Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Number of teams11
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumThomas & Mack Center
Current locationParadise, Nevada
Played2000–present
Last contest2024
Current championNew Mexico
Most championshipsSan Diego State (7)
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, CBS
Official websiteTheMWC.CSTV.com Men's Basketball
Host stadiums
Thomas & Mack Center (2000-2003)

Pepsi Center (2004-2006)

Thomas & Mack Center (2007-present)
Host locations
Denver, Colorado (2004-06)
Paradise, Nevada (2000-2003, 2007-present)

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 1998-1999 season, the conference's first year in existence. The Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada has hosted the most tournaments (15), including the last 11 consecutive tournaments.

San Diego State have won the tournament six times, the most of any team.[1] The No. 2 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Colorado State as a No. 6 seed in 2003.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Mountain West Conference" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.