The Mountain West Conference has held its postseason basketball tournaments at the Thomas & Mack Center outside Las Vegas for all but three years of its existence.
The only time the Mountain West Basketball Tournaments weren't held at the near-19,000 seat venue on the campus of UNLV was 2004 to 2006, when the tourneys were played at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
Confirmed Locations for Mountain West Tournaments for 2026, 2027 and Beyond
In the aftermath of four members leaving for the Pac-12, the remaining Mountain West schools signed a memorandum in September 2024 to remain in the league through 2032. The contract included details about the future of the Mountain West Basketball Tournaments.
Reportedly, the Mountain West will continue to crown its tournament champions in Las Vegas through 2032, but it did not confirm it will keep the end-of-season competitions at the Thomas & Mack Center (which is located just south of Las Vegas in Paradise). T-Mobile Arena and MGM Grand Arena loom as potential relocation sites.
UNLV, however, contends it will keep hosting the Mountain West tourneys.
In its press release announcing its Mountain West contract extension, UNLV stated that it will "continue to host the conference's men's and women's basketball tournaments at the Thomas & Mack Center throughout the duration of the existing and new contract" — i.e., through 2032.
Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship History
Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship History
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mountain West Tournament Locations for 2026, 2027 and Beyond.
