SB Nation Denver - Mountain West Basketball 2012-13: Colorado State To Be Featured On TV At Least 5 Timeshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2012-08-15T07:01:05-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/30078842012-08-15T07:01:05-06:002012-08-15T07:01:05-06:00Colorado State Basketball: Rams To Be Featured On Television At Least 5 Times
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<p>The conference slate for the upcoming Mountain West basketball season has been slowly released by some of the leagues team. While the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/colorado-st-rams">Colorado St. Rams</a> are not one of those teams, there is enough information to piece together about half of their conference schedule, including five games that are to be televised.</p>
<p>Here is Colorado State's <a href="http://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/8/15/3243816/mountain-west-basketball-conference-schedule-released" target="_blank">conference schedule as of now</a>:</p>
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<p>Jan. 12 at San Diego State<br>Jan. 16 vs. Air Force<br>Jan. 19 vs. UNLV, <b>TV: NBC Sports Network</b><br>Jan. 26 at Fresno State<br>Feb. 6 at Nevada, <b>TV: CBS Sports Network</b><br>Feb. 13 vs. San Diego State, <b>TV: CBS Sports Network</b><br>Feb. 16 at Air Force<br>Feb. 20 at UNLV, <b>TV: CBS Sports Network</b><br>Feb. 27 vs. Fresno State<br>Mar. 9 vs. Nevada, <b>TV: CBS Sports Network</b></p>
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<p>There entire conference schedule should be released soon, and it may include more televised games. Also, there is a chance other games get picked up via ESPN or locally as was the case for football season.</p>
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https://denver.sbnation.com/2012/8/15/3243847/colorado-state-basketball-television-scheduleJeremy Mauss2012-08-14T09:57:57-06:002012-08-14T09:57:57-06:00Air Force Basketball's Mountain West Schedule Announced For 2012-13 Season
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<p>See the full Mountain West Conference schedule for the Air Force Falcons basketball team for the 2012-13 season.</p> <p>After starting 11-4 in non-conference play, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/air-force-falcons">Air Force Falcons</a> basketball season in 2011-12 fizzled when conference play began as losing streaks of seven and five left the team 3-11 in Mountain West Conference play. That was followed by a first round exit from the Mountain West Tournament to end the season.</p>
<p>The Falcons will need a better showing in the 2012-13 year if they hope to reverse that result. On Tuesday, the <a target="_blank" href="http://gazetteafasports.freedomblogging.com/2012/08/14/air-force-announces-mountain-west-mens-basketball-schedule/16098/">MWC announced the 2012-13 conference schedule</a> that can be seen in full below.</p>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Day</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Date</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Opponent</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>Site</strong></td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Wed.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Jan. 9</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Nevada</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Sat.</td>
<td width="19%">Jan. 12</td>
<td width="29%">UNLV</td>
<td width="33%">Las Vegas, NV</td>
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<td width="16%">Wed.</td>
<td width="19%">Jan. 16</td>
<td width="29%">Colorado State</td>
<td width="33%">Fort Collins, CO</td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Sat.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Jan. 19</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Boise State</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Sat.</td>
<td width="19%">Jan. 26</td>
<td width="29%">Wyoming</td>
<td width="33%">Laramie, WY</td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Wed.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Jan. 30</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Fresno State</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Sat.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Feb. 2</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>San Diego State</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Wed.</td>
<td width="19%">Feb. 6</td>
<td width="29%">New Mexico</td>
<td width="33%">Albuquerque, NM</td>
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<td width="16%">Sat.</td>
<td width="19%">Feb. 9</td>
<td width="29%">Nevada</td>
<td width="33%">Reno, NV</td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Wed.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Feb. 13</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>UNLV</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Sat.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Feb. 16</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Colorado State</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Wed.</td>
<td width="19%">Feb. 20</td>
<td width="29%">Boise State</td>
<td width="33%">Boise, ID</td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Wed.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Feb. 27</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>Wyoming</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Sat.</td>
<td width="19%">Mar. 2</td>
<td width="29%">Fresno State</td>
<td width="33%">Fresno, CA</td>
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<td width="16%">Wed.</td>
<td width="19%">Mar. 6</td>
<td width="29%">San Diego State</td>
<td width="33%">San Diego, CA</td>
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<td width="16%"><strong>Sat.</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>Mar. 9</strong></td>
<td width="29%"><strong>New Mexico</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>USAFA</strong></td>
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<td width="16%">Wed.-Sat.</td>
<td width="19%">Mar. 12-16</td>
<td width="29%">MWC Championships</td>
<td width="33%">Las Vegas, NV</td>
