Boise State Men’s Basketball 2021 NIT Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2018 | NIT | First Round loss to Washington |
| 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 3/7
