B.J. Rains is a four-time winner of the NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year Award. He covered Boise State Athletics for the Idaho Press from 2013 to 2021 before leaving to create Bronco Nation News. Rains, who was a voter in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll from 2014-2021, also makes weekly appearances on KTIK 95.3 FM each Friday at 4 p.m.
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BOISE – Less than two weeks after losing to Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Boise State men’s basketball team has already hit the transfer portal to add to its roster for next season. The Broncos landed a commitment from UC San Diego transfer point guard Roddie Anderson III on Tuesday.…
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BOISE – Former Boise State safety JL Skinner could do nothing but cheer on his friends Monday at Pro Day as he continues to recover from a torn pectoral muscle suffered shortly prior to the NFL Scouting combine in late February. Skinner, who had surgery March 7th, is expected to be back to 100 percent…
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Leon Rice had an immediate message for fans following Boise State’s loss to Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 10 days ago. They’ll be back. And soon. It had barely been 30 minutes since the Broncos’ season had ended the same way each of the program’s previous eight trips to the Big…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It was supposed to be different this time around. Boise State, winless in eight games in the NCAA Tournament, had a favorable matchup, the closest destination and the veterans and experience needed to win in March. The result was the same. Again. The 10th-seeded Broncos never led and struggled in all facets…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There have been plenty of historic moments and program firsts for the Boise State men’s basketball team of late. There’s still one more big one to go. The tenth-seeded Broncos meet No. 7 seed Northwestern on Thursday at 5:35 p.m. MT on TruTV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with…
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A year ago the Boise State men’s basketball team huddled around a laptop in the Las Vegas airport to watch the NCAA Selection Show. Less than a minute into the unveiling, the Broncos were the third team announced. It was much different this time around. The feeling was just as nice. Boise State’s players, coaches…
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