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University | Boise State University | ||||
Head coach | Leon Rice (14th season) | ||||
Conference | Mountain West | ||||
Location | Boise, Idaho | ||||
Arena | ExtraMile Arena (capacity: 12,820) | ||||
Nickname | Broncos | ||||
Student section | The Corral | ||||
Colors | Blue and orange [1] | ||||
Uniforms | |||||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||||
1970*, 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024 *at Division II level | |||||
Conference tournament champions | |||||
Mountain West - 2022 WAC - 2008 Big Sky - 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994 | |||||
Conference regular season champions | |||||
Mountain West - 2015, 2022 WAC - 2008 Big Sky - 1976, 1988, 1989 | |||||
Conference division season champions | |||||
Big West East Division - 1999 |
The Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University in the Mountain West Conference. The Broncos are led by head coach Leon Rice, hired in March2010, and play their home games on campus at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. BSU's most recent appearance in the NCAA tournament was in 2024.
Athletic director Gene Bleymaier hired Greg Graham to be head coach in 2002. [2] In eight seasons, Graham had a 142–112 record at Boise State and led Boise State to a berth in the 2004 NIT, 2008 NCAA tournament and 2009 CBI. [3] For leading Boise State to the NCAA tournament, the Western Athletic Conference named Graham "Coach of the Year" in 2008. [4]
In 2010, after a 15–17 season, Bleymaier fired Graham and stated: "We appreciate everything that Coach Graham and his staff have contributed to Boise State the past eight years. We felt that in the best interest of the program we needed to make a change." [5]
Leon Rice replaced Graham as head coach of the Broncos on March 26, 2010. [6] In his first season as head coach, he led Boise State to the finals of the 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament and to the semifinals of the 2011 College Basketball Invitational. He is the first Boise State head coach to win 20 games in two of his first three seasons and has 20 or more wins in eight of his ten seasons. In 2013, he guided the Broncos to their first ever at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In 2015, he led the Broncos to their first ever Mountain West regular season championship, and first conference title for Boise State since 2008, and was named the Mountain West coach of the year. On February 13, 2021, Rice won his 214th game to become the winningest head coach in Boise State history. In 2022, Leon Rice led Boise to arguably their best season in school history. The Broncos won a program high 27 games, 15 conference games, the Mountain West conference regular season championship, Mountain West conference tournament, an 8-seed in the NCAA tournament and the highest AP ranking in program history at 23. The following season, Leon Rice helped lead the team to 24 wins and consecutive tournament bids for the second time in school history. In 2024, Leon Rice became the first coach in program history to lead the Broncos to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Broncos have appeared in ten NCAA Division I Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–10. They have the most NCAA tournament games played without a win (Iona had a win in the NCAA Tournament in 1980 before the NCAA stripped it away due to a violation, which means they are "0-15"). Their first five bids came via conference tournament championships, the first four in the Big Sky. The bid to the First Four in 2013 was the first at-large bid in program history, and they received a second in 2015. BSU made their eighth appearance in 2022 and returned the following year. Boise State set a new program record with three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 2024.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result | Head coach |
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1976 | Round of 32 | #4 UNLV | L 78–103 | Bus Connor | |
1988 | 14 W | Round of 64 | (3) #10 Michigan | L 58–63 | Bobby Dye |
1993 | 14 W | Round of 64 | (3) #8 Vanderbilt | L 72–92 | |
1994 | 14 W | Round of 64 | (3) #10 Louisville | L 58–67 | |
2008 | 14 E | Round of 64 | (3) #13 Louisville | L 61–79 | Greg Graham |
2013 | 13 W | First Four | (13) La Salle | L 71–80 | Leon Rice |
2015 | 11 E | First Four | (11) Dayton | L 55–56 | |
2022 | 8 W | Round of 64 | (9) Memphis | L 53–64 | |
2023 | 10 W | Round of 64 | (7) Northwestern | L 67–75 | |
2024 | 10 S | First Four | (10) Colorado | L 53–60 |
The Broncos appeared in one NCAA Division II tournament (referred to at the time as the College Division), with a 1–1 record.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Head coach |
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1970 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place | UC Riverside Sacramento State | L 81–83 W 63–61 | Murray Satterfield |
The Broncos have appeared in seven National Invitational Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 5–7.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Head coach |
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1987 | First round Second Round | Utah Washington | W 62–61 L 68–73 | Bobby Dye |
1989 | First round | Oklahoma State | L 55–69 | |
1991 | First round | Southern Illinois | L 74–75 | |
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 | |
2021 | First round Quarterfinals | SMU Memphis | W 85–84 L 56–59 |
The Broncos have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI), with a combined record of 2–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Head coach |
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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 |
Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees since 1965. It became a public institution in 1969.
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