MEN’S BASKETBALL Athletic Communications| Men’s Basketball Contact: Mike Walsh O: 208-426-1106 | C: 208-921-7396| E: [email protected] 2014-15 MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS SEVEN-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS 1976 1988 1993 1994 2008 2013 2015 UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS 2019-20 SEASON RECAP Location...... Boise, Idaho Overall Record...... 20-12 Founded...... 1932 Home...... 13-2 Enrollment...... 26,272 Road...... 5-8 Nickname...... Broncos Neutral...... 2-2 Colors...... Blue and Orange Conference Record...... 11-7 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference Finish...... t-5th Conference...... Mountain West Postseason...... Canceled President...... Dr. Marlene Tromp Athletic Director...... Curt Apsey 2020-21 TEAM QUICK FACTS Athletic Department Phone ...... 208-426-1288 Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 Ticket Office Phone...... 208-426-4737 Letterwinners Returning...... 4 *Derrick Alston Jr., R-Sr., G, 17.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.1 apg 2020-21 BRONCO STAFF RayJ Dennis, So. , G, 15 starts, 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.8 apg Head Coach...... Leon Rice *Abu Kigab, Sr, F, 18 starts, 11.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg Year at Boise State...... 11th Max Rice, So. G, 2.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 36.6 3FG% Record at Boise State...... 198-128 (.607) * - Starter Career Record...... Same Alma Mater...... Washington State Letterwinners Lost...... 8 Assistant Coach...... Mike Burns Riley Abercrombie, R-Fr., F, 17 games played, 1.4 ppg Year at Boise State...... Fifth Chase Berry, Jr., G, 4 games played, 1.5 ppg Alma Mater...... Central Washington *Marcus Dickinson, Sr., G, 18 starts, 3.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg Assistant Coach...... Tim Duryea Alex Hobbs, Sr., G, 8.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg Year at Boise State...... Third Bing Huang, R-Fr., G, 5 games played, 1.2 ppg Alma Mater...... North Texas *Justinian Jessup, Sr., G, 16.0 ppg; 325 career 3FGs Assistant Coach...... R-Jay Barsh Robin Jorch, R-Sr., C, 3.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg Year at Boise State...... Second *R.J. Williams, Sr., F, 12.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 62.8 FG% Alma Mater...... Puget Sound * - Starter Director of Basketball Operations...... David Moats Year at Boise State...... Fourth Squad Members Returning...... 5 Alma Mater...... Wyoming Emmanuel Akot, R-Jr., G, 6-8 (transfer from Arizona) Mladen Armus, R-Jr., F, 6-10 (transfer from ETSU) FACILITY QUICK FACTS Devonaire Doutrive, Jr., G, 6-5 (transfer from Arizona) Facility...... ExtraMile Arena Donovan Ivory, So., G, 6-5 (transfer from UMass Lowell) Capacity...... 12,480 Marcus Shaver Jr., R-Jr., G, 6-2 (transfer from Portland) Year Opened...... 1982 All-Time Home Record...... 439-145 (.752) Newcomers...... 5 Home Record Under Rice...... 123-30 (.804) Pavle Kuzmanovic, Fr., G, 6-5, 175 (Loznica, Serbia) Lukas Milner, Jr., C, 6-10, 225 (Olathe, Kan.) BOISE STATE BASKETBALL HISTORY Kasean Pryor, Fr., G, 6-9, 188 (Chicago, Ill.) All-Time Div. I Record (1970-71)...... 811-660 (.551) Burke Smith, Fr., F, 6-11, 212 (Glen Allen, Va.) Regular-Season Conference Championships...... 6 Naje Smith, Jr., F, 6-7, 201 (Spokane, Wash.) Years...... 1976, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2008, 2015 Conference Tournament Championships...... 5 Years...... 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 7 Years...... 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2013, 2015 NIT Appearances...... 6 Years...... 1987, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2017, 2018 CBI Appearances...... 2 Years...... 2009, 2011 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-Fr. 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 6-5 190 So. Appleton, Wis. (UMass Lowell) 21 Derrick Alston, Jr. G 6-9 190 RS-Sr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit 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 6-5 190 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-Fr. 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)
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
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Emmanuel Akot...... A-cot Assistant Athletic Director: ...... Mike Walsh Mladen Armus...... muh-LAD-en / are-MUSS E-Mail: ...... [email protected] RayJ Dennis...... RAY-jay Cell Phone: ...... 208-921-7396 Devonaire Doutrive...... DEV-in-air / DO-treev Fax:...... 208-426-1778 Abug Kigab...... KEY-jab Address:...... 1910 University Drive Pavle Kuzmanovic...... PAW-vlay / kooz-MAWN-uh-vitch ...... Boise, ID 83725-1020 Kasean Pryor...... KAY-sin Press Row Phone...... 208-426-1503 Website:...... BroncoSports.com Naje Smith...... NAW-zjay Twitter:...... @BroncoSportsMBB WINNERS WIN
During college basketball’s most recent 20 WINS AGAIN: Boise State reached the 20-win decade, starting with the 2010-11 campaign plateau for the eighth time in Leon Rice’s 10 years and running through the 2019-20 season, as head coach, and the seventh time in the last eight seasons. The run includes six straight 20-win seasons Boise State was one of 33 Division I schools from 2013-18, the first time in school history the (out of 353) to post at least eight seasons with Broncos have won 20 games in six consecutive years. 20 or more wins. Only 17 Division I schools Before Rice took over, Boise State had seven 20-win nationwide posted eight 20-win seasons in campaigns in the program’s first 42 years as a four- the last decade with the same coach leading year institution. Former head coach Bobby Dye and guard Chris Childs led the Broncos to at least 20 wins the program, putting Bronco head coach Leon in 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1988-89, the only previous Rice among college basketball royalty: three-year run.
UPPER ECHELON: Boise State finished Mountain West play 11-7 in 2019-20. The Broncos have won at least 11 conference games in five of the last six Arizona (Sean Miller) seasons. In the nine years Boise State has been a member of the Mountain West, San Diego State is the only other league school to record five seasons with at Baylor (Scott Drew) least 11 conference wins.
Boise State (Leon Rice) MW WINS: The Broncos went 13-5 in conference play during the 2017-18 season. The 13 wins marked Creighton (Greg McDermott) just the fourth time in program history that the team has won 13 conference games, joining the 2014-15 (14-4), Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) 1988-89 (13-3) and 1987-88 (13-3) seasons. Boise State is the only Mountain West school to win Florida State (Leonard Hamilton) at least 11 conference games from 2015-18. It is the second time in MW history a program has won at least Gonzaga (Mark Few) 11 league games three consecutive years: Boise State 2015-18 Iona (Tim Cluess) BYU 2006-11
Kansas (Bill Self) TOP-THREE SEED: 2018 marked the fourth straight season the Broncos earned a top-three seed in Kentucky (John Calipari) the Mountain West Championship, the first such streak in school history. It was just the fifth time in Mountain West history a program has earned a top-three seed in Michigan State (Tom Izzo) at least four straight seasons. North Carolina (Roy Williams) Boise State 2015-18 UNLV 2010-13 Oregon (Dana Altman) BYU 2006-11 Air Force 2004-07 Saint Mary’s (Randy Bennett) Utah 2000-05 BOUNCE BACK: The Broncos won 20 games in Villanova (Jay Wright) 2019-20, following a 13-20 campaign the year before. Boise State was one of six teams nationally to win at Virginia (Tony Bennett) least 20 games last season after suffering 20 or more losses the previous year. Wichita State (Gregg Marshall) MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 2020 JULIUS ERVING SMALL FORWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST 2019-20 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES & MEDIA) 2019-20 NABC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM 2018-19 ALL-MW HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES & MEDIA) DERRICK ALSTON, JR. RS-Senior | 6-9 | 190 Alston Among Statistical Leaders Houston, Texas | Strake Jesuit HS 2019-20 CATEGORY STAT MW RANK NCAA RANK Points per game 17.3 4 107 ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’: Derrick Alston, Jr. announced he was removing his name from Total points 554 4 87 the 2020 NBA Draft and returning to Boise State for his redshirt senior season on July 8, with a tweet that told of his unfinished business and desire to lead the Broncos to a Mountain West FT Pct. .808 6 147 Championship. 3FG made per game 2.0 10 231 Total FG made 177 7 158 FINALIST FOR NATIONAL AWARD: Derrick Alston, Jr. was named one of 10 finalists Total 3FG made 65 8 181 for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual honor recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men’s college Total FT made 135 3 68 basketball. Total FG attempts 429 3 86 Total 3FG attempts 194 8 130 LEADING SCORER: Derrick Alston, Jr. averaged 17.3 points per game last season, the No. Total FT attempts 167 6 104 4 mark in the Mountain West, 107th nationally and tied for the 19th-highest single-season scoring average in Boise State history. Alston scored at least 20 points in 13 of Boise State’s 32 games. Total Minutes 1054:58 7 181 He became the first Bronco in program history to score at least 20 points in each of the first four games of a season.
FREEBIES: Derrick Alston led the Broncos with 135 made free throws, third in the Mountain West and 68th nationally. Alston ranked second on the team, sixth in the league and 104th nationally with 167 free throw attempts. His 80.8 percent clip from the line ranked sixth in the league and 147th nationally, among players with at least 2.5 makes per game.
