2021–22 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record27–8 (15–3 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaExtraMile Arena
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Boise State †15–3 .83327–8  .771
No. 24 Colorado State14–4 .77825–6  .806
San Diego State13–4 .76523–9  .719
Wyoming13–5 .72225–9  .735
UNLV10–8 .55618–14  .563
Fresno State8–9 .47123–13  .639
Utah State8–10 .44418–16  .529
Nevada6–12 .33313–18  .419
New Mexico5–12 .29413–19  .406
Air Force4–13 .23511–18  .379
San Jose State1–17 .0568–23  .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Leon Rice, the Broncos played their home games on campus at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. They finished the regular season at 24–7 (15–3 in Mountain West, first).

The top seed in the conference tournament, Boise State defeated Nevada, Wyoming, and San Diego State to win the title and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeded eighth in the West region, the Broncos traveled west to Portland, but lost in the first round to Memphis and finished at 27–8.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Broncos finished the 2020–21 regular season at 18–7 (14–6 in Mountain West, fourth).[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Nevada,[2] and received an at-large bid of the National Invitation Tournament. The Broncos traveled to Texas and defeated SMU in the first round,[3][4] but fell to eventual champion Memphis in the quarterfinals to finish the season at 19–9 overall.[5][6]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
RayJ Dennis10G6'2"177SophomoreOswego, ILTransferred to Toledo
Donovan Ivory15G6'6"190SophomoreAppleton, WITransferred to Green Bay
Derrick Alston Jr.21G6'9"190RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RJ Keene
#44 SG		 The Woodlands, TX Concordia Lutheran High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 20, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Tyson Degenhart
PF		 Spokane, WA Mead High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 20, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Kobe Young
SF		 Pasco, WA Chiawana High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kasean Pryor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoPioneer HS Chicago, IL
F 2 Tyson Degenhart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrMt. Spokane HS Spokane, WA
G 3 Kobe Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrChiawana HS Pasco, WA
F 4 Burke Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoTrinity Episcopal School Glen Allen, VA
G 5 RJ Keene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrConcordia Lutheran HS The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrShadow Mountain HS
Portland		 Phoenix, AZ
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrBishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 13 Pavle Kuzmanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoABS Primorje 1945 Lužnica, Serbia
G 14 Emmanuel Akot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrWasatch Academy
Arizona		 Winnipeg, MB
G 22 Sam Winter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMontesano HS Montesano, WA
F 23 Naje Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLewis and Clark HS
Cochise College		 Spokane, WA
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSProlific Prep
Oregon		 St. Catharines, ON
C 25 Lukas Milner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)238 lb (108 kg) SrOlathe North HS Olathe, KS
F 33 Mladen Armus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrSouthwest Christian Academy
ETSU		 Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[7]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 Utah Valley W 76–56  1–0
  18 – Doutrive  7 – Kigab  3 – Kigab  ExtraMile Arena (7,457)
Boise, ID
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Irvine L 50–58  1–1
  14 – Shaver Jr.  10 – Armus  3 – Akot  Bren Events Center (2,197)
Irvine, CA
November 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. No. 22 St. Bonaventure
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals		 L 61–67  1–2
  24 – Akot  10 – Armus  3 – Tied  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021*
10:00 a.m., ESPNU		 vs. Temple
Charleston Classic consolation round		 W 82–62  2–2
  16 – Akot  6 – Doutrive  6 – Tied  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 vs. Ole Miss
Charleston Classic Consolation – 5th Place		 W 60–50  3–2
  13 – Shaver Jr.  13 – Armus  2 – Shaver Jr.  TD Arena (2,407)
Charleston, SC
November 26, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 Cal State Bakersfield L 39–46  3–3
  15 – Doutrive  9 – Armus  2 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (7,429)
Boise, ID
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Stadium		 Saint Louis L 82–86 OT 3–4
  27 – Kigab  10 – Armus  3 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (6,765)
Boise, ID
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 Tulsa W 63–58  4–4
  17 – Shaver Jr.  8 – Shaver Jr.  7 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (6,684)
Boise, ID
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge W 74–48  5–4
  21 – Degenhart  7 – Shaver Jr.  7 – Akot  Matadome (448)
Northridge, CA
December 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 Prairie View A&M W 97–60  6–4
  32 – Kigab  10 – Kigab  3 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (6,640)
