Boise State men’s basketball coach Leon Rice said Thursday that he wants to give his team “some high-level games” next season. How about the potential No. 1 team in the nation? Boise State has been in discussions with Kentucky to…
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Boise State men’s basketball announces hiring of assistant coach
Boise State men’s basketball coach Leon Rice announced the hiring of Danny Henderson as an assistant on Friday. I reported that Henderson would be hired back on April 2. Here is that story. Henderson comes to Boise State after one…
Boise State men’s basketball adds another Aussie
In a bit of a surprise signing, the Boise State men’s basketball team announced the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Nick Duncan from the Australian Institute of Sport on Thursday. He will join the team this fall. Duncan comes from the…
Boise State basketball announces new additions for next season
The Boise State men’s basketball team officially added Tacoma guard Dezmyn Trent (Foss High) for the 2013-14 season Wednesday. Trent, 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, averaged 26.9 points per game last season as a senior on his way to being named…
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Boise State basketball drawing (very) early attention for 2013-14 season
Though the Boise State men’s basketball team won’t be hitting the floor until a foreign trip (likely Australia) in August, the Broncos are getting some national recognition on this, the day after the NCAA championship game. In a “way-too-early” top…
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Boise State announces contract extension for men’s basketball coach Leon Rice
Boise State announced it has extended the contract of men’s basketball coach Leon Rice through the 2017-18 season, and an increase in pay from a little more than $445,000 per year to $482,100, with an additional 3 percent each year.…
San Jose State hires Boise State assistant Wojcik as head men’s basketball coach
San Jose State announced Friday it has hired Boise State assistant Dave Wojcik as its head men’s basketball coach. Wojcik has been at Boise State since Leon Rice was hired as head coach prior to the 2010-11 season. San Jose…
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Boise State hoops to get new court at Taco Bell Arena; Broncos planning foreign trip
Boise State coach Leon Rice said that Taco Bell Arena will have a brand-new, redesigned surface for the 2013-14 basketball season. He said he prefers a more “traditional” look, then joked that it will be all-blue. It won’t. The design…
Boise State hits the floor in Dayton; Rice talks scheduling
The Boise State men’s basketball team held a media session and then hit the floor at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, for a shootaround Tuesday. Boise State (21-10) will face La Salle (21-9) at 7:10 p.m. MDT on Wednesday. “It’s…
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Rice sees ‘a lot of similarities’ with Broncos, Explorers; Buckner has two teeth pulled
The Boise State Broncos didn’t know much about the La Salle Explorers when they met with the media Sunday just minutes after finding out who they’d face in the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. After getting a better look at the…
Tagged with: Boise State basketball, Kenny Buckner, La Salle basketball, Leon Rice
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