Men's Basketball March 03, 2020 Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

LAS VEGAS – The Mountain West announced its 2019-20 men’s basketball awards today. The league’s 11 head coaches voted on the All-Conference teams, as well as the coach, player, defensive player, newcomer, sixth man and freshman honors.



San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher earned MW Steve Fisher Coach of the Year honor, while Aztec Malachi Flynn was selected as Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Colorado State’s Isaiah Stevens was recognized as Freshman of the Year, while Nevada’s Jalen Harris and Nisré Zouzoua were chosen as Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year, respectively.



Dutcher guided San Diego State to a 17-1 mark during Mountain West play, which is the best Conference record since the MW went to an 18-game schedule in 2013-14. The third-year head coach led the Aztecs into the top 25 polls this season, spending seven weeks in the top five of both the national polls. Under Dutcher, San Diego State opened the season winning 26-straight games and was the last undefeated team remaining in the nation before UNLV handed SDSU its lone loss of the regular season. Dutcher’s MW Coach of the Year honor marks the first time since 2015-16 that the accolade has gone to Aztecs.



Flynn is the first Aztec to earn MW Player of the Year honors since Xavier Thames in 2013-14. The junior led the Aztecs, averaging18.9 points per game and netted a career-high 36 points in San Diego State’s regular-season finale at Nevada. Flynn recorded the best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.58) in the MW and dished out 4.7 assists per game, which is the second-best mark during MW play.



Flynn is just the second MW player in Conference history to be named both MW Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. The last time it happened was during the 2008-09 season when Utah’s Luke Nevill garnered both accolades. Flynn led the defensive charge for the Aztecs as San Diego State limited MW opponents to 39.8 percent shooting from the field during conference play. Flynn and the Aztecs also limited league opponents to 61 points per game. The junior led the SDSU with 29 steals in 18 Conference games.



Stevens is the first Ram since 2004-05 to be named MW Freshman of the Year when Jason Smith won the honor. He averaged 13.3 points per game during MW action, marking the best scoring average among the league’s freshmen. He is third in the Conference in assists per game, dishing out 4.6 per game.



Harris is the third Wolf Pack player in the last four seasons to be named the MW Newcomer of the Year. He led the league in scoring with 25.3 points per game, netting 20 or more points in 15 of 18 MW games. The junior netted 30 or more points in four straight contests during league play, which was the most consecutive 30-point contests by a MW student-athlete since Jimmer Fredette of BYU had five-straight games with 30 or more points during the 2010-11 season.



Zouzoua is the second-straight Wolf Pack player to be named the MW Sixth Man of the Year. The senior averaged 10.1 points per game off the bench, while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. Zouzoua grabbed a total of 49 rebounds and dished out 28 assists during Conference action.



Seven student-athletes were repeat selections to the All-MW list in 2019-20, while 13 made their first appearance on the team. Merrill leads the group of repeat All-Conference honorees, earning three all-conference honors during his four-year career.



2019-20 All-Mountain West Men's Basketball Team

First Team

Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Jalen Harris, Jr., G, Nevada

Sam Merrill, Sr., G, Utah State

Matt Mitchell, Jr., F, San Diego State

Bryce Hamilton, So., F, UNLV



Second Team

Yanni Wetzell, Sr., F, San Diego State

Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State

Nico Carvacho, Sr., C, Colorado State

Justinian Jessup, Sr., G, Boise State

Derrick Alston, Jr., F, Boise State

Jazz Johnson, Sr., G, Nevada



Third Team

Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State

Lavell Scottie, Sr., F, Air Force

Seneca Knight, So., G, San José State

Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State

Amauri Hardy, Jr., G, UNLV



Defensive Team

Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State

Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State

Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada

Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State



Honorable Mention

KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State

Hunter Maldonado, So., G, Wyoming

Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada

Nate Grimes, Sr., F, Fresno State

Orlando Robinson, Fr., F, Fresno State



Player of the Year: Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Defensive Player of the Year: Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State

Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Harris, Nevada

Sixth Man of the Year: Nisré Zouzoua, Nevada

Steve Fisher Coach of the Year: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State





