The Mtn. to Air Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Team Announcements

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Oct. 8, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - In conjunction with the Mountain West Conference's annual Basketball Media Day activities, The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network will air the next in a series of special presentations highlighting the 10th Anniversary of the Mountain West Conference.

The Mtn. will announce the MWC's 10th Anniversary Teams for men's and women's basketball on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. MT. The announcement of the 10th anniversary men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's swimming and diving teams will also be shown on The Mtn. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. MT. Interviews with coaches and several of the respective honorees will be part of each 30-minute show.

The Mountain West is naming anniversary teams for all 19 sponsored sports during the 2008-09 school year to commemorate its 10th Anniversary season. The teams will be selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and fans.

The 10th anniversary men's and women's basketball teams will consist of 10 players, regardless of the position. Candidates for the MWC 10th Anniversary basketball teams must have been a first team all-conference selection at least once in their MWC career. The all-decade teams for MWC men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's swimming and diving will also be comprised of 10 student-athletes, regardless of event. To be eligible for consideration, the student-athlete must have been a top finisher at the MWC or NCAA championships.

About The Mtn.
The Mtn. - The MountainWest Sports Network - premiered on September 1, 2006 as the first network dedicated to a college athletic conference - the Division I Mountain West Conference (MWC). The Mtn. annually produces and airs more than 200 collegiate sporting events, including football, basketball, Olympic sports, and conference championship coverage. The Mtn.'s expanded coverage includes news programming, coaches' shows, pre and post game analysis and feature programming about MWC athletics. The Mtn. is jointly owned by Comcast and CBS College Sports Network. For more information, visit www.themtn.tv.

About The Mountain West Conference
From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West Conference (http://themwc.cstv.com) has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. The Mountain West Conference is comprised of nine Division I institutions: The United States Air Force Academy, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University, the University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, TCU, UNLV, the University of Utah and the University of Wyoming.