2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
  • Leon Rice (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Burns
  • Tim Duryea
  • R-Jay Barsh
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 San Diego State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 2   .938
Utah State † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UNLV 12 – 6   .667 17 – 15   .531
Boise State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Colorado State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 19 – 14   .576
Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
Wyoming 2 – 16   .111 9 – 24   .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 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.

Previous season

The Broncos 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada. This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaycson Bereal 2 G 6'6" 188 Freshman Tulsa, OK Transferred to Odessa College
Malek Harwell 5 G 6'5" 188 RS Junior Pocatello, ID Graduate transferred to Cal Poly
Zach Haney 11 F 6'11" 239 RS Senior Humble, TX Graduated
Pat Dembley 13 G 6'1" 174 Junior Minneapolis, MN Transferred to Texas–Permian Basin
David Wacker 33 F 6'10" 236 RS Senior Converse, TX Graduated
Mikey Frazier 45 F 6'10" 244 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Garden City CC

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Marcus Shaver Jr. 1 G 6'2" 185 Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shaver Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonaire Doutrive 5 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Doutrive will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Emmanuel Akot 14 G 6'7" 200 Junior Winnipeg, MB Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akot will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Chase Berry 22 G 6'6" 220 Junior Lehi, UT Junior college transferred form Utah State University Eastern. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Abu Kigab 24 F 6'6" 215 Junior St. Catharines, ON Transferred from Oregon in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kigab has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Kigab has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Mladen Armus 33 F 6'10" 240 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Transferred from East Tennessee State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Armus will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RayJ Dennis
PG 		Oswego, IL Oswego East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Burke Smith
PF 		Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kasean Pryor
SF 		Ann Arbor, MI Link Year Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Dickinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Norman North HS Norman, OK
G 1 Marcus Shaver Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Shadow Mountain HS
Portland 		Phoenix, AZ
G 3 Justinian Jessup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Longmont HS Longmont, CO
G 4 Bing Huang (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Westlake Village, CA
G 5 Devonaire Doutrive Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Birmingham HS
Arizona 		Dallas, Texas
G 10 RayJ Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Oswego East HS Oswego, IL
F 11 Riley Abercrombie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Clear Lake HS Wollongong, Australia
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 14 Emmanuel Akot Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy
Arizona 		Winnipeg, MB
G 21 Derrick Alston Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Strake Jesuit HS Houston, TX
G 22 Chase Berry (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Skyridge HS
Utah State Eastern 		Lehi, UT
G 23 RJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Price HS
East Los Angeles College 		Los Angeles, CA
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Prolific Prep
Oregon 		St. Catharines, Ontario
F 25 Robin Jorch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr International Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
F 33 Mladen Armus Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southwest Christian Academy
East Tennessee State 		Belgrade, Serbia
G 34 Alex Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr La Porte HS La Porte, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2019*
7:00 pm 		West Coast Baptist W 95–34 
ExtraMile Arena (2,294)
Boise, ID
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Life Pacific W 126–49  1–0
 ExtraMile Arena (2,864)
Boise, ID
Nov 9, 2019
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 75–106  1–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (7,260)
Eugene, OR
Nov 15, 2019*
5:30 pm, MWN 		UC Irvine L 60-69  1–2
 ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
Nov 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		BYU W 72–68 OT 2–2
 ExtraMile Arena (6,143)
Boise, ID
Nov 23, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Pacific W 82–76 3OT 3–2
 Alex G. Spanos Center (1,859)
Stockton, CA
Nov 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, MWN 		UNC Wilmington W 80–59  4–2
 ExtraMile Arena (3,964)
Boise, ID
Dec 4, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at New Mexico L 78–80  4–3
(0–1) 		Dreamstyle Arena (10,301)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Colorado State W 75–64  5–3
(1–1) 		ExtraMile Arena (3,577)
Boise, ID
Dec 11, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulsa L 56–69  5–4
 Reynolds Center (3,367)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 14, 2019*
4:00 pm 		Alabama State W 100–57  6–4
 ExtraMile Arena (3,478)
Boise, ID
Dec 22, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Georgia Tech
2019 Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		L 60–74  6–5
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic 2nd round 		W 85–69  7–5
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. UTEP
2019 Diamond Head Classic 5th place game 		W 62–50  8–5
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 28, 2019*
4:00 pm 		vs. Cal State Northridge W 103–72  9–5
 ExtraMile Arena (4,121)
Boise, ID
Jan 1, 2020
6:00 pm, MWN 		Wyoming W 65–54  10–5
(2–1) 		ExtraMile Arena (4,708)
Boise, ID
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Nevada L 66–83  10–6
(2–2) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,681)
Reno, NV
Jan 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNLV W 73–66  11–6
(3–2) 		ExtraMile Arena (4,509)
Boise, ID
Jan 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 7 San Diego State L 65–83  12–6
(3–3) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at Air Force L 78–85  12–7
(3–4) 		Clune Arena (1,758)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Utah State W 88–83 OT 13–7
(4–4) 		ExtraMile Arena (6,047)
Boise, ID
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at Fresno State W 87–53  14–7
(5–4) 		Save Mart Center (6,342)
Fresno, CA
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 99–71  14–8
(6–4) 		ExtraMile Arena (4,724)
Boise, ID
Feb 1, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Nevada W 73–64  15–8
(7–4) 		ExtraMile Arena (6,538)
Boise, ID
Feb 4, 2020
8:00 pm, MWN 		at Wyoming W 67–62  16–8
(8–4) 		Arena Auditorium (2,892)
Laramie, WY
Feb 8, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Utah State L 61–70  16–9
(8–5) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,033)
Logan, UT
Feb 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Air Force W 74–57  17–9
(9–5) 		ExtraMile Arena (4,898)
Boise, ID
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 4 San Diego State L 55–72  17–10
(9–6) 		ExtraMile Arena (10,651)
Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2020
8:00 pm, Stadium 		at San Jose State W 80–62  18–10
(10–6) 		Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339)
San Jose, CA
Feb 23, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 74–61  19–10
(11–6) 		ExtraMile Arena (5,809)
Boise, ID
Feb 26, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 66–76  19–11
(11–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center (9,627)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West tournament
Mar 5, 2020
3:00 pm, Stadium 		(5) vs. (4) UNLV
Quarterfinal 		W 67–61  20–11
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,189)
Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State
Semifinals 		L 68–81  20–12
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[3].

References

  1. ^ "The Mountain West preseason men's basketball poll is out. See where Boise State ranks".
  2. ^ "#83 Boise State Men's Basketball 2019-2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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