2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co–champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record	25–9 (14–4 MWC)
Head coach	Leon Rice (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Linder
Assistant coach	John Rillie
Assistant coach	Danny Henderson
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena

The 2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fifth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Dayton.

On March 9, the team was ranked #25 in the AP Poll, the first time in the program's history that it was nationally ranked.^[1]

Previous season

The 2013–14 Boise State Broncos finished the season with an overall record of 21–13, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Broncos defeated San Jose State and Nevada to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico. They were not invited to the NIT and, citing injuries, choose not to accept an invitation to the CBI or CIT.

Players

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chandler Hutchison F	Mission Viejo, CA	Mission Viejo High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 7, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
David Wacker F	Converse, TX	Judson High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 15, 2013
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Zach Haney F	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Apr 23, 2014
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.

Roster

2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown 1.5 !G 0 Trent, DezmynDezmyn Trent 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2.0 !So Henry Foss HS Tacoma, WA 1.5 !G 1 Thompson, MikeyMikey Thompson 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV 1.5 !G 2 Marks, DerrickDerrick Marks 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.0 !Sr Plainfield Central HS Chicago, IL 2.5 !G/F 3 Drmic, AnthonyAnthony Drmic   78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 4.0 !Sr Australian Institute of Sport Endeavour Hills, AUS 3.5 !F 4 Allen, KevinKevin Allen 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 3.0 !Jr Pratt CC Ecorse, MI 1.5 !G 5 Hanstad, JoeJoe Hanstad 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 4.0 !Sr Dickinson HS Dickinson, ND 3.5 !F 11 Haney, ZachZach Haney  83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1.0 !Fr Atascocita HS Humble, TX 1.5 !G 12 Hadziomerovic, IgorIgor Hadziomerovic 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 4.0 !Sr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS 3.5 !F 13 Duncan, NicholasNicholas Duncan 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2.0 !So Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, AUS 1.5 !G 14 Nealey, ChrisChris Nealey 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1.5 !RS Fr Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA 3.5 !F 15 Hutchison, ChandlerChandler Hutchison 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1.0 !Fr Mission Viejo HS Mission Viejo, CA 1.5 !G 21 Alford, MontigoMontigo Alford 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 3.0 !Jr CSI Bloomington, CA 2.5 !G/F 22 Heyer, RobRob Heyer 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Texas-Permian Basian Worland, WY 3.5 !F 23 Webb III, JamesJames Webb III 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2.5 !RS So North Idaho College Augusta, GA 5.0 !C 33 Wacker, DavidDavid Wacker 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1.0 !Fr Judson HS Converse, TX 3.5 !F 34 Ness, JakeJake Ness 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.0 !Sr Billings West HS Coeur d'Alene, ID	Head coach Leon Rice (Washington State) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Linder (Western State) John Rillie (Gonzaga) Danny Henderson (Austin College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Boise State vs. San Diego State on 2/8/15 with an attendance of 10,511.

Schedule

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Season highs

Season statistics

Season milestones & awards

The 2014–15 season saw several firsts and records. The 14 conference wins is the most conference wins in school history. Their eight-game conference winning streak set a school record for consecutive conference wins. On March 9, the Broncos were ranked #25 in the AP poll marking the first time the program had ever been ranked in a major poll. Leon Rice was named the USBWA District VIII coach of the year and Derrick Marks was named to the all-district team.^[3]

MW awards^[4]

Player of the year: Derrick Marks

Newcomer of the year: James Webb III

Coach of the year: Leon Rice

Mountain West 1st team: Derrick Marks

Mountain West 2nd team: James Webb III

References