2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2018–19
|team=Boise State Broncos
|image= Boise State "B" logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Mountain West Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MW
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=13–20
|conf_record=7–11
|head_coach=Leon Rice
|hc_year=9th
|asst_coach1=Chris Acker
|asst_coach2=Mike Burns
|asst_coach3=Tim Duryea
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Taco Bell Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
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{{2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by ninth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada. This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.
Previous season
The Broncos finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.
Offseason
=Departures=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure | |||||||
Chandler Hutchison | 15 | F | 6'7" | 197 | Senior | Mission Viejo, CA | Graduated / Selected in the 1st round of the 2018 NBA draft (22nd overall) by the Chicago Bulls |
Cameron Christon | 1 | F | 6'6" | 188 | Sophomore | Allen, TX | Transferred midseason{{cite news |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-basketball/article222889055.html |title=Sophomore on Boise State men’s basketball team decides to transfer |first=Rachel |last=Roberts |work=IdahoStatesman.com |date=December 10, 2018 |accessdate=June 5, 2022}} |
Casdon Jardine | 22 | G/F | 6'7" | 218 | Sophomore | Twin Falls, ID | Transferred to Utah Valley |
Christian Sengfelder | 43 | F | 6'9" | 246 | Senior | Leverkusen, Germany | Graduated |
Matt Serven | 4 | G | 6'4" | 166 | Freshman | Huntington Beach, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
Lexus Williams | 2 | G | 6'0" | 167 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
=Incoming transfers=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous college | |||||||
Patrick Dembley | 13 | G | 6'1" | 171 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Junior college transferred from Iowa Western CC |
Rodrick Williams | 23 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Junior college transferred from East Los Angeles College |
=2018 recruiting class=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=|collapse=no|year=2018}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Michael Frazier
| position = PF
| hometown = Salt Lake City, UT
| highschool = East High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 245
| 40 =
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
| commitdate = 09/25/2017
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jaycson BeReal
| position = SF
| hometown = Tulsa, OK
| highschool = Booker T. Washington High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 200
| 40 =
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
| commitdate = 06/14/2017
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Riley Abercrombie
| position = F
| hometown = Wollongong, Australia
| highschool = Clear Lake High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 205
| 40 =
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
| commitdate = 09/29/2017
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2018
| rivals ref title = Boise State Commit List for 2018
| scout ref title = Men's Basketball Recruiting
| espn ref title = ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2018
| rivals school =
| scout s =
| espn schoolid =
| scout overall = –
| rivals overall = –
| accessdate = 2017-10-06
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Dickinson|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=177|class=JR|rs=|home=Norman, OK|high_school=Norman North HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaycson|last=Bereal|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=188|class=FR|rs=|home=Tulsa, OK|high_school=Booker T. Washington HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Justinian|last=Jessup|link=y|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Longmont, CO|high_school=Longmont HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bing|last=Huang|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=171|class=FR|rs=|home=Westlake Village, CA|high_school=Brewster Academy|note=W|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Malek|last=Harwell|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=188|class=JR|rs=y|home=Pocatello, ID|high_school=Century HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robin|last=Jorch|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=245|class=SR|rs=|home=Berlin, Germany|high_school=International Berlin Basketball Academy|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zach|last=Haney|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=239|class=SR|rs=y|home=Humble, TX|high_school=Atascocita HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Max|last=Rice|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=198|class=FR|rs=|home=Boise, ID|high_school=Bishop Kelly HS|note=W|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pat|last=Dembley|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=174|class=JR|rs=|home=Minneapolis, MN|high_school=Minneapolis North HS
Iowa Western CC|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derrick|last=Alston Jr.|link=y|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=153|class=SO|rs=y|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Strake Jesuit HS|note=W|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Riley|last=Abercrombie|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=208|class=FR|rs=|home=Wollongong, Australia|high_school=Clear Lake HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=RJ|last=Williams|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=209|class=JR|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Price HS
East Los Angeles College|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Wacker|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=236|class=SR|rs=y|home=Converse, TX|high_school=Judson HS|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Hobbs|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=191|class=JR|rs=|home=La Porte, TX|high_school=La Porte HS|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mikey|last=Frazier|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=244|class=FR|rs=|home=Salt Lake City, UT|high_school=East HS|note=|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Leon Rice ({{college|Washington State}})
