MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS | MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: MIKE WALSH O: 208-426-1106 | C: 208-921-7396| E: [email protected] 2019-20 SCHEDULE 10-5 (2-1 MW) GAME #16 AT NEVADA H: 7-1 | A: 1-3 | N: 2-1 SATURDAY, JAN. 4 | 3 P.M. PT | RENO, NEV. (LAWLOR EVENT CENTER) DATE OPPONENT WATCH TIME/RESULT 10.31 West Coast Baptist ^ W, 95-34 11.5 Life Pacific MWN W, 126-49 11 .9 at #15/14 Oregon Pac-12 Net L, 106-75 11.15 UC Irvine MWN L, 69-60 11.20 BYU CBSSN W, 72-68 (OT) BOISE STATE NEVADA 11.23 at Pacific TheW.TV W, 82-76 (3OT) BRONCOS WOLF PACK 11.29 UNC Wilmington MWN W, 80-59 Record . 10-5 (1-1 MW) Record . 9-5 (2-0 MW) 12 .4 at New Mexico * Stadium L, 80-78 Ranking (AP | USA Today) . NR | NR Ranking (AP | USA Today) . NR | NR 12.7 Colorado State * MWN W, 75-64 Head Coach . Leon Rice (10th Year) Head Coach . Steve Alford (First Year) 12 11. at Tulsa ESPN3 L, 69-56 Record at Boise State . 188-121 Record at Nevada . 9-5 12.14 Alabama State MWN W, 100-57 Career Record . Same Career Record . 596-303 12 .22 vs Georgia Tech ! ESPNU L, 74-60 12 .23 vs Portland ! ESPNU W, 85-69 12 .25 vs UTEP ! ESPNU W, 72-67 BROADCAST INFORMATION 12.28 CSUN MWN W, 103-72 1.1 Wyoming * MWN W, 65-54 1 .4 at Nevada * CBSSN 3 p .m . PT Video Stream 1.8 UNLV * ESPN3 7 p.m. MT Television Radio None 1 11. at San Diego State * ESPN3 7 p .m . PT CBS Sports Network Bronco Radio Network 1 15. at Air Force * AT&T SN 7 p .m . MT Sparklight 139 | DirecTV 221 670 KBOI AM 1.18 Utah State * ESPN2/U 8 p.m. MT DISH 158 1 .25 at Fresno State * AT&T SN 5 p .m . PT Play-by-Play . John Sadak Play-by-Play . Bob Behler Audio Stream 1.29 San José State * MWN 7 p.m. MT Analyst . .Pete Gillen Analyst . Abe. Jackson TuneIn 2.1 Nevada * ESPN2/U 8 p.m. MT BroncoSports .com 2 .4 at Wyoming * AT&T SN 8 p .m . MT 2 .8 at Utah State * CBSSN 8 p .m . MT STARTING FIVE 2.11 Air Force * AT&T SN 7 p.m. MT 2.16 San Diego State * CBSSN 2 p.m. MT 1. THE GAME: Boise State men’s basketball takes its four-game win streak on the road to Nevada Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT, and will be televised on CBS Sports Network. A radio call will be 2 19. at San José State * MWN 7 p .m . PT available on the Bronco Radio Network, including flagship station 670 KBOI AM, and online through TuneIn. 2.23 New Mexico * CBSSN 2 p.m. MT 2.26 at UNLV * CBSSN 8 p.m. PT 2. ABOUT THE WOLF PACK: Nevada is 9-5 on the season with a 2-0 mark in Mountain West play. Junior Jalen Harris is averaging 25.5 points per game in the Wolf Pack’s two Mountain West contests. Overall, Mountain West Tournament (3.4 - 3.7) Harris leads the team in scoring (17.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg). Nevada has won 13 consecutive 3 .4 First Round $ MWN TBD PT Mountain West home games and 26 of its last 28. 3.5 Quarterfinals $ CBSSN TBD PT 3.6 Semifinals $ CBSSN TBD PT 3. SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads the all-time series 47-27. The Wolf Pack has won the last seven games against the Broncos , including a 77-69 victory in the quarterfinals of last season’s Mountain West 3 .7 Championship $ CBS TBD PT Championship. Since Nevada joined the Mountain West prior to the 2012-13 season, the teams have met 15 times, with eight of the games decided by single digits. SCHEDULE NOTES Home Games in BOLD/CAPS 4. FINDING A WAY: Boise State picked up a 65-54 win over Wyoming Wednesday. It was the first time this * Mountain West Game season the Broncos won without reaching 70 points, but also highlighted a lack of trends in the wins this year. ^ Exhibition Game Boise State has won three times each when scoring in the 70s, 80s and 90 or more. The team has also won ! Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) multiple games this year with each of the following field goal percentage ranges: under 40 percent, 40 to 44.9 $ Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) percent, 45 to 49.9 percent and 50 percent or better. 5. JESSUP STEPS UP: Boise State senior Justinian Jessup is averaging 23.7 points per game through three Mountain West contests this season. Jessup has scored at least 20 points in all three league games and is the only Mountain West player with three 20-point games in conference play. Jessup has made a MW-best 16 three-pointers in conference games, shooting at a 40-percent clip from beyond the arc. 2019-20 MW STANDINGS BY THE NUMBERS (Through Jan . 