2022–23 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 24–10 (13–5 MW) |
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Home arena | ExtraMile Arena |
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No. 18 San Diego State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2022–23 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by thirteenth-year head coach Leon Rice, the Broncos played their home games on campus at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Boise State finished the regular season at 23–8 (13–5 in Mountain West, second). In the conference tournament, they defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals, then lost to Utah State in the semifinals. The Broncos received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded tenth in the West region; they were defeated by seventh seed Northwestern in the first round at Sacramento and finished at 24–10.
Previous season
[edit]The Broncos finished the 2021–22 season at 27–8 (15–3 in Mountain West, first) to finish as regular season champions, and defeated Nevada, Wyoming, and San Diego State to win the conference tournament. They received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the eighth seed in the West region, but lost in the first round to Memphis.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Kasean Pryor | 1 | G | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College |
Emmanuel Akot | 14 | G | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | Winnipeg, MB | Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky |
Abu Kigab | 24 | F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | St. Catharines, ON | Graduated/signed to play professionally with Niagara River Lions |
Mladen Armus | 33 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Chibuzo Agbo | 11 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | San Diego, CA | Texas Tech |
Mohamed Sylla | 14 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Detroit Mercy |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2022 recruiting class
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Sadraque Nganga #23 PF | Phoenix, AZ | AZ Compass Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 16, 2022 | |
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Jace Whiting SG | Burley, ID | Burley Senior High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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2023 recruiting class
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Andrew Meadow PF | Valencia, CA | West Ranch High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 2,000 lb (910 kg) | Aug 11, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | Carroll (MT) | W 76–58 | 19 – Degenhart | 6 – Tied | 4 – Rice | ExtraMile Arena (2,038) Boise, ID | |||||
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November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | South Dakota State | L 66–68 | 0–1 | 21 – Rice | 6 – Shaver, Jr. | 5 – Shaver, Jr. | ExtraMile Arena (9,796) Boise, ID | ||||
November 12, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | vs. Washington State ICCU Capital City Classic | W 71–61 | 1–1 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Shaver, Jr. | 5 – Shaver, Jr. | Idaho Central Arena (4,157) Boise, ID | ||||
November 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNews | vs. Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | L 42–54 | 1–2 | 14 – Degenhart | 10 – Shaver, Jr. | 3 – Shaver, Jr. | HTC Center (1,123) Conway, SC | ||||
November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Loyola–Chicago Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation round | W 70–48 | 2–2 | 24 – Agbo | 9 – Shaver, Jr. | 4 – Shaver, Jr. | HTC Center (1,312) Conway, SC | ||||
November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNews | vs. Colorado Myrtle Beach Invitational – 5th place | W 68–55 | 3–2 | 20 – Shaver, Jr. | 10 – Shaver, Jr. | 3 – Rice | HTC Center (1,281) Conway, SC | ||||
November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | Utah Valley | W 87–69 | 4–2 | 20 – Agbo | 9 – Shaver, Jr. | 6 – Shaver, Jr. | ExtraMile Arena (8,544) Boise, ID | ||||
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | Cal State Northridge | W 55–46 | 5–2 | 19 – Shaver, Jr. | 9 – Smith | 4 – Shaver, Jr. | ExtraMile Arena (7,511) Boise, ID | ||||
December 3, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Texas A&M Battleground 2K22 | W 86–71 | 6–2 | 25 – Rice | 11 – Agbo | 4 – Tied | Dickies Arena (2,812) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | Eastern Oregon | W 90–54 | 7–2 | 19 – Degenhart | 9 – Rice | 7 – Rice | ExtraMile Arena (7,195) Boise, ID | ||||
