2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsSan Diego State (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Fisher
MVPKawhi Leonard (San Diego State)
TelevisionThe Mtn.,
CSTV, Versus
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2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 New Mexico 14 2   .875 30 5   .857
No. 17 BYU 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
UNLV 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
San Diego State 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Colorado State 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
Utah 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
TCU 5 11   .313 13 19   .406
Wyoming 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
Air Force 1 15   .063 10 21   .323
Conference tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 10–13, 2010. The tournament is sponsored by Conoco. The first-round game and all four quarterfinals were broadcast live on the MountainWest Sports Network. The semifinals was broadcast on CBS College Sports Network, and the championship game on Versus. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

San Diego State, the fourth seed, defeated University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), the third seed, to claim the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament championship.

  1. ^ "MWC Basketball Tournament Schedule & Scores". Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.