The men’s college basketball season is nearly upon us and there’s a wide range how area teams are predicted to fare in the Mountain West this year.
San Diego State, which earned the remaining 16 first-place votes, came in at No. 1 with 216 total points.
Wyoming is led by a pair of former Colorado prep stars in junior forward Graham Ike and senior guard Hunter Maldonado — both named to the preseason all-conference team. Ike, a standout at Overland High School, was also named the Mountain West preseason player of the year. Rams senior point guard Isaiah Stevens was also named to the all-conference team, but he is out indefinitely with a foot injury. New Mexico guard Jamal Mashburn Jr. and San Diego State guard Matt Bradley round out team.
In addition, San Diego State senior guard Darrion Trammell is the preseason newcomer of the year and Fresno State guard Joseph Hunter is preseason freshman of the year.The 2022-23 conference preseason rankings, as voted by select media. Parenthesis denotes first-place votes:5. New Mexico — 13611. Air Force — 27