DISHING IT OUT: Derrick Alston has long been lauded for his high-level feel for the game and ability to make plays. After establishing himself as a scorer, Alston stepped up as a facilitator. He tallied a team-high 98 assists last season, dishing out a career-high seven helpers in Boise State’s win against UNC Wilmington (Nov. 29), and nearly matching that the next time out with six at New Mexico (Dec. 4).
ALL-TOURNAMENT: Derrick Alston was named to the Diamond Head Classic All- Tournament Team. Alston led the Broncos to a 2-1 record at the tournament, averaging 23.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. He was one of five players named to the team. Alston led the tournament in scoring with 71 points in the three games. His 14 assists were the third most in the tournament.
ALSTON’S BIG NIGHT: Derrick Alston scored 28 points at No. 15 Oregon (Nov. 9), the most points by a Bronco against a ranked team since Derrick Marks poured in 35 in a Boise State win at No. 11 Creighton, Nov. 28, 2012.
QUANTUM LEAP: Derrick Alston, Jr. has scored 995 points the last two seasons, but the elite productivity came after redshirting in 2016-17 and averaging 0.6 points in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017-18. Alston’s scoring average jumped to 13.4 ppg as a redshirt sophomore. The 12.8 points-per-game leap between 2017-18 and 2018-19 was the largest jump from one season to the next for any returning Boise State player in program history. His improvement was the second largest in terms of points per game for any returner in NCAA Division I that season.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS: An all-district performer in high school, Derrick Alston arrived at Boise State as a walk-on in the summer of 2016, weighing 148 pounds. After redshirting the 2016-17 season, Alston was up to 170 pounds. He saw 26 total minutes of action and added another 15 pounds during the 2017-18 campaign before exploding onto the scene as a redshirt sophomore in 2018-19.
RUNS IN THE FAMILY: His father, Derrick, was drafted2019-20 No. 33 overall Boise by St.the Men'sPhiladelphia Basketball Page 2/9 76ers in the 1994 NBA Draft, played two years in the NBA and 16Individual seasons overseas. Career He Summaries is now the head coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. as of Mar 11, 2020 All games
ALSTON CAREER STATS ALSTON, Derrick Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 Boise 11-0 26/2.4 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 1 5 6 0.5 0-0 2 3 0 1 7 0.6 2018-19 Boise 33-21 919/27.9 145-299 .485 56-146 .384 95-116 .819 20 109 129 3.9 65-1 37 48 13 13 441 13.4 2019-20 Boise 32-31 1055/33.0 177-429 .413 65-194 .335 135-167 .808 28 139 167 5.2 71-2 98 103 8 16 554 17.3 TOTAL 76-52 2000/26.3 325-735 .442 122-342 .357 230-285 .807 49 253 302 4.0 136-3 137 154 21 30 1002 13.2
Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 33 vs San Jose St. 02/09/19 Rebounds 12 at UNLV 03/05/20 Assists 7 vs UNCW 11/29/19 Steals 2 5 times Blocks 3 vs Jackson St. 11/16/18 FG Made 12 vs San Jose St. 02/09/19 FG Attempts 20 vs Colorado St. 12/07/19 3FG Made 6 vs St. Bonaventure 11/20/18, vs San Jose St. 01/29/20, vs Alabama St. 12/14/19 3FG Attempts 10 vs San Diego St. 03/06/20 FT Made 12 vs UC Irvine 11/15/19 FT Attempts 14 vs Nevada 02/01/20
ARMUS, Mladen Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 ETSU 34-5 617/18.1 84-134 .627 0-1 .000 45-73 .616 86 101 187 5.5 68-1 17 46 15 19 213 6.3 2018-19 ETSU 33-24 789/23.9 104-199 .523 1-10 .100 54-101 .535 90 165 255 7.7 91-2 45 75 34 30 263 8.0 TOTAL FOR Boise 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 67-29 1406/21.0 188-333 .565 1-11 .091 99-174 .569 176 266 442 6.6 159-3 62 121 49 49 476 7.1
Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 21 at Western Caro. 01/26/19 Rebounds 17 vs Samford 01/03/19 Assists 6 vs UT Martin 12/08/18 Steals 3 at The Citadel 01/10/19 Blocks 3 5 times FG Made 9 at Western Caro. 01/26/19 FG Attempts 15 at Georgia St. 11/06/18 3FG Made 1 vs North Dakota St. 11/24/18 3FG Attempts 2 vs Sam Houston St. 11/20/18, vs Wofford 03/10/19 FT Made 7 vs Reinhardt 12/03/18, vs Wofford 03/10/19 FT Attempts 10 vs Reinhardt 12/03/18 2019-20 Boise St. Men's Basketball Page 3/9 Individual Career Summaries PRODUCTION RETURNING FROM 2019-20 as of Mar 11, 2020 All games Starts Returning Minutes Returning Points Returning Rebounds Returning BERRY, Chase64 2477 993 334 40% Field Goals2019-2038% 3-Point Boise St. F-ThrowsMen's Basketball41%Rebounds 30% Scoring Page 2/9 SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% Individual3FG-FGA 3FG% CareerFT-FTA SummariesFT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG as of Mar 11, 2020 2019-20 Boise 4-0 12/3.0 3-5 .600 0-1 .000All games0-1 .000 2 3 5 1.3 0-0 2 0 0 0 6 1.5 RETURNERSTOTAL 4-0 12/3.0 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2 3 5 1.3 0-0 2 0 0 0 6 1.5
ALSTON,Single Game Derrick Highs Statistic Field Goals Value3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASONPoints TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA4 3FG%vs LIFEFT-FTA PacificFT% 11/05/19OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 Boise 11-0 26/2.4 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 1 5 6 0.5 0-0 2 3 1 7 0.6 Rebounds 3 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 0 2018-19 Boise 33-21 919/27.9 145-299 .485 56-146 .384 95-116 .819 20 109 129 3.9 65-1 37 48 13 13 441 13.4 Assists 2 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 2019-20 Boise 32-31 1055/33.0 177-429 .413 65-194 .335 135-167 .808 28 139 167 5.2 71-2 98 103 8 16 554 17.3 FG TOTALMade 76-52 2000/26.3 325-735 .442 122-3422 .357vs LIFE230-285 Pacific.807 11/05/1949 253 302 4.0 136-3 137 154 21 30 1002 13.2 FG Attempts 4 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 Single3FG Attempts Game Highs 1 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 FT AttemptsStatistic Value 1 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 Points 33 vs San Jose St. 02/09/19 DENNIS, Rayj Rebounds 12 at UNLV 03/05/20 Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Assists 7 vs UNCW 11/29/19 SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2019-20Steals Boise 32-15 559/17.52 5 times42-117 .359 20-77 .260 28-35 .800 4 52 56 1.8 36-0 57 30 2 13 132 4.1 BlocksTOTAL 32-15 559/17.53 vs 42-117Jackson.359 St. 11/16/1820-77 .260 28-35 .800 4 52 56 1.8 36-0 57 30 2 13 132 4.1 FG Made 12 vs San Jose St. 02/09/19 2019-20 Boise St. Men's Basketball SingleFG Attempts Game Highs 20 vs Colorado St. 12/07/19 Page 7/9 Individual Career Summaries 3FG MadeStatistic 6 vsValue St. Bonaventure 11/20/18, vs San Jose St. 01/29/20, vs Alabama asSt. of12/14/19 Mar 11, 2020 All games 3FGPoints Attempts 10 vs San 19Diegovs St.Utah 03/06/20 St. 01/18/20 FTRebounds Made 12 vs UC Irvine5 at 11/15/19 Utah St. 02/08/20, vs CSUN 12/28/19 KIGAB,FTAssists Attempts Abu 14 vs Nevada8 02/01/20at San Jose St. 02/19/20 Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Steals 2 vs San Jose St. 01/29/20, vs CSUN 12/28/19 ARMUS,SEASON MladenTEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG Blocks 1 vs Air Force 02/11/20, at UNLV 03/05/20 2017-18 Oregon 35-0 269/7.7 21-Field61 Goals.344 5-223-Point.227 9-22F-Throws.409 12 Rebounds27 39 1.1 40-0 8 16 7 13 56Scoring1.6 FG2018-19SEASON MadeOregonTEAM GP-GS10-3 MIN/AVG152/15.2 FG-FGA11-255 vsFG%.440 LIFE3FG-FGA Pacific1-11 3FG% 11/05/19,.091 FT-FTA3-5 vsFT%.600 UtahOFF St.9 DEF 1801/18/20TOT27 AVG2.7 PF-FO16-0 AST18 TO7 BLK0 STL2 PTS26 AVG2.6 FG2019-202017-18 AttemptsBoiseETSU 20-1834-5 516/25.8617/18.1 76-18184-1348 at.420.627 Utah 22-67St.0-1 02/08/20.000.328 45-7347-64 .734.616 2186 10151 18772 3.65.5 53-68-12 1917 3246 615 1319 221213 11.16.3 TOTAL3FG2018-19 Made FOR ETSUBoise 33-2420-18 516/25.8789/23.9 76-104-1991814 vs.420.523 Utah22- 1-10St.67 01/18/20.328.100 54-10147-64 .734.535 2190 51165 72255 3.67.7 53-91-22 1945 3275 634 133022126311.18.0 TOTAL3FG TOTALAttempts FOR Boise 65-0-021 937/14.40/0.0 108-0-02677 at.404.000 Utah28- St.0-0100 02/08/20.000.280 59-0-091 .648.000 420 960 1380 2.10.0 109-0-02 450 55 0 130 2803030 4.70.0 FT MadeTOTAL 67-29 1406/21.0 188-3335 2019-20vs.565 Utah 1-11St. Boise 01/18/20.091 St. 99-174Men's.569 Basketball176 266 442 6.6 159-3 62 121 49 49 476 7.1 Page 8/9 Single Game Highs Individual Career Summaries FT Attempts 6 vs CSUN 12/28/19 as of Mar 11, 2020 SingleStatistic Game HighsValue All games Points Statistic 33 Valuevs CSUN 12/28/19 ReboundsPoints 11 vs CSUN21 at 12/28/19 Western Caro. 01/26/19 RICE,AssistsRebounds Max 4 vs Iowa17 11/15/18,vs Samford vs 01/03/19 Texas Southern 11/26/18, at San Jose St. 02/19/20 StealsAssists 3 vsField Arizona6 Goalsvs 02/24/18,UT Martin3-Point vs12/08/18 WashingtonF-Throws St. 02/11/18Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG BlocksSteals 2 vs Ball3 St.at 11/19/17,The Citadel at 01/10/19San Diego St. 01/11/20 2019-20 Boise 32-0 347/10.9 31-78 .397 15-41 .366 9-15 .600 10 29 39 1.2 36-0 28 17 0 18 86 2.7 FGBlocks Made 11 vs CSUN3 5 12/28/19 times TOTAL 32-0 347/10.9 31-78 .397 15-41 .366 9-15 .600 10 29 39 1.2 36-0 28 17 0 18 86 2.7 FG AttemptsMade 16 vs CSUN9 at 12/28/19 Western Caro. 01/26/19 FG Attempts 15 at Georgia St. 11/06/18 Single3FG Made Game Highs 4 at Fresno St. 01/25/20, at Air Force 01/15/20 3FG Made 1 vs North Dakota St. 11/24/18 3FG AttemptsStatistic 7Valueat Nevada 01/04/20, at Air Force 01/15/20 FT3FG Made Attempts 8 vs CSUN2 vs 12/28/19 Sam Houston St. 11/20/18, vs Wofford 03/10/19 Points 12 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19, at Wyoming 02/04/20 FT AttemptsMade 10 vs UNLV7 vs01/08/20 Reinhardt 12/03/18, vs Wofford 03/10/19 Rebounds 5 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 FT Attempts 10 vs Reinhardt 12/03/18 Assists 4 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19, vs UC Irvine 11/15/19 Steals 3 vs San Diego St. 02/16/20, vs San Jose St. 01/29/20 FG Made 5 vs Alabama St. 12/14/19 FG Attempts 8 at Wyoming 02/04/20 3FG Made 4 at Wyoming 02/04/20 3FG Attempts 5 at Wyoming 02/04/20 FT Made 3 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19 FT Attempts 4 vs LIFE Pacific 11/05/19
