Basketball in the Mountains

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains! We're joined by Matt Moore from the Action Network and the Locked on NBA Daily show for a complete breakdown of the Nuggets, Suns & Jazz with league still off for a few days following the All-Star Game. They talk through Denver's tough schedule the rest of the season, the lack of wiggle room the team has in the sta...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains! We're joined by Sean Walker from KSL Sports to talk all things BYU after the Cougars snapped a four-game losing streak earlier this week with an impressive road win at Baylor. Tyler and Sean talk about Kevin Young's team and trying to find consistency out of the players outside the team's "big 3" of AJ Dy...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains! a We're joined once again by Caleb Wilfinger from Pickswise to talk about Arizona's first loss of the season, which came Monday night at the hands of the Darryn Peterson-less Kansas Jayhawks. Tyler and Caleb talk about what they saw from Arizona in the game and what the latest Peterson absence means for his NBA Draft s...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains! We're back talking college hoops and Geoff Grammer from the Albuquerque Journal joins to talk all things New Mexico after the Lobos' home loss to Utah State earlier this week. Geoff gives his take on UNM's season as a whole under first-year coach Eric Olen and getting to see the Aggies in person for the first time...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains! We're back for an emergency-ish edition after the Jazz's stunning trade for Jaren Jackson Jr. Chandler Holt from KSL Sports is back to talk through all of the angles of the deal, including how JJJ fits in with Utah's core of Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler from an on-court basketball fit, as well...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains. First, Tyler gives his takeaways from getting to see the first matchup of the season between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder, the two teams with the best odds to win the NBA Championship. Tyler talks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's big night and why he always gets up for games in Denver, plus the role players that w...

Tyler King is back with another edition of Basketball in the Mountains! This week, Tyler is joined by Adam Green from Wildcat Radio 2.0 and AZ Desert Swarm to talk all things Arizona after the team's big road win at BYU earlier this week that takes Tommy Lloyd's team to 21-0 on the season. Tyler and Adam talk through all the key pieces on the Arizona team, led by star freshmen Brayden Burries and...

Tyler King is back with another solo edition of Basketball in the Mountains! This week, Tyler is joined by Denver Gazette Nuggets beat writer Vinny Benedetto to talk through the team's continued solid stretch without Nikola Jokic, led by Peyton Watson's breakout season. The guys discuss the most impressive aspect of the 23-year-old's game and the increasingly difficult challenge of trying to retai...

Tyler King is back with another solo edition of Basketball in the Mountains! After the announcement of the NBA All-Star starters, Tyler starts with the latest honor for Nikola Jokic as the Nuggets star ties Alex English for the most All-Star appearances in franchise history while discussing Denver's continued success without the star center in the lineup. Then, he moves on to the Suns, who hav...

Tyler King is back with another episode of Basketball in the Mountains, this time to preview an important Mountain West showdown in the desert between Grand Canyon and No. 23 Utah State. Brennan Williams from Go Lopes Radio joins for an in-depth preview of Saturday's game at GCU Arena and how Grand Canyon can bounce back from a midweek loss at New Mexico against the top team in the Mountain We...

Tyler King is back with another edition of Basketball in the Mountains after a fun slate of games across the time zone this past weekend. We start in the NBA, where the Nuggets have won 3 of their last 4 without Nikola Jokic as Denver continues to keep pace despite multiple key injuries. Peyton Watson's breakout season also continues as he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for hi...

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...

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&#3...

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 a...

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 Pa...

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 te...

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, inc...

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 For...

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...

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...

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...

Tyler King is joined by Colorado assistant coach Nate Tomlinson for an inside look at the Buffaloes' 2-0 start and a preview of Friday night's game against Providence. Tomlinson is a former standout player for head coach Tad Boyle now in his second stint as an assistant coach with the program, coming from Providence where he spent the last few years. He gives his thoughts on impressive sta...

Tyler King is back talking about the NBA for a solo episode breaking down key recent injuries to both the Suns and the Jazz. First, Jalen Green's promising start to his career in Phoenix is abruptly halted after just five quarters as he reaggravated a right hamstring injury Saturday night against the Clippers which came just a few days after his exciting debut with the team. Tyler discusses wh...

Tyler King is joined by Denver coach Tim Bergstraser after his Division-I head coaching debut. The Pioneers are in Seattle this week for a pair of games to begin Bergstraser's tenure after he was hired away from D-II Minnesota State-Moorhead in the offseason. Coach Bergstraser talks about what he's hoping to see from his new-look group during a grueling nonconference schedule that features...

The college basketball season is here! Tyler King wraps up his 2025-26 season preview series with the Colorado Buffaloes. Oliver Hayes from 247sports joins to preview Tad Boyle's 16th season in Boulder. After finishing last in Big 12 a year ago, the Buffs are hoping to take a step forward thanks to a strong group of returning players, plus an intriguing freshman class. Tyler and Oliver break d...