Boise, ID
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Santa Clara W 72–60  7–4
  18 – Degenhart  12 – Armus  4 – Akot  ExtraMile Arena (6,187)
Boise, ID
December 19, 2021*
4:00 p.m., MW Network		 Montana Tech W 88–57  8–4
  16 – Akot  15 – Armus  7 – Akot  ExtraMile Arena (6,429)
Boise, ID
December 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N		 vs. Washington State
Spokane Showcase		 W 58–52  9–4
  19 – Kigab  6 – Tied  1 – Tied  Spokane Arena (4,018)
Spokane, WA
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2021
7:00 p.m., Stadium		 Fresno State W 65–55  10–4
(1–0)		  18 – Shaver Jr.  8 – Kigab  6 – Kigab  ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
January 12, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1		 at Nevada W 85–70  11–4
(2–0)		  28 – Shaver Jr.  12 – Armus  5 – Akot  Lawlor Events Center (6,386)
Reno, NV
January 15, 2022
3:30 p.m., FS1		 at New Mexico W 71–63  12–4
(3–0)		  18 – Shaver Jr.  13 – Armus  3 – Akot  The Pit (8,279)
Albuquerque, NM
January 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Air Force W 62–56  13–4
(4–0)		  19 – Degenhart  5 – Kigab  3 – Kigab  ExtraMile Arena (6,993)
Boise, ID
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Utah State
Rescheduled from January 4		 W 62–59  14–4
(5–0)		  22 – Armus  19 – Armus  2 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (7,548)
Logan, UT
January 22, 2022
7:30 p.m., CBSSN		 at San Diego State W 42–37  15–4
(6–0)		  14 – Degenhart  8 – Tied  2 – Akot  Viejas Arena (11,357)
San Diego, CA
January 25, 2022
, Stadium		 Wyoming W 65–62  16–4
(7–0)		  18 – Kigab  5 – Tied  5 – Kigab  ExtraMile Arena (8,292)
Boise, ID
January 28, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1		 at Fresno State W 68–63 OT 17–4
(8–0)		  16 – Akot  7 – Akot  5 – Akot  Save Mart Center (8,250)
Fresno, CA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Wyoming
Rescheduled from January 1		 L 65–72  17–5
(8–1)		  26 – Kigab  6 – Armus  2 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (7,063)
Laramie, WY
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., Stadium		 San José State W 76–60  18–5
(9–1)		  23 – Degenhart  11 – Kigab  4 – Rice  ExtraMile Arena (10,456)
Boise, ID
February 11, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1		 UNLV W 69–63  19–5
(10–1)		  18 – Kigab  7 – Tied  3 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (7,660)
Boise, ID
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., FS1		 Colorado State
Rescheduled from January 7		 L 74–77 OT 19–6
(10–2)		  17 – Rice  8 – Rice  5 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (6,684)
Boise, ID
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1		 at Air Force W 85–59  20–6
(11–2)		  20 – Shaver Jr.  6 – Degenhart  6 – Armus  Clune Arena (1,850)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Utah State W 68–57  21–6
(12–2)		  20 – Shaver Jr  7 – Degenhart  2 – Shaver Jr  ExtraMile Arena (10,252)
Boise, ID
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 San Diego State W 58–57  22–6
(13–2)		  21 – Kigab  7 – Tied  2 – Shaver Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (9,193)
Boise, ID
February 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at UNLV W 86–76  23–6
(14–2)		  27 – Shaver, Jr.  6 – Tied  3 – Akot  Thomas & Mack Center (7,136)
Paradise, NV
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS2		 Nevada W 73–67  24–6
(15–2)		  23 – Kigab  8 – Armus  3 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (11,954)
Boise, ID
March 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., CBSSN		 at Colorado State L 68–71  24–7
(15–3)		  15 – Kigab  6 – Kigab  5 – Kigab  Moby Arena (8,083)
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBSSN		 (1) vs. (8) Nevada
Quarterfinals		 W 71–69  25–7
  22 – Akot  8 – Shaver, Jr.  6 – Kigab  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., CBSSN		 (1) vs. (4) Wyoming
Semifinals		 W 68–61  26–7
  22 – Kigab  13 – Armus  4 – Kigab  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBS		 (1) vs. (3) San Diego State
Championship		 W 53–52  27–7
  13 – Degenhart  9 – Rice  3 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022*
11:45 a.m., TNT		 (8 W) No. 23 vs. (9 W) Memphis
First Round		 L 53–64  27–8
  20 – Kigab  11 – Armus  2 – Tied  Moda Center 
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[8][9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP———————————RVRVRVRVRVRVRV23Not released
CoachesRVRV^————————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV23RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ↑ "2020-21 Boise State Broncos Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nevada vs. Boise State - Game Recap - March 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "SMU vs. Boise State - Game Summary - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boise State Narrowly Advance Past SMU With Game Winning Lay-Up, In 85-84 Win". Mountain West Wire. March 19, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Boise State vs. Memphis - Game Recap - March 25, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Memphis Tigers nip Broncos, end Boise State's NIT run". ktvb.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Boise State University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021-22 Boise State Broncos Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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