2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Boise State Broncos Boise State "B" logo.svg 150 Mountain West Conference MW 25–9 14–4 Leon Rice 5th Jeff Linder John Rillie Danny Henderson Taco Bell Arena Mountain West regular season co–champions NCAA tournament First Four 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, in a de facto road game, 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.Dave Southorn Another first for Boise State basketball: Broncos ranked for first time ever Idaho Statesman March 9, 2015 http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/03/09/3686233/another-first-for-boise-state.html March 9, 2015 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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Watkins 0 F 6'9" 229 Senior Santa Clarita, CA Graduated Thomas Bropleh 4 F 6'5" 203 Senior Denver, CO Graduated Jeff Elorriaga 11 G 6'2" 180 Senior Portland, OR Graduated Edmunds Dukulis 21 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore Riga, Latvia Scholarship not renewedtransferred to Saint Leo University Joey Nebeker 22 F 6'7" 222 RS–Freshman Melba, ID Scholarship not renewed,transferred to College of Idaho Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Kevin Allen F 6'10" 240 Junior Ecorse, MI Pratt Community College Montigo Alford G 5'9" 165 Junior Bloomington, CA College of Southern Idaho Recruiting no 2014 Chandler Hutchison F Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo High School 6 7 185 4 N/A 83 September 7, 2013 David Wacker F Converse, TX Judson High School 6 9 235 N/A N/A N/A September 15, 2013 Zach Haney F Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 11 222 N/A N/A N/A April 23, 2014 2014 Boise State Commit List for 2014 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2014 – – 2014-04-24 yes Roster 2014 Boise State Broncos y yes Dezmyn Trent 0 G 6 4 206 SO Tacoma, WA Henry Foss HS Mikey Thompson 1 G 6 4 179 JR y North Las Vegas, NV Canyon Springs HS Derrick Marks y 2 G 6 3 210 SR Chicago, IL Plainfield Central HS Anthony Drmic y 3 G/F 6 6 204 SR y yes Endeavour Hills, AUS Australian Institute of Sport Kevin Allen 4 F 6 11 250 JR Ecorse, MI Pratt CC Joe Hanstad 5 G 6 4 203 SR Dickinson, ND Dickinson HS Zach Haney 11 F 6 11 232 FR yes Humble, TX Atascocita HS Igor Hadziomerovic 12 G 6 4 214 SR Melbourne, AUS Australian Institute of Sport Nicholas Duncan 13 F 6 8 245 SO Sydney, AUS Australian Institute of Sport Chris Nealey 14 G 6 2 202 FR y Newport Beach, CA Mater Dei HS Chandler Hutchison 15 F 6 7 190 FR Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS y Montigo Alford 21 G 5 9 164 JR Bloomington, CA CSI Rob Heyer 22 G/F 6 3 206 SR yes Worland, WY Texas-Permian Basian James Webb III y 23 F 6 9 202 SO yes Augusta, GA North Idaho College David Wacker 33 C 6 10 238 FR Converse, TX Judson HS Jake Ness 34 F 6 8 225 SR Coeur d'Alene, ID Billings West HS *Leon Rice (Washington State) Jeff Linder (Western State) John Rillie (Gonzaga) Danny Henderson (Austin College) http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bosu-m-baskbl-mtt.html 400px|left|thumb|Boise State vs. San Diego State on 2/8/15 with an attendance of 10,511. Schedule http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball www.broncosports.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150511122208/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-05-11 yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Exhibition Nov 1 6:00 pm yes La Verne Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 3,540 92–60 Nov 7 8:00 pm yes Montana Tech Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,155 103–63 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Regular season Nov 14 4:30 pm yes yes San Diego Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA LMU Classic 1,362 81–75 1–0 Nov 15 6:00 pm yes yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA LMU Classic 1,326 77–69 2–0 Nov 18 8:00 pm yes Montana Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,535 72–67 2OT 3–0 Nov 22 8:00 pm yes yes Wisconsin 3 Kohl Center Madision, WI 17,279 BTN 54–78 3–1 Nov 25 7:00 pm yes yes Idaho CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID 5,672 24/7 86–75 4–1 Nov 28 5:00 pm yes yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC 15,439 ESPN3 54–60 4–2 Dec 6 9:30 pm yes yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 3,008 ESPNU 82–71 5–2 Dec 9 7:00 pm yes Adams State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 3,452 78–49 6–2 Dec 11 7:00 pm yes Northwest Nazarene Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 3,558 91–51 7–2 Dec 14 4:30 pm yes Southern Utah Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID Las Vegas Classic 3,995 79–60 8–2 Dec 20 11:00 am yes Abilene Christian Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID Las Vegas Classic 3,083 77–33 9–2 Dec 22 8:30 pm yes yes Houston Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic semifinals N/A 75–73 OT 10–2 Dec 23 9:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic championship N/A FS1 45–48 