2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament where they lost to New Mexico. Despite having 21 wins, after not being invited to the NIT, the Broncos, citing injuries, chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI or CIT.

2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–13 (9–9 MW)
Head coach	Leon Rice
Assistant coaches	Jeff Linder John Rillie Danny Henderson
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena

2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 San Diego State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 17 New Mexico †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
UNLV	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nevada	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Boise State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Wyoming	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Fresno State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	18		.538
Utah State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Colorado State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Air Force	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
San Jose State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	24		.226
† 2014 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Taco Bell Arena had a new court design for this season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kenny Buckner	42	C	6'7"	251	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dezmyn Trent SG	Tacoma, WA	Henry Foss High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 6, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
James Webb III PF	Augusta, GA	North Idaho College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 14, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Nick Duncan PF	Sydney, AUS	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 19, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Boise State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ryan Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Reseda HS Santa Clarita, CA G 1 Mikey Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS So Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV G 2 Derrick Marks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Plainfield Central HS Chicago, IL G/F 3 Anthony Drmic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Endeavour Hills, AUS F 4 Thomas Bropleh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr George Washington HS Denver, CO G 5 Joe Hanstad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Dickinson HS Dickinson, ND G 11 Jeff Elorriaga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jesuit HS Portland, OR G 12 Igor Hadziomerovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS F 13 Nicholas Duncan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, AUS G 14 Chris Nealey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA F 20 Joey Nebeker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Melba HS Melba, ID F 21 Edmunds Dukulis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Riga Sec. School Riga, LAT G/F 22 Rob Heyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Texas-Permian Basian Worland, WY F 23 James Webb III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Idaho College Augusta, GA G 25 Dezmyn Trent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Henry Foss HS Tacoma, WA F 34 Jake Ness 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Billings West HS Coeur d'Alene, ID	Head coach Leon Rice (Washington State) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Linder (Western State) John Rillie (Gonzaga) Danny Henderson (Austin College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1* 7:00 pm	Lewis–Clark State	W 80–52		Taco Bell Arena (3,467) Boise, ID
Regular season
Nov 8* 8:00 pm	Texas–Arlington	W 116–87	1–0	Taco Bell Arena (5,662) Boise, ID
Nov 15* 7:00 pm	Simpson	W 110–53	2–0	Taco Bell Arena (5,339) Boise, ID
Nov 19* 7:00 pm, RTNW	Seattle	W 86–68	3–0	Taco Bell Arena (4,518) Boise, ID
Nov 23* 10:00 am	at New Orleans	W 100–80	4–0	Lakefront Arena (1,894) New Orleans, LA
Nov 27* 7:00 pm, RTNW	vs. Idaho	W 98–89	5–0	CenturyLink Arena (5,747) Boise, ID
Nov 29* 6:00 pm	Portland State	W 76–60	6–0	Taco Bell Arena (6,345) Boise, ID
Dec 3* 8:05 pm, CBSSN	Utah	W 69–67	7–0	Taco Bell Arena (7,151) Boise, ID
Dec 5* 8:00 pm	Carroll	W 80–52	8–0	Taco Bell Arena (5,083) Boise, ID
Dec 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 11 Kentucky	L 55–70	8–1	Rupp Arena (21,565) Lexington, KY
Dec 14* 4:00 pm, RTNW	Saint Mary's Diamond Head Classic mainland round	L 74–82	8–2	Taco Bell Arena (8,234) Boise, ID
Dec 22* 11:00 pm, ESPNU	at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic first round	W 62–61	9–2	Stan Sheriff Center (8,093) Honolulu, HI
Dec 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. South Carolina Diamond Head Classic semifinals	W 80–54	10–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,438) Honolulu, HI
Dec 25* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 14 Iowa State Diamond Head Classic championship	L 66–70	10–3	Stan Sheriff Center (6,769) Honolulu, HI
Jan 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Fresno State	W 86–79	11–3 (1–0)	Taco Bell Arena (7,527) Boise, ID
Jan 8 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 13 San Diego State	L 66–69	11–4 (1–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Jan 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wyoming	L 50–52	11–5 (1–2)	Taco Bell Arena (7,445) Boise, ID
Jan 14 8:05 pm, MWN	at Nevada	W 74–65	12–5 (2–2)	Lawlor Events Center (8,669) Reno, NV
Jan 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Utah State	W 78–74	13–5 (3–2)	Taco Bell Arena (7,969) Boise, ID
Jan 21 7:15 pm, CBSSN	at New Mexico	L 75–84	13–6 (3–3)	The Pit (15,242) Albuquerque, NM
Jan 25 4:00 pm, RTNW	San Jose State	W 76–55	14–6 (4–3)	Taco Bell Arena (6,845) Boise, ID
Jan 29 7:00 pm, RTNW	Air Force	W 69–58	15–6 (5–3)	Taco Bell Arena (5,006) Boise, ID
Feb 1 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at UNLV	L 69–73	15–7 (5–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,982) Paradise, NV
Feb 5 7:15 pm, CBSSN	No. 5 San Diego State	L 65–67	15–8 (5–5)	Taco Bell Arena (9,602) Boise, ID
Feb 8 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Utah State	L 70–76	15–9 (5–6)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,011) Logan, UT
Feb 12 7:15 pm, CBSSN	New Mexico	W 71–70	16–9 (6–6)	Taco Bell Arena (6,329) Boise, ID
Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Colorado State	W 84–72	17–9 (7–6)	Moby Arena (3,659) Ft. Collins, CO
Feb 22 6:00 pm, CBSSN	UNLV	W 91–90 OT	18–9 (8–6)	Taco Bell Arena (9,010) Boise, ID
Feb 26 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Fresno State	L 56–76	18–10 (8–7)	Save Mart Center (6,331) Fresno, CA
Mar 1 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wyoming	W 72–63	19–10 (9–7)	Arena-Auditorium (5,389) Laramie, WY
Mar 5 7:00 pm, MWN	Nevada	L 81–83 2OT	19–11 (9–8)	Taco Bell Arena (6,892) Boise, ID
Mar 8 12:00 pm, RTNW	at Air Force	L 61–64 OT	19–12 (9–9)	Clune Arena (2,689) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 12 8:00 pm, MWN	vs. San Jose State First round	W 83–52	20–12	Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV
Mar 13 9:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Nevada Quarterfinals	W 75–62	21–12	Thomas & Mack Center (10,645) Paradise, NV
Mar 14 9:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. No. 20 New Mexico Semifinals	L 67–70	21–13	Thomas & Mack Center (15,135) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.