Mountain West Conference: News and Notes

The Rocky Mountain Showdown is changed. Changes are made at Utah. Jeremy will tell you what's up in the Mountain West Conference.

by Jeremy (Columnist)

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May 10, 2008

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Some hodgepodge news and notes around the league.

First off, the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown between Colorado State and Colorado is moving back one day to Sunday, August 31st. The reasoning behind the switch is so that the game can be broadcast nationally on Fox Sports Net.  Also, the move is made so it doesn't conflict with the Democratic National Convention held at the Pepsi Center that same week. The site will again be held at the home of the Denver Broncos Invesco Field.

Utah hires Barret Perry as their newest men's basketball assistant coach. Perry is from Utah.  He played his collegiate basketball at Southern Utah. His most recent stint was the head coach at the College Of Southern Idaho. At CSI for 3 years, Perry had at least 25 wins, made the NJCAA tournament each year, and sent 23 players to NCAA division one programs.

The Utes also added Stan Johnson as an assistant coach to their basketball program.  Like Perry, he also played at Southern Utah. Johnson’s previous job was an assistant at Cal-State Northridge. Prior to that he was the head coach at division two Southwest Baptist. Johnson guided that them to the division two NCAA tournament and a conference title.

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  1. reply to comment by Lew
    5 months ago

    Moving the Rocky Mountain Showdown should bring some nice exposure to the MWC.

    Coach Hawkins should have a good team this year and his system well in place.

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