# 2017–18 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by eighth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Nicholas Duncan | 13 | F | 6'8" | 265 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Cameron Oluyitan | 23 | F | 6'6" | 183 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Paris Austin | 30 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Transferred to California |
| Matt Grooms | 40 | F | 6'4" | 215 | RS Junior | Meridan, ID | Walk-on; didn't return |
| James Reid | 55 | G | 6'3" | 193 | RS Senior | Bend, OR | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lexus Williams | 2 | F | 6'0" | 167 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Valparaiso. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Valparaiso. |
| Casdon Jardine | 22 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Twin Falls, ID | Junior college transferred from College of Idaho. |
| Christian Sengfelder | 43 | F | 6'7" | 238 | Senior | Leverkusen, Germany | Transferred from Fordham. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sengfelder graduated from Fordham. |

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron Christon SG | Allen, TX | Allen High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Apr 20, 2017 |
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018) :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Riley Abercrombie SF | Houston, TX | Clear Lake High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 29, 2017 |
| 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. |||||||

## Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Broncos were picked to finish in third place in the Mountain West. Senior guard Chandler Hutchison was named the preseason All-Mountain West Player of the Year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | College of Idaho | W 74–69 | | Taco Bell Arena (3,516) Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Eastern Oregon | W 104–65 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (4,095) Boise, ID |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 90–69 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (3,052) Boise, ID |
| Nov 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. UTEP Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | W 58–56 | 3–0 | HTC Center (701) Conway, SC |
| Nov 17, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois State Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | W 82–64 | 4–0 | HTC Center (875) Conway, SC |
| Nov 19, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Iowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship game | L 64–75 | 4–1 | HTC Center (2,119) Conway, SC |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 68–48 | 5–1 | Taco Bell Arena (5,750) Boise, ID |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Loyola–Chicago MW–MVC Challenge | W 87–53 | 6–1 | Taco Bell Arena (3,738) Boise, ID |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | W 73–70 | 7–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,688) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 77–54 | 8–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,518) Boise, ID |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 77–54 | 9–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,648) Boise, ID |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 85–80 $^{2OT}$ | 10–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,628) Boise, ID |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU | L 63–86 | 10–2 | Moody Coliseum (6,551) Dallas, TX |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| Dec 27, 2017 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Colorado State | W 93–71 | 11–2 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (7,538) Boise, ID |
| Dec 30, 2017 9:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at UNLV | W 83–74 | 12–2 (2–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,892) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico | W 90–62 | 13–2 (3–0) | Taco Bell Arena (7,557) Boise, ID |
| Jan 6, 2018 6:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Wyoming | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (3–1) | Arena-Auditorium (5,301) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 9, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Fresno State | W 70–64 | 14–3 (4–1) | Save Mart Center (4,980) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 13, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | San Diego State | W 83–80 | 15–3 (5–1) | Taco Bell Arena (10,874) Boise, ID |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Utah State | W 71–67 | 16–3 (6–1) | Taco Bell Arena (7,002) Boise, ID |
| Jan 20, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Nevada | L 68–74 | 16–4 (6–2) | Lawlor Events Center (11,164) Reno, NV |
| Jan 24, 2018 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | San Jose State | W 94–71 | 17–4 (7–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,378) Boise, ID |
| Jan 27, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Air Force | W 70–64 | 18–4 (8–2) | Clune Arena (2,436) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | W 93–91 $^{OT}$ | 19–4 (9–2) | Taco Bell Arena (10,737) Boise, ID |
| Feb 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at New Mexico | W 73–71 | 20–4 (10–2) | The Pit (11,357) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Utah State | L 65–71 | 20–5 (10–3) | Smith Spectrum (8,421) Logan, UT |
| Feb 14, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 24 Nevada | L 72–77 | 20–6 (10–4) | Taco Bell Arena (8,611) Boise, ID |
| Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Air Force | W 76–52 | 21–6 (11–4) | Taco Bell Arena (7,530) Boise, ID |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Colorado State | W 87–54 | 22–6 (12–4) | Moby Arena (2,850) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 27, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 64–72 | 22–7 (12–5) | Viejas Arena (11,211) San Diego, CA |
| Mar 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Wyoming | W 95–87 | 23–7 (13–5) | Taco Bell Arena (10,303) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (7) Utah State Quarterfinals | L 75–78 | 23–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,138) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (5) Washington First Round – Saint Mary's Bracket | L 74–77 | 23–9 | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,119) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||