Boise State Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Boise State Broncos

Mountain West (19-11, 12-5)

 
Big Wins: 11/30 SMU (71-62), 1/7 San Diego State (78-66), 1/31 at Colorado State (79-76)
Bad Losses: 11/18 vs Mississippi State (68-80), 12/3 at Evansville (67-72), 1/14 at Fresno State (80-89)
Coach: Leon Rice
 
Probable Starters:
Chandler Hutchison, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 2.7 apg, 7.9 rpg
James Reid, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Justinian Jessup, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Nick Duncan, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
David Wacker, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 ppg4.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Paris Austin, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 2.8 apg
Zach Haney, Sophomore, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Alex Hobbs, Freshman, Guard, 4.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.1 (110th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.8 (138, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (132, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (91, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (109, 4)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (160, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (131, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (97, 3)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (244, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (144, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA Opening  Round loss to Dayton
2013    NCAA Opening Round loss to LaSalle
2011    CBI      First Round win over Austin Peay
2011    CBI      Second Round win over Evansville
2011    CBI      Semifinal loss to Oregon
2009    CBI      First Round loss to Stanford
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisville
2004    NIT      Opening Round win over UNLV
2004    NIT      First Round win over Milwaukee
2004    NIT      Second Round loss to Marquette
1994    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisville
 
*all team stats through 3/5