3) BOISE STATE STAT NEVADA TEAM MW OVERALL 79.3 Points Per Game 75.6 San Diego St . (13/12) 3-0 14-0 68.9 Points Allowed Per Game 71.0 +10.4 Avg. Scoring Margin +4.6 Nevada 2-0 9-5 .458 Field Goal Pct. .440 UNLV 2-0 7-8 .446 Field Goal Pct. Defense .400 New Mexico 2-1 13-3 .347 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .378 Utah State 2-1 13-3 .297 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .268 Boise State 2-1 10-5 .736 Free Throw Pct. .746 Air Force 1-1 7-7 35.7 Rebounds Per Game 38.8 San José State 1-2 5-10 +2.4 Avg. Rebound Margin +1.9 Colorado State 0-3 9-7 13.5 Assists Per Game 14.8 Wyoming 0-3 5-10 12.3 Turnovers Per Game 12.5 14.3 Turnovers Forced Per Game 10.9 Fresno State 0-3 4-10 1.1 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 1.5 Blocks Per Game 3.8 6.2 Steals Per Game 5.1 Boise State Men’s Basketball | Game Notes 2019-20 BRONCO ROSTERS NUMERICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Marcus Dickinson G 6-1 183 Sr. 3L Norman, Okla. (North Norman HS) 1 Marcus Shaver, Jr. G 6-1 185 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Portland) 3 Justinian Jessup G 6-7 202 Sr. 3L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont HS) 4 Bing Huang G 6-5 175 RS-Fr. SQ Westlake Village, Calif. (Brewster Academy) 10 RayJ Dennis G 6-2 177 Fr. HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East HS) 11 Riley Abercrombie F 6-9 210 RS-Fr. SQ Wollongong, Australia (Clear Lake HS) 12 Max Rice G 6-5 189 RS-Fr. SQ Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 14 Emmanuel Akot G 6-8 203 Jr. SQ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Arizona) 21 Derrick Alston G 6-9 188 RS-Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit HS) 22 Chase Berry G 6-6 220 Jr. TR Lehi, Utah (Utah State Eastern) 23 RJ Williams F 6-7 215 Sr. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (East LA College) 24 Abu Kigab F 6-6 211 Jr. SQ St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (Prolific Prep Academy) 25 Robin Jorch C 6-11 245 RS-Sr. 3L Berlin, Germany (International Berlin Basketball Academy) 33 Mladen Armus F 6-10 230 Jr. TR Belgrade, Serbia (East Tennessee State) 34 Alex Hobbs G 6-4 188 Sr. 3L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 11 Riley Abercrombie F 6-9 210 RS-Fr. SQ Wollongong, Australia (Clear Lake HS) 14 Emmanuel Akot G 6-8 203 Jr. SQ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Arizona) 21 Derrick Alston G 6-9 188 RS-Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit HS) 33 Mladen Armus F 6-10 230 Jr. TR Belgrade, Serbia (East Tennessee State) 22 Chase Berry G 6-6 220 Jr. TR Lehi, Utah (Utah State Eastern) 10 RayJ Dennis G 6-2 177 Fr. HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East HS) 0 Marcus Dickinson G 6-1 183 Sr. 3L Norman, Okla. (North Norman HS) 34 Alex Hobbs G 6-4 188 Sr. 3L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) 4 Bing Huang G 6-5 175 RS-Fr. SQ Westlake Village, Calif. (Brewster Academy) 3 Justinian Jessup G 6-7 202 Sr. 3L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont HS) 25 Robin Jorch C 6-11 245 RS-Sr. 3L Berlin, Germany (International Berlin Basketball Academy) 24 Abu Kigab F 6-6 211 Jr. SQ St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (Prolific Prep Academy) 12 Max Rice G 6-5 189 RS-Fr. SQ Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 1 Marcus Shaver, Jr. G 6-1 185 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Portland) 23 RJ Williams F 6-7 215 Sr. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (East LA College) COACHES Head Coach: Leon Rice, 10th Season (Washington State) Assistant Coach: Mike Burns, Fourth Season (Central Washington) Assistant Coach: Tim Duryea, Second Season (North Texas) Assistant Coach: R-Jay Barsh, First Season (Puget Sound) Director of Basketball Operations: David Moats, Third Season (Wyoming) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA RELATIONS Emmanuel Akot ...........................................................................A-cot Asst. AD/Communications (MBB Contact) ...............Mike Walsh Mladen Armus ....................................... muh-LAD-en / are-MUSS Email ............................. [email protected] RayJ Dennis ...............................................................................RAY-jay Cell .....................................................................208-921-7396 Justinian Jessup .............................................................