|asst_coach=
- Chris Acker ({{college|Chaminade}})
- Mike Burns ({{college|Central Washington}})
- Tim Duryea ({{college|North Texas}})
|otherlegend=
|roster_url=https://broncosports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
}}
{{Clear}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes|rank=}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 5, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Vanguard
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 89–63
| attend = 2,294
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 10, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 70–72
| attend = 5,001
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16, 2018
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic on-campus game
| score = 70–53
| attend = 2,952
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19, 2018
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Creighton
| site_stadium = John Gray Gymnasium
| site_cityst = George Town, Cayman Islands
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals
| tv = Stadium
| score = 82–94
| attend = 1,512
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 20, 2018
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| site_stadium = John Gray Gymnasium
| site_cityst = George Town, Cayman Islands
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic consolation round
| tv = Stadium
| score = 72–52
| attend = 829
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 21, 2018
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = John Gray Gymnasium
| site_cityst = George Town, Cayman Islands
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic consolation final
| tv = Stadium
| score = 70–73
| attend = 525
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2018
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| gamename = MW–MVC Challenge
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–83
| attend = 2,543
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Grand Canyon
| site_stadium = GCU Arena
| site_cityst = Phoenix, AZ
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–69
| attend = 7,317
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Central Washington
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 82–62
| attend = 3,879
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 67–57
| attend = 3,476
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| tv = P12N
| score = 54–66
| attend = 8,506
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 2018
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Loyola Marymount
| site_stadium = Gersten Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 69–70
| attend = 1,279
| record = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Pacific
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 83–71
| attend = 3,549
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 2018
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 50–62
| attend = 7,563
| record = 5–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos}}| Mountain West regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = Stadium
| score = 69–55
| attend = 3,395
| record = 6–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 88–64
| attend = 5,425
| record = 7–8
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 87–64
| attend = 1,419
| record = 8–8
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 71–72
| attend = 8,022
| record = 8–9
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 2019
| time = 3:30 pm
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 53–63
| attend = 6,437
| record = 8–10
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Clune Arena
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 60–74
| attend = 1,790
| record = 8–11
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = Stadium
| score = 77–52
| attend = 5,093
| record = 9–11
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 70–68
| attend = 2,669
| record = 10–11
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 73–93
| attend = 11,207
| record = 10–12
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 2019
| time = 9:00 pm
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 72–83
| attend = 3,200
| record = 10–13
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 105–57
| attend = 3,608
| record = 11–13
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 2019
| time = 8:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Save Mart Center
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 63–65
| attend = 5,548
| record = 11–14
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 65–71
| attend = 11,040
| record = 11–15
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = Stadium
| score = 71–78
| overtime = OT
| attend = 6,581
| record = 11–16
| conference = 6–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = Stadium
| score = 62–76
| attend = 5,151
| record = 11–17
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 2019
| time = 8:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 81–85
| overtime = OT
| attend = 9,301
| record = 11–18
| conference = 6–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Arena
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–73
| attend = 10,279
| record = 11–19
| conference = 6–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 80–52
| attend = 5,677
| record = 12–19
| conference = 7–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos}}| 2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Colorado State
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = First round
| tv = Stadium
| score = 80–52
| attend = 5,578
| record = 13–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = 14
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 69–77
| attend = 7,518
| record = 13–20
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time
Source{{Cite web |url=https://broncosports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2018-19 |title = 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule |work=BroncoSports.com |publisher=Boise State University |accessdate=June 5, 2022}}}}
References
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