2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	11–3 (3–0 MW)
Head coach	Leon Rice (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Burns (9th season); Tim Duryea (7th season); Roberto Bergersen (3rd season); David Moats (7th season); Lexus Williams (1st season);
Home arena	ExtraMile Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	4	–	0	1.000	14	–	1	.933
New Mexico	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
UNLV	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
Boise State	3	–	1	.750	11	–	4	.733
San Diego State	2	–	1	.667	9	–	3	.750
Colorado State	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Wyoming	2	–	2	.500	9	–	6	.600
Air Force	0	–	3	.000	3	–	11	.214
Nevada	0	–	4	.000	8	–	7	.533
San Jose State	0	–	4	.000	7	–	9	.438
Fresno State	0	–	4	.000	4	–	11	.267

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fifteenth-year head coach Leon Rice, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They play their home games at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.

Previous season

The 2023–24 finished the 2023–24 season 22–11, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 3 seed in the Mountain West Tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region they lost in the First Four to Colorado.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Roddie Anderson III	0	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Huntington Beach, CA	Transferred to Xavier^[1]
Kobe Young	3	G	6'7"	208	Sophomore	Pasco, WA	Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Kade Rice	8	G	6'4"	188	Freshman	Boise, ID	Walk-on; transferred to Salt Lake CC
Chibuzo Agbo	11	G	6'7"	226	Senior	San Diego, CA	Gradate transferred to USC
Max Rice	12	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	Boise, ID	Walk-on; graduated
Mohamed Sylla	14	C	6'11"	243	GS Senior	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Graduated
Jace Whiting	15	G	6'3"	188	Sophomore	Burley, ID	Transferred to UNLV^[2]
Vince Barringer	20	G	6'6"	218	Freshman	San Carlos, CA	Walk-on; not on team roster
Sam Winter	22	G	6'2"	192	Senior	Montesano, WA	Walk-on; graduated
Alex Martin	30	G	6'5"	218	Freshman	Webb, MO	Walk-on; not on team roster
Cam Martin	31	F	6'9"	234	GS Senior	Yukon, OK	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dominic Parolin	9	F/C	6'9"	245	GS Senior	Coquitlam, BC	Lehigh^[3]
Alvaro Cardenas Torre	11	G	6'1"	182	Senior	Granada, Spain	San Jose State^[4]
Javan Buchanan	22	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Lafayette, IN	Indiana Wesleyan^[5]
Dylan Anderson	44	F	7'0"	240	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	Arizona^[6]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ethan Lathan #28 C	Rockford, IL	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 5, 2024
Ethan Lathan #28 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Moses Hipps #63 SG	Powder Springs, GA	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 22, 2024
Moses Hipps #63 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Julian Bowie PG	Pocatello, ID	Pocatello	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2022
Julian Bowie PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Pearson Carmichael SG	Bend, OR	Summit	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Nov 11, 2022
Pearson Carmichael SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Julian Bowie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pocatello High School	Pocatello, Idaho
F	1	O'Mar Stanley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Overland Park, Kansas
F	2	Tyson Degenhart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Mt. Spokane High School	Spokane, Washington
G	3	Moses Hipps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep (AZ)	Voorhees, New Jersey
F	4	Ethan Lathan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep (AZ)	Rockford, Illinois
G	5	RJ Keene II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Concordia Lutheran High School	The Woodlands, Texas
F	6	Pearson Carmichael	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Summit High School	Bend, Oregon
G	7	Chris Lockett Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Isidore Newman School	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	9	Dominic Parolin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Lehigh	Coquitlam, British Columbia
F	10	Emmanuel Ugbo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Riesen Ludwigsburg	Barendrecht, Netherlands
G	11	Alvaro Cardenas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	San Jose State	Granada, Spain
F	13	Andrew Meadow	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	West Ranch High School	Santa Clarita, California
F	22	Javan Buchanan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Indiana Wesleyan	Lafayette, Indiana
F	44	Dylan Anderson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Arizona	Gilbert, Arizona

