Mountain West Basketball: Preseason rankings for 2018-19

By Connor Hope | Aug 14, 2018

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 10: Mountain West Conference seat covers are seen before the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament between the New Mexico Lobos and the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

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ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 22: Jordan Caroline #24 and Caleb Martin #10 of the Nevada Wolf Pack react after a play in the second half against the Loyola Ramblers during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at Philips Arena on March 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

The rest of the Mountain West looks to be on the rise, but it is hard to imagine any team really challenging the Nevada Wolf Pack for the regular season title. While Nevada may have run away with the title last year, they have only increased the gap between them and the rest of the conference.

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Earlier this summer it looked like the Wolf Pack’s top three players – Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, and Jordan Caroline – were heading to the NBA, but all three are back and will be joined by the best group of transfers in the country. Add Jordan Brown to that squad, and Eric Musselman has a Final Four contender.

One issue the Wolf Pack will have is spreading getting everyone the minutes they want. In addition to the four mentioned, there will be six capable upperclassmen and a handful of solid freshman who will all be competing for spots in the rotation.

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Expectations have never been this high in Reno, and it will be exciting to see how the Wolf Pack live up to them. Will the experienced squad come together and make a deep tournament run, or will their lack of time together lead to chemistry issues?