Western New Mexico vs UTEP: Mando Medina and Benjamin Grajeda on commentary

The 3 November 2026 NCAA College Basketball (W) match between Western New Mexico and UTEP begins at 02:00 UK time. The competition runs on the Mountain West+ (MW+) channel, with commentary provided by Mando Medina as the play-by-play commentator and Benjamin Grajeda supplying colour commentary.

Who is commentating

Mando Medina has a strong track record in radio flagship. As noted in August 2024, he will continue to deliver information from the sideline for UTEP Football and men's basketball, with former Miner wide receiver Cole Freytag providing colour commentary. Mando Medina has also covered the NBA in various roles, serving as a national writer with NBA.com (2021-2023) and USA Today (2019-2021), before that acting as the Golden State Warriors beat writer for Bay Area News Group (2017-2019) and the Los Angeles Lakers beat writer for the LA Daily News (2012-2017).

Benjamin Grajeda rounds out the team for this match. He has been active across recent women's college basketball seasons, appearing alongside Mando Medina and Bea Martinez on several calls. In the 2025-26 season he took on the colour commentary role at Liberty University, where Mando Medina handled play-by-play.

Where to watch

The match streams on the Mountain West+ channel. For those following away games, social handles and team pages track progress throughout the run. More on the 2024-25 women's college basketball season, including these calls and their commentators, is available from the 506 archive.

Article generated: 2 November 2026, 17:41 GMT