida
11/9/07 vs. North Dakota State
23
11.
Colorado State
11/28/07 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
22
12.
Georgia Southern
11/26/07 vs. Mercer
21
13.
New Mexico
11/12/07 vs. Eastern Washington
21
Texas A & M
11/9/07 vs. McNeese State
21
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS ON THE ROAD
Air Force has also been successful in its non-conference outings away from Clune Arena, as the
Falcons are currently tied for the nation's longest win streak in non-conference road games with
five consecutive wins on their opponents' home courts. UNLV is tied for the sixth-longest
active win streak in non-conference road contests with four straight wins. Below is a look at the
nation's longest active non-conference road win streaks entering the 2007-08 season (data from
Stats, Inc.):
Rank
Team
Next Home Game
Streak
1.
Air Force
12/4/07 at Northern Illinois
5
Drexel
11/9/07 at Penn
5
Villanova
11/22/07 at Central Florida
5
West Virginia
12/19/07 at Radford
5
Wichita State
11/29/07 at Appalachian State
5
6.
UNLV
11/17/07 at San Diego
4
Long Beach State
11/13/07 at Montana State
4
Nevada
11/11/07 at Central Florida
4
Texas Tech
11/14/07 at Sam Houston State
4
VCU
11/29/07 at Hampton
4
MWC PLAYERS IN THE NBA
As of October 30, 2007, NBA opening-day rosters featured 13 individuals who played their
collegiate careers at current Mountain West Conference institutions, including Colorado State's
Jason Smith, who was selected as the No. 20 pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the
Miami Heat, then immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jason Smith, Colorado State (Philadelphia 76ers)
Danny Granger, New Mexico (Indiana Pacers)
Kenny Thomas, New Mexico (Sacramento Kings)
Kurt Thomas, TCU (Seattle Supersonics)
Louis Amundson, UNLV (Philadelphia 76ers)
Joel Anthony, UNLV (Miami Heat)
Marcus Banks, UNLV (Phoenix Suns)
Shawn Marion, UNLV (Phoenix Suns)
Andrew Bogut, Utah (Milwaukee Bucks)
Michael Doleac, Utah (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Andre Miller, Utah (Philadelphia 76ers)
Theo Ratliff, Wyoming (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Justin Williams, Wyoming (Sacramento Kings)
