2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
San Diego State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Wyoming	8	–	10	.444	23	–	15	.605
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Air Force	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
UNLV	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344

† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by seventh year head coach Leon Rice, play their home games at Taco Bell Arena and are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invitation from the inaugural Vegas 16.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mikey Thompson	1	G	6'4"	180	RS Senior	North Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
Anthony Drmic	3	G/F	6'6"	203	RS Senior	Endeavour Hills, Australia	Graduated
Collin Landry	12	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Portland, OR	Walk-on; didn't return
Cody Spjute	20	G	6'4"	195	Freshman	Boise, ID	Walk-on; didn't return
Montigo Alford	21	G	5'9"	168	Senior	Bloomington, CA	Graduated
James Webb III	23	F	6'9"	202	RS Junior	Augusta, GA	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Lonnie Jackson	25	G	6'4"	178	RS Senior	Valencia, CA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Oluyitan	23	G	6'7"	190	Sophomore	Sugar Land, TX	Junior college transferred from Gillette College.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justinian Jessup SF	Longmont, CO	Longmont High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 12, 2015
Justinian Jessup SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Alex Hobbs SG	La Porte, TX	La Porte High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
Alex Hobbs SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marcus Dickinson PG	Norman, OK	Norman North High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 11, 2016
Marcus Dickinson PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

Roster

2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Dickinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Norman North HS	Norman, OK
G	3	Justinian Jessup	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Longmont HS	Longmont, CO
G	5	Malek Harwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Century HS	Pocatello, ID
F	10	Robin Jorch	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	So	International Berlin Basketball Academy	Berlin, Germany
F	11	Zach Haney	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	RS So	Atascocita HS	Humble, TX
F	13	Nicholas Duncan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Australian Institute of Sport	Sydney, Australia
F	15	Chandler Hutchison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mission Viejo HS	Mission Viejo, CA
G	21	Derrick Alston (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Fr	Strake Jesuit HS	Houston, TX
G	23	Cameron Oluyitan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Gillette College	Houston, TX
G	30	Paris Austin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
C	33	David Wacker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	RS So	Judson HS	Converse, TX
G	34	Alex Hobbs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	La Porte HS	La Porte, TX
F	40	Matt Grooms (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Walla Walla CC	Meridian, ID
G	55	James Reid	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Arkansas–Little Rock	Bend, OR

Head coach

Leon Rice (Washington State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Costa Rica foreign tour
08/12/2016* 5:00pm	vs. Brock	W 76–56		San Joaquín de Flores Costa Rica
08/12/2016* 7:00 pm	vs. Ottawa	L 88–90		San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica
08/13/2016* 5:00 pm	vs. Costa Rica national team	W 74–54		Heredia, Costa Rica
08/14/2016* 12:00 pm	vs. Ottawa	W 73–49		Palmares, Costa Rica
Exhibition
10/28/2016* 7:00 pm	Lewis–Clark State	W 85–53		Taco Bell Arena (2,905) Boise, ID
11/05/2016* 4:00 pm	Northwest Christian	W 91–76		Taco Bell Arena (2,812) Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 pm	Northwest	W 85–46	1–0	Taco Bell Arena (2,989) Boise, ID
11/17/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3	at College of Charleston Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 47–60	1–1	TD Arena (3,430) Charleston, SC
11/18/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Mississippi State Charleston Classic consolation round	L 68–80	1–2	TD Arena (3,517) Charleston, SC
11/20/2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3	vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic 7th place game	W 91–70	2–2	TD Arena (1,293) Charleston, SC
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 82–56	3–2	Taco Bell Arena (4,061) Boise, ID
11/28/2016* 9:00 pm, P12N	at No. 23 Oregon	L 63–68	3–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,824) Eugene, OR
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, MWN	SMU	W 71–62	4–3	Taco Bell Arena (4,812) Boise, ID


12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	Portland Cancelled (travel conditions), game moved to 2017–18.^[1]^[2]			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID


Mountain West regular season














02/22/2017 8:00 pm	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
02/25/2017 2:00 pm	San Jose State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
02/28/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Fresno State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
03/04/2017 2:00 pm, RTNW	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West Tournament
03/08–11/2017 TBA	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source^[3]^[4].

References

[1] ttp://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120916aaa.html

[2] ttp://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-basketball/article120065463.html

[3] ttp://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html

[4] ttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/68

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