BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM For whatever reason, Boise is blessed when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. Since 1983, and eight times since, superstars and super highlights have dominated Taco Bell Arena in March. The college basketball tournament returned to the Boise State campus Thursday after a nine-year absence, and once again we were blessed…… MORE
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NCAA TOURNAMENT IN BOISE: Ten Names You Need To Know Before Games Start Thursday In Taco Bell Arena
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM It’s the NCAA Tournament – one of the biggest stages in all of sports. There are 68 basketball teams in the field and everyone has a superstar, or two or three, on their roster. Here are 10 names you need to know before the games are played at Taco Bell Arena…… MORE
OPINIONATOR: Boise State Basketball Suffers Another Postseason Failure – Is The Program Stuck In ‘Slow Growth?’
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM LAS VEGAS – Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice had one of the best teams in the Mountain West during the regular season. It’s scary how one bad night in Vegas changes your perspective. Rice thinks his program is growing, and it is, though November through February presents a very different…… MORE
MOUNTAIN WEST BASKETBALL: Boise State Women Win Mountain West Title To Clinch Third NCAA Trip In Four Years; SDSU Beats New Mexico In Men’s Final
BY KTIK.COM LAS VEGAS – The top-seeded Boise State women’s basketball team beat No. 7 Nevada 62-60 and will play in its third NCAA Tournament in four years. Sophomore forward A’Shanti Coleman converted a game-winning putback at the buzzer to give the Broncos (23-9) a come-from-behind victory in the Mountain West Tournament championship game at…… MORE
OPINIONATOR: Chandler Hutchison Poised To Make History … Will Become The First First-Round Draft Pick In Boise State Basketball History
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM There’s something magical brewing at Boise State … Leighton Vander Esch is headed to the NFL Draft – where he COULD be selected in the first round. Chandler Hutchison is headed to the NBA Draft – where he WILL be selected in the first round. The Boise State football team has…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Broncos’ 2018 Home Schedule Includes BYU, SDSU, Colorado State, Fresno State And Finale Against Utah State
Boise State and the Mountain West Conference have released 2018 football schedules. Mountain West national television partners ESPN and CBS Sports Network will now initiate a selection procedure, which will include the shifting of particular games to Thursdays and Fridays. That will be followed by the identification of network outlets and kick times. The 2018…… MORE
BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: Broncos Lose At San Diego State, Have One Revenge Game Before MW Tournament
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM TUESDAY’S GAME: Boise State lost at San Diego State 72-64 in Viejas Arena, ending the Broncos’ hopes for an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Aztecs held Boise State leading scorer Chandler Hutchison to 18 points after he scored 44 in their first game this season. tain West’s top two teams in the…… MORE
OPINIONATOR: Boise State Basketball Has Hit A Ceiling, So How Do You Fix The Culture Of A Stagnant Program?
”Not calling for anyone’s head. Rice has done great. There is a ceiling for some reason. BSU hoops never wins when it really counts.” – A really smart Boise State fan from the Twitterverse … BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM The Boise State basketball program has a relationship problem, and it has very little to do…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Broncos Add Three More Players To 2018 Recruiting Class; List Complete With 23 New Players
Boise State completed its new recruiting class Wednesday, adding three players to a group that already included 20 recruits from the early signing period in December. The Broncos’ three new players are quarterback Riley Smith (St. Augustine, Fla.), offensive lineman Dallas Holliday (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and tight end Tyneil Hopper (Roswell, Ga.). Boise State’s recruiting…… MORE
BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: Broncos At Utah State On Saturday Before MW Showdown With Nevada On Wednesday
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM SATURDAY’S GAME: Boise State (20-4, 10-2 Mountain West) at Utah State (13-12, 6-6) at 7 p.m. MT in Logan, Utah (670 AM, 93.1 FM, AT&T SportsNet). … The Broncos defeated Utah State 71-67 in Taco Bell Arena on Jan. 17 as Chandler Hutchison and Marcus Dickinson each scored 16 points. … Utah…… MORE
