2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record21–13 (9–9 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 San Diego State 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 17 New Mexico † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
UNLV 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Nevada 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469
Boise State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Wyoming 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Fresno State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 18   .538
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Colorado State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Air Force 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 7 – 24   .226
† 2014 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament where they lost to New Mexico. Despite having 21 wins, after not being invited to the NIT, the Broncos, citing injuries, chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI or CIT.

Taco Bell Arena had a new court design for this season[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kenny Buckner 42 C 6'7" 251 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dezmyn Trent
SG 		Tacoma, WA Henry Foss High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 6, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
James Webb III
PF 		Augusta, GA North Idaho College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 14, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Nick Duncan
PF 		Sydney, AUS Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 19, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Boise State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  • "ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ryan Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Reseda HS Santa Clarita, CA
G 1 Mikey Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS So Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Derrick Marks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Plainfield Central HS Chicago, IL
G/F 3 Anthony Drmic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Endeavour Hills, AUS
F 4 Thomas Bropleh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr George Washington HS Denver, CO
G 5 Joe Hanstad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Dickinson HS Dickinson, ND
G 11 Jeff Elorriaga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jesuit HS Portland, OR
G 12 Igor Hadziomerovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS
F 13 Nicholas Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, AUS
G 14 Chris Nealey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA
F 20 Joey Nebeker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Melba HS Melba, ID
F 21 Edmunds Dukulis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Riga Sec. School Riga, LAT
G/F 22 Rob Heyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Texas-Permian Basian Worland, WY
F 23 James Webb III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Idaho College Augusta, GA
G 25 Dezmyn Trent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Henry Foss HS Tacoma, WA
F 34 Jake Ness 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Billings West HS Coeur d'Alene, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1*
7:00 pm 		Lewis–Clark State W 80–52 
Taco Bell Arena (3,467)
Boise, ID
Regular season
Nov 8*
8:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington W 116–87  1–0
 Taco Bell Arena (5,662)
Boise, ID
Nov 15*
7:00 pm 		Simpson W 110–53  2–0
 Taco Bell Arena (5,339)
Boise, ID
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, RTNW 		Seattle W 86–68  3–0
 Taco Bell Arena (4,518)
Boise, ID
Nov 23*
10:00 am 		at New Orleans W 100–80  4–0
 Lakefront Arena (1,894)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 27*
7:00 pm, RTNW 		vs. Idaho W 98–89  5–0
 CenturyLink Arena (5,747)
Boise, ID
Nov 29*
6:00 pm 		Portland State W 76–60  6–0
 Taco Bell Arena (6,345)
Boise, ID
Dec 3*
8:05 pm, CBSSN 		Utah W 69–67  7–0
 Taco Bell Arena (7,151)
Boise, ID
Dec 5*
8:00 pm 		Carroll W 80–52  8–0
 Taco Bell Arena (5,083)
Boise, ID
Dec 10*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 11 Kentucky L 55–70  8–1
 Rupp Arena (21,565)
Lexington, KY
Dec 14*
4:00 pm, RTNW 		Saint Mary's
Diamond Head Classic mainland round 		L 74–82  8–2
 Taco Bell Arena (8,234)
Boise, ID
Dec 22*
11:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Hawaiʻi
Diamond Head Classic first round 		W 62–61  9–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (8,093)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. South Carolina
Diamond Head Classic semifinals 		W 80–54  10–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,438)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 14 Iowa State
Diamond Head Classic championship 		L 66–70  10–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,769)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fresno State W 86–79  11–3 (1–0)
 Taco Bell Arena (7,527)
Boise, ID
Jan 8
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 13 San Diego State L 66–69  11–4 (1–1)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Jan 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wyoming L 50–52  11–5 (1–2)
 Taco Bell Arena (7,445)
Boise, ID
Jan 14
8:05 pm, MWN 		at Nevada W 74–65  12–5 (2–2)
 Lawlor Events Center (8,669)
Reno, NV
Jan 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Utah State W 78–74  13–5 (3–2)
 Taco Bell Arena (7,969)
Boise, ID
Jan 21
7:15 pm, CBSSN 		at New Mexico L 75–84  13–6 (3–3)
 The Pit (15,242)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 25
4:00 pm, RTNW 		San Jose State W 76–55  14–6 (4–3)
 Taco Bell Arena (6,845)
Boise, ID
Jan 29
7:00 pm, RTNW 		Air Force W 69–58  15–6 (5–3)
 Taco Bell Arena (5,006)
Boise, ID
Feb 1
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 69–73  15–7 (5–4)
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,982)
Paradise, NV
Feb 5
7:15 pm, CBSSN 		No. 5 San Diego State L 65–67  15–8 (5–5)
 Taco Bell Arena (9,602)
Boise, ID
Feb 8
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Utah State L 70–76  15–9 (5–6)
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,011)
Logan, UT
Feb 12
7:15 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 71–70  16–9 (6–6)
 Taco Bell Arena (6,329)
Boise, ID
Feb 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Colorado State W 84–72  17–9 (7–6)
 Moby Arena (3,659)
Ft. Collins, CO
Feb 22
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 91–90 OT 18–9 (8–6)
 Taco Bell Arena (9,010)
Boise, ID
Feb 26
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Fresno State L 56–76  18–10 (8–7)
 Save Mart Center (6,331)
Fresno, CA
Mar 1
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Wyoming W 72–63  19–10 (9–7)
 Arena-Auditorium (5,389)
Laramie, WY
Mar 5
7:00 pm, MWN 		Nevada L 81–83 2OT 19–11 (9–8)
 Taco Bell Arena (6,892)
Boise, ID
Mar 8
12:00 pm, RTNW 		at Air Force L 61–64 OT 19–12 (9–9)
 Clune Arena (2,689)
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 12
8:00 pm, MWN 		vs. San Jose State
First round 		W 83–52  20–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,824)
Paradise, NV
Mar 13
9:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Nevada
Quarterfinals 		W 75–62  21–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (10,645)
Paradise, NV
Mar 14
9:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. No. 20 New Mexico
Semifinals 		L 67–70  21–13
 Thomas & Mack Center (15,135)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "Idaho Statesman". Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.