The Mountain West Conference released its 2021-2022 conference schedule for men’s basketball this month. The 18-game conference schedule will begin on Dec. 28 and be played out over the next 10 weeks, leading up to the conference tournament in Las Vegas.
What was most noticeable about the conference schedule was the number of games, 18. Last year, due to the pandemic, the Mountain West Conference played a 20-game conference schedule, with two-game series so each team could play one another.
At the time, the conference said that this was a one-year model due to the circumstances and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.