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<p>The full 2012-13 schedule featuring non-conference play will be released on a later date.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Falcons, visit <a href="http://www.mwcconnection.com/" target="_blank">Mountain West Connection</a>. Head over to <a href="http://sbnation.com/ncaa-football" target="_blank">SB Nation NCAA Football</a> for more news and notes around the college football world.</i></p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/2012/8/14/3242145/air-force-basketball-schedule-2012-mountain-westAdam Stites2012-07-17T10:49:02-06:002012-07-17T10:49:02-06:00Mountain West Basketball 2012-13: Colorado State Predicted To Finish Third, Air Force Eighth
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<p>Colorado State is predicted to finish third in Mountain West basketball this upcoming season and Air Force is expected to finish in eighth place.</p> <p>Over at SB Nation, the college basketball conference previews are underway and the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2012/7/17/3161903/mountain-west-basketball-preview-2012-2013-unlv-san-diego-state-colorado">Mountain West preview is the latest entry by college basketball editor Mike Rutherford</a>. He predicts, and rightfully so, that the 2012-13 season should be dominated by the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/unlv-runnin-rebels" class="sbn-auto-link">UNLV Runnin' Rebels</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/san-diego-st-aztecs" class="sbn-auto-link">San Diego St. Aztecs</a>.</p>
<p>UNLV brings in the<a target="_blank" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=5&rank=7"> No. 7 recruiting class</a>, so they will be penned as the dominant team. Plus, they bring back Mike Moser and get Pitt transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145934/khem-birch" class="sbn-auto-link">Khem Birch</a> who will be eligible to play in January.</p>
<p>The league has some interesting story lines, with one of the biggest being Colorado State <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-st-rams/2012/4/12/2944888/larry-eustachy-colorado-state-rams-basketball/in/2658174">hiring Larry Eustachy away from Southern Miss</a> to replace Time Miles who <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-st-rams/2012/3/23/2898725/tim-miles-nebraska-colorado-state-basketball/in/2658174">left to take the head coaching job at Nebraska</a>. The other is adding Nevada and Fresno State while losing TCU.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/colorado-st-rams" class="sbn-auto-link">Colorado St. Rams</a> are projected to be just a step behind both UNLV and San Diego State as Rutherford predicts Colorado State to have an even better year than last with a projected third place finish. With Colorado State returning five of their top six scorers, four starters and includes All-Mountain West guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52426/wes-eikmeier" class="sbn-auto-link">Wes Eikmeier</a>.</p>
<p>Here is what Rutherford says about Colorado State:</p>
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<p>Dollar signs aside, Larry Eustachy had to have been smiling when he signed his contract with Colorado State back in April. Inheriting a team that made the NCAA Tournament last season and returns five of its six top scorers isn't the worst gig in the world.</p>
<p>Leading the way for the Rams in 2012-13 will be senior guard Wes Eikmeier, who averaged 15.6 points per game and was a first team All-MWC selection last season. CSU also returns Dorian Green (13.1 ppg), Greg Smith (9.4 ppg) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100704/pierce-hornung" class="sbn-auto-link">Pierce Hornung</a> (8.8 ppg), who led the team in rebounding with an average of 8.4 per game. Assist-leader <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53277/jesse-carr" class="sbn-auto-link">Jesse Carr</a> (7.1 ppg/2.6 apg) is also back for his senior season.</p>
<p>If that weren't enough, Eustachy also brings in 6'10 Minnesota transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52351/colton-iverson" class="sbn-auto-link">Colton Iverson</a>, Arizona transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123164/daniel-bejarano" class="sbn-auto-link">Daniel Bejarano</a> and the talented freshman duo of Jordan Mason and Joe De Ciman, who averaged over 30 points per game in Canada last season.</p>
<p>Without the benefit of a challenging non-conference schedule, the Rams can't afford to let the Mountain West turn into a two-horse race. There's no question that they have the talent to compete with UNLV and San Diego State, but competing isn't going to be enough. Unless there close to perfect in the early season and against the bottom half of the league, they're going to need some big wins over the Rebs and Aztecs to take their NCAA Tournament resume to that next level.</p>
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<p>As for Air Force they are projected to finish near the bottom, and here is the short blurb on the Falcons:</p>
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<p>Dave Pilipovich did a good enough job taking over for Jeff Reynolds (who was fired on Feb. 8) last season that Air Force officially removed the interim from his title right after the end of the season. He'll need seniors <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100690/michael-lyons" class="sbn-auto-link">Michael Lyons</a> (15.6 ppg) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100687/mike-fitzgerald" class="sbn-auto-link">Mike Fitzgerald</a> (10.4 ppg) to be fully recovered from their matching shoulder injuries in order to improve upon the team's 3-11 league mark last season.</p>
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<p>Here is the projected order of finish:</p>
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<li>UNLV</li>
<li>San Diego State</li>
<li>Colorado State</li>
<li>New Mexico</li>
<li>Nevada</li>
<li>Fresno State</li>
<li>Wyoming</li>
<li>Air Force</li>
<li>Boise State</li>
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<p><i>For more on Mountain West basketball go visit <a target="_blank" href="http://mwcconnection.com"><b>Mountain West Connection</b></a>, and for more college basketball off season news check out <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball"><b>SB Nation's college basketball hub</b></a>.</i></p>
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https://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-st-rams/2012/7/17/3164920/mountain-west-basketball-preview-colorado-state-air-forceJeremy Mauss