SHAVER JR., Marcus Field Goals 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 UP 32-21 908/28.4 135-326 .414 33-124 .266 91-106 .858 7 98 105 3.3 72-2 75 50 1 32 394 12.3 2018-19 UP 32-31 1004/31.4 151-374 .404 52-145 .359 120-153 .784 17 90 107 3.3 88-0 69 69 13 40 474 14.8 TOTAL FOR Boise 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 64-52 1912/29.9 286-700 .409 85-269 .316 211-259 .815 24 188 212 3.3 160-2 144 119 14 72 868 13.6
Single Game Highs Statistic Value Points 30 at Pacific 01/26/19 Rebounds 9 at Pacific 02/10/18 Assists 9 vs Multnomah 11/06/18 Steals 4 at CSUN 11/17/18 Blocks 2 vs Pacific 01/12/19 FG Made 9 at Pacific 01/26/19, vs Pacific 01/12/19 FG Attempts 17 vs Multnomah 11/06/18 3FG Made 4 vs Pacific 01/12/19 3FG Attempts 8 vs Gonzaga 01/19/19, vs Multnomah 11/30/17 FT Made 10 vs Sacramento St. 12/08/18 FT Attempts 13 at Pacific 01/26/19 WE GOT NEXT Boise State welcomes a quartet of established Division I transfers to its lineup this year after each joined the Broncos at varying times in 2019, and sat out last season while assembling arguably the most talented scout team in America. EMMANUEL AKOT | G | 6-8 | 210 | RS-Jr. Eligible fall 2020, with two seasons remaining Emmanuel Akot came to the Broncos after spending a year and a half at Arizona, as he played the entirety of the 2017-18 season and the first half of 2018-19. Akot, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, finished his prep career at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah. 247Sports bestowed him with a five-star rating when he graduated in 2017, pegging him as the No. 24 overall prospect in their national rankings. Akot was also praised by ESPN.com and given a four-star rating with a scout grade of 88, making him the highest-rated prep player to ever join Boise State. at Arizona Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 31 4 321 10.4 21 54 .389 9 24 .375 5 11 .455 11 23 34 1.1 26 0 26 19 3 6 56 1.8 2018-19 17 11 329 19.3 26 66 .394 6 21 .286 6 15 .400 9 39 48 2.8 21 0 18 15 2 4 64 3.8 TOTAL 48 15 650 13.5 47 120 .392 15 45 .333 11 26 .423 20 62 82 1.7 47 0 44 34 5 10 120 2.5 MLADEN ARMUS | F | 6-10 | 232 | RS-Jr. Eligible fall 2020, with two seasons remaining Mladen Armus joined Boise State from East Tennessee State, where he started 29 games over two seasons. Armus was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in 2017-18, after averaging 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He upped his production as a sophomore, registering 8.0 points. 7.7 reboounds and 1.0 blocks per game. Armus recorded seven games with double-figure rebounding and four double-doubles. Prior to ETSU, Armus starred at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Armus came to the United States as a senior in high school and led Southwest Christian Academy to a 36-3 record en route to claiming the NACA National Championship. He was named an first-team NACA All-American. Before coming to the U.S., Armus played with the KK Partizan Junior Team in Serbia. He helped his home country to a bronze medal in the 2014 U17 World Championship and was invited to play in the U20 European Championship. at East Tennessee State Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 34 5 617 18.1 84 134 .627 0 1 .000 45 73 .616 86 101 187 5.5 68 1 17 46 15 19 213 6.3 2018-19 33 24 789 23.9 104 199 .523 1 10 .100 54 101 .535 90 165 255 7.7 91 2 45 75 34 30 263 8.0 TOTAL 67 29 1406 21.0 188 333 .565 1 11 .091 99 174 .569 176 266 442 6.6 159 3 62 121 49 49 476 7.1 DEVONAIRE DOUTRIVE | G | 6-5 | 185 | Jr. Eligible upon the conclusion of the fall 2020 semester Former top-75 recruit Devonaire Doutrive (pronounced DEV-in-air / DO-treev) joined the Boise State men’s basketball program in December 2019, and will enroll for the spring 2020 semester. The 6-foot-5 Doutrive played in 29 games at Arizona during his three semesters with the Wildcats. Doutrive, a Dallas, Texas native, averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds over 26 games as a freshman in 2018-19. He appeared in three games this season, averaring 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. A consensus four-star prep prospect, Doutrive was ranked 67th nationally according to 247Sports, with a composite rating of .9732. He was ranked as the No. 72 player in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2018. His 85 scout grade from ESPN is the second-highest rating for a Boise State signee, behind only Doutrive’s former Arizona teammate and current Bronco Emmanuel Akot. at Arizona Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2018-19 26 0 285 11.0 31 68 .456 9 20 .450 16 28 .571 32 46 78 3.0 28 0 18 17 1 12 87 3.3 2019-20 3 0 51 17.0 6 14 .429 1 3 .333 6 8 .750 3 7 10 3.3 2 0 4 1 1 1 19 6.3 TOTAL 29 0 337 11.6 37 82 .451 10 23 .435 22 34 .611 35 53 88 3.0 30 0 22 18 2 13 106 3.7 DONOVAN IVORY | G | 6-6 | 190 | So. Eligible upon the conclusion of the fall 2020 semester Donovan Ivory joined Boise State in January 2020, following one semester at UMass Lowell. Ivory played in three games for the River Hawks as a true freshman. Ivory is originally from Appleton, Wis. He attended Kaukauna High School, leading the Ghosts to the sectional final as a senior. Ivory was named first-team all-state Division 2 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and honorable mention by the Associated Press after averaging 20.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.8 assists in his final prep campaign. at UMass Lowell Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 3 0 17 5.7 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 - 0 5 5 1.7 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0.7 MARCUS SHAVER, JR. | G | 6-2 | 185 | RS-Jr. Eligible fall 2020, with two seasons remaining Marcus Shaver joined Boise State following two seasons at Portland. Shaver led the Pilots in scoring each of the last two years, earning All- West Coast Conference Honorable Mention accolades each season. Shaver averaged 14.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a sophomore in 2018-19. His 12.3 points per game in 2017-18 helped land him on the WCC All-Freshman Team. Shaver was a three-star recruit coming out of Phoenix’ Shadow Mountian High School, and was ranked as the fifth-best player in the state of Arizona. He guided the Matadors to a perfect 27-0 record and an Arizona 4A State Championship as a senior in 2016-17, earning All-Arizona First Team honors after averaging 22.4 points, 2.5 assists and 2.7 steals. at Portland Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA 3Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 32 21 908 28.4 135 326 .414 33 124 .266 91 106 .858 7 98 105 3.3 72 2 75 50 1 32 394 12.3 2018-19 32 31 1004 31.4 151 374 .404 52 145 .359 120 153 .784 17 90 107 3.3 88 0 69 69 13 40 474 14.8 TOTAL 64 52 1912 29.9 286 700 .409 85 269 .316 211 259 .815 24 188 212 3.3 160 2 144 119 14 72 868 13.6 FRESH FACES PAVLE KUZMANOVIC | G | 6-5 | 175 | Fr. Loznica, Serbia (ABS Primorje 1945) • Member of Serbia’s U18 and U19 National Teams • Helped Serbia win gold medal at 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship; advanced to quarterfinals of 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup • Spent 2019-20 season playing for ABS Primorje 1945 in the top professional division in Montenegro • Averaged 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for ABS Primorje 1945; shot 37.7 percent on more than five three-point attempts per game • In 2018-19, shot 44.8 percent from three-point range for OKK Beograde in KLS, the top league in Serbia
LUKAS MILNER | C | 6-10 | 225 | Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Johnson County CC) • Played two seasons at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College; 2019-20 NJCAA All-Region VI Division II First Team • 2019-20 NJCAA Division II national leader in field goal percentage (71.4 pct); averaged 12.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game • Helped team to 56-12 record, including a confernece title, a regional title and a runner-up appearance at the 2019 NJCAA Division II National Tournament • Left Johnson County as the school’s all-time career leader in field goal percentage (67.2) and eighth all-time in blocked shots (82) • Led Olathe North High School to the Kansas 6A State Tournament for the third time in school history, averaging 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior
KASEAN PRYOR | G | 6-9 | 188 | Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Link Year Prep) • 2019 graduate of Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School • Averaged 15 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior; named to MLive.com Ann Arbor Area Dream Team and all-state honorable mention • Averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a junior; second-team Ann Arbor Area Dream Team • Father, Sean, played at Oregon State and professionally in France and Puerto Rico • Spent 2019-20 season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo.
