1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–6 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Dye (5th season);
Assistant coach	Rod Jensen (5th season)
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987-88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	6	.800
Idaho	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
Montana State	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Idaho State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Nevada	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Montana	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Northern Arizona	7	–	9	.438	10	–	18	.357
Weber State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Washington	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 23–5 overall, with a 13–3 record in the Big Sky Conference, first in the standings. In the conference tournament in Bozeman, Montana, the top-seed Broncos received a bye into the semifinals and defeated Idaho State by 31 points.^[2]^[3]^[4] They met the host, third-seeded Montana State, in the final and won by two points.^[5]^[6] It was Boise State's first conference tourney title (and NCAA Tournament appearance) in twelve years.

Boise State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. The Broncos were the fourteenth seed in the West region and gave third-seeded Michigan a scare in Salt Lake City, as the Wolverines' large lead eroded in the second half; Michigan prevailed by five points.^[7]^[8]

The Broncos were led on the court by junior guard Chris Childs, who went on to a lengthy professional career, ending with nine years in the NBA.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 11 7:00 pm	(1)	vs. (4) Idaho State Semifinal	W 87–56	24–5	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (9,027) Bozeman, Montana
Sat, March 12 7:30 pm	(1)	at (3) Montana State Final	W 63–61	25–5	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (9,027) Bozeman, Montana
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 17* 7:07 pm	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 10 Michigan First round	L 58–63	25–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,957) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
^ Boling, Dave (March 12, 1988). "MSU drops UI in 'Sky semis". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 12, 1988). "Boise State mauls Bengals". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 2D.
^ "Boise State smothers Idaho State in Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1988. p. 8B.
^ Grummert, Dale (March 13, 1988). "Now wacky ending here, Boise State wins Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 14, 1988). "Broncos rule the Big Sky; get tough NCAA opener". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 2B.
^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (March 18, 1988). "Michigan claims victory as Boise rally falls short". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
^ "Michigan stops Boise State rally". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 18, 1988. p. 1B.

External links

Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1987–88 basketball season

[1] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary

[msdui-2] Boling, Dave (March 12, 1988). "MSU drops UI in 'Sky semis". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

[sldnp-3] Jacobson, Bryan (March 12, 1988). "Boise State mauls Bengals". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 2D.

[bevbd-4] "Boise State smothers Idaho State in Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1988. p. 8B.

[nwehere-5] Grummert, Dale (March 13, 1988). "Now wacky ending here, Boise State wins Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.

[rubigk-6] Jacobson, Bryan (March 14, 1988). "Broncos rule the Big Sky; get tough NCAA opener". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 2B.

[dnkkb-7] Kragthorpe, Kurt (March 18, 1988). "Michigan claims victory as Boise rally falls short". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.

[msbsrly-8] "Michigan stops Boise State rally". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 18, 1988. p. 1B.

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