RENO, NV – MARCH 18: Nevada Forward Eliam Price (1) walks to the bench smiling with teammates in celebration late in the game in the first round NIT game of the Knight College Game between the Murray State Racers and the Nevada Wolf Pack on March 18, 2026, at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV. (Photo by Greg Ashman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
With the 2026-27 college basketball season right around the corner, we’re doing our annual four-part tip-off series. If you missed the first time, where we discussed our Mountain West awards predictions, click here! For part two, we’ll be on our All Conference teams (three votes…himself included). Let’s go into it!
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First Team:
Keeper: Jake HallNew Mexico
Keeper: Makaih WilliamsGrand Canyon
Guard/Access: Naz MeyerWyoming
Next up: Tyrin JonesUNLV
Next: Elijah PriceNevada
Lean: Hall was our unanimous player of the year, and was one of three unanimous selections to the first team, joining Nevada’s Elijah Price and UNLV’s Tyrin Jones.
Jones is a great breakout candidate, especially with the loss of both Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (MW scorer in “25-26) and Kimani Hamilton. Jones averaged 13.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 28.0 minutes per game in conference play. Price was an All-Mons West selection last year with the Wolf Pack, averaging 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds.
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Williams and Meyer both received two first-team votes and one second-team vote. Williams broke out last year with Grand Canyon, and if Henley is ineligible, he will likely take more of the practice off the court at GCU. He averaged 15.2 points and 2.5 assists on 56.1 percent true shooting in conference play. Meyer is the most creative shot creator who averaged 12.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists as a rookie with the Pokes.
Second Team:
Guard: Vaughn Weems, Nevada
Guardian: Uriah Tenette, New Mexico
Guard: Jaden Henley, Grand Canyon
Next: Jackson Kiss, UNLV
Forward: Efe Demirel, Grand Canyon
Lean: Similarly, for the first team we had three honorable mentions unanimously: Tenette, Kiss and Demirel.
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Tenette is a hyper-fast, explosive guard who broke out as a freshman, averaging 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals. Not a big one who limited his efficiency inside the arc. But with a big current it’s pesky. Demirel was a freshman senior with Grand Canyon after starting his career in Turkey. He’s an excellent shot-blocker and offensive rebounder, but he only finished 22.5 minutes per game last year. The kiss that greets you from Australia is a welcome surprise to the UNLV newcomers who pick us up as our Freshman of the Year.
Here’s Henley the thief, who received one of the first-born votes. At present it is ineligible; Of course, he would be a first-team honoree if he were, but there is still a cloud over Grand Canyon’s head about whether he will be eligible on Nov. 2. UNLV’s AJ Storr’s status is also in limbo; He did not receive a vote on either side.
A few honorable mentions include GCU’s Dylan Darling, New Mexico’s Rytis Petraitis and New Mexico’s Hudson Mayes.
Who leaves us? What are you wondering? Let us know in the comments!