2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	14–2 (10–1 MW)
Head coach	Leon Rice (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Burns; Tim Duryea; R-Jay Barsh;
Home arena	ExtraMile Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3	.824	23	–	5	.821
Utah State	15	–	4	.789	20	–	9	.690
Colorado State	14	–	4	.778	20	–	8	.714
Boise State	14	–	6	.700	19	–	9	.679
Nevada	10	–	7	.588	16	–	10	.615
Fresno State	9	–	11	.450	12	–	12	.500
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
Wyoming	7	–	9	.438	14	–	11	.560
San Jose State	3	–	13	.188	5	–	16	.238
Air Force	3	–	17	.150	5	–	20	.200
New Mexico	2	–	15	.118	6	–	16	.273

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Leon Rice, play their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference

Previous season

The Broncos 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.

Roster

2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Shaver Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Shadow Mountain HS Portland	Phoenix, AZ
G	1	Kasean Pryor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Pioneer HS	Chicago, IL
F	4	Burke Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal School	Glen Allen, VA
G	10	RayJ Dennis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	So	Oswego East HS	Oswego, IL
G	11	Devonaire Doutrive	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Birmingham HS Arizona	Dallas, Texas
G	12	Max Rice (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Bishop Kelly HS	Boise, ID
G	13	Pavle Kuzmanovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	ABS Primorje 1945	Lužnica, Serbia
G	14	Emmanuel Akot	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Wasatch Academy Arizona	Winnipeg, MB
G	15	Donovan Ivory	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Kaukauna HS UMass Lowell	Appleton, WI
G	21	Derrick Alston Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Strake Jesuit HS	Houston, TX
G	22	Sam Winter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Montesano HS	Montesano, WA
F	23	Naje Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lewis and Clark HS Cochise College	Spokane, WA
F	24	Abu Kigab	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep Oregon	St. Catharines, ON
C	25	Lukas Milner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Olathe North HS	Olathe, KS
F	33	Mladen Armus	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Jr	Southwest Christian Academy ETSU	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Leon Rice (Washington State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 17 Houston Southwest Showcase	L 58–68	0–1	Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX
Nov 29, 2020* 12:00 pm	vs. Sam Houston State Southwest Showcase	W 86–55	1–1	Dickies Arena (3,568) Fort Worth, TX
Dec 4, 2020* 5:00 pm	College of Idaho	W 86–49	2–1	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Dec 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU	W 74–70	3–1	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm	Weber State	W 70–59	4–1	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Dec 21, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1	New Mexico	W 77–53	5–1 (1–0)	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Dec 23, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN	New Mexico	W 89–52	6–1 (2–0)	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Dec 31, 2020 5:30 pm	vs. San Jose State	W 106–54	7–1 (3–0)	Ability360 (0) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 2, 2021 4:30 pm, FS1	vs. San Jose State	W 87–86	8–1 (4–0)	GCU Arena (0) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	Air Force	W 78–59	9–1 (5–0)	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium	Air Force	W 80–69	10–1 (6–0)	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Jan 11, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wyoming	W 83–60	11–1 (7–0)	Arena-Auditorium (0) Laramie, WY
Jan 13, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wyoming	W 90–70	12–1 (8–0)	Arena-Auditorium (0) Laramie, WY
Jan 20, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1	Fresno State	W 73–51	13–1 (9–0)	ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Fresno State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Jan 27, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Colorado State	L 56–78	13–2 (9–1)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Jan 29, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	at Colorado State	W 85–77	14–2 (10–1)	Moby Arena (0) Fort Collins, CO
Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Feb 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Feb 11, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN	UNLV			ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 13, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	UNLV			ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 17, 2021 CBSSN	Utah State			ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 19, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	Utah State			ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
Feb 25, 2021 FS1	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Feb 27, 2021 CBSSN	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 10–13, 2021	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source^[1].

References

^ https://broncosports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2020-21

[1] ttps://broncosports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2020-21

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