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Oakland	W 87−43	1−0	15 – Tied	8 – Stanley	6 – Keene II	ExtraMile Arena (10,626) Boise, ID
November 9, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 73–84	1–1	25 – Degenhart	9 – Meadow	5 – Cardenas	Sobrato Center (2,963) San Francisco, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Corban	W 100–65	2–1	16 – Buchanan	13 – Stanley	5 – Bowie	ExtraMile Arena (10,508) Boise, ID
November 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBSSN	Clemson	W 84–71	3–1	20 – Degenhart	11 – Degenhart	6 – Cardenas	ExtraMile Arena (11,275) Boise, ID
November 24, 2024* 9:00 a.m., FloSports	vs. Hampton Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 83–69	4–1	25 – Degenhart	6 – Meadow	8 – Cardenas	John Gray Gymnasium (919) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FloSports	vs. South Dakota State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	W 83–82	5–1	28 – Buchanan	8 – Degenhart	7 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (910) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Boston College Cayman Islands Classic championship	L 61–63	5–2	24 – Buchanan	6 – Stanley	3 – Cardenas	John Gray Gymnasium (1,075) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Utah Tech	W 87–64	6–2	21 – Degenhart	8 – Meadow	10 – Cardenas	ExtraMile Arena (10,282) Boise, ID
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBS	vs. Washington State	L 69–74	6–3	21 – Meadow	9 – Stanley	5 – Cardenas	Idaho Central Arena (4.570) Boise, ID
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Saint Mary's	W 67–65 ^OT	7–3	19 – Degenhart	11 – Stanley	4 – Cardenas	Mountain America Center (3,443) Idaho Falls, ID
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Texas Southern	W 82–51	8–3	19 – Degenhart	10 – Tied	7 – Cardenas	ExtraMile Arena (9,968) Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
December 21, 2024 1:30 p.m., MW Network	Air Force	W 77–59	9–3 (1–0)	19 – Degenhart	6 – Tied	12 – Cardenas	ExtraMile Arena (10,471) Boise, ID
December 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., MW Network	at San Jose State	W 73–71	10–3 (2–0)	26 – Degenhart	8 – Stanley	10 – Cardenas	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,767) San Jose, CA
December 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network	at Wyoming	W 67–58	11–3 (3–0)	19 – Cardenas	9 – Degenhart	6 – Cardenas	Arena-Auditorium (3,823) Laramie, WY
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBS	San Diego State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	UNLV						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Wyoming						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Colorado State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Nevada						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Fresno State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	San Jose State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	New Mexico						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 26, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	Utah State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m.	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ Dermer, Shelby (May 9, 2024). "Xavier completes 2024-25 roster with addition of Boise State transfer Roddie Anderson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Grimala, Mike (April 16, 2024). "UNLV adds former Boise State sharpshooter Jace Whiting". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Wustrow, John (June 20, 2024). "Broncos sign Lehigh transfer Parolin to add to frontcourt depth". The Idaho Press. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Wustrow, John (April 11, 2024). "Boise State adds Cardenas, one of Mountain West's top point guards". The Idaho Press. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ King, Sam (May 1, 2024). "Former Lafayette Jeff standout Javan Buchanan transfers to Boise State basketball". Journal & Courier. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 2, 2024). "Former Arizona Wildcats center Dylan Anderson chooses Boise State for next stop". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] Dermer, Shelby (May 9, 2024). "Xavier completes 2024-25 roster with addition of Boise State transfer Roddie Anderson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[2] Grimala, Mike (April 16, 2024). "UNLV adds former Boise State sharpshooter Jace Whiting". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[3] Wustrow, John (June 20, 2024). "Broncos sign Lehigh transfer Parolin to add to frontcourt depth". The Idaho Press. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[4] Wustrow, John (April 11, 2024). "Boise State adds Cardenas, one of Mountain West's top point guards". The Idaho Press. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[5] King, Sam (May 1, 2024). "Former Lafayette Jeff standout Javan Buchanan transfers to Boise State basketball". Journal & Courier. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[6] Pascoe, Bruce (May 2, 2024). "Former Arizona Wildcats center Dylan Anderson chooses Boise State for next stop". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[7] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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