Boise State Broncos men's basketball

Boise State Broncos
2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
University	Boise State University
Head coach	Leon Rice (9th season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	Boise, Idaho
Arena	Taco Bell Arena (Capacity: 12,820)
Nickname	Broncos
Student section	The Corral
Colors	Blue and Orange[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament appearances
1976, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2013, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1976, 1988, 1993, 1994 (Big Sky), 2008 (WAC)
Conference regular season champions
1976, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994 (Big Sky), 1999 (Big West East Division), 2008 (WAC) 2015 (Mountain West)

The Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2015. The Broncos are led by head coach Leon Rice, hired March 27, 2010. They play their home games at Taco Bell Arena.

Contents

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  1 In-season tournament championships
  


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  2 Regular season championships
  


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  3 Conference tournament championships
  


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  4 Conference Player of the Year awards
  


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  5 Postseason results
  
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    5.1 NCAA Division I Tournament results
    
  
  
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    5.2 NCAA Division II Tournament results
    
  
  
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    5.3 NIT results
    
  
  
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    5.4 CBI results
    
  
  


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  6 Notable alumni
  


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  7 All-time NCAA results
  


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  8 References
  


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  9 External links
  

In-season tournament championships

• 1984–85 Gem State Classic (Wins over Northwest Nazarene College & Idaho State University)


• 1986–87 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over College of Idaho & Idaho State University)


• 1986–87 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Southwest Texas State University & the University of San Diego)


• 1987–88 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Lewis-Clark State College & Idaho State University)


• 1987–88 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Sam Houston State University & St. Mary's College)


• 1988–89 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Northwest Nazarene College & Idaho State University)


• 1988–89 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over University of Portland & University of Wisconsin–Green Bay)


• 1990–91 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Valparaiso University & Idaho State University)


• 1990–91 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Monmouth College & Georgia Southern University)


• 1991–92 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Sacramento State & Stephen F. Austin State University)


• 1991–92 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Air Force & Western Michigan University)


• 1992–93 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Elizabeth City State University & Georgia State University)


• 1992–93 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over George Mason University & Southern Utah University)


• 1993–94 Real Dairy Classic (Wins over Siena College & University of Illinois at Chicago)


• 1994–95 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Bucknell University & Davidson College)


• 1996–97 Albertson's Holiday Classic (Wins over Campbell University & Gonzaga University)

Regular season championships

• 1976 Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 1988 Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 1989 Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 1993 Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 1994 Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 1999 Big West Conference East Division Champions.


• 2008 Western Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions.


• 2015 Mountain West Conference Regular Season Champions.

Conference tournament championships

• 1976 Big Sky Conference Champions.


• 1988 Big Sky Conference Champions.


• 1993 Big Sky Conference Champions.


• 1994 Big Sky Conference Champions.


• 2008 Western Athletic Conference Champions.

Conference Player of the Year awards

• 1987–88 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year Award: Arnell Jones


• 1988–89 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year Award: Chris Childs
  


• 1998–99 Big West Conference Player of the Year Award: Roberto Bergersen
  


• 2014–15 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Award: Derrick Marks^[2]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Broncos have appeared in seven NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–7. Their first five tournament bids came via conference tournament championships. Their bid in 2013 was the first at-large bid in school history. They received their second at-large bid in 2015.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	BSU head coach
1976	Round of 32	UNLV	L 78–103	Bus Conner
1988	Round of 64	Michigan	L 58–63	Bobby Dye
1993	Round of 64	Vanderbilt	L 72–92	Bobby Dye
1994	Round of 64	Louisville	L 58–67	Bobby Dye
2008	Round of 64	Louisville	L 61–79	Greg Graham
2013	First Four	La Salle	L 71–80	Leon Rice
2015	First Four	Dayton	L 55–56	Leon Rice

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'88	'92	'94	'08	'13	'15
Seeds→	14	14	14	14	13	11

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Broncos have appeared in one NCAA Division II Tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	BSU head coach
1970	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	UC Riverside Sacramento State	L 81–83 W 63–61	Murray Satterfield

NIT results

The Broncos have appeared in six National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 4–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	BSU head coach
1987	First Round Second Round	Utah Washington	W 62–61 L 68–73	Bobby Dye
1989	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 55–69	Bobby Dye
1991	First Round	Southern Illinois	L 74–75	Bobby Dye
2004	Opening Round First Round Second Round	UNLV Milwaukee Marquette	W 84–69 W 73–70 L 53–56	Greg Graham
2017	First Round Second Round	Utah Illinois	W 73–68 L 56–71	Leon Rice
2018	First Round	Washington	L 74–77	Leon Rice

CBI results

The Broncos have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI). Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	BSU head coach
2009	First Round	Stanford	L 76–96	Greg Graham
2011	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Austin Peay Evansville Oregon	W 83–80 W 75–69 L 71–79	Leon Rice

Notable alumni

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  Gus Johnson – F/C, 1961–1962, Baltimore Bullets, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers. Five time NBA All-Star. Two-time NBA All-Defensive First Team. ABA Champion. #25 retired by the Washington Wizards. Inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.^[3] Played sophomore season at Boise Junior College and junior season at the University of Idaho, then was selected tenth overall in the 1963 NBA draft.


