# 2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth 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 21–13, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament where they lost to New Mexico. Despite having 21 wins, after not being invited to the NIT, the Broncos, citing injuries, chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI or CIT.
Taco Bell Arena had a new court design for this season

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kenny Buckner | 42 | C | 6'7" | 251 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dezmyn Trent SG | Tacoma, WA | Henry Foss High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| James Webb III PF | Augusta, GA | North Idaho College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 14, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Nick Duncan PF | Sydney, AUS | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Star ratings: 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: "Boise State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 1* 7:00 pm | Lewis–Clark State | W 80–52 | | Taco Bell Arena (3,467) Boise, ID |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 8* 8:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | W 116–87 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (5,662) Boise, ID |
| Nov 15* 7:00 pm | Simpson | W 110–53 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (5,339) Boise, ID |
| Nov 19* 7:00 pm, RTNW | Seattle | W 86–68 | 3–0 | Taco Bell Arena (4,518) Boise, ID |
| Nov 23* 10:00 am | at New Orleans | W 100–80 | 4–0 | Lakefront Arena (1,894) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 27* 7:00 pm, RTNW | vs. Idaho | W 98–89 | 5–0 | CenturyLink Arena (5,747) Boise, ID |
| Nov 29* 6:00 pm | Portland State | W 76–60 | 6–0 | Taco Bell Arena (6,345) Boise, ID |
| Dec 3* 8:05 pm, CBSSN | Utah | W 69–67 | 7–0 | Taco Bell Arena (7,151) Boise, ID |
| Dec 5* 8:00 pm | Carroll | W 80–52 | 8–0 | Taco Bell Arena (5,083) Boise, ID |
| Dec 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 55–70 | 8–1 | Rupp Arena (21,565) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 14* 4:00 pm, RTNW | Saint Mary's Diamond Head Classic mainland round | L 74–82 | 8–2 | Taco Bell Arena (8,234) Boise, ID |
| Dec 22* 11:00 pm, ESPNU | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic first round | W 62–61 | 9–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,093) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. South Carolina Diamond Head Classic semifinals | W 80–54 | 10–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,438) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 14 Iowa State Diamond Head Classic championship | L 66–70 | 10–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,769) Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fresno State | W 86–79 | 11–3 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (7,527) Boise, ID |
| Jan 8 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 13 San Diego State | L 66–69 | 11–4 (1–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wyoming | L 50–52 | 11–5 (1–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,445) Boise, ID |
| Jan 14 8:05 pm, MWN | at Nevada | W 74–65 | 12–5 (2–2) | Lawlor Events Center (8,669) Reno, NV |
| Jan 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Utah State | W 78–74 | 13–5 (3–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,969) Boise, ID |
| Jan 21 7:15 pm, CBSSN | at New Mexico | L 75–84 | 13–6 (3–3) | The Pit (15,242) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 25 4:00 pm, RTNW | San Jose State | W 76–55 | 14–6 (4–3) | Taco Bell Arena (6,845) Boise, ID |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm, RTNW | Air Force | W 69–58 | 15–6 (5–3) | Taco Bell Arena (5,006) Boise, ID |
| Feb 1 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 69–73 | 15–7 (5–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,982) Paradise, NV |
| Feb 5 7:15 pm, CBSSN | No. 5 San Diego State | L 65–67 | 15–8 (5–5) | Taco Bell Arena (9,602) Boise, ID |
| Feb 8 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Utah State | L 70–76 | 15–9 (5–6) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,011) Logan, UT |
| Feb 12 7:15 pm, CBSSN | New Mexico | W 71–70 | 16–9 (6–6) | Taco Bell Arena (6,329) Boise, ID |
| Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Colorado State | W 84–72 | 17–9 (7–6) | Moby Arena (3,659) Ft. Collins, CO |
| Feb 22 6:00 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 91–90 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (8–6) | Taco Bell Arena (9,010) Boise, ID |
| Feb 26 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Fresno State | L 56–76 | 18–10 (8–7) | Save Mart Center (6,331) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 1 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Wyoming | W 72–63 | 19–10 (9–7) | Arena-Auditorium (5,389) Laramie, WY |
| Mar 5 7:00 pm, MWN | Nevada | L 81–83 $^{2OT}$ | 19–11 (9–8) | Taco Bell Arena (6,892) Boise, ID |
| Mar 8 12:00 pm, RTNW | at Air Force | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 (9–9) | Clune Arena (2,689) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| Mar 12 8:00 pm, MWN | vs. San Jose State First round | W 83–52 | 20–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Nevada Quarterfinals | W 75–62 | 21–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,645) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 14 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 20 New Mexico Semifinals | L 67–70 | 21–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,135) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||