By Nick Seeman, UW Media-Athletics
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Cowboy guard Sam Griffin was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by the coaches in the conference on Tuesday the league announced. Griffin was named Third-Team All-MW by the media covering the conference on Monday.
Griffin leads the Cowboys in scoring this season at 16.8 points per game for sixth in the conference. He also leads the team with 3.4 assists per game, which ranks tenth in the conference. He has knocked down 73 three pointers this season, a number that ranks fourth in the MW.
He has scored in double figures 26 times this season and has scored 20 or more points in 11 games. He was named the MW Player of the Week following the Pokes win over Nevada. He recently went over the 2,000-point mark for his career.
The cowboys open the Mountain West Championship on Wednesday facing Fresno State in the First Round at Noon MT in. contest on the MW Network.
2023-24 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Team
First Team
- Tyson Degenhart, Jr., F, Boise State
- Isaiah Stevens, Gr., G, Colorado State
- Jaedon LeDee, Sr., F, San Diego State
- Darius Brown II, Gr, G, Utah State
- Great Osobor, Jr., W, Utah State
Second Team
- O’Mar Stanley, Jr., F, Boise State
- Kenan Blackshear, Gr., G, Nevada
- Jarod Lucas, Gr., G, Nevada
- Donovan Dent, So., G, New Mexico
- JT Toppin, Fr., F, New Mexico
- Dedan Thomas Jr., Fr., G, UNLV
Third Team
- Nique Clifford, Sr., G, Colorado State
- Nick Davidson, So., F, Nevada
- Jaelen House, Gr., G, New Mexico
- Keylan Boone, Sr., F, UNLV
Defensive Team
- Tré Coleman, Sr., F, Nevada
- Jaelen House, Gr., G, New Mexico
- Lamont Butler, Sr., G, San Diego State
- Luis Rodriguez, Sr., G, UNLV
- Darius Brown II, Gr., G, Utah State
Honorable Mention
- Chibuzo Agbo, Sr., G, Boise State
- Max Rice, Sr., G, Boise State
- Lamont Butler, Sr., G San Diego State
- MJ Amey, Jr., G, San Jose State
- Kalib Boone, Sr., F, UNLV
- Ian Martinez, Sr., G, Utah State
- Sam Griffin, Sr., G, Wyoming
Player of the Year: Great Osobor, Jr., W, Utah State
Defensive Player of the Year: Lamont Butler, Sr., G, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Great Osobor, Jr., W, Utah State
Co-Sixth Man of the Year: Mustapha Amzil, Sr., F, New Mexico
Co-Sixth Man of the Year: Josh Uduje, Jr., G, Utah State
Co-Freshman of the Year: JT Toppin, F, New Mexico
Co-Freshman of the Year: Dedan Thomas Jr., UNLV
Steve Fisher Coach of the Year: Danny Sprinkle, Utah State