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Mountain West tournaments to remain in Las Vegas through 2016

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This spring Las Vegas will host four conference tournaments, and on Friday the conference that has been there the longest announced its decision to remain in Sin City.

The Mountain West announced on Friday that the league’s men’s and women’s basketball championships will remain in Las Vegas through 2016, with the Thomas & Mack Center continuing in its role as host.

The Mountain West Board of Directors approved a three-year contract with Las Vegas Events, with this season’s event being the 11th time in which the Mountain West Basketball Championships have been held in Las Vegas.

The Thomas & Mack Center has hosted the event every year since 2007, with the Mountain West also playing its conference tournaments in the city from 2000-2003.

“The Mountain West Basketball Championships are a signature event that highlights our student-athletes, coaches and institutions,” said league Commissioner Craig Thompson in the release. “Las Vegas is a destination city, and in recent years has become a hotbed for NCAA basketball.

“Extensive research has proven that MW fans prefer this location over any other, and our partnership with Las Vegas Events and the Thomas & Mack Center enables us to put on a first-class event, filled with the excitement and competitive spirit that defines Mountain West basketball.”

The Mountain West also unveiled the floor design that will be used for this season’s event. The court doesn’t have much in the way of color outside of the Reese’s logos, but if that means none of those oversized court stickers that become a safety hazard then I’m all for it.

Photo credit: Mountain West Conference

Raphielle also writes for the NBE Basketball Report and can be followed on Twitter at @raphiellej.