# 2011–12 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by second-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were first-year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 3–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament to San Diego State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Mikey Thompson | Guard | 6–3 | 167 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2 | Derrick Marks | Guard | 6–3 | 206 | Freshman | Joliet, Illinois |
| 3 | Anthony Drmic | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 196 | Freshman | Endeavour Hills, Victoria, Australia |
| 5 | Joe Hanstad | Guard | 6–4 | 193 | Freshman | Dickinson, North Dakota |
| 10 | Tre Nichols | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Killeen, Texas |
| 11 | Jeff Elorriaga | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| 12 | Igor Hadziomerovic | Guard | 6–4 | 202 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia |
| 15 | Thomas Bropleh | Forward | 6–5 | 203 | Sophomore | Denver, Colorado |
| 21 | Case Rada | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Burbank, Washington |
| 22 | Drew Wiley | Guard | 6–7 | 214 | Junior | McKenzie River, Oregon |
| 23 | Ryan Watkins | Forward | 6–8 | 229 | Sophomore | Santa Clarita, California |
| 24 | Darrious Hamilton | Forward | 6–8 | 222 | Freshman | San Antonio |
| 30 | Westly Perryman | Guard | 6–2 | 179 | Senior | Boston |
| 33 | Jarrell Crayton | Forward | 6–7 | 212 | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 34 | Jake Ness | Forward | 6–8 | 214 | Freshman | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| 42 | Kenny Buckner | Center | 6–7 | 251 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2011* 7:00 pm | UC Colorado Springs | W 93–47 | – | Taco Bell Arena (1,599) Boise, Idaho |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:30 pm | Colorado Christian | W 95–44 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (3,302) Boise, Idaho |
| 11/16/2011* 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | Utah | W 80–59 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (4,551) Boise, Idaho |
| 11/19/2011* 1:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 103–61 | 3–0 | Taco Bell Arena (2,446) Boise, Idaho |
| 11/22/2011* 8:05 pm | at Long Beach State | L 62–72 | 3–1 | Walter Pyramid (3,866) Long Beach, California |
| 11/26/2011* 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 71–57 | 4–1 | Taco Bell Arena (3,019) Boise, Idaho |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | Drake | W 108–64 | 5–1 | Taco Bell Arena (3,235) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/03/2011* 8:00 pm | Indiana State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 74–65 | 6–1 | Taco Bell Arena (5,342) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/05/2011* 7:00 pm | Idaho State | W 79–55 | 7–1 | Taco Bell Arena (3,337) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | Portland | W 92–70 | 8–1 | Taco Bell Arena (2,460) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/10/2011* 6:00 pm, CST | at LSU | L 45–64 | 8–2 | Maravich Center (7,398) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 12/17/2011* 4:30 pm, RTRM | at Denver | L 62–79 | 8–3 | Magness Arena (2,335) Denver |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Fresno State | W 70–63 | 9–3 | Taco Bell Arena (3,702) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/22/2011* 6:30 pm | at Iowa | L 72–81 | 9–4 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,122) Iowa City, Iowa |
| 12/31/2011* 12:00 pm | vs. Idaho | W 76–73 | 10–4 | Idaho Center (7,540) Nampa, Idaho |
| 01/02/2012* 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 59–72 | 10–5 | Save Mart Center (5,924) Fresno, California |
| 01/14/2012 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | Air Force | L 59–74 | 10–6 (0–1) | Taco Bell Arena (7,875) Boise, Idaho |
| 01/17/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Colorado State | L 55–66 | 10–7 (0–2) | Moby Arena (4,753) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 01/21/2012 1:30 pm, The Mtn. | at TCU | L 52–54 | 10–8 (0–3) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,995) Fort Worth, Texas |
| 01/25/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 12 UNLV | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (0–4) | Taco Bell Arena (6,024) Boise, Idaho |
| 01/28/2012 1:30 pm, The Mtn. | Wyoming | L 64–75 | 10–10 (0–5) | Taco Bell Arena (4,052) Boise, Idaho |
| 02/01/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 56–58 | 10–11 (0–6) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, NBCSN | New Mexico | L 49–65 | 10–12 (0–7) | Taco Bell Arena (4,159) Boise, Idaho |
| 02/11/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Air Force | W 72–61 | 11–12 (1–7) | Clune Arena (2,126) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 02/15/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | Colorado State | W 70–69 | 12–12 (2–7) | Taco Bell Arena (3,312) Boise, Idaho |
| 02/18/2012 2:00 pm, The Mtn. | TCU | W 65–64 | 13–12 (3–7) | Taco Bell Arena (6,785) Boise, Idaho |
| 02/22/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 21 UNLV | L 58–75 | 13–13 (3–8) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,409) Paradise, Nevada |
| 02/25/2012 2:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Wyoming | L 54–64 | 13–14 (3–9) | Arena-Auditorium (6,281) Laramie, Wyoming |
| 02/29/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 21 San Diego State | L 53–66 | 13–15 (3–10) | Taco Bell Arena (6,145) Boise, Idaho |
| 03/03/2012 2:00 pm, NBCSN | at New Mexico | L 61–76 | 13–16 (3–11) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 1:00 pm, The Mtn. | vs. No. 18 San Diego State Quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 13–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,601) Paradise, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||