Presented by TRI STATE ELECTRIC. Thursday, March 8, 2018. If Boise State’s three-pointers don’t go down tonight against Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals—and sometimes they don’t, don’t we know—the Broncos will have to compensate in other facets of their game. The one constant for Boise State this season has been rebounding, and…… MORE
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It’s just an award—Hutch’ll have to let it go
Presented by POOL DOCTOR & SPA. Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison, the preseason Mountain West Player of the Year pick, did not win the honor when the season was all said and done. Conference coaches voted for Nevada’s Caleb Martin instead. The two stars finished the regular season in a virtual tie…… MORE
Difficult to get out of the one-bid rut
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Two months ago it seemed the Mountain West was in the midst of a pretty healthy men’s basketball season, one that could signal a recovery from two straight years of one-bid status in the NCAA Tournament. As recently as a week ago, the MW was seen by…… MORE
Reversed roles on Senior Night
Presented by POOL DOCTOR & SPA. Monday, March 5, 2018. Watching the opening minutes of the Boise State-Wyoming game, I wondered what it was telling us. There was a ticky-tack foul called on Justinian Jessup 40 seconds into the game. That told us a lot. There were a staggering 54 fouls in all in the…… MORE
A deep breath at the end of February
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN MONDAY, MARCH 5.) Presented by BACON. Friday, February 23, 2018. Ask coach Leon Rice, and he’ll tell you the importance of getting the Mountain West’s weekend bye at this point of the season cannot be overstated. Boise State is off while it watches the rest of the conference’s 10 teams…… MORE
Broncos focus on a record road night
Presented by TRI-STATE ELECTRIC. Thursday, February 22, 2018. Colorado State interim coach Jase Herl walked into green-draped Moby Arena last night wearing a blue sportcoat. That was bad karma. Blue-clad Boise State dismantled the Rams 87-54 to improve to 22-6 on the season and ensure at least a top three finish in the Mountain West.…… MORE
Array versus disarray, for what it’s worth
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, February 21, 2018. In Boise State-Colorado State tonight, we have a study in contrasts. These are two programs in entirely different places. Not that it decides who wins or loses in Fort Collins, but it’s important. Take this observation from Chris Sengfelder, who is spending his final season with the Broncos…… MORE
A wellness check on Bronco hoops
Presented by BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN. Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Wellness check—meaning, what does Boise State’s 76-52 rout of Air Force mean going into the final three games of the regular season? What kind of a bounce-back was it from the Broncos’ two-game losing streak? These are the same Falcons that had scored 100 points against New…… MORE
It’s all about that season pedigree
Presented by BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN. Friday, February 16, 2018. The empty feeling permeating Boise State hoops going into tomorrow’s Air Force game stems from the fact the Broncos had a chance to beat somebody Wednesday night—and they didn’t. The problem Boise State has had sticking to the NCAA Tournament bubble is that, in the eyes of…… MORE
Broncos’ NCAA bubble status rims out
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Thursday, February 15, 2018. Boise State wasn’t going to go 3-for-21 from three-point range again, right? This time the Broncos went 5-for-26, and that was a major downer in another loss to Nevada last night. The 77-72 Wolf Pack win puts Boise State’s hopes for the Mountain West regular-season championship…… MORE
