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 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA RELATIONS 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