BURKE SMITH | F | 6-11 | 212 | Fr. Glen Allen, Va. (Trinity Episcopal School) • Led Trinity Episcopal School to a 104-18 record and four Virginia Prep League titles • Two-time All-Virginia Prep League honoree • Averaged 14.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game as a senior • Rated as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports • Recognized by Prep Hoops Virginia as one of the top shooting big men in the state
NAJE SMITH | F | 6-7 | 201 | Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Cochise College) • Led Cochise College to back-to-back Arizona Community College Athletic Conference titles • Averaged 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, earning ACCAC MVP and first-team NJCAA Division I All-America honors as a sophomore • First NJCAA All-America First Team honoree to sign with Boise State in program history • Originally from Spokane, Wash., attended Lewis and Clark High School and was named all-state as a senior • Led Tigers to third place at 2018 WIAA 4A State Tournament, the school’s best finish at state since 1958. Smith averaged 25.5 points per game at the tournament
ROSTER NOTES LOTS OF NEW BRONCOS: Boise State’s THE FOUR HORSEMEN: The Broncos SMALL IN NUMBERS, NOT IN GAME: 2020-21 roster will feature 10 student-athletes graduated a decorated and memorable senior class Boise State is one of 52 schools, nationally, with two who have never suited up for the Broncos in game after last season and will return just four letterwinners or fewer seniors on its roster. While there may only be action, including five Division I transfers who sat out from a year ago, tied for the fifth-fewest among all two of them, Boise State will lean heavily on Derrick last season, two junior college transfers and three Division I programs. Boise State’s four returners - Alston, Jr. and Abu Kigab this year for leadership freshmen. Only five programs in the country have Derrick Alston, Jr., RayJ Dennis, Abu Kigab and Max and production. Alston has already amassed 1,000 more newcomers on their roster this year. Rice - accounted for 41 percent of the team’s scoring points in his career, averaging 15.3 per game over during a 20-win campaign in 2019-20. his last two seasons combined. Kigab, a transfer from ►Most Newcomers (NCAA DI) Oregon, made an immediate impact upon becoming 1. 12 Arkansas ►Fewest Returning Letterwinners (NCAA DI) eligible last December. He posted 11.1 points and 2. 11 Alcorn State 1. 2 Kentucky 3.6 rebounds per game in 20 contests with the 11 Arizona 2. 3 Arkansas Broncos, including 18 starts. The duo will guide a 11 Seattle 3 East Tennessee State team comprised of six juniors, three sophomores and 11 South Dakota 3 Georgia Southern three freshmen. 6. 10 Boise State 5. 4 Arkansas State 10 East Tennessee State 4 Boise State 10 James Madison 4 Iowa State 10 Kentucky 4 Kansas State 10 Siena 4 Montana 10 Troy 4 Sam Houston State 4 Seattle 4 Weber State 4 Xavier IT STARTS AT THE TOP
LEON RICE | HEAD COACH They Said It... “A lot of that (Chandler Hutchison’s ability) comes from playing in a system ► 2015-16 Preseason National Coach of the in college for a coach that I’m as high on as anybody. I love what Leon does.” Year (Jeff Goodman, ESPN.com) -Fred Hoiberg Nebraska Head Coach ► 2014-15 Mountain West Coach of the Year “Coach Rice has a great feel for players, ► 2014-15 USBWA District VIII COY and the fine line between technique and playing with a free mind. Players really respond well to Leon, and that is not an accident. I think that Boise State has a terrific coach in Leon Rice.” -Jay Bilas ESPN Analyst 20 WINS IN EIGHT OF 10 YEARS: Under head UPPING THE OFFENSE: Boise State has been coach Leon Rice, Boise State has hit the 20-win plateau in renowned for its offensive prowess ever since Leon Rice eight of 10 seasons, including seven of the last eight and arrived. In Rice’s first nine seasons, the Broncos have led “Coach Rice is a great coach. I see how six-straight years from 2012-18. The aforementioned streak their conference in scoring three times, including pacing the he is with the team and he knows how marked the first time in school history the Broncos won 20 Mountain West twice. In 2013-14, the Broncos hit a Rice- to get the most out of everyone.“ games in six-consecutive seasons. Head coach Bobby Dye era high with 76.2 points per game, the second-highest in -Damian Lillard and guard Chris Childs led the Broncos to at least 20 wins the last 38 years at Boise State (81.4 in 2007-08). NBA All-Star in 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1988-89, the only previous three- year run. The Broncos had just seven 20-win campaigns BRONCOS IN THE PROS: As of October 2019, there since joining Division I before Rice took over. are 17 former Broncos that will play professionally in the 2019-20 season. SINGLE-SEASON The six-straight years of 20-win seasons from 2012-18 made Boise State just the fifth school in Mountain West Chandler Hutchison became the program’s first first-round history to tally six-consecutive 20-win seasons. pick in the NBA Draft when he was selected 22nd by the Chicago Bulls in June 2018. In the context of NCAA Division I, Boise State was one of 21 schools to have an active 20-win streak over the course TAKING CHARITY: Boise State has been one of the of the six seasons from 2012-18. best free throw shooting teams in the country, under Leon Rice. The Broncos have ranked in the top 25 nationally twice SECOND IN WINS: Rice’s 198 wins as Boise State’s under Rice, including 2013-14 when Boise State shot 74.9 BOISE STATE TEAM RECORDS head coach are the second most in program history. He percent from the stripe to set a single-season school record. now only trails Bobby Dye (212) as the coach with the most The mark betterd the 2012-13 team’s 74.7 clip. Four of the 3-Point FG Made wins in school history. top six single-season free throw percentages in school history 1. 307 2017-18 have been established during Rice’s tenure as head coach. 2. 297 2014-15 150 WINS: Rice recorded his 150th win as Boise State’s 3. 271 2007-08 head coach on Dec. 3, 2017 with a 77-54 victory against CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Boise State has played 4. 269 2019-20 Portland. He is the fastest to 150 wins in program history, 33 games against top-25 opponents since Leon Rice took 5. 264 2013-14 along with being just the second coach to accumulate the over as head coach. Prior to Rice’s arrival, the Broncos win total. Rice needed just 238 games to earn the milestone played 30 ranked teams in the first 42 years of the program’s Free Throw Pct. victory. history as a four-year institution. 1. .751 2019-20 2. .749 2013-14 MW COACH OF THE YEAR: Leon Rice was named GETTING DEFENSIVE: Boise State held a school- 3. .747 2012-13 the 2014-15 Mountain West Coach of the Year, in a vote record nine opponents to fewer than 50 points in 2014-15, 4. .738 2003-04 of fellow conference coaches. It was the sixth time a Boise including five in its last 11 games. The Broncos limited a .738 2017-18 State coach has been named conference coach of the year school-record six conference foes to fewer than 50 points, 6. .729 2014-15 and Rice is the fourth different Bronco head man to earn the including twice doing so to consecutive opponents. The last honor. He was also selected coach of the year in a separate time the Broncos held consecutive conference opponents Opp. Scoring Avg. vote by MW media members. in the 40s was 1999. Boise State has held an opponent 1. 56.3 1987-88 under 50 points 19 times in the Leon Rice era. The Broncos 2. 58.9 1988-89 ►Conference Coach of the Year at Boise State are 18-1 overall in those games. 3. 60.1 2014-15 Bus Connor 1975-76 Big Sky 4. 61.7 1998-99 Bobby Dye 1986-87 Big Sky BRONCO 3-POINT BARRAGE: With Leon Rice at 5. 61.9 1983-84 Bobby Dye 1987-88 Big Sky the helm, Boise State has become one of the top three- Bobby Dye 1992-93 Big Sky point shooting teams in the country in both volume and FG Pct. Defense Greg Graham 2007-08 WAC percentage. The 2017-18 Broncos made a school-record 1. .388 1968-69 Leon Rice 2014-15 MW 307 triples ,shooting at a 38.4 percent clip. Boise State 2. .416 2014-15 has made at least 225 three-pointers in each of Rice’s 10 3. .420 2006-07 DISTRICT HONOR: The United States Basketball seasons, claiming nine of the top 10 single-season marks 4. .422 2005-06 Writers Association (USBWA) named Leon Rice the 2014- in school history. 5. .427 2016-17 15 District VIII Coach of the Year. District VIII encompasses .427 2017-18 all Division I schools in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, COACH RICE AT HOME: With a 123-30 record (.804 Colorado, Nevada and Montana. Rice is the first Boise winning percentage) in the friendly confines of ExtraMile 3FG Pct. Defense State head coach to earn the distinction from the USBWA. Arena, Rice has the best home winning percentage for a 1. .299 2019-20 Greg Graham earned the NABC District 13 Coach of the Bronco head coach in the school’s Division I era. 1. .300 1991-92 Year Award in 2007-08. NABC districts are determined by 2. .303 2014-15 conference. 3. .308 1992-93 4. .310 2003-04 .310 1994-95
