2021–22 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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
Seasons
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Boise State † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
San Diego State 13 – 4   .765 23 – 9   .719
Wyoming 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
UNLV 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 9   .471 23 – 13   .639
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
New Mexico 5 – 12   .294 13 – 19   .406
Air Force 4 – 13   .235 11 – 18   .379
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
RayJ Dennis 10 G 6'2" 177 Sophomore Oswego, IL Transferred to Toledo
Donovan Ivory 15 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Appleton, WI Transferred to Green Bay
Derrick Alston Jr. 21 G 6'9" 190 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
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 
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 
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kasean Pryor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Pioneer HS Chicago, IL
F 2 Tyson Degenhart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Mt. Spokane HS Spokane, WA
G 3 Kobe Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Chiawana HS Pasco, WA
F 4 Burke Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Trinity Episcopal School Glen Allen, VA
G 5 RJ Keene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran HS The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Marcus Shaver Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Shadow Mountain HS
Portland 		Phoenix, AZ
G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 13 Pavle Kuzmanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So ABS Primorje 1945 Lužnica, Serbia
G 14 Emmanuel Akot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wasatch Academy
Arizona 		Winnipeg, MB
G 22 Sam Winter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Montesano HS Montesano, WA
F 23 Naje Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lewis and Clark HS
Cochise College 		Spokane, WA
F 24 Abu Kigab 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Prolific Prep
Oregon 		St. Catharines, ON
C 25 Lukas Milner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Olathe North HS Olathe, KS
F 33 Mladen Armus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Southwest 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

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

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  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".