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2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record13–20 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UNLV 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Air Force 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
New Mexico 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Boise State 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Colorado State 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Wyoming 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 4 27   .129
Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown 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[1]
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 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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Frazier
PF
Salt Lake City, UT East High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sep 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jaycson BeReal
SF
Tulsa, OK Booker T. Washington High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Riley Abercrombie
F
Wollongong, Australia Clear Lake High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

Roster

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2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Dickinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Norman North HS Norman, OK
G 2 Jaycson Bereal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Booker T. Washington HS Tulsa, OK
G 3 Justinian Jessup 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Longmont HS Longmont, CO
G 4 Bing Huang (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Westlake Village, CA
G 5 Malek Harwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Century HS Pocatello, ID
F 10 Robin Jorch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr International Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
F 11 Zach Haney 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Atascocita HS Humble, TX
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 13 Pat Dembley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Minneapolis North HS
Iowa Western CC
Minneapolis, MN
G 21 Derrick Alston Jr. (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 153 lb (69 kg) RS So Strake Jesuit HS Houston, TX
F 22 Riley Abercrombie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Clear Lake HS Wollongong, Australia
G 23 RJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Price HS
East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
F 33 David Wacker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Judson HS Converse, TX
G 34 Alex Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr La Porte HS La Porte, TX
F 45 Mikey Frazier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr East HS Salt Lake City, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Vanguard W 89–63 
Taco Bell Arena (2,294)
Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
Idaho State L 70–72  0–1
Taco Bell Arena (5,001)
Boise, ID
Nov 16, 2018*
8:00 pm
Jackson State
Cayman Islands Classic on-campus game
W 70–53  1–1
Taco Bell Arena (2,952)
Boise, ID
Nov 19, 2018*
5:30 pm, Stadium
vs. Creighton
Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals
L 82–94  1–2
John Gray Gymnasium (1,512)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 20, 2018*
3:00 pm, Stadium
vs. St. Bonaventure
Cayman Islands Classic consolation round
W 72–52  2–2
John Gray Gymnasium (829)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2018*
12:30 pm, Stadium
vs. Illinois State
Cayman Islands Classic consolation final
L 70–73  2–3
John Gray Gymnasium (525)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 27, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake
MW–MVC Challenge
L 74–83  2–4
Knapp Center (2,543)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon L 67–69  2–5
GCU Arena (7,317)
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
Central Washington W 82–62  3–5
Taco Bell Arena (3,879)
Boise, ID
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm
Alabama State W 67–57  4–5
Taco Bell Arena (3,476)
Boise, ID
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 54–66  4–6
Matthew Knight Arena (8,506)
Eugene, OR
Dec 19, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 69–70  4–7
Gersten Pavilion (1,279)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 22, 2018*
1:00 pm
Pacific W 83–71  5–7
Taco Bell Arena (3,549)
Boise, ID
Dec 29, 2018*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
Oregon L 50–62  5–8
Taco Bell Arena (7,563)
Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Wyoming W 69–55  6–8
(1–0)
Arena-Auditorium (3,395)
Laramie, WY
Jan 5, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State W 88–64  7–8
(2–0)
Taco Bell Arena (5,425)
Boise, ID
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm
at San Jose State W 87–64  8–8
(3–0)
Event Center Arena (1,419)
San Jose, CA
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 10 Nevada L 71–72  8–9
(3–1)
Taco Bell Arena (8,022)
Boise, ID
Jan 19, 2019
3:30 pm, ATTSNRM
Fresno State L 53–63  8–10
(3–2)
Taco Bell Arena (6,437)
Boise, ID
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Air Force L 60–74  8–11
(3–3)
Clune Arena (1,790)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
Wyoming W 77–52  9–11
(4–3)
Taco Bell Arena (5,093)
Boise, ID
Jan 29, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Colorado State W 70–68  10–11
(5–3)
Moby Arena (2,669)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 8 Nevada L 73–93  10–12
(5–4)
Lawlor Events Center (11,207)
Reno, NV
Feb 6, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
UNLV L 72–83  10–13
(5–5)
Taco Bell Arena (3,200)
Boise, ID
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm
San Jose State W 105–57  11–13
(6–5)
Taco Bell Arena (3,608)
Boise, ID
Feb 13, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno State L 63–65  11–14
(6–6)
Save Mart Center (5,548)
Fresno, CA
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 65–71  11–15
(6–7)
Viejas Arena (11,040)
San Diego, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
Utah State L 71–78 OT 11–16
(6–8)
Taco Bell Arena (6,581)
Boise, ID
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
Colorado State L 62–76  11–17
(6–9)
Taco Bell Arena (5,151)
Boise, ID
Mar 2, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 81–85 OT 11–18
(6–10)
Thomas & Mack Center (9,301)
Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Mexico L 72–73  11–19
(6–11)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,279)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Air Force W 80–52  12–19
(7–11)
Taco Bell Arena (5,677)
Boise, ID
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:00 pm, Stadium
(8) vs. (9) Colorado State
First round
W 80–52  13–19
Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
Mar 14, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN
(8) vs. (1) No. 14 Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 69–77  13–20
Thomas & Mack Center (7,518)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[2].

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Rachel (December 10, 2018). "Sophomore on Boise State men's basketball team decides to transfer". IdahoStatesman.com. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". BroncoSports.com. Boise State University. Retrieved June 5, 2022.