2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.

2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2019–20 record20–12 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 San Diego State171 .944  302  .938
Utah State126 .667  268  .765
Nevada126 .667  1912  .613
UNLV126 .667  1715  .531
Boise State117 .611  2012  .625
Colorado State117 .611  2012  .625
New Mexico711 .389  1914  .576
Fresno State711 .389  1119  .367
Air Force513 .278  1220  .375
San Jose State315 .167  724  .226
Wyoming216 .111  924  .273
2020 MW Tournament winner
As of January 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Broncos 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.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaycson Bereal2G6'6"188FreshmanTulsa, OKTransferred to Odessa College
Malek Harwell5G6'5"188RS JuniorPocatello, IDGraduate transferred to Cal Poly
Zach Haney11F6'11"239RS SeniorHumble, TXGraduated
Pat Dembley13G6'1"174JuniorMinneapolis, MNTransferred to Texas–Permian Basin
David Wacker33F6'10"236RS SeniorConverse, TXGraduated
Mikey Frazier45F6'10"244FreshmanSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Garden City CC

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Marcus Shaver Jr.1G6'2"185JuniorPhoenix, AZTransferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shaver Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonaire Doutrive5G6'5"185SophomoreDallas, TXTransferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Doutrive will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Emmanuel Akot14G6'7"200JuniorWinnipeg, MBTransferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akot will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Chase Berry22G6'6"220JuniorLehi, UTJunior college transferred form Utah State University Eastern. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Abu Kigab24F6'6"215JuniorSt. Catharines, ONTransferred from Oregon in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kigab has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Kigab has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Mladen Armus33F6'10"240JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred from East Tennessee State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Armus will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RayJ Dennis
PG
Oswego, IL Oswego East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Marcus Dickinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) SrNorman North HS Norman, OK
    G 1 Marcus Shaver Jr.  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrShadow Mountain HS
    Portland
    Phoenix, AZ
    G 3 Justinian Jessup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrLongmont HS Longmont, CO
    G 4 Bing Huang (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrBrewster Academy Westlake Village, CA
    G 5 Devonaire Doutrive  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBirmingham HS
    Arizona
    Dallas, Texas
    G 10 RayJ Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrOswego East HS Oswego, IL
    F 11 Riley Abercrombie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrClear Lake HS Wollongong, Australia
    G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) RS FrBishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
    G 14 Emmanuel Akot  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrWasatch Academy
    Arizona
    Winnipeg, MB
    G 21 Derrick Alston Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)188 lb (85 kg) RS JrStrake Jesuit HS Houston, TX
    G 22 Chase Berry (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSkyridge HS
    Utah State Eastern
    Lehi, UT
    G 23 RJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrPrice HS
    East Los Angeles College
    Los Angeles, CA
    F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)211 lb (96 kg) JrProlific Prep
    Oregon
    St. Catharines, Ontario
    F 25 Robin Jorch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrInternational Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
    F 33 Mladen Armus  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSouthwest Christian Academy
    East Tennessee State
    Belgrade, Serbia
    G 34 Alex Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrLa Porte HS La Porte, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 31, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    West Coast Baptist W 95–34 
    ExtraMile Arena (2,294)
    Boise, ID
    Regular season
    Nov 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    Life Pacific W 126–49  1–0
    ExtraMile Arena (2,864)
    Boise, ID
    Nov 9, 2019
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon L 75–106  1–1
    Matthew Knight Arena (7,260)
    Eugene, OR
    Nov 15, 2019*
    5:30 pm, MWN
    UC Irvine L 60-69  1–2
    ExtraMile Arena 
    Boise, ID
    Nov 20, 2019*
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    BYU W 72–68 OT 2–2
    ExtraMile Arena (6,143)
    Boise, ID
    Nov 23, 2019
    5:00 pm
    at Pacific W 82–76 3OT 3–2
    Alex G. Spanos Center (1,859)
    Stockton, CA
    Nov 29, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MWN
    UNC Wilmington W 80–59  4-2
    ExtraMile Arena (3,964)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 4, 2019
    7:00 pm, Stadium
    at New Mexico L 78–80  4–3
    (0–1)
    Dreamstyle Arena (10,301)
    Albuquerque, NM
    Dec 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    Colorado State W 75–64  5–3
    (1–1)
    ExtraMile Arena (3,577)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 11, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulsa L 56–69  5–4
    Reynolds Center (3,367)
    Tulsa, OK
    Dec 14, 2019*
    4:00 pm
    Alabama State W 100–57  6–4
    ExtraMile Arena (3,478)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 22, 2019*
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Georgia Tech
    2019 Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
    L 60–74  6–5
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 23, 2019*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Portland
    Diamond Head Classic 2nd round
    W 85–69  7–5
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 25, 2019*
    1:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. UTEP
    2019 Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
    W 62–50  8–5
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 28, 2019*
    4:00 pm
    vs. Cal State Northridge W 103–72  9–5
    ExtraMile Arena (4,121)
    Boise, ID
    Jan 1, 2020
    6:00 pm, MWN
    Wyoming W 65–54  10–5
    (2–1)
    ExtraMile Arena (4,708)
    Boise, ID
    Jan 4, 2020
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Nevada L 66–83  10–6
    (2–2)
    Lawlor Events Center (8,681)
    Reno, NV
    Jan 8, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    UNLV W 73–66  11–6
    (3–2)
    ExtraMile Arena (4,509)
    Boise, ID
    Jan 11, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 7 San Diego State L 65–83  12–6
    (3–3)
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    Jan 15, 2020
    7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    at Air Force L 78–85  12–7
    (3–4)
    Clune Arena (1,758)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Jan 18, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Utah State W 88–83 OT 13–7
    (4–4)
    ExtraMile Arena (6,047)
    Boise, ID
    Jan 25, 2020
    2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    at Fresno State W 87–53  14–7
    (5–4)
    Save Mart Center (6,342)
    Fresno, CA
    Jan 29, 2020
    7:00 pm
    San Jose State W 99–71  14–8
    (6–4)
    ExtraMile Arena (4,724)
    Boise, ID
    Feb 1, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Nevada W 73–64  15–8
    (7–4)
    ExtraMile Arena (6,538)
    Boise, ID
    Feb 4, 2020
    8:00 pm, MWN
    at Wyoming W 67–62  16–8
    (8–4)
    Arena Auditorium (2,892)
    Laramie, WY
    Feb 8, 2020
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Utah State L 61–70  16–9
    (8–5)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,033)
    Logan, UT
    Feb 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    Air Force W 74–57  17–9
    (9–5)
    ExtraMile Arena (4,898)
    Boise, ID
    Feb 16, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 4 San Diego State L 55–72  17–10
    (9–6)
    ExtraMile Arena (10,651)
    Boise, ID
    Feb 19, 2020
    8:00 pm, Stadium
    at San Jose State W 80–62  18–10
    (10–6)
    Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339)
    San Jose, CA
    Feb 23, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    New Mexico W 74–61  19–10
    (11–6)
    ExtraMile Arena (5,809)
    Boise, ID
    Feb 26, 2020
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UNLV L 66–76  19–11
    (11–7)
    Thomas & Mack Center (9,627)
    Paradise, NV
    Mountain West Tournament
    Mar 5, 2020
    3:00 pm, Stadium
    (5) vs. (4) UNLV
    Quarterfinal
    W 67–61  20–11
    Thomas & Mack Center (8,189)
    Paradise, NV
    Mar 6, 2020
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    (5) vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State
    Semifinals
    L 68–81  20–12
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Paradise, NV

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time

    Source[3].

    References

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