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2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 San Diego State 17 1   .944 30 2   .938
Utah State 12 6   .667 26 8   .765
Nevada 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
UNLV 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
Boise State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Colorado State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
New Mexico 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Fresno State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Air Force 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
San Jose State 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
Wyoming 2 16   .111 9 24   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.

Previous season

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The Broncos 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada. This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaycson Bereal 2 G 6'6" 188 Freshman Tulsa, OK Transferred to Odessa College
Malek Harwell 5 G 6'5" 188 RS Junior Pocatello, ID Graduate transferred to Cal Poly
Zach Haney 11 F 6'11" 239 RS Senior Humble, TX Graduated
Pat Dembley 13 G 6'1" 174 Junior Minneapolis, MN Transferred to UT Permian Basin
David Wacker 33 F 6'10" 236 RS Senior Converse, TX Graduated
Mikey Frazier 45 F 6'10" 244 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Garden City CC

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Marcus Shaver Jr. 1 G 6'2" 185 Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shaver Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonaire Doutrive 5 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Doutrive will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Emmanuel Akot 14 G 6'7" 200 Junior Winnipeg, MB Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akot will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Chase Berry 22 G 6'6" 220 Junior Lehi, UT Junior college transferred form Utah State University Eastern. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Abu Kigab 24 F 6'6" 215 Junior St. Catharines, ON Transferred from Oregon in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kigab has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Kigab has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Mladen Armus 33 F 6'10" 240 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Transferred from East Tennessee State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Armus will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RayJ Dennis
PG
Oswego, IL Oswego East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Burke Smith
PF
Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kasean Pryor
SF
Ann Arbor, MI Link Year Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Dickinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Norman North HS Norman, OK
G 1 Marcus Shaver Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Shadow Mountain HS
Portland
Phoenix, AZ
G 3 Justinian Jessup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Longmont HS Longmont, CO
G 4 Bing Huang (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Westlake Village, CA
G 5 Devonaire Doutrive Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Birmingham HS
Arizona
Dallas, Texas
G 10 RayJ Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Oswego East HS Oswego, IL
F 11 Riley Abercrombie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Clear Lake HS Wollongong, Australia
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 14 Emmanuel Akot Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy
Arizona
Winnipeg, MB
G 21 Derrick Alston Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Strake Jesuit HS Houston, TX
G 22 Chase Berry (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Skyridge HS
Utah State Eastern
Lehi, UT
G 23 RJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Price HS
East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Prolific Prep
Oregon
St. Catharines, Ontario
F 25 Robin Jorch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr International Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
F 33 Mladen Armus Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southwest Christian Academy
East Tennessee State
Belgrade, Serbia
G 34 Alex Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr La Porte HS La Porte, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2019*
7:00 pm
West Coast Baptist W 95–34 
ExtraMile Arena (2,294)
Boise, ID
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Life Pacific W 126–49  1–0
ExtraMile Arena (2,864)
Boise, ID
Nov 9, 2019
9:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 75–106  1–1
Matthew Knight Arena (7,260)
Eugene, OR
Nov 15, 2019*
5:30 pm, MWN
UC Irvine L 60-69  1–2
ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
Nov 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
BYU W 72–68 OT 2–2
ExtraMile Arena (6,143)
Boise, ID
Nov 23, 2019
5:00 pm
at Pacific W 82–76 3OT 3–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,859)
Stockton, CA
Nov 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, MWN
UNC Wilmington W 80–59  4–2
ExtraMile Arena (3,964)
Boise, ID
Dec 4, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
at New Mexico L 78–80  4–3
(0–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,301)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Colorado State W 75–64  5–3
(1–1)
ExtraMile Arena (3,577)
Boise, ID
Dec 11, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 56–69  5–4
Reynolds Center (3,367)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 14, 2019*
4:00 pm
Alabama State W 100–57  6–4
ExtraMile Arena (3,478)
Boise, ID
Dec 22, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
2019 Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
L 60–74  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic 2nd round
W 85–69  7–5
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UTEP
2019 Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
W 62–50  8–5
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. Cal State Northridge W 103–72  9–5
ExtraMile Arena (4,121)
Boise, ID
Jan 1, 2020
6:00 pm, MWN
Wyoming W 65–54  10–5
(2–1)
ExtraMile Arena (4,708)
Boise, ID
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada L 66–83  10–6
(2–2)
Lawlor Events Center (8,681)
Reno, NV
Jan 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UNLV W 73–66  11–6
(3–2)
ExtraMile Arena (4,509)
Boise, ID
Jan 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 7 San Diego State L 65–83  12–6
(3–3)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Air Force L 78–85  12–7
(3–4)
Clune Arena (1,758)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Utah State W 88–83 OT 13–7
(4–4)
ExtraMile Arena (6,047)
Boise, ID
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Fresno State W 87–53  14–7
(5–4)
Save Mart Center (6,342)
Fresno, CA
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 99–71  14–8
(6–4)
ExtraMile Arena (4,724)
Boise, ID
Feb 1, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Nevada W 73–64  15–8
(7–4)
ExtraMile Arena (6,538)
Boise, ID
Feb 4, 2020
8:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming W 67–62  16–8
(8–4)
Arena Auditorium (2,892)
Laramie, WY
Feb 8, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Utah State L 61–70  16–9
(8–5)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,033)
Logan, UT
Feb 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Air Force W 74–57  17–9
(9–5)
ExtraMile Arena (4,898)
Boise, ID
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 4 San Diego State L 55–72  17–10
(9–6)
ExtraMile Arena (10,651)
Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2020
8:00 pm, Stadium
at San Jose State W 80–62  18–10
(10–6)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339)
San Jose, CA
Feb 23, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico W 74–61  19–10
(11–6)
ExtraMile Arena (5,809)
Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 66–76  19–11
(11–7)
Thomas & Mack Center (9,627)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
Mar 5, 2020
3:00 pm, Stadium
(5) vs. (4) UNLV
Quarterfinal
W 67–61  20–11
Thomas & Mack Center (8,189)
Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State
Semifinals
L 68–81  20–12
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[3].

References

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