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  Clyde Dickey – G, 1970–1973. Drafted by the Phoenix Suns. Played for the Utah Stars of the ABA.


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  Trent Johnson – F, 1974–1978. Johnson is the former head coach of Stanford, Nevada, LSU, and TCU.


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  Fred Williams – G, 1977–1979. Head coach for the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA. Former head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. Williams was an assistant coach for the USC women's basketball team when they won national championships in 1983 and 1984


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  Bruce Bolden – F, 1981–1985, NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player in 1992


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  Terry Lee – G, 1982–1983, Won a World Series Championship with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990


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  Chris Childs – G, 1985–1989, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
  


• Frank Robinson – G, 1989–1990, played for the Denver Broncos of the NFL
  


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  Vince Hizon - G/F, 1990-1991, multiple champion in the professional basketball league in the Philippines. Currently the commissioner of the Filsports Basketball Association in the Philippines.


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  Tanoka Beard – F/C, 1989–1993, 2-time Spanish League MVP (Real Madrid) (all-time Boise State leading scorer 1944 points)


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  John Coker – C, 1993–1996, Phoenix Suns
  


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  Roberto Bergersen – G/F, 1996–1999, drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, won the NBA Development League Championship with the Idaho Stampede in 2008. Number retired by The Idaho Stampede


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  Jeb Putzier - F, 1999, Putzier played on the Bronco basketball team in his sophomore year. Played for the Denver Broncos, the Houston Texans, and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.


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  Bryan Defares – G, 2000–2004, won the California state basketball championship in 2000, helped lead the Broncos the 2004 NIT Sweet Sixteen, played professionally in Europe, and represented the Netherlands national basketball team for 10 years


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  Jermaine Blackburn – G/F, 2003–2005, one of the few people in the history of professional basketball to record a Quadruple-double when he tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, and 10 steals in a CBA game. He followed this performance with a triple-double in his very next game, recording 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists against the same team ^[4]


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  Tyler Tiedeman - F, 2005-2008, Dutch Basketball League All-Star.


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  Coby Karl – G/F, 2004–2007, Karl is the head coach of the NBA G League's South Bay Lakers. He played for Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.


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  Matt Bauscher - G, 2005-2008, Dutch Basketball League Champion, All-Star, and MVP.


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  La'Shard Anderson - G, 2008-2011, Anderson has played in the Belgian, Tunisian, Austrian, and Dutch pro leagues.


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  Robert Arnold - G/F, 2009-2011, played in France's LBN Pro A League.


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  Mark Sanchez - F, 2007-2009, 2008 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Champion. Leading scorer and rebounder for the Broncos his senior year. The 2014 Austrian League MVP. Austrian Cup and Dutch Cup Champion.


• Bryan Gates – Although he did not play basketball for the Broncos, Gates is an alumnus of Boise State University. Former head coach of the Idaho Stampede and protégé of former Boise State University head basketball coach Bobby Dye. Two time Dennis Johnson NBA G League Coach of the Year Award (2006–07, 2007–08). Coached the Idaho Stampede to the NBA D-League Championship in the 2007–08 season (this championship team featured two starters that used to play for the Broncos: Roberto Bergersen and Jason Ellis). Former assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Current assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans.


• Robert Heyer - G/F, 2014-2015, Currently plays for the NBA G League's South Bay Lakers.


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  Anthony Drmic – G/F, 2011–2016, Won the 2016–17 NBL Rookie of the Year Award in Australia's National Basketball League for the Adelaide 36ers. Second place in Boise State University's all-time scoring list after Tanoka Beard.


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  James Webb III – F, 2014–2016, First Bronco basketball player to declare early for the NBA draft. Brooklyn Nets signed him to a two-way deal on January 15, 2018.


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  Chandler Hutchison - G/F, 2014–2018, Selected as the No. 22 pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He is Boise State's first ever first round pick.^[5]

All-time NCAA results

Boise State joined the NCAA in 1968 when they became a four-year school. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, they have an overall record of 817–678. They have only ever had one season where they did not reach double digits in wins.

