# 2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by ninth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada. This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chandler Hutchison | 15 | F | 6'7" | 197 | Senior | Mission Viejo, CA | Graduated / Selected in the 1st round of the 2018 NBA draft (22nd overall) by the Chicago Bulls |
| Cameron Christon | 1 | F | 6'6" | 188 | Sophomore | Allen, TX | Transferred midseason |
| Casdon Jardine | 22 | G/F | 6'7" | 218 | Sophomore | Twin Falls, ID | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Christian Sengfelder | 43 | F | 6'9" | 246 | Senior | Leverkusen, Germany | Graduated |
| Matt Serven | 4 | G | 6'4" | 166 | Freshman | Huntington Beach, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Lexus Williams | 2 | G | 6'0" | 167 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Patrick Dembley | 13 | G | 6'1" | 171 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Junior college transferred from Iowa Western CC |
| Rodrick Williams | 23 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Junior college transferred from East Los Angeles College |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Frazier PF | Salt Lake City, UT | East High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jaycson BeReal SF | Tulsa, OK | Booker T. Washington High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 14, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Riley Abercrombie F | Wollongong, Australia | Clear Lake High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Vanguard | W 89–63 | | Taco Bell Arena (2,294) Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 70–72 | 0–1 | Taco Bell Arena (5,001) Boise, ID |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:00 pm | | Jackson State Cayman Islands Classic on-campus game | W 70–53 | 1–1 | Taco Bell Arena (2,952) Boise, ID |
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:30 pm, Stadium | | vs. Creighton Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | L 82–94 | 1–2 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,512) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 20, 2018* 3:00 pm, Stadium | | vs. St. Bonaventure Cayman Islands Classic consolation round | W 72–52 | 2–2 | John Gray Gymnasium (829) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21, 2018* 12:30 pm, Stadium | | vs. Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic consolation final | L 70–73 | 2–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (525) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 27, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake MW–MVC Challenge | L 74–83 | 2–4 | Knapp Center (2,543) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 67–69 | 2–5 | GCU Arena (7,317) Phoenix, AZ |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Central Washington | W 82–62 | 3–5 | Taco Bell Arena (3,879) Boise, ID |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 67–57 | 4–5 | Taco Bell Arena (3,476) Boise, ID |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 54–66 | 4–6 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,506) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 19, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 69–70 | 4–7 | Gersten Pavilion (1,279) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Pacific | W 83–71 | 5–7 | Taco Bell Arena (3,549) Boise, ID |
| Dec 29, 2018* 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | Oregon | L 50–62 | 5–8 | Taco Bell Arena (7,563) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Wyoming | W 69–55 | 6–8 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (3,395) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | San Diego State | W 88–64 | 7–8 (2–0) | Taco Bell Arena (5,425) Boise, ID |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 87–64 | 8–8 (3–0) | Event Center Arena (1,419) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 15, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 10 Nevada | L 71–72 | 8–9 (3–1) | Taco Bell Arena (8,022) Boise, ID |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:30 pm, ATTSNRM | | Fresno State | L 53–63 | 8–10 (3–2) | Taco Bell Arena (6,437) Boise, ID |
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Air Force | L 60–74 | 8–11 (3–3) | Clune Arena (1,790) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | Wyoming | W 77–52 | 9–11 (4–3) | Taco Bell Arena (5,093) Boise, ID |
| Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Colorado State | W 70–68 | 10–11 (5–3) | Moby Arena (2,669) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 8 Nevada | L 73–93 | 10–12 (5–4) | Lawlor Events Center (11,207) Reno, NV |
| Feb 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNLV | L 72–83 | 10–13 (5–5) | Taco Bell Arena (3,200) Boise, ID |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 105–57 | 11–13 (6–5) | Taco Bell Arena (3,608) Boise, ID |
| Feb 13, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Fresno State | L 63–65 | 11–14 (6–6) | Save Mart Center (5,548) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 65–71 | 11–15 (6–7) | Viejas Arena (11,040) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | Utah State | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (6–8) | Taco Bell Arena (6,581) Boise, ID |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Colorado State | L 62–76 | 11–17 (6–9) | Taco Bell Arena (5,151) Boise, ID |
| Mar 2, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (6–10) | Thomas & Mack Center (9,301) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico | L 72–73 | 11–19 (6–11) | Dreamstyle Arena (10,279) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Air Force | W 80–52 | 12–19 (7–11) | Taco Bell Arena (5,677) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 12:00 pm, Stadium | (8) | vs. (9) Colorado State First round | W 80–52 | 13–19 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,578) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 14, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 14 Nevada Quarterfinals | L 69–77 | 13–20 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,518) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||