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2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–9 (14–6 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
Utah State 15 4   .789 20 9   .690
Colorado State 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Boise State 14 6   .700 19 9   .679
Nevada 10 7   .588 16 10   .615
Fresno State 9 11   .450 12 12   .500
UNLV 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wyoming 7 9   .438 14 11   .560
San Jose State 3 13   .188 5 16   .238
Air Force 3 17   .150 5 20   .200
New Mexico 2 15   .118 6 16   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19-9, 14-6 to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada. They received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated SMU in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis.

Previous season

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The Broncos 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.

Roster

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2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Shadow Mountain HS
Portland
Phoenix, AZ
G 1 Kasean Pryor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Pioneer HS Chicago, IL
F 4 Burke Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal School Glen Allen, VA
G 10 RayJ Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Oswego East HS Oswego, IL
G 11 Devonaire Doutrive 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Birmingham HS
Arizona
Dallas, Texas
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 13 Pavle Kuzmanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr ABS Primorje 1945 Lužnica, Serbia
G 14 Emmanuel Akot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Wasatch Academy
Arizona
Winnipeg, MB
G 15 Donovan Ivory 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Kaukauna HS
UMass Lowell
Appleton, WI
G 21 Derrick Alston Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Strake Jesuit HS Houston, TX
G 22 Sam Winter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montesano HS Montesano, WA
F 23 Naje Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Lewis and Clark HS
Cochise College
Spokane, WA
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Prolific Prep
Oregon
St. Catharines, ON
C 25 Lukas Milner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Olathe North HS Olathe, KS
F 33 Mladen Armus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Southwest Christian Academy
ETSU
Belgrade, Serbia
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
Regular season
Nov 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 17 Houston
Southwest Showcase
L 58–68  0–1
Fertitta Center (1,859)
Houston, TX
Nov 29, 2020*
12:00 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Southwest Showcase
W 86–55  1–1
Dickies Arena (3,568)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 4, 2020*
5:00 pm
College of Idaho W 86–49  2–1
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Dec 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU W 74–70  3–1
Marriott Center (0)
Provo, UT
Dec 13, 2020*
2:00 pm
Weber State W 70–59  4–1
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Dec 21, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
New Mexico W 77–53  5–1
(1–0)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Dec 23, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico W 89–52  6–1
(2–0)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Dec 31, 2020
5:30 pm
vs. San Jose State W 106–54  7–1
(3–0)
Ability360 (0)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 2, 2021
4:30 pm, FS1
vs. San Jose State W 87–86  8–1
(4–0)
GCU Arena (0)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 6, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
Air Force W 78–59  9–1
(5–0)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Jan 8, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
Air Force W 80–69  10–1
(6–0)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Jan 11, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wyoming W 83–60  11–1
(7–0)
Arena-Auditorium (0)
Laramie, WY
Jan 13, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wyoming W 90–70  12–1
(8–0)
Arena-Auditorium (0)
Laramie, WY
Jan 20, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
Fresno State W 73–51  13–1
(9–0)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Jan 27, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 56–78  13–2
(9–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 29, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
at Colorado State W 85–77  14–2
(10–1)
Moby Arena (0)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 5, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
at Nevada L 72–74  14–3
(10–2)
Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
Feb 7, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1
at Nevada L 62–73  14–4
(10–3)
Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
Feb 11, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV W 78–66  15–4
(11–3)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Feb 13, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
UNLV W 61–59  16–4
(12–3)
ExtraMile Arena (0)
Boise, ID
Feb 17, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Utah State W 79–70  17–4
(13–3)
ExtraMile Arena (679)
Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
Utah State W 81–77  18–4
(14–3)
ExtraMile Arena (872)
Boise, ID
Feb 25, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 22 San Diego State L 66–78 OT 18–5
(14–4)
Viejas Arena (0)
San Diego, CA
Feb 27, 2021
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 22 San Diego State L 58–62  18–6
(14–5)
Viejas Arena (0)
San Diego, CA
Mar 2, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Fresno State L 64–67  18–7
(14–6)
ExtraMile Arena (799)
Boise, ID
Mountain West tournament
Mar 11, 2021
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (5) Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 82–89  18–8
Thomas & Mack Center (0)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (3) SMU
First Round – Memphis Bracket
W 85–84  19–8
Comerica Center (836)
Frisco, TX
Mar 25, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) Memphis
Quarterfinals – Memphis Bracket
L 56–59  19–9
The Super Pit (935)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[1].

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".