1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–17 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Leach (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Conklin Prescott Smith ^[1]
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Weber State †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
Montana	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
Idaho	9	–	5	.643	20	–	9	.690
Idaho State	7	–	7	.500	10	–	17	.370
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370
Montana State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Northern Arizona	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

† Conference tournament winner

The 1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Dave Leach and played their home games on campus at the new BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 10–17 overall, with a 5–9 record in the Big Sky Conference, sixth in the standings.^[2] The conference tournament included only the top four teams for the eighth and final time; the Broncos did not qualify for a fifth consecutive year.

With one game remaining, at rival Idaho, athletic director Gene Bleymaier announced in late February that Leach's one-year contract at $33,000 would not be renewed.^[1]^[3]^[4] Bobby Dye of Cal State Bakersfield was hired as head coach in late March at $41,000.^[5]^[6]^[7]

No Broncos were on the all-conference team; junior swingman Vince Hinchen was named to the second team.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Leach calls his firing 'bolt out of the blue'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1983. p. 3C.
^ "College basketball standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1983. p. 6C.
^ "Boise State fires Leach as coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 1, 1983. p. 1C.
^ "Boise fires Dave Leach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1983. p. 16.
^ "Dye doesn't promise a Bronco turnaround". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 31, 1983. p. 30.
^ "Bobby Dye hired as new head coach for Boise State". BSU Focus. (Boise, Idaho). April 1983. p. 1.
^ "Bobby Dye new BSU basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 31, 1983. p. 3B.
^ "Kellerman honored". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1983. p. C2.
^ "Big Sky: Kellerman, Smith, Hopson, and Arnold receive honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 2C.

External links

Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1982–83 basketball season

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