10–3 Dec 31 7:00 pm yes Colorado State 24 Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 5,115 RTNW 65–71 10–4 0–1 Jan 3 12:00 pm Utah State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 5,415 RTNW 61–62 10–5 0–2 Jan 10 4:00 pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 7,024 CBSSN 54–65 10–6 0–3 Jan 13 9:00 pm UNLV Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,387 ESPNU 82–73 OT 11–6 1–3 Jan 18 4:00 pm yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 15,206 CBSSN 69–59 12–6 2–3 Jan 21 8:00 pm San Jose State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,219 RTNW 86–36 13–6 3–3 Jan 24 12:00 pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 1,647 RTNW 77–68 14–6 4–3 Jan 27 9:00 pm Colorado State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 5,682 ESPNU 82–78 15–6 5–3 Feb 3 7:30 pm yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 9,378 CBSSN 68–63 16–6 6–3 Feb 8 4:00 pm San Diego State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 10,511 CBSSN 61–46 17–6 7–3 Feb 11 7:00 pm Air Force Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 6,778 67–42 18–6 8–3 Feb 14 5:00 pm yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA 6,553 ESPN3 64–70 18–7 8–4 Feb 18 9:00 pm yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 13,675 CBSSN 53–48 19–7 9–4 Feb 21 1:00 pm Nevada Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 8,929 MWN 78–46 20–7 10–4 Feb 24 9:00 pm New Mexico Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,991 ESPNU 76–65 21–7 11–4 Feb 28 6:00 pm yes San Diego State 24 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 12,414 ESPN2 56–46 22–7 12–4 Mar 4 8:30 pm yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,088 RTNW 68–51 23–7 13–4 Mar 7 6:00 pm Fresno State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 11,308 ESPN3 71–52 24–7 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Mountain West tournament Mar 12 1:00 pm yes 25 1 Air Force 9 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals CBSSN 80–68 7,308 25–7 Mar 13 7:00 pm yes 25 1 Wyoming 4 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Semifinals CBSSN 66–71 OT 9,199 25–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| NCAA tournament Mar 18 7:10 pm yes 11 E Dayton 11 E UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four 12,592 truTV 55–56 25–9 AP Poll Mountain Time E East Region Season highs CategoryAmountPlayerGamePoints31Derrick Marksvs. Idaho 11/25/14, vs. Utah State 01/03/15, @ New Mexico 01/18/15 and @ Fresno State 02/14/15Rebounds15James Webb IIIvs. UNLV 01/10/15 and vs. Air Force 02/11/15Assists7Derrick Marks@ NC State 11/28/14 and vs. Nevada 02/21/15Steals5James Webb IIIvs. Air Force 02/11/15Blocks3Nick Duncan, James Webb III, Chandler HutchisonDuncan vs. Montana 11/18/14, Webb vs. Utah State 01/03/15, Hutchison @ UNLV 2/18/15 Season statistics +Individual Player Statistics (As of 3/11/15 with stats through the game vs. Fresno State on 3/7/15) MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlAlford, Montigo27032211.91084.03999.3941639 .4101424.583125261.03529412Allen, Kevin2031638.2743.73047.63800 .0001423.6091026361.811112Drmic, Anthony7724835.410515.03377.4291643.3722330.767728355.011905Duncan, Nick292888930.72669.286216.39866172.3842833.84823771003.426231316Hadziomerovic, Igor301671123.71464.952109.4771534.4412745.6002274963.28248615Hanstad, Joe20420710.4432.21542.357929 .31047.571216180.915614 Hutchison, Chandler261529211.2732.82579.316313.2312031.6451931501.91812411Hyer, Rob31562720.21374.44693.4951848 .3752732.8443859973.12418714Marks, Derrick292990231.156819.6210415.50664139.46084105.80012931053.688611454Nealey, Chris70192.720.301.00001 .000221.0000110.11103Ness, Jake190864.570.425.40002.00034.750212140.72312Thompson, Mikey282071025.42258.063170.3711138.28988113.7791353662.45443015Trent, Dezmyn110999.0393.51337.351721 .333610.600519252.20712Wacker, David2742539.4622.32147.44701.0002030.6671526411.551240Webb III, James292477226.633411.5127224.56744103.4273656.643551722277.815271833Team 4648943.03Total316300218970.676216610.4592696830.3943965450.727270760103033.237731374188Opponents316300185059.766216170.4091785820.3063485000.69626568695130.7320387102146 Legend  GP  Games played  GS  Games started Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals 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.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2015/alldistrict150310.html USBWA > News > 2014-15 Men's All-District Teams MW awards 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 http://www.themwc.com/news/mountain-west-announces-2014-15-mens-basketball-all-conference-team-03-09-2015 Mountain West Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team MW News 2015-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145411/http://www.themwc.com/news/mountain-west-announces-2014-15-mens-basketball-all-conference-team-03-09-2015 2015-04-02 dead References Category:Boise State Broncos men's basketball seasons Boise State Boise State Boise Boise Category:2010s in Boise, Idaho