MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS | MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: MIKE WALSH O: 208-426-1106 | C: 208-921-7396 | E: [email protected] 2015-16 SCHEDULE 20-11 (11-7 MW) GAME #32 | MOUNTAIN WEST QUARTERFINAL H: 14-2 | A: 5-7 | N: 1-2 MARCH 10 | 8:30 PM (PT) | LAS VEGAS | THOMAS & MACK CENTER (18,500) DATE OPPONENT WATCH TIME/RESULT WINNER OF... 11.6 Northwest ^ (DH) MWN W, 79-55 No. 6 Colorado State 11.13 at Montana GoGriz.com L, 74-72 Record...................16-15 (8-10 MW) 11.16 Northern Arizona (DH) ROOT W, 101-81 Season Series vs Boise State ........Tied 1-1 11.19 at #12/10 Arizona ! P12 Net L, 88-76 NO. 3 BOISE STATE All-Time Series ...............CSU leads 9-6 11.23 Concordia (Ore.) MWN W, 100-53 11.26 vs. UC Irvine ! ESPNU W, 71-64 BRONCOS Vs 11.27 vs. #3/4 Michigan State ! ESPN2 L, 77-67 Record...................20-11 (11-7 MW) 11.29 vs. #11/10 Arizona ! ESPNU L, 68-59 Ranking (AP | USA Today) .......... NR | NR No. 11 San José State 12.2 Willamette MWN W, 100-36 Head Coach ..........Leon Rice (Sixth Year) Record....................9-21 (4-14 MW) 12.5 at Portland TheW.tv W, 81-71 Record at Boise State .............. 122-74 Season Series vs Boise State ........Tied 1-1 12.9 Loyola Marymount MWN W, 67-66 Career Record.......................Same All-Time Series ....... Boise State leads 27-3 12.12 #24/23 Oregon CBSSN W, 74-72 12.20 Bradley ROOT W, 90-70 12.30 UC Davis MWN W, 64-56 1.2 Colorado State ESPN3 W, 84-80 BROADCAST INFORMATION 1.5 at Utah State CBSSN W, 76-61 1.9 Fresno State ROOT W, 81-70 1.13 at Nevada MWN/CI W, 74-67 Video Stream 1.16 San Diego State ESPN2 L, 56-53 Television Radio None 1.20 San José State MWN W, 94-69 CBS Sports Network Bronco Radio Network 1.23 at Wyoming ESPN3 W, 81-71 DirecTV 221 Dish 158 Flagship: 670 AM KBOI 1.27 at UNLV CBSSN L, 87-77 Cable ONE 139/1139 1.30 New Mexico ESPN3 L, 88-83 Play-by-Play....Andrew Catalon Play-by-Play........Bob Behler Audio Stream 2.2 Utah State ESPN3 W, 70-67 Analyst .......Alaa Abdelnaby Analyst ..........Abe Jackson BroncoSports.com 2.6 at Air Force ROOT L, 61-53 Sideline.......Evan Washburn 2.10 at Colorado State ESPN3 L, 97-93 (2OT) 2. 13 Wyoming CBSSN W, 94-71 STARTING FIVE 2.17 at New Mexico CBSSN L, 80-78 2.23 UNLV ESPNU W, 81-69 1. THE STAGE: Boise State (20-11, 11-7 MW) will open the 2016 Mountain West 2.27 at San Diego State CBSSN W, 66-63 Championship as the No. 3 seed Thursday, at 8:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. MT in the AWARDS 3.2 Nevada MWN/CI W, 76-57 quarterfinals against the winner of Colorado State and San Jose State. 3.5 at San José State MWN/CI L, 68-63 James Webb III 2. GIANT KILLERS: Boise State is the only team in the field with wins against All-MW (Coaches) 3.10 Quarterfinals $ CBSSN TBD each of the top two seeds (No. 1 San Diego State and No. 2 Fresno State). First Team 3.11 Semifinals $ CBSSN TBD All-MW (Media) First Team 3.12 Championship $ CBS TBD 3. AT THE TOURNAMENT: In its fifth season as a member of the Mountain USBWA West, Boise State is 3-4 all-time at the conference tournament. The Broncos have All-District VIII SCHEDULE NOTES advanced to the semifinals each of the past two years. All Times Mountain | Home Games in BOLD/CAPS Mikey Thompson * Mountain West Game 4. THREE SEED: This marks the first time Boise State has entered the MW All-MW (Coaches) ^ Exhibition Game tournament as the No. 3 seed and second time at any conference tournament (2004 Third Team ! DirecTV Wooden Legacy (Fullerton/Anaheim) All-MW (Media) WAC). It is the 10th time in program history the Broncos have been a top-three seed Third Team % Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge at any conference tournament, the third under Leon Rice. $ Mountain West Tournament Anthony Drmic Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) 5. ALL-MW: James Webb III was named first-team All-Mountain West by the All-MW (Media) league’s media and coaches. Mikey Thompson earned third-team honors. Honorable Mention BY THE NUMBERS STAT NO. 3 BOISE STATE NO. 6 CSU NO. 11 SJSU MW STANDINGS Points Per Game 77.4 79.9 70.8 (Through Regular Season) Points Allowed Per Game 69.6 78.1 73.7 TEAM MW OVERALL Avg. Scoring Margin +7.8 +1.8 -2.8 San Diego State 16-2 23-8 Field Goal Pct. .452 .426 .427 Field Goal Pct. Defense .444 .455 .427 Fresno State 13-5 22-9 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .332 .365 .313 Boise State 11-7 20-11 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .345 .362 .350 New Mexico 10-8 17-14 Free Throw Pct. .708 .714 .662 Nevada 10-8 18-12 Rebounds Per Game 34.9 40.2 36.7 Colorado State 8-10 16-15 Avg. Rebound Margin +2.2 +5.3 +0.3 UNLV 8-10 17-14 Assists Per Game 13.5 13.5 14.6 Wyoming 7-11 14-17 