LARAMIE, Wyo. (MARCH 3, 2020) – University of Wyoming redshirt sophomore Hunter Maldonado has been voted Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by coaches in the conference on Tuesday morning. He was named Third Team All-MW by media covering the conference on Monday.
 
Maldonado, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., ranks in the top-10 in 12 different categories in the Mountain West this season. He is sixth in the league in points per game at 16.4 points per night. He also ranks sixth in the conference this season adding four assists per game for the season. He recorded a career-high 10 against Nevada earlier this season. Maldonado also leads the Pokes grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game.
 
He has had his hand in 49 percent of Wyoming's baskets this season with 172 field goals and 142 assists. He finished the regular season sixth in field goal percentage in the league at 43 percent. He also ranks No. 13 in the conference in rebounding, as it is the fourth most by a guard in the conference. Maldonado added 35.3 minutes per game this season to rank second in the conference, a year after earning a medical redshirt after an injury.

All-MW Teams
 
First Team
Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State
Jalen Harris, Jr., G, Nevada
Sam Merrill, Sr., G, Utah State
Matt Mitchell, Jr., F, San Diego State
Bryce Hamilton, So., F, UNLV
 
Second Team
Yanni Wetzell, Sr., F, San Diego State
Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State
Nico Carvacho, Sr., C, Colorado State
Justinian Jessup, Sr., G, Boise State
Derrick Alston, Jr., F, Boise State
Jazz Johnson, Sr., G, Nevada
 
Third Team
Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State
Lavell Scottie, Sr., F, Air Force
Seneca Knight, So., G, San José State
Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State
Amauri Hardy, Jr., G, UNLV
 
Defensive Team
Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State
KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State
Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State
Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada
Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State
 
Honorable Mention
KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State
Hunter Maldonado, So., G, Wyoming
Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada
Nate Grimes, Sr., F, Fresno State
Orlando Robinson, Fr., F, Fresno State
 
Player of the Year:  Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State
Defensive Player of the Year: Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State
Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State
Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Harris, Nevada
Sixth Man of the Year: Nisré Zouzoua, Nevada
Coach of the Year: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State

Wyoming will head to Las Vegas to take part in the 2020 Air Force Reserve MW Basketball Championship at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Cowboys will open on Wednesday in the first round of the tournament against Colorado State at 6 p.m. MT on the Mountain West Network.