2019-20 | Leon Rice era COACH OF THE YEAR HEAD COACH LEON RICE Named 2014-15 Mountain West 11TH SEASON Coach of the Year. It is the sixth WASHINGTON STATE, 1986 COY award in school history RECORD AT BOISE STATE: 198-128 and Rice is the fourth different CAREER RECORD: SAME Bronco head coach to earn the COACHING EXPERIENCE: award from a conference. 1987-88 Pasco (Wash.) High School Assistant Coach Bus Connor - 1975-76 1988-90 Oregon Graduate Assistant Bobby Dye - 1987-88, 88-89, 1990-92 Oregon Assistant Coach 1992-93 1992-95 Northern Colorado Assistant Coach Greg Graham - 2008 1995-97 Yakima Valley College Assistant Coach 1997-98 Yakima Valley College Co-Head Coach 20+ EIGHT TIMES 1998-99 Yakima Valley College Head Coach First head coach to amass eight 1999-2007 Gonzaga Assistant Coach 20-win seasons in Boise State’s 2007-10 Gonzaga Associate Head Coach 2010-Pr. Boise State Head Coach Division I era (1970-71). BRONCOS UNDER RICE At ExtraMile Arena 123-30 Scored fewer than 50 points 0-5 198 AND COUNTING On the road 55-77 Scored 50-59 points 3-29 Rice’s 198 wins as Boise State’s Neutral site 20-21 Scored 60-69 points 30-51 Played a ranked opponent (AP) 3-30 Scored 70-79 points 76-33 head coach are the second most Played on live TV 106-101 Scored 80-89 points 53-9 in program history. Played an overtime game 11-10 Scored at least 90 points 36-1 Played a day game 52-36 1. Bobby Dye, 212 (12 seasons) Played a night game 146-92 Allowed fewer than 50 points 18-1 2. Leon Rice, 198 (10th season) Allowed 50-59 points 49-7 Leading at the Half 156-40 Allowed 60-69 points 76-28 3. Greg Graham, 142 (8 seasons) Trailing at the Half 37-80 Allowed 70-79 points 39-60 Tied at the Half 5-8 Allowed 80-89 points 13-26 Allowed at least 90 points 3-6 123-30 (.804) Final margin 1-4 points 36-38 Rice’s record at ExtraMile Final margin 5-9 points 42-40 Played Sunday 17-6 Final margin 10+ points 120-50 Played Monday 10-5 Arena, the best home winning Played Tuesday 26-14 percentage for a Bronco head Shot under .400 FG % 15-59 Played Wednesday 46-37 coach in the school’s Division I Shot .400-.449 FG % 56-37 Played Thursday 11-11 Shot .450-.499 FG % 54-24 Played Friday 15-9 era. Shot at least .500 FG % 73-8 Played Saturday 73-46 Opp. shot under .400 FG % 68-8 Opp. shot .400-.449 FG % 70-26 Played in November 45-18 6,810 Opp. shot .450-.499 FG % 34-46 Played in December 48-24 Average home attendance for Opp. shot at least .500 FG % 25-49 Played in January 43-32 Played in February 42-32 2013-14, the highest since 2000- Made 0-4 3-Pt FG 24-18 Played in March 20-22 01. Made 5-7 3-Pt FG 46-61 Made 8+ 3-Pt FG 127-49 Largest Lead 77; Nov. 5, 2019 Opp. made 0-4 3-Pt FG 57-24 Largest Deficit 36; Nov. 9, 2019 TRIPLE THREAT Opp. made 5-7 3-Pt FG 81-46 Largest Halftime Lead 46; Nov. 5, 2019 Opp. made 8+ 3-Pt FG 60-58 Largest Halftime Deficit 23; Jan. 11, 2020 Under Leon Rice, the Broncos Widest Margin of Victory 77; Nov. 5, 2019 have posted three of the top Shot more FTs than Opp 133-41 Widest Margin of Defeat 31; Nov. 9, 2019 Shot fewer FTs than Opp 58-83 Rice Postseason History five seasons in school history Shot same FTs as Opp 7-4 at Boise State for three-pointers made. In 2018 NIT First Round 2014-15, the Broncos made a More rebounds than Opp 143-43 2017 NIT Second Round Fewer rebounds than Opp 51-79 2015 NCAA First Round school-record 297 triples. In Same rebounds as Opp 4-6 2013 NCAA First Round 2012-13, they made 249 (No. 4 2011 CBI Semifinals More assists than Opp 131-25 at Gonzaga all-time), while shooting it at a Fewer assists than Opp 51-95 2010 NCAA Round of 32 39.1 percent clip. The percentage Same assists as Opp 16-8 2009 NCAA Sweet 16 2008 NCAA Round of 64 is tied for fourth-best in Boise Had fewer than 10 TOs 57-27 2007 NCAA Round of 64 State history and is the highest Had 10-15 TOs 112-77 2006 NCAA Sweet 16 Had more than 15 TOs 29-24 2005 NCAA Round of 32 percentage in 15 years. Opp. had fewer than 10 TOs 26-29 2004 NCAA Round of 32 Opp. had 10-15 TOs 103-68 2003 NCAA Round of 32 Opp. had more than 15 TOs 69-29 2002 NCAA Round of 64 2001 NCAA Sweet 16 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 LEON RICE YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall Conference Conference NCAA NIT CBI Year School W L Pct. W L Finish Tournament Tournament Tournament Tournament 2010-11 Boise State 22 13 .629 10 6 Second Final -- -- Semifinals 2011-12 Boise State 13 17 .433 3 11 t-Seventh Quarterfinals ------2012-13 Boise State 21 11 .656 9 7 t-Fourth Quarterfinals First Round -- -- 2013-14 Boise State 21 13 .618 9 9 t-Fifth Semifinals ------2014-15 Boise State 25 9 .735 14 4 t-First Semifinals First Round -- -- 2015-16 Boise State 20 12 .625 11 7 Third Quarterfinals ------2016-17 Boise State 20 12 .625 12 6 Third Quarterfinals -- Second Round -- 2017-18 Boise State 23 9 .719 13 5 Second Quarterfinals -- First Round -- 2018-19 Boise State 13 20 .394 7 11 t-Eighth Quarterfinals ------2019-20 Boise State 20 12 .625 11 7 t-Fifth Semifinals Totals 10 Seasons 198 128 .607 99 74 @BRONCOSPORTSMBB TEAM NOTES, 2019-20 IN REVIEW TWO ALL-DISTRICT PERFORMERS: For 400 CLUB, AGAIN: Derrick Alston, Jr. and DEPARTMENT SUCCESS: Boise State was the first time in program history, two Broncos were Justinian Jessup each eclipsed the 400-point plateau one of five schools nationally to win at least 10 named to the NABC All-District Team. Derrick Alston, for the second consecutive season. Alston (554) and football games and 20 games in both men’s and Jr. and Justinian Jessup each earned All-District 17 Jessup (512) are the fifth pair of teammates to both women’s basketball this academic year. Second Team honors. Eight different Broncos have score at least 400 points in consecutive seasons combined for nine all-district honors in the award’s in Boise State history. The last duo to do so was ELITE BALL MOVERS: Boise State tallied history. Anthony Drmic and Derrick Marks in 2012-13 and 29 assists on 31 made field goals at San José 2013-14. State (Feb. 19). The 29 assists are the most by the TURNAROUND: Boise State returned to its Broncos since Nov. 21, 2007 (31). winning ways this season with a 20-12 record. 45TH PARALLEL: Boise State went 16-1 this The Broncos flipped the script on last year’s 13-20 season when holding opponents under 45 percent TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK: Boise State performance, becoming one of just seven Division shooting from the field and 4-11 when allowing committed 12.5 turnovers per game, fourth fewest in I schools to win 20 games this year after losing 20 opponents to shoot 45 percent or better. In Leon the Mountain West. Its +1.3 turnover margin ranked games in 2018-19. Rice’s 10 seasons as head coach, the Broncos have second in the league and 85th nationally. won 80.2 percent of the games in which they have DEFENDING THE THREE: Boise State held held opponents under 45 percent from the floor. MIRACLE AT EXTRAMILE: Boise State opponents to 29.9 percent shooting from three-point rallied for a thrilling overtime victory against Utah range this season, the all-time best three-point field HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE: Boise State State, Jan. 18. The Aggies took an 18-point lead goal percentage defense in program history. The was 13-2 at ExtraMile Arena this season, including (66-48) with 4:10 remaining in regulation and had 29.9 percent mark ranked third in the Mountain West an 8-1 mark in Montain West play. The Broncos have possession. The Broncos got a stop and RJ Williams and 28th in Division I. won double-digit home games in nine of Leon Rice’s sank a pair of free throws with 3:37 to play. Those 10 seasons as head coach and 29 of the 38 seasons free throws started a 27-9 run, including 19 points SUCCESS AT THE LINE: Boise State shot 75.1 the venue has served as Boise State’s home facility. from freshman RayJ Dennis to close the period and percent from