Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Farewell to the WAC in men’s hoops

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Farewell to the WAC in men’s hoops

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…March 23, 2011: Boise State plays its final basketball game as a member of the WAC, falling 79-71 to Oregon at the new Matthew Knight Arena in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational. The Broncos went 22-13 in Leon Rice’s first year, earning the school’s ninth 20-win…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The upward trajectory has not changed

SCOTT SLANT: The upward trajectory has not changed

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Wednesday Weekly: March 22, 2023. Yes, Boise State is a record 0-9 now in the NCAA Tournament. But this is not a time to change direction in men’s basketball. Two Big Dances in a row? And a Mountain West regular season and tournament championship last year? The Broncos understandably want…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos end their longest March Madness drought

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos end their longest March Madness drought

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…March 21, 2008, 15 years ago today: Boise State returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years and faces No. 3 seed Louisville in the East Regional at Birmingham, falling 79-61. The Broncos were cool, calm and collected as they walked out to…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Broncos’ first at-large Big Dance bid

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Broncos’ first at-large Big Dance bid

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 20, 2013, 10 years ago today: Boise State plays in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection for the first time in its history as part of the First Four in Dayton, facing fellow No. 13 seed LaSalle and falling 80-71. The Broncos ran into a buzzsaw…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Shaver ramps up for one last go

SCOTT SLANT: Shaver ramps up for one last go

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: March 15, 2023. Will Marcus Shaver Jr.’s farewell tour in the NCAA Tournament last one game, or two? Or…  At any rate, Boise State’s point guard is sure to leave it all on the floor as the Broncos face Northwestern Thursday evening in Sacramento. Shaver has missed some games this…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One of Huggins’ unhappy moments in Boise

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One of Huggins’ unhappy moments in Boise

Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. This Day In Sports…March 14, 1998, 25 years ago today: In the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the BSU Pavilion comes one of the classics of all the tournament games played in Boise. West Virginia, a No. 10 seed, upset second-seeded Cincinnati, 75-74, to advance to the Sweet…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos are celebratin’ – there is no Dayton

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos are celebratin’ – there is no Dayton

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Monday Special: March 13, 2023. For the first time, Boise State has landed an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament without being saddled with a First Four game. The Broncos landed a No. 10 seed instead of the feared No. 11 Sunday and will face Northwestern Thursday in Sacramento. Boise…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Grace High School to NBA royalty

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Grace High School to NBA royalty

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 10, 1985: Dallas coach Dick Motta, the favorite son of Fish Haven, Idaho, becomes the fourth coach in NBA history to win 700 regular season games when his Mavericks defeat the New Jersey Nets 126-117. He joined NBA coaching greats Red Auerbach, Jack Ramsay and Gene Shue as…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Middle of the Boise State women’s trophy run

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Middle of the Boise State women’s trophy run

Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. This Day In Sports…March 9, 2018, five years ago today: The Boise State women’s hoops team wins its third Mountain West championship in four years, beating Nevada 62-60 on a buzzer-beating putback by A’Shanti Coleman in the conference tournament title game in Las Vegas. The Broncos would nevertheless be saddled…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Shout it out – Deggie’s a first-teamer

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Shout it out – Deggie’s a first-teamer

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: March 8, 2023. A year ago, Boise State’s Tyson Degenhart was Mountain West Freshman of the Year. This season he’d be Sophomore of the Year, if there was such a thing. Degenhart is the only sophomore on the official All-Mountain West first-team released Tuesday by the conference. While he’s…MORE