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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Texas Tech transfer and former four-star prospect Chibuzo Agbo committed to the Boise State men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. He sat down with Bronco Nation News on Friday afternoon to discuss his commitment. This video is available only for subscribers, so thanks for being a subscriber to Bronco Nation News: Here’s our previous story…
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Boise State Hall of Fame basketball player Roberto Bergersen is returning home to join the program as an assistant coach, Bronco Nation News first reported on Monday. Bergersen, who was a second-round pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA Draft, played at Boise State from 1996-1999 and was the Big West Conference Player…
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A historic year for the Boise State men’s basketball team continued Thursday with the signing of the highest-ranked high school prospect in program history. Boise State announced the signing of 6-foot-10 forward Sadraque Nganga, a four-star prospect ranked in the top 100 in the 2022 class by both 247Sports and ESPN. Nganga had offers from…
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This is a subscriber-only story and video, so thanks for being a supporter of Bronco Nation News… Wyatt Milkovic figured he’d probably commit to Boise State if the scholarship offer came and he liked what he saw on his visit. Both came true, and the three-star linebacker from Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona, let…
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The Boise State defense had three interceptions and three sacks and dominated the offense Saturday at Albertsons Stadium in a 42-28 win. The win means the defense got a steak dinner Saturday night while the offense had to settle for hamburgers. “We’re going to eat good, real good,” said safety JL Skinner, who had an…
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The Boise State Athletics Department unveiled an impressive, comprehensive ‘vision’ for the future Thursday afternoon which includes major upgrades and renovations to both Albertsons Stadium and ExtraMile Arena, a new 5,000-seat arena for the volleyball and gymnastics teams and improvements for all sports as part of a new Athletics Village. Boise State was light on…
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