2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada, NV
ChampionsUNLV (3rd title)
Winning coachLon Kruger (2nd title)
MVPWink Adams[1][2] (UNLV)
TelevisionMountainWest Sports Network,
CSTV, Versus
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2007–08 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
UNLV 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
New Mexico 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
San Diego State 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Air Force 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Utah 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
TCU 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Wyoming 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Colorado State 0 16   .000 7 25   .219
2008 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[3]

The 2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 12–15, 2008. The tournament was sponsored by Phillips 66 and all first round, quarterfinal, and semifinal games were broadcast live on the MountainWest Sports Network and CBS College Sports Network, while the championship game was broadcast on Versus.[4]

For the second straight year, tournament host UNLV defeated regular season league champion BYU 76–61 to win the Mountain West Conference tournament championship and earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

  1. ^ "Two Sweet...To Dance!". UNLVRebels.com. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "UNLV Cruises Past Cougars To Win MWC Tournament, 76–61". Mountain West Conference. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  3. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  4. ^ "The Mtn. to provide viewers comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Phillips 66 Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships". TheMtn.tv. March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2008.[dead link]