Presented by BBSI BOISE. Friday, February 19, 2021. It was good news-bad news as Derrick Alston was pretty close to a one-man show last Saturday against UNLV. The Broncos survived, but they really missed the production of their starting guards.… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
SCOTT SLANT: Can they do it again Friday?
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Thursday, February 18, 2021. Can they do it again Friday? Well, Boise State will take this one for now. The Broncos rallied for a 79-70 win over Utah State Wednesday night in ExtraMile Arena to retake first place in the Mountain West. USU led by two at the half and…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Making enough noise to matter
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, February 17, 2021. There’s been a breakthrough at the Boise State turnstiles. The cardboard cutouts will have companions.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Ode to Bobby Dye’s heyday
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Boise State coach Leon Rice may just now be drying out from the torrents of water poured on him in the locker room Saturday night after Boise State edged UNLV 61-59. The victory was Rice’s 214th at Boise State, lifing him past Bobby Dye as the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: There would be no déjà vu
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Friday, February 12, 2021. Lethargy turned into unbridled energy midway through the first half Thursday night, and Boise State went on to pick up a sorely-needed 78-66 win over UNLV in ExtraMile Arena.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Getting bench balance back
Presented by BACON. Thursday, February 11, 2021. The expectation (and it still may be reality) was that this is the best men’s basketball team in Boise State history. And one theory behind that was the uncommon depth that the Broncos enjoy.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Home away from home?
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, February 10, 2021. An unexpected little piece of news was broken Tuesday afternoon by B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press. Sources tell Rains that Boise State is looking into moving its home men’s basketball games Thursday and Saturday to the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: How deep are the defensive concerns?
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Boise State men’s basketball has suddenly fallen on hard times. Did the Broncos’ relatively easy schedule in late December and January disguise an issue with this team?… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A new goal-setting exercise?
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Monday, February 8, 2021. That’s why they play the games. All the assumptions about this Boise State team making the NCAA Tournament as an at-large pick are on the ropes now after Nevada completed a sweep with a 73-62 win in Reno on Sunday. With the game on the line in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A 100 percent Akot is a big help
Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE & CATERING. Friday, February 5, 2021. Boise State waited a long time to get Emmanuel Akot on the floor after he transferred from Arizona. The early results bore fruit, as Akot averaged 10 points and 5.3 rebounds per game before New Year’s Day. But the 6-8 guard has scored just…… MORE