the free throw line as a team this year, The Broncos have never finished a season with a tie the game. Utah State led 75-70 with 8.9 seconds the best single-season percentage in school history. losing record at home since the building opened in left before Dennis stormed up the floor and made his Justinian Jessup was 70-for-73 (95.9 percent) from 1982. fourth three-pointer of the spurt. Justinian Jessup the free throw line, the No. 1 single-season mark in stole the ensuing inbound pass and made a layup to school history (minimum two attempts per game). HISTORICALLY BIG WINS: Boise State tie the game with 1.9 seconds left and force overtime. Derrick Alston shot 80.8 percent from the line, No. 6 posted back-to-back emphatic wins to end the month The Broncos never led in regulation, but never trailed in the Mountain West. of January. The Broncos recorded consecutive in the extra period, winning 88-83. It was just the conference victories by at least 25 points for the second time in NCAA Division I history that a team SUCCESS FROM DEEP: Boise State made first time since 1988. They claimed an 87-53 win won a game after trailing by 18 points with less than 269 three-pointers this year, the No. 4 single-season at Fresno State (Jan. 25), for its largest margin of four minutes remaining. mark in school history. Four of the top five and nine of victory in a road conference game since 2004. Boise the top 10 single-season performances have come State then followed that with a 99-71 home victory WORKING OVERTIME: Boise State picked during Leon Rice’s 10 seasons at the helm. The over San José State (Jan. 29). up overtime victories in consecutive games against Broncos finished the year fifth in the league and 57th BYU (Nov. 20) and Pacific (Nov. 23). It is the second nationally at 8.4 made triples per game. TELL-TALE SIGN: During Boise State’s four- time in program history the Broncos went to overtime game win streak from Dec. 24-Jan. 1, the Broncos in back-to-back games, previously losing both such CONFERENCE WIN STREAK: Boise State posted a combined rebounding margin of plus-47, games in 2013-14. The triple-overtime game at won five consecutive Mountain West games from outrebounding their opponent in each game. This Pacific was the third game in Boise State history to Jan. 18-Feb. 4. It was the Broncos’ first five-game season, Boise State was 15-2 when grabbing more go to at least three overtimes. winning streak in league play since 2015. The streak boards than the opposition. included wins over Utah State, Fresno State, San SENIOR LEADERSHIP: Boise State scored José State, Nevada and Wyoming, with two of the GETTING TO THE LINE: Boise State 26 points across three overtime periods in its thrilling victories coming on the road. averaged 20.9 free throw attempts per game, while 82-76 victory at Pacific (Nov. 23). The Broncos’ five surrendering just 16.7 free throw attempts per game seniors combined for 25 of the 26 points. Marcus GOOD EVERYWHERE: Boise State racked up to its opponents. The Broncos shot 75.1 percent from Dickinson made two free throws at the end of five road wins this season, including Quad 2road the line, scoring 15.7 points per game at the charity regulation to force overtime, then scored nine points wins against Pacific and UNLV. The Broncos also stripe. They outscored and outshot their opponents in the extra session, including a three-pointer that put went 13-2 at home, where they earned a top-10 at the free throw line in 22 of 32 games this season. the Broncos ahead for good in the third overtime. (NCAA NET) win over BYU, and only suffered losses The Broncos ranked No. 33 nationally in free throws to league champions San Diego State and UC Irvine. made (503) and 56th nationally in attempts (670). RECORD-BREAKING OPENER: Boise State opened its season Tuesday, with a 126-49 NO BAD LOSSES: Boise State’s team sheet CENTURY CLUB: Boise State scored at least win against Life Pacific. The 126 points and 77-point features zero losses against Quad 4 opponents. Of 100 points three times this season, including doing margin of victory are both single-game school the Broncos’ Quad 3 losses, one came at the hands so in consecutive home games against Alabama records. The Broncos’ previous record for scoring of the Big West Conference champion (UC Irvine). State (Dec. 14) and CSUN (Dec. 28). It is the first was 118, set Jan. 25, 1971, against Portland State. Another was Dec. 4, at New Mexico, which was one time Boise State has hit triple digits in consecutive week removed from the Lobos defeating Big Ten home games against Division I opponents in 2020 ORLANDO INVITATIONAL: Boise champion Wisconsin, and prior to Boise State starter program history. The only time Boise State has hit State men’s basketball will participate in the 2020 Abu Kigab becoming eligible. the century mark four times in one season is the Orlando Invitational. The Broncos will be joined by 1974-75 campaign. Auburn, Belmont, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Saint FOUR IN DOUBLE FIGURES: Boise State Louis, Siena and Xavier. The tournament takes place boasted four double-figure scorers for the first time 30-POINT PAIRS: Two Broncos combined for Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29, at HP since 2015-16. Derrick Alston, Jr. (17.3), Justinian three individual 30-point games this season. Derrick Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports near Jessup (16.0), RJ Williams (12.2) and Abu Kigab Alston Jr. eclipsed 30 points twice on the year, while Orlando, Fla. (11.1) provided a consistent, balanced scoring attack Abu Kigab did so once. It is the ninth time in Boise for the Broncos. State’s 52 years as a four-year institution (1968-69) that multiple Broncos have recorded 30-point games NONCONFERENCE: Boise State challenged in the same season. Five of those nine occurrences itself during nonconference play, taking on five Quad have come during Leon Rice’s tenure as head coach, 1 or Quad 2 games and winning two of them. The each happening in the last eight seasons. The only Broncos’ only two nonconference road losses came time three different Broncos have registered 30-point at Pac-12 champion Oregon and AAC title contender games in the same season was 2012-13 (Anthony Tulsa. Drmic, Derrick Marks and Jeff Elorriaga). 2019-20 BRONCO BIOS
#0 MARCUS SHAVER, JR. G | 6-2 | 185 | RS-JUNIOR PHOENIX, ARIZ. (PORTLAND)
JUNIOR (2019-20): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules...will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2020-21 season.
AT PORTLAND SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Named All-WCC honorable mention for a second-straight season…led the Pilots in scoring, averaging 14.8 points to go with 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game…also shot 36 percent from behind the arc while tying for a team-high 52 3-pointers in 2018-19.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Named to the WCC All-Freshman Team and garnered All-WCC honorable mention honors…led the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game…also finished the season shooting 85.8 percent from the free throw line, the second-best mark in the WCC.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit coming out of high school, and was ranked as the fifth-best player in the state of Arizona…played his final high school season at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, guiding the Matadors to a perfect 27-0 record on his way to an Arizona 4A State Championship in 2016-17…earned All-Arizona Basketball First Team honors as a senior after averaging 22.4 points, 2.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game…Shadow Mountain earned an invitation to the prestigious Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Tournament after its banner season.
#1 KASEAN PRYOR G | 6-9 | 188 | FRESHMAN CHICAGO, ILL. (LINK YEAR PREP)
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School...averaged 15 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior...named honorable mention all-state, first-team All-Southeastern Conference Red and selected to the MLive.com Ann Arbor Area Dream Team...as a junior, averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game, earning a spot on the second-team Ann Arbor Area Dream Team...spent 2019-20 season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo...father, Sean, played at Oregon State and professionally in France and Puerto Rico and is currently a member of the men’s basketball staff at Grand Canyon.