December 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Louis | W 57–52 | 8–2 | 18 – Agbo | Smith – 7 | 4 – Shaver, Jr. | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | New Orleans | W 91–50 | 9–2 | 16 – Young | 8 – Rice | 4 – Whiting | ExtraMile Arena (7,254) Boise, ID | ||||
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | Oakland | W 77–57 | 10–2 | 17 – Degenhart | 10 – Rice | 4 – Whiting | ExtraMile Arena (7,715) Boise, ID | ||||
December 22, 2022* 3:00 p.m., WCC Network | at Santa Clara | L 58–73 | 10–3 | 12 – Agbo | 9 – Degenhart | 2 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,061) Santa Clara, CA | ||||
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December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., NSN | at Nevada | L 72–74 | 10–4 (0–1) | 22 – Shaver, Jr. | 11 – Agbo | 3 – Shaver, Jr. | Lawlor Events Center (7,911) Reno, NV | ||||
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | San José State | W 67–64 | 11–4 (1–1) | 15 – Agbo | 7 – Smith | 3 – Rice | ExtraMile Arena (8,113) Boise, ID | ||||
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FS1 | Utah State | W 82–59 | 12–4 (2–1) | 19 – Degenhart | 10 – Degenhart | 5 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (12,007) Boise, ID | ||||
January 11, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | at UNLV | W 84–62 | 13–4 (3–1) | 17 – Degenhart | 12 – Degenhart | 6 – Degenhart | Thomas & Mack Center (5,102) Paradise, NV | ||||
January 14, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | at Wyoming | W 85–68 | 14–4 (4–1) | 18 – Agbo | 9 – Agbo | 9 – Shaver, Jr. | Arena-Auditorium (4,178) Laramie, WY | ||||
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m. | Nevada | W 77–62 | 15–4 (5–1) | 29 – Rice | 8 – Smith | 5 – Shaver, Jr. | ExtraMile Arena (9,653) Boise, ID | ||||
January 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | at New Mexico | L 79–81 OT | 15–5 (5–2) | 28 – Degenhart | 13 – Smith | 4 – Shaver, Jr. | The Pit (14,566) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | Fresno State | W 63–53 | 16–5 (6–2) | 16 – Shaver Jr. | 6 – Tied | 4 – Shaver Jr. | ExtraMile Arena (9,010) Boise, ID | ||||
January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | Colorado State | W 80–59 | 17–5 (7–2) | 22 – Degenhart | 6 – Agbo | 7 – Agbo | ExtraMile Arena (12,021) Boise, ID | ||||
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m. | at Air Force | W 59–52 | 18–5 (8–2) | 22 – Rice | 7 – Rice | 2 – Tied | Clune Arena (843) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
February 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | at No. 22 San Diego State | L 52–72 | 18–6 (8–3) | 16 – Rice | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | Wyoming | W 75–63 | 19–6 (9–3) | 20 – Degenhart | 10 – Smith | 4 – Shaver | ExtraMile Arena (11,037) Boise, ID | ||||
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Colorado State | W 80–78 | 20–6 (10–3) | 19 – Degenhart | 7 – Smith | 4 – Rice | Moby Arena (3,521) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | UNLV | W 73–69 | 21–6 (11–3) | 19 – Shaver Jr. | 8 – Rice | 2 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (11,004) Boise, ID | ||||
February 22, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | New Mexico | W 82–77 | 22–6 (12–3) | 30 – Rice | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (9,825) Boise, ID | ||||
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m. | at San José State | L 68-74 OT | 22–7 (12–4) | 17 – Agbo | 11 – Smith | 5 – Rice | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,321) San Jose, CA | ||||
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 18 San Diego State | W 66–60 | 23–7 (13–4) | 26 – Rice | 7 – Shaver | 3 – Whiting | ExtraMile Arena (12,208) Boise, ID | ||||
March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | at Utah State | L 73–86 | 23–8 (13–5) | 18 – Agbo | 7 – Shaver Jr. | 5 – Shaver Jr. | Smith Spectrum (9,963) Logan, UT | ||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | at (7) UNLV Quarterfinals | W 87–76 OT | 24–8 | 18 – Smith | 8 – Tied | 5 – Shaver Jr. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 10, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Utah State Semifinals | L 62–72 | 24–9 | 14 – Shaver Jr. | 8 – Shaver Jr. | 3 – Shaver Jr. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2023* 5:35 pm, TruTV | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) Northwestern First Round | L 67–75 | 24–10 | 17 – Rice | 11 – Smith | 4 – Tied | Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | — | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | ^ |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.