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Murray Satterfield (Not in a Conference) (1968–1970)
1968–69	Boise State	19–8
1969–70	Boise State	20–8			Division II Tournament
Murray Satterfield (Big Sky Conference) (1970–1972)
1970–71	Boise State	10–16	5–9	7th
1971–72	Boise State	14–12	7–7	T–5th
Murray Satterfield:		63–44 (.589)	12–16 (.429)
Bus Connor (Big Sky Conference) (1972–1980)
1972–73	Boise State	11–15	5–9	6th
1973–74	Boise State	12–14	6–8	6th
1974–75	Boise State	13–13	7–7	T–3rd
1975–76	Boise State	18–11	9–5	T–1st	NCAA First Round
1976–77	Boise State	10–16	5–9	T–6th
1977–78	Boise State	13–14	8–6	4th
1978–79	Boise State	11–15	6–8	T–6th
1979–80	Boise State	10–16	4–10	8th
Bus Connor:		98–114 (.462)	50–62 (.446)
Dave Leach (Big Sky Conference) (1980–1983)
1980–81	Boise State	7–19	4–10	7th
1981–82	Boise State	11–15	6–8	T–4th
1982–83	Boise State	10–17	5–9	6th
Dave Leach:		28–44 (.354)	15–27 (.357)
Bobby Dye (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1995)
1983–84	Boise State	15–13	6–8	T–5th
1984–85	Boise State	15–14	5–9	T–6th
1985–86	Boise State	12–16	6–8	T–6th
1986–87	Boise State	22–8	10–4	2nd	NIT Second Round
1987–88	Boise State	24–6	13–3	1st	NCAA First Round
1988–89	Boise State	23–7	13–3	T–1st	NIT First Round
1989–90	Boise State	12–15	7–9	7th
1990–91	Boise State	18–11	10–6	4th	NIT First Round
1991–92	Boise State	16–13	7–9	5th
1992–93	Boise State	21–8	10–4	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
1993–94	Boise State	17–13	7–7	5th	NCAA First Round
1994–95	Boise State	17–10	7–7	T–4th
Bobby Dye:		212–134 (.613)	101–77 (.567)
Rod Jensen (Big Sky Conference) (1995–1996)
1995–96	Boise State	15–13	10–4	T–2nd
Rod Jensen (Big West Conference) (1996–2001)
1996–97	Boise State	14–13	9–7	4th
1997–98	Boise State	17–13	9–7	T–3rd East Division
1998–99	Boise State	21–8	12–4	T–1st East Division
1999–00	Boise State	12–15	6–10	T–3rd East Division
2000–01	Boise State	17–14	8–8	T–5th
Rod Jensen (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2002)
2001–02	Boise State	13–17	6–12	7th
Rod Jensen:		109–134 (.449)	60–52 (.536)
Greg Graham (Western Athletic Conference) (2002–2010)
2002–03	Boise State	13–16	7–11	8th
2003–04	Boise State	23–10	12–6	T–3rd	NIT Second Round
2004–05	Boise State	16–18	6–12	8th
2005–06	Boise State	14–15	6–10	7th
2006–07	Boise State	17–14	8–8	T–5th
2007–08	Boise State	25–9	12–4	T–1st	NCAA First Round
2008–09	Boise State	19–13	9–7	T–3rd	CBI First Round
2009–10	Boise State	15–17	5–11	8th
Greg Graham:		142–112 (.559)	65–69 (.485)
Leon Rice (Western Athletic Conference) (2010–2011)
2010–11	Boise State	22–13	10–6	2nd	CBI Semifinals
Leon Rice (Mountain West Conference) (2011–Present)
2011–12	Boise State	13–17	3–11	T–7th
2012–13	Boise State	21–11	9–7	T–4th	NCAA First Four
2013–14	Boise State	21–13	9–9	T–5th
2014–15	Boise State	25–9	14–4	T–1st	NCAA First Four
2015–16	Boise State	20–12	11–7	3rd
2016–17	Boise State	20–12	12–6	3rd	NIT Second Round
2017–18	Boise State	23–9	13–5	2nd	NIT First Round
Boise State:		165–96 (.632)	81–55 (.596)
Total:		817–678 (.546)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. 
   ^ "Boise State University Colors – Brand Standards". Retrieved July 16, 2018. 
   


2. 
   ^ Mountain West Conference. "MW Men's Basketball Players & Coach of the Year 2015 – MW Videos". Mountain West Conference – Official Athletics Site. 
   


3. 
   ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2010" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010. 
   


4. 
   ^ "Blackburn records quadruple-double, Miners tame Wild". oursportscentral.com. 
   


5. 
   ^ http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-basketball/article213560534.html#storylink=mainstage
   

External links

• Official website

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