Going into Selection Sunday, both Boise State and Colorado were confident they would be chosen for the NCAA Tournament. As someone who spent much of the last month fixated on “bubble lists” and “last four” in and outs, the Broncos never made an appearance on any of them.
With seven wins against NCAA Tournament teams, Boise State was not expecting to board a charter flight to Dayton and the First Four on Monday afternoon.
It wasn’t long after Colorado, with a great collective sigh of relief, officially landed the sixth NCAA Tournament bid under Tad Boyle when CU’s coach picked up his phone and made a call.
After leading Utah State to their first ever regular season title, Jack sits down with Great to gets his thoughts on the season. 3 more interviews are out on Hike’s Peak Podcast!
After having their Senior Night ruined by Nevada, the Broncos went into Viejas Arena and silenced the Aztecs. What. A. Game. The Mountain West has been stuffed with thrillers and late-night escapades this season, but this seesaw affair between programs led by Leon Rice and Brian Dutcher takes the cake (so far).
Five straight wins and with no landmines ahead, Leon Rice is going to guide this program to a record third-straight NCAA tournament appearance. Hustle, determination, and sheer grit.
After a pair of tremendous outings, the Broncos flamed out this past week in Fort Collins and Logan. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” - Isaac Newton circa 1686 A career-high for Max Rice in The Pit against a scorching hot New Mexico squad.
A win in The Pit never felt so sweet thanks to a career night by Max Rice. Everyone thought that Boise State was going to come back to the Treasure Valley with a loss.
With the season winding down, top performers are starting to separate themselves With most teams having fewer than ten games left in the regular season, teams are jockeying for seeding heading into the Mountain West Conference tournament.
The jockeying for byes in the first round of the MW Men’s Championship Tournament is in full beast mode as Utah State is solidly in front right now. We head into the final full month of conference play on the heels of a big upset Wednesday night in The Pit.
Senior Max Rice scored a career-high 35 points, sinking a career-best seven 3-pointers, as Boise State upset No. 19 New Mexico 86-78 on Wednesday in Albuquerque, N.M.
A difficult non-conference schedule is proving dividends for Leon Rice and his Broncos. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? Leon Rice preached throughout the offseason that the early season grind they put in place was not going to be all sunshine and rainbows.
Isaac Jones scored 21 points to lead Washington State to a 66-61 victory over Boise State on Thursday night in Spokane, Wash. Myles Rice added 14 points and Jabe Mullins scored 13 as the Cougars (9-2) won for the seventh time in the past eight games.
Stanley last played with the St. John’s Red Storm out of the Big East, starting 18 games this past year. The rumors of another portal addition were true!
Basketball content to nosh on along with spring sport stories and post-season awards news!! When does a coach’s son earn a scholarship? Read about one such player along with other links/content from around the Mountain West to keep you busy not thinking about having to file your taxes.
Down eight with four minutes to go, Max Rice put the Broncos on his back and guided the program to one of its best wins in history. That is what college basketball is all about.
Max Rice scored eight of his 26 points in a big run to close the game as Boise State upset No. 18 San Diego State 66-60 in a Mountain West Conference game on Tuesday night in Boise.
There should be some exciting contests as we enter the final week of the season We are inching closer to the finish line, and the race for spots in the NCAA tournament is going to be tight.
In a game with the electric buzz of an environment in March, the Broncos managed one of their best defensive performances this season in the second half.
Playing with the needed intensity to win in this conference night in and night out is tough, but Leon Rice whipped the Broncos into shape once again out of halftime.
Boise State holds the title of Mountain West champion for a reason, and Nevada learned that the hard way. The coach’s son. Actually, scratch that. He was in no one’s shadow on Tuesday night.
It won’t be easy, but there’s certainly a pathway. Boise State’s third game of the season against Charlotte was one of its worst showings of the Leon Rice-era.
Despite starting 1-2, the Broncos have officially gone over a month without a single loss. Football season is over. Early signing day is in the rearview mirror.
The Broncos didn’t play with their food, putting the game against EOU away early. Takin’ care of business. Put simply, Boise State won a game that they were supposed to win.
Max Rice scored a career-high 25 points to fuel visiting Boise State to an 86-71 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday at The Battleground 2k22 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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