Turnovers Per Game 11.8 11.6 14.1 Utah State 7-11 15-14 Turnovers Forced Per Game 14.9 10.8 12.4 Air Force 5-13 14-17 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 1.2 1.0 Steals Per Game 6.6 3.9 6.0 San José State 4-14 9-21 Blocks Per Game 2.0 2.3 3.9 Boise State Men’s Basketball | Game Notes 2015-16 BRONCO ROSTERS NUMERICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Mikey Thompson G 6-4 180 RS-Sr. 3L Las Vegas (Canyon Springs HS) 3 Anthony Drmic G/F 6-6 203 RS-Sr. 3L Endeavor Hills, Australia (Australia Institute of Sport) 5 Malek Harwell G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho (Century HS) 10 Robin Jorch C 6-10 250 Fr. HS Berlin, Germany (International Berlin Basketball Academy) 11 Zach Haney F 6-11 230 RS-Fr. SQ Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) 12 Collin Landry G 6-3 180 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 13 Nick Duncan F 6-8 260 Jr. 2L Sydney, Australia (St. Augustine’s College) 15 Chandler Hutchison G 6-7 193 So. 1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 20 Cody Spjute G 6-4 195 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Borah HS) 21 Montigo Alford G 5-9 168 RS-Sr. 1L Carson, Calif. (Summit HS/College of Southern Idaho) 23 James Webb III F 6-9 202 RS-Jr. 1L Augusta, Ga. (Curtis Baptist HS/Oaks Virtual School/North Idaho College) 25 Lonnie Jackson G 6-4 178 RS-Sr. TR Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS/Boston College) 30 Paris Austin G 5-11 180 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 33 David Wacker F 6-10 233 So. 1L Converse, Texas (Judson HS) 55 James Reid G 6-3 200 Sr. TR Bend, Ore. (Mountain View HS/Colllege of Southern Idaho/Arkansas-Little Rock) ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS COLLEGE) 21 Montigo Alford G 5-9 168 RS-Sr. 1L Carson, Calif. (Summit HS/College of Southern Idaho) 30 Paris Austin G 5-11 180 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 3 Anthony Drmic G/F 6-6 203 RS-Sr. 3L Endeavor Hills, Australia (Australia Institute of Sport) 13 Nick Duncan F 6-8 260 Jr. 2L Sydney, Australia (St. Augustine’s College) 11 Zach Haney F 6-11 230 RS-Fr. SQ Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) 5 Malek Harwell G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho (Century HS) 15 Chandler Hutchison G 6-7 193 So. 1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 25 Lonnie Jackson G 6-4 178 RS-Sr. TR Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS/Boston College) 10 Robin Jorch C 6-10 250 Fr. HS Berlin, Germany (International Berlin Basketball Academy) 12 Collin Landry G 6-3 180 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 55 James Reid G 6-3 200 Sr. TR Bend, Ore. (Mountain View HS/Colllege of Southern Idaho/Arkansas-Little Rock) 20 Cody Spjute G 6-4 195 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Borah HS) 1 Mikey Thompson G 6-4 180 RS-Sr. 3L Las Vegas (Canyon Springs HS) 33 David Wacker F 6-10 233 So. 1L Converse, Texas (Judson HS) 23 James Webb III F 6-9 202 RS-Jr. 1L Augusta, Ga. (Curtis Baptist HS/Oaks Virtual School/North Idaho College) COACHES Head Coach: Leon Rice, Sixth Season (Washington State) Associate Head Coach: Jeff Linder, Sixth Season (Western [Colo.] State) Assistant Coach: John Rillie, Fifth Season (Gonzaga) Assistant Coach: Danny Henderson, Third Season (Austin [Texas] College) Director of Basketball Operations: Isaac Williams, Third Season (Eastern Oregon) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA RELATIONS Montigo Alford .............................................................. mon-TEE-go Assistant Sports Information Director: ..................... Mike Walsh Anthony Drmic...................................................................DRIH-mick E-Mail: [email protected] Malek Harwell ......................................................................MUH-leak Office Phone: ............................................208-426-1106 Robin Jorch ................................................................................. Jortch Cell Phone: ...............................................208-921-7396 Cody Spjute .................................................................................Spewt Fax: ............................................................................ 208-426-1778 David Wacker ......................................................................... WACK-er Address: ................................................... 1910 University Drive John Rillie ........................................................................................Rill-E ....................................................................... Boise, ID 83725-1020 Press Row Phone ...............................................