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MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS | MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: MIKE WALSH O: 208-426-1106 | C: 208-921-7396| E: [email protected] 2020-21 SCHEDULE 18-8 (14-6 MW) NIT FIRST ROUND VS NO. 3 SMU H: 11-1 | A: 4-6 | N: 3-1 THURSDAY, MARCH 18 | 8 P.M. CT | FRISCO, TEXAS (COMERICA CENTER) DATE OPPONENT WATCH TIME/RESULT 11 .27 at #17/18 Houston ESPN+ L, 68-58 11 .29 vs Sam Houston State ! W, 86-55 12.4 Montana Western MWN CANCELED 12.4 College of Idaho MWN W, 86-49 NO. 2 BOISE STATE NO. 3 SMU 12 .9 at BYU BYUtv W, 74-70 BRONCOS MUSTANGS 12.13 Weber State MWN W, 70-59 12.15 Santa Clara CANCELED Record . 18-8 (14-6 Mountain West) Record . 11-5 (7-4 AAC) Ranking (AP | USA Today) . NR | NR Ranking (AP | USA Today) . NR | NR 12.21 New Mexico * FS1 W, 77-53 Head Coach . Leon Rice (11th Year) Head Coach . Tim Jankovich (Fifth Year) 12.22 Loyola Marymount CANCELED Record at Boise State . 216-136 Record at SMU . 101-45 12.23 New Mexico * CBSSN W, 89-52 Career Record . Same Career Record . 258-175 12 .31 vs San José State *^ MWN W, 106-54 1 .2 vs San José State *^ FS1 W, 87-86 BROADCAST INFORMATION 1.6 Air Force * FS1 W, 78-59 1.8 Air Force * Stadium W, 80-69 1 11. at Wyoming * CBSSN W, 83-60 Video Stream 1 13. at Wyoming * CBSSN W, 90-70 Television Radio ESPN App 1.20 Fresno State * FS1 W, 73-51 ESPN Bronco Radio Network DirecTV 206 | DISH 140 670 KBOI AM 1 .27 at Colorado State * CBSSN L, 78-56 Sparklight 133 1 .29 at Colorado State * FS1 W, 85-77 Play-by-Play . John Schriffen Play-by-Play . Bob Behler Audio Stream 2 .5 at Nevada * FS1 L, 74-72 Analyst . Fran. Fraschilla Analyst . Abe. Jackson TuneIn 2 .7 at Nevada * FS1 L, 73-62 BroncoSports .com 2.11 UNLV * CBSSN W, 78-66 2.13 UNLV * FS1 W, 61-59 STARTING FIVE 2.17 Utah State * CBSSN W, 79-70 1. THE GAME: Boise State men’s basketball opens the National Invitation Tournament Thursday, in a first- 2.19 Utah State * FS1 W, 81-77 round matchup against SMU at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN. The 2 .25 at #22/25 San Diego State * FS1 L, 78-66 (OT) Broncos are a No. 2 seed in the 16-team tournament. 2 .27 at #22/25 San Diego State * CBSSN L, 62-58 2. ABOUT SMU: The Mustangs enter the NIT with a No. 3 seed after posting an 11-5 record, including 7-4 in 3.2 Fresno State * CBSSN L, 67-64 American Athletic Conference play to finish fourth. SMU is guided by Kendric Davis who leads the AAC in scoring (18.8 points per game) and assists (7.4 assists per game). The Mustangs have played only one game since Feb. Mountain West Championship 8, a 74-71 loss to Cincinnati in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal, March 12. 3 11. vs Nevada $ CBSSN L, 89-82 3. SERIES HISTORY: SMU leads the all-time series 6-5. The teams have met twice in Leon Rice’s tenure as head coach, meeting in 2016 and 2017 and splitting the pair as each team won on its home floor. The previous National Invitation Tournament nine matchups came as league opponents in the Western Athletic Conference between 2001 and 2005. 3 18. vs . SMU # ESPN 8 p .m . CT 3.25 Quarterfinal # ESPN TBD 4. BRONCOS IN THE NIT: Boise State is making its seventh all-time appearance in the NIT, owning a 4-6 record, including 1-2 under Leon Rice. The Broncos have been selected to three of the last four tournament 3.27 Semifinal # ESPN TBD fields (2017, 2018, 2021). The 2020 edition was canceled prior to the bracket being announced. Boise State 3 .28 Final # ESPN TBD previously appeared in the tournament in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2004. The Broncos won two games in the 2004 tournament, which was a 40-team field. SCHEDULE NOTES 5. ALL-DISTRICT HONORS: Derrick Alston, Jr. was named to a pair of all-district teams, Tuesday. Alston Home Games in Bold was honored by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) for the first time and the National * Mountain West Game Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the second straight year. Alston’s USBWA nod is the eighth in ! Southwest Showcase (Fort Worth, Texas) program history by seven different Broncos. Chandler Hutchison (2017 and 2018) is the only two-time recipient. ^ Games played in Phoenix Eight different Broncos have combined for 10 NABC All-District accolades in the award’s history, with Alston $ Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) joining Hutchison as the only two-tome honorees. # Comerica Center (Frisco, Texas) BY THE NUMBERS 2020-21 MW STANDINGS (Through March 13) NO. 2 BOISE STATE STAT NO. 3 SMU 76.2 Points Per Game 74.1 TEAM MW OVERALL 66.3 Points Allowed Per Game 67.1 San Diego St . (19/21) 14-3 23-4 +9.9 Avg. Scoring Margin +7.0 .455 Field Goal Pct. .451 Utah State 15-4 20-8 .426 Field Goal Pct. Defense .398 Colorado State 14-4 18-6 .342 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .339 Boise State 14-6 18-8 .325 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .341 Nevada 10-7 16-10 .744 Free Throw Pct. .729 Fresno State 9-11 12-12 35.7 Rebounds Per Game 37.3 +3.1 Avg. Rebound Margin +2.1 UNLV 8-10 12-15 13.4 Assists Per Game 15.1 Wyoming 7-9 14-11 11.5 Turnovers Per Game 14.3 San José State 3-13 5-16 14.5 Turnovers Forced Per Game 14.3 Air Force 3-17 5-20 1.2 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 2.9 Blocks Per Game 4.5 New Mexico 2-15 6-16 6.6 Steals Per Game 6.2 Boise State Men’s Basketball | Game Notes 2020-21 BRONCO ROSTERS NUMERICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Marcus Shaver, Jr. G 6-2 185 RS-Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Portland) 1 Kasean Pryor G 6-9 188 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Link Year Prep) 4 Burke Smith F 6-11 212 Fr. Glen Allen, Va. (Trinity Episcopal School) 10 RayJ Dennis G 6-2 180 So. