Boise State Men's Basketball 2021 NIT Capsule

 

Boise State Broncos

Mountain West (18-8, 14-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/9 at BYU (74-70), 1/29 at Colorado State (85-77), 2/17 Utah State (79-70)
Bad Losses: 2/7 at Nevada (62-73), 3/2 Fresno State (64-67), 3/11 vs Nevada (82-89)
Coach:  Leon Rice
 
Probable Starters:
Derrick Alston Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.4 ppg, 2.3 apg
Emmanuel Akot, Junior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 2.2 apg
Marcus Shaver Jr., Junior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.6 rpg
Devonaire Doutrive, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg
Mladen Armus, Junior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Lukas Milner, Junior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg
RayJ Dennis, Sophomore, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 2.9 apg
Abu Kigab, Senior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.0 (66th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.4 (55, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (101, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.3 (124, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (131, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (158, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.3 (60, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.6 (73, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.4 (154, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (50, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NITFirst Round  loss to Washington
2017NITFirst Round win over Utah
2017NITSecond Round loss to Illinois
2015NCAAOpening  Round loss to Dayton
2013NCAAOpening Round loss to LaSalle
2011CBIFirst Round win over Austin Peay
2011CBISecond Round win over Evansville
2011CBISemifinal loss to Oregon
2009CBIFirst Round loss to Stanford
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisville
2004NITOpening Round win over UNLV
2004NITFirst Round win over Milwaukee
2004NITSecond Round loss to Marquette
1994NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisville
 
*all team stats through 3/7