#4 BURKE SMITH F | 6-11 | 212 | FRESHMAN GLEN ALLEN, VA. (TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL)
HIGH SCHOOL: Led Trinity Episcopal School to a 104-18 record and four Virginia Prep League titles during high school career...two-time All-Virginia Prep League honoree...rated as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports...posted career highs as a senior, averaging 14.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game...show 64.4 percent from inside the arc and 37.6 percent from three-point range... averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior...recognized by Prep Hoops Virginia as one of the top shooting big men in the state. #10 RAYJ DENNIS G | 6-2 | 180 | SOPHOMORE OSWEGO, ILL. (OSWEGO EAST HS)
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in all 32 games, including 15 starts...averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 17.5 minutes per game...fourth on the team in assists...three games scoring in double figures...scored 14 points in collegiate debut against Life Pacific (Nov. 5)...recorded five assists at Oregon (Nov. 9)...eight points in triple-overtime win at Pacific (Nov. 23), including two three- pointers...six points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal at Tulsa (Dec. 11)...six points, three assists and four rebounds in 22 minutes against Alabama State (Dec. 14), including first career dunk...six points and career-high five rebounds against CSUN (Dec. 28)...made first career start against UNLV (Jan. 8), played 27 minutes...10 points, three rebounds and two assists at No. 7 San Diego State (Jan. 11), first game scoring in double figures against a Division I opponent...four rebounds and three assists at Air Force (Jan. 15)...career- high 19 points in historic comeback victory over Utah State (Jan. 18)...scored all 19 points in final 3:27 of regulation, helping Boise State overcome an 18-point deficit in the final four minutes to force overtime...5-for-5 from the field, including a career-best four three-pointers, and 5-for-5 from the free throw line, also dished out team-high three assists...seven assists against San José State (Jan. 29)...six points, four rebounds and two assists against Nevada (Feb. 1)...seven points and five rebounds in career-high 32 minutes at Utah State (Feb. 8)...career-high eight assists at San José State (Feb. 19).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity starter in high school...began prep career at Montini Catholic High School, spent junior and senior years at Oswego East High School...three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com...McDonald’s All-America nominee...two-time Kendall County Player of the Year...two-time Chicago Sun All-Area Team selection...two-time All-Southwest Prairie Conference selection and unanimous MVP as a senior...first player in Oswego East history to score 1,000 points in two seasons...averaged 23.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game as a senior, leading the Wolves to the school’s first appearance in a sectional championship, winning a regional title and finishing conference play undefeated along the way...named first-team all-state by the coaches association, and second team by the Associated Press...averaged 17.2 points, 4.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game as a junior at Oswego East...guided the Wolves to a 20-8 record, including an appearance in the IHSA Regional final…knocked down 66 3-pointers at a 39 percent clip…third-team all-state honoree from the coaches association as a junior.
#11 DEVONAIRE DOUTRIVE G | 6-5 | 188 | JUNIOR POCATELLO, IDAHO (CENTURY HS)
AT ARIZONA (2018-20): Played in 29 games during three semesters at Arizona...appeared in 26 games as a freshman in 2018-19... averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in his first collegiate campaign, including a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double against Washington State....scored nine points, including buzzer-beating game winner, against Oregon State...shot 45 percent from three-point range...spent first semester of sophomore season (2019-20) at Arizona...played in three games for the Wildcats, averaging 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...joined the Broncos in December...sat out spring semester due to transfer rules.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Birmingham High School in Inglewood, Calif...consensus four-star prep prospect...ranked as the No. 67 prospect nationally by 247Sports, with a composite raiting of .9732...rated as No. 72 overall player in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2018...ESPN scout grade of 85 is the second-highest rating for a Boise State signee, behind only former Arizona teammate and current Bronco Emmanuel Akot...helped Birmingham to school’s first CIF Los Angeles City Open Division Section championship as a junior...took Patriots to the regional final as a senior.
#12 MAX RICE G | 6-5 | 194 | RS-SOPHOMORE BOISE, IDAHO (BISHOP KELLY HS)
RS FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in all 32 games...averaged 2.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.6 steals in 10.9 minutes per game...shot 36.6 percent from three-point range (15-for-41)...three games scoring in double figures...made collegiate debut against Life Pacific (Nov. 5), scoring 12 points to go with five rebounds and four assists...scored seven points in overtime win against BYU (Nov. 20)...10 points, four rebounds and two assists against Alabama State (Dec. 14)...made three-pointer at first-half buzzer against Portland (Dec. 23)...two points, two steals and an assist in 11 minutes against Wyoming (Jan. 1)...eight points at No. 7 San Diego State (Jan. 11), including first career game with multiple three-pointers (2-for-4)...played 12 minutes against Utah State (Jan. 18), helping spark Boise State’s historic comeback...recorded a plus-20 plus-minus rating in 12 minutes against the Aggies...seven points and two rebounds in 13 minutes against San José State (Jan. 29)...matched career high with 12 points at Wyoming (Feb. 4), including career-best four three-pointers...scored all 12 points in first half on 4-of-4 shooting beyond the arc, finished game 4-of-5 from three-point range...also led Broncos with three assists against the Cowboys..
FRESHMAN (2018-19): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time First-Team 4A All-Idaho selection…also a two-time 4A Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year… led Bishop Kelly High School to three-straight district titles and was sensational as a senior, averaging 23.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game…named to the USA TODAY All-Idaho Team after averaging 18.5 points per game as a junior…the Knights took third place at the 2017 state tournament… played his AAU ball with the Washington Supreme on the Under Armour Association circuit…averaged 10.7 points per game on a team that featured six Division I prospects...son of Boise State head coach Leon Rice. #13 PAVLE KUZMANOVIC G | 6-5 | 175 | FRESHMAN LOZNICA, SERBIA (ABS PRIMORJE 1945)
PRIOR TO BOISE STATE: Member of Serbia’s U18 and U19 National Teams...helped Serbia win gold medal at 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship...advanced to quarterfinals of 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup...spent 2019-20 season playing for ABS Primorje 1945 in the top professional division in Montenegro...averaged 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for ABS Primorje 1945, including shooting 37.7 percent from three-point range on more than five attempts per game...played 2018-19 season with OKK Beograde in KLS, the top league in Serbia...shot 44.8 percent from beyond the arc.
#14 EMMANUEL AKOT G | 6-8 | 210 | RS-JUNIOR WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (ARIZONA)
JUNIOR (2019-20): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules...will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2020-21 season.
AT ARIZONA SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Started 11 of his 17 games played before opting to transfer…averaged 19.3 minutes per game…averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game…recorded season-high seven points in four games.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in each of the Wildcats’ 31 games during his collegiate debut, making four starts…averaged 10.4 minutes per game…during Pac-12 play, shot 52.2 percent from the field…had season highs in both points (seven) and rebounds (five) against Northern Arizona (Nov. 10)…season-high five assists against UMBC (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports, ranking as the No. 24 overall recruit in the country and the No. 7 small forward nationally…member of ESPN Top 100 for 2017…ESPN also graded him at 88, the highest prep ranking for a player to join the Broncos… represented his home nation of Canada in the FIBA U17 World Championships in the summer of 2016, averaging 9.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game…averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game as a senior at Wasatch Academy and helped guide his team to a 21-win season and an appearance in the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Tournament in New York City.