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East HS) 11 Devonaire Doutrive G 6-5 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Arizona) 12 Max Rice G 6-5 194 RS-So. Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 13 Pavle Kuzmanovic G 6-5 175 Fr. Loznica, Serbia (ABS Primorje 1945) 14 Emmanuel Akot G 6-8 210 RS-Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Arizona) 15 Donovan Ivory G 6-6 190 So. Appleton, Wis. (UMass Lowell) 21 Derrick Alston, Jr. G 6-9 190 RS-Sr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit HS) 22 Sam Winter G 6-2 185 Fr. Montesano, Wash. (Montesano HS) 23 Naje Smith F 6-7 201 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Cochise College) 24 Abu Kigab F 6-7 220 Sr. St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada (Oregon) 25 Lukas Milner C 6-10 225 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Johnson County CC) 33 Mladen Armus F 6-10 235 RS-Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (East Tennessee State) ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 14 Emmanuel Akot G 6-8 210 RS-Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Arizona) 21 Derrick Alston, Jr. G 6-9 190 RS-Sr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit HS) 33 Mladen Armus F 6-10 235 RS-Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (East Tennessee State) 10 RayJ Dennis G 6-2 180 So. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East HS) 11 Devonaire Doutrive G 6-5 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Arizona) 15 Donovan Ivory G 6-6 190 So. Appleton, Wis. (UMass Lowell) 24 Abu Kigab F 6-7 220 Sr. St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada (Oregon) 13 Pavle Kuzmanovic G 6-5 175 Fr. Loznica, Serbia (ABS Primorje 1945) 25 Lukas Milner C 6-10 225 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Johnson County CC) 1 Kasean Pryor G 6-9 188 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Link Year Prep) 12 Max Rice G 6-5 194 RS-So. Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 0 Marcus Shaver, Jr. G 6-2 185 RS-Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Portland) 4 Burke Smith F 6-11 212 Fr. Glen Allen, Va. (Trinity Episcopal School) 23 Naje Smith F 6-7 201 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Cochise College) 22 Sam Winter G 6-2 185 Fr. Montesano, Wash. (Montesano HS) COACHES Head Coach: Leon Rice, 11th Season (Washington State) Assistant Coach: Mike Burns, Fifth Season (Central Washington) Assistant Coach: Tim Duryea, Third Season (North Texas) Assistant Coach: R-Jay Barsh, Second Season (Puget Sound) Director of Basketball Operations: David Moats, Fourth Season (Wyoming) Graduate Assistants: Connor Kolodziej, John Kubrak, James Reid Video Coordinator: Trevor Stranger PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA RELATIONS Emmanuel Akot ...........................................................................A-cot Assistant Athletic Director: ............................................. Mike Walsh Mladen Armus .......................................... M’LAD-en / ARR-mussh E-Mail: [email protected] RayJ Dennis ...............................................................................RAY-jay Cell Phone: ...............................................208-921-7396 Devonaire Doutrive .....................................DEV-in-air / DO-treev Fax: ............................................................................ 208-426-1778 Address: ................................................... 1910 University Drive Abug Kigab ...............................................................................KEY-jab ....................................................................... Boise, ID 83725-1020 Pavle Kuzmanovic .................PAW-vlay / kooz-MAWN-uh-vitch Press Row Phone ................................................ 208-921-7396 Kasean Pryor .............................................................................KAY-sin Website: .......................................................................BroncoSports.com Naje Smith .............................................................................NAW-zjay Twitter: ......................................................................@BroncoSportsMBB Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 NIT First Round vs No.