Boise State Men's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

Boise State Broncos

Mountain West (23-8, 13-5)

 
Big Wins: 11/28 Loyola IL (87-53), 12/1 at Oregon (73-70), 1/13 San Diego State (83-80)
Bad Losses: 11/19 vs Iowa State (64-75), 12/18 at SMU (63-86), 2/10 at Utah State (65-71)
Coach: Leon Rice
 
Probable Starters:
Lexus Williams, Senior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, .4 apg
Justinian Jessup, Sophomore, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.8 rpg
Chandler Hutchison,Senior, Guard, 19.3 ppg, 3.5 apg, 7.5 rpg
Zach Haney, Junior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Chris Sengfelder, Senior, Forward, 11.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Marcus Dickinson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.7 ppg
Alex Hobbs, Sophomore, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.4 (66th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (78, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (80, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (84, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.6 (33, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.3 (46, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (94, 5)
Rebound Margin: 8.1 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.4 (196, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (217, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017    NIT     First Round win over Utah
2017    NIT     Second Round loss to Illinois
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 3/4