LAS VEGAS – Leon Rice was pretty confident, at least he claims, that a final shot from Nevada’s Kenan Blackshear wasn’t going to go in. Emmanuel Akot – and the rest of Bronco Nation – weren’t nearly as confident. But an open Blackshear saw his game-winning 3-point attempt rim off and the Broncos hung on…
LAS VEGAS – Many believe this Boise State men’s basketball team is different than previous teams. They’ll get a chance to prove it this week. The Broncos (24-7, 15-3 MW) enter the Mountain West Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning the program’s first regular season outright conference title since 1988. But they have…
Boise State coach Leon Rice was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year and Tyson Degenhart earned Freshman of the Year honors Monday from the media that cover the league. Rice earned eight of 11 first-place votes, while Wyoming’s Jeff Linder got the other three votes. Degenhart was a unanimous selection after winning Freshman…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Boise State had already locked up the regular season Mountain West title and the No. 1 seed at next week’s conference tournament in Las Vegas. But the Broncos still wanted this one. Badly. Tyson Degenhart and Marcus Shaver Jr. missed go-ahead 3-pointers in the final minute and Boise State came up…
BOISE – Boise State senior Abu Kigab had one thought as he watched his coach climb the ladder and cut down the nets Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena. “It’s about damn time,” Kigab said with a smile. The Broncos clinched their first outright Mountain West title with a 73-67 win over visiting Nevada, setting off…
It was nearly 34 years ago when Leon Rice nervously walked up to Oregon coach Don Monson in a bar and asked for a job. Tuesday night Boise State’s 12th-year head coach will be at center court prior to the home finale against Nevada (7 p.m., FS2) to honor Monson’s grandson MicGuire, who has spent…