#15 DONOVAN IVORY G | 6-6 | 190 | SOPHOMORE APPLETON, WIS. (UMASS LOWELL)
AT UMASS LOWELL FRESHMAN (2019-20): Spent first semester at UMass Lowell...played in three games for the River Hawks, scoring two points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out one assist...enrolled at Boise State in January...sat out spring semester due to transfer rules.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Kaukauna High School...led the Ghosts to sectional final as a senior...averaged 20.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.8 assists...named first-team all-state Division 2 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association...honorable mention all-state selection by the Associated Press. #21 DERRICK ALSTON, JR. G | 6-9 | 190 | RS SENIOR HOUSTON, TEXAS (STRAKE JESUIT HS)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019-20): 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Top-10 Finalist...All-Mountain West Second Team (coaches)...All-Mountain West Second Team (media)...Preseason All-Mountain West...Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team... one Mountain West Player of the Week Award (Dec. 30)...appeared in all 32 games, starting 31...became 31st 1,000-point scorer in Boise State history...scored 554 points on the year, No. 11 in single-season school history...led team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and assists (98; 3.1 apg), second in rebounding (167; 5.2 rpg)...27 games scoring in double figures...13 games scoring at least 20 points...two 30-point games...four double-doubles...made 135-of-167 free throws on the season, No. 11 in made free throws in single-season school history... became first Bronco in program history to score at least 20 points in each of team’s first four games...scored 28 points at No. 15 Oregon (Nov. 9), the most by a Bronco against a ranked opponent since 2012...went 12-for-12 from the free throw line against UC Irvine (Nov. 15), the fifth Bronco in school history to go perfect from the line with at least 12 attempts...first career double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds in overtime win against BYU (Nov. 20)...tallied 24 points, seven rebounds, career-high seven assists, two steals and zero turnovers against UNC Wilmington (Nov. 29)...scored 20 points and led Broncos with six assists and five rebounds at New Mexico (Dec. 4)...20 points and 11 rebounds against Colorado State (Dec. 7)...scored 31 points on 11-of-12 shooting against Alabama State (Dec. 14), including career-high-tying six three-pointers (6-of-7)...season-high 32 points against Portland (Dec. 23)...23 points, nine rebounds and six assists against UTEP (Dec. 25)...led all scorers at Diamond Head Classic with 71 points over three games...ranked third in the tournament with 14 assists...17 points and five assists against CSUN (Dec. 28)...team-high 15 points at Nevada (Jan. 4)...26 points and 10 rebounds against UNLV (Jan. 8)...16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Air Force (Jan. 15)...14 points, five assists and three rebounds at Fresno State (Jan. 25)...27 points, including career-high-tying six three-pointers, against San José State (Jan. 29)...led Broncos to win over Nevada (Feb. 1) with team highs of 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals...made 11 of career-high 14 free throw attempts against Wolf Pack...15 points, seven rebounds and three assists against Air Force (Feb. 11)...six assists at San José State (Feb. 19)...17 points against New Mexico (Feb. 23)...14 points and career-high 12 rebounds in MW Championship Quarterfinal against UNLV (March 5).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection by both the coaches and media polls…enjoyed a breakout year that saw him average 13.4 points per game as Boise State’s No. 2 scorer…after averaging 0.6 ppg last season as a redshirt freshman, Alston’s 12.8 ppg jump is the largest ppg jump for any returning Bronco in program history…surpassed Chandler Hutchison’s previous record (11.6 ppg jump) after he averaged 6.8 in 2015-16 and improved to 17.4 in 2016-17…furthermore, Alston’s 12.8 ppg jump from 2017-18 to 2018-19 is the second-largest jump for any returner in NCAA Division I this season, behind only Oakland’s Jaevin Cumberland who logged a 16.1 ppg jump…recorded more 20-point games than any other Bronco in 2018-19, finishing the season with nine such performances…also went for 30 on two occasions, dumping in 30 against San Diego State on Jan. 5 and going for a career-high 33 a month later against San Jose State (Feb. 9)…just the second Bronco underclassman in program history to log two 30-point games in the same season, joining Derrick Marks who accomplished the feat in 2012-13 as a true sophomore...sensational from the free throw line, finishing the season shooting 81.9 percent from the charity stripe (95-of-116), good for the third-highest percentage in the MW…also was extremely efficient from the field particularly in conference play, as his 49.2 percent effort from the field in league games ranked fourth in the conference and was the highest for any guard in the MW…shot it well from behind the arc, as well, converting 38.4 percent of his shots from three (56-of-146)…first real breakout game of the season came against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 20) at the Cayman Islands where he netted 22 points on a career-best night from three in going 6-of-7…heated up in conference play, scoring in double figures in 14 of 18 MW games…went for 24 points at Air Force on Jan. 22…tallied 22 points at home against Utah State (Feb. 23)…recorded 21 and 23 points in the team’s final two true road games at UNLV (March 2) and New Mexico (March 6)…scored 22 points in the home finale against Air Force (March 9)…brought it at the MW Tournament, going for 17 in the win against Colorado State (March 13) in the opening round and 21 against Nevada (March 14) in the quarters…grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Creighton (Nov. 19)…tallied a career-high four assists against San Jose State (Feb. 9).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in 11 games, totaling 26 minutes…played a season-high six minutes in the season opener (Nov. 10) against Eastern Oregon, totaling three rebounds, one assist and one steal…scored the first points (2) of his career and grabbed a rebound against Loyola Marymount (Nov. 25)…knocked down a 3-pointer against Loyola Chicago (Nov. 28)…scored two points against San Jose State (Jan. 24)…tallied a block against Air Force (Feb. 17).
FRESHMAN (2016-17): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Strake Jesuit High School under coach Dominic Amorosa...first-team All-District 19-6A selection as a senior...averaged 14.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, helping Strake to playoffs for eighth consecutive year...as a junior was named honorable mention all-district and helped the Crusaders to a third-place finish and playoff appearance...father Derrick was drafted No. 33 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1994 NBA Draft, played two years in the NBA and 16 seasons overseas...currently the had coach of the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Developmental League. #23 NAJE SMITH F | 6-7 | 201 | JUNIOR SPOKANE, WASH. (COCHISE [ARIZ.] COLLEGE)
COCHISE COLLEGE (2018-20): In two seasons at Cochise College, led Apaches to back-to-back Arizona Community College Athletic Conference titles...as a sophomore in 2019-20, averaged 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per earned ACCAC Player of the Year honors and was named a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American...first NJCAA All- America First Team honoree to sign with Boise State in program history...first member of any NJCAA All-America team to join the Broncos since Sean Imadiyi, who was a third-team selection in 2008...his 23.3 points per game ranked No. 11 nationally in scoring...shot 56 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three-point range and 82.1 percent from the free throw line.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane, Wash...all-state selection as a senior...led the Tigers to a third-place finish at the 2018 WIAA 4A State Tournament in his final prep campaign, the school’s best finish at state since 1958....averaged 25.5 points per game at the tournament...played alongside fellow Bronco Max Rice with Washington Supreme on the AAU circuit.
#24 ABU KIGAB F | 6-7 | 220 | SENIOR ST. CATHERINE’S, ONTARIO (OREGON)
JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in 20 games. starting 18...averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds 0.9 assists and 0.7 steals in 25.8 minutes per game...fourth on the team in scoring and rebounding...three games with at least 20 points...one 30-point game...10 games scoring in double-figures...two double-doubles...led Broncos with 17 points in Boise State debut against Georgia Tech (Dec. 22)...11 points and 10 rebounds against UTEP (Dec. 25) for first double-double of collegiate career...career highs of 33 points and 11 rebounds against CSUN (Dec. 28)...17th 30-point, 10-rebound game in program history, seventh in last 25 years...15 points against Wyoming (Jan. 1)...12 points in career-high 35 minutes against UNLV (Jan. 8), including 7-of-10 from free throw line...team-high 20 points at Air Force (Jan. 15), including career-high four three-pointers (4-for-7)...led Broncos with 23 points at Fresno State (Jan. 25), including 4-of-6 three-point shooting...16 points, six rebounds and four assists at San José State (Feb. 19)...missed two games with a hip pointer...became eligible at the conclusion of the first semester, after gaining his full year of academic residency.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Sat out second half of the season after transferring in at semester. OREGON (2016-18): Played a season and a half for Oregon before transferring to Boise State in January 2019…played in 35 of 36 games as a freshman for the Ducks in 2017-18…was one of the team’s top defenders off the bench his first year, recording a career- high three steals against Washington State (Feb. 11, 2018)…scored a career-high 13 points on Alabama State (Nov. 17, 2017)…finished with double-digit points (10) the game before against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 13, 2017)…played in 10 games over the course of his sophomore season while picking up three starts…averaged 15.0 minutes 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds a game in 2018-19…tallied nine points and four rebounds in 12 minutes of play at home against Green Bay (Nov. 20, 2018).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star recruit with a scout grade of 81 according to ESPN.com…at the time of his signing, was the second-highest rated player (as a prep) to join Boise State, trailing only Chandler Hutchison…played for St. Francis Phoenix in St. Catharines, Ontario, prior to transferring to Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, Calif….rated as the second-best small forward coming out of California according to Scout.com in 2017…represented his country and played for Team Canada at the 2017 U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, helping Canada to its first FIBA U19 World Cup gold medal…named to the World Cup All-Star team after averaging 14.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game…also played for Canada in the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship where he averaged 8.4 points per game, helping lead his team to the championship game where he went on to score 17 points with 10 rebounds.
#25 LUKAS MILNER C | 6-10 | 225 | JUNIOR OLATHE, KAN. (JOHNSON COUNTY [KAN.] CC)
JOHNSON COUNTY CC (2018-20): Played two seasons at Johnson County Community College under head coach Mike Jeffers... helped Cavaliers to 56-12 record, including a conference title, regional title and national runner-up finish as a freshman...finished sophomore season (2019-20) as the NJCAA Division II national leader in field goal percentage (71.4)...averaged 12.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game...named NJCAA All-Region VI Division II First Team...recorded eight double-doubles as a sophomore, including a career night with 33 points and 10 rebounds against eventual conference champion Kansas City Kansas Community College...named NJCAA Player of the Week in December after helping Johnson County knock off No. 1 North Iowa Area with a near-triple-double of 17 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks...left as the school’s all-time career leader in field goal percentage (67.2) and eighth all-time in blocked shots (82)...as a sophomore, ranked No. 28 nationally with 52 blocked shots.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter for Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kan...as a senior, led the Sunflowers to the Kansas 6A State Tournament for the third time in school history...averaged 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in his final prep campaign. #33 MLADEN ARMUS F | 6-10 | 232 | RS-JUNIOR BELGRADE, SERBIA (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)
JUNIOR (2019-20): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules...will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2020-21 season.
AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Started 24 of his 33 games played, averaging 23.9 minutes per contest…averaged 8.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game…led the Buccaneers in blocks and ranked second in rebounding average…recorded 10 double-digit scoring games, including a career-high 21 points against Western Carolina (Jan. 26)…pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds against Samford (Jan. 3)…had seven games with double-digit rebounds…recorded four double-doubles.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Named to the All-SoCon Freshman Team by the league’s coaches...started five of 34 games played during his debut season, averaging 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 16.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark., shooting 60 percent from the field…led Southwest Christian Academy to a 36-3 record en route to claiming the NACA National Championship… earned NACA All-America First Team honors and was also named MVP of the NACA National Tournament…during his time in Serbia, played for the KK Paritzan Junior Team…in 2014, Armus helped guide Serbia to a Bronze medal in the U17 World Championship in Dubai…was also invited to play in the U20 European Championships.