Tyler King is back for a solo edition of Basketball in the Mountains with a complete recap of a fun Saturday slate of college hoops in the MT time zone.

He starts in the Big 12, where Arizona took care of business against Utah in Salt Lake City and Colorado picked up an important road win at Arizona State. The Wildcats remain unbeaten at 14-0 thanks to a balanced effort against the Utes, while the Buffs got their first road win since March 2024 thanks to a gritty performance in their conference opener.

Also in the Big 12, BYU won its 10th straight with a victory at Kansas State that was fueled by another stellar showing by freshman AJ Dybantsa.

Before wrapping up, Tyler touches on a few games in the Mountain West, led by Colorado State's impressive road win at Grand Canyon as the shorthanded Rams snapped a two-game losing streak to begin conference play and grabbed Ali Farokhmanesh his first Mountain West win as a head coach.

Finally, New Mexico pulled away from Wyoming in the second half for a solid home win that was led by Croatian freshman Tomsilva Buljan, while Boise State dropped a three overtime thriller at San Diego State.

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Tyler King is back of another NBA Mondays edition of Basketball in the Mountains, this one focused solely on the Utah Jazz and the big wins over the Pistons and Spurs in a back-to-back this past weekend. Tyler is joined by Chandler Holt of KSL Sports to break down the two wins, which were once again fueled by the duo of Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen.

Tyler and Chandler talk through Keyonte's leap specifically and whether or not his impressive third season is enough for him to be the frontrunner for the league's Most Improved Player award.

Then, they look ahead at the next stretch of games for Utah and whether or not the team will let off the gas with an eye toward keeping the team's top-8 protected draft pick.

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Tyler King is joined by Troy Finnegan for a breakdown of the Nuggets' two games against the Rockets last week and how it affects their view of Denver heading into the week of Christmas.

Tyler and Troy discuss Peyton Watson's emergence as a key contributor in the starting lineup, as well as Cam Johnson's hot shooting in the last month.

They also discuss how a potential playoff matchup against Houston would look and the state of the Western Conference playoff race ahead of a loaded slate of games on Christmas Day.

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Tyler King is joined by Patrick Mayhorn from The Aggship for a preview of Saturday's exciting Mountain West opener between Colorado State and Utah State, arguably the two best teams in the conference at this point of the season.

Patrick talks through the Aggies' 9-1 start and who has impressed the most for this relatively new-look roster under second-year coach Jerrod Calhoun.

Tyler and Patrick talk about the matchup between the Rams' red hot offense and the Aggies' much improved defense and what the difference in the game might end up being.

Finally, they discuss the importance of the game as a whole on the opening weekend of Mountain West play and who else around the conference has surprised so far.

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Tyler King is back for another episode of Basketball in the Mountains and this one is all about the No. 1 team in the country, the Arizona Wildcats. Tommy Lloyd's team moved to 9-0 with a 21-point win over Alabama in Birmingham this past weekend, a record 5th ranked win in a team's first 9 games.

PicksWise deputy editor Caleb Wilfinger joins the show for an in-depth look at this Arizona team, starting with freshman guard Brayden Burries' best game as a Wildcat.

Tyler and Caleb debate whether or not Arizona has the best starting five in the country while talking about all of the key players that make them arguably the top team in the Big 12 with nonconference play almost over.

Tyler also poses the question of whether or not the Wildcats can get to 20-0 with a soft final few games of nonconference play and a not-so-daunting start to Big 12 play.

Finally, Tyler gets Caleb's thoughts on the 9-1 starts from BYU and Colorado, as well as his take on the Denver Nuggets' recent form.

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Tyler King is back for another edition of Basketball in the Mountains following the Nuggets' 3-0 road trip to the east coast where Jamal Murray was the star, becoming the first Denver player not named Nikola Jokic to win a player of the week award since Paul Millsap in 2018. Tyler talks through Jamal's impressive start to the season and goes over his initial All-Star teams in both conferences, including Murray as a representative in the West.

Then, Tyler talks about another impressive and unexpected win for the Suns, this one on the road against the Timberwolves as a shorthanded Phoenix team rallied in the fourth quarter behind Collin Gillespie, who has emerged as a key piece for the Suns going forward. Tyler also makes the case that Jordan Ott should be the frontrunner for NBA coach of the year at this point of the season thanks to all of the contributions he's gotten from a roster that is underwhelming on paper.

Finally, Tyler wraps up the show with a few college basketball takeaways, led by BYU's impressive comeback win over Clemson at Madison Square, which was fueled by another stellar performance from star freshman AJ Dybantsa. Tyler also gives some thoughts on the epic game between Colorado and Colorado State at Moby Arena last Saturday afternoon before signing off.

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Tyler King is joined once again by Justin Michael from DNVR for a preview of Saturday's Rocky Mountain Showdown on the hardwood!

Coming off a pair of important wins over Wichita State and South Florida in the Bahamas, Colorado State (6-2) plays host to unbeaten Colorado (8-0) in front of a sold-out crowd at Moby Arena at 3 p.m. on CBSSN.

It's the first time the two programs have met in Fort Collins since the instant classic two seasons ago that featured two teams that went on to win games in the NCAA Tournament and multiple players now in the NBA. Just two players from that game in 2023 remain as a pair of new-look squads will face off in an important nonconference game that both feel like they need to win to boost their March Madness resumes.

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Tyler King is joined by Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto after the Nuggets' fourth straight home loss, the longest since Nikola Jokic became a regular starter, that featured continued defensive struggles for the team since Aaron Gordon's injury.

Tyler and Vinny talk about Spencer Jones and Peyton Watson, the key players in bigger roles in the absence of Gordon and Christian Braun, and how Denver can navigate an important stretch ahead as the race for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference continues to heat up.

They also discuss Cam Johnson's progress in his first season with the team and how his recent hot shooting has helped quell some of the early-season concerns about his fit.

Finally, they look ahead at Denver's next few weeks of games and the opportunities to stack important wins.

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Tyler King is joined by Chandler Holt from KSL Sports for a discussion on Jazz rookie Ace Bailey and the signs of progress he's shown since being inserted into Utah's starting lineup.

Tyler and Chandler also touch on some other key figures from the Jazz's first month of the season, including Keyonte George and Kyle Filipowski.

Then, Tyler gets Chandler's thoughts on seeing BYU star freshman AJ Dybansta in person before Tyler wraps up the show by discussing Arizona's move up to No. 2 in the AP poll and the Wildcats' case as the top team in the country after a true road win at UConn, the team's second win over a top-3 team in the first five games.

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Tyler King is back for a solo episode on another edition of NBA Mondays on Basketball in the Mountains!

First up: The numbers behind Nikola Jokic's ridiculous start to the season, why he should be the MVP frontrunner and how it's fueled the Nuggets' impressive 10-2 record.

Next: The Suns' winning streak finally comes to an end after brutal home loss to Hawks, but Devin Booker's impressive start and production from role players still give plenty of reason for optimism in Phoenix.

Finally: The Jazz win a double-overtime thriller against the Bulls, led by big nights from Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George, the two biggest reasons to look forward to watching Utah the rest of the season with Walker Kessler out for the season.

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