# 2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament where they lost to Utah State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Austin Peay and Evansville before falling to Oregon in the semifinals.
This was the Broncos' final season in the WAC as they joined the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Robert Arnold | Forward | 6–6 | 176 | Senior | Lancaster, California |
| 2 | Daequon Montreal | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Syracuse, New York |
| 3 | G.A. Hill | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | Aransas Pass, Texas |
| 4 | Justin Salzwedel | Guard | 6–2 | 182 | Senior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 10 | Tre Nichols | Guard | 5–11 | 168 | Junior | Killeen, Texas |
| 11 | Jeff Elorriaga | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| 12 | La'Shard Anderson | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | San Diego, California |
| 13 | Isaac Oeltjen | Forward | 7–0 | 224 | Freshman | Welch, Minnesota |
| 15 | Thomas Bropleh | Forward | 6–5 | 203 | Freshman | Denver, Colorado |
| 20 | Sean Imadiyi | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Chandler, Arizona |
| 22 | Drew Wiley | Guard | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | McKenzie River, Oregon |
| 23 | Ryan Watkins | Forward | 6–8 | 247 | Freshman | Santa Clarita, California |
| 25 | Paul Noonan | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Beaverton, Oregon |
| 30 | Westly Perryman | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 32 | Zach Moritz | Center | 6–10 | 239 | Senior | Vancouver, Washington |
| 42 | Sam Hicks | Forward | 6–9 | 248 | Freshman | Redding, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/10* 7:00 pm | | Montana Tech | W 77–58 | | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| 11/9/10* 7:30 pm | | Adams State | W 83–72 | | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/10* 5:00 pm | | Western State | W 78–52 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (2,447) Boise, ID |
| 11/19/10* 8:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 65–60 | 2–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,711) San Diego, CA |
| 11/21/10* 2:00 pm | | at UC Davis | W 67–47 | 3–0 | The Pavilion (1,012) Davis, CA |
| 11/24/10* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 83–54 | 4–0 | Taco Bell Arena (2,959) Boise, ID |
| 11/27/10* 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 65–52 | 5–0 | Taco Bell Arena (2,337) Boise, ID |
| 11/29/10* 6:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 80–51 | 6–0 | Convocation Center (694) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/5/10* 2:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 66–69 | 6–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,547) Boise, ID |
| 12/8/10* 8:00 pm | | at No. 19 UNLV | L 72–75 | 6–2 | Orleans Arena (8,320) Paradise, NV |
| 12/12/10* 1:00 pm | | at Drake | L 69–72 | 6–3 | Knapp Center (3,467) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/17/10* 7:00 pm | | at Utah | L 84–86 | 6–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,732) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/19/10* 7:00 pm | | Texas–Pan American | W 91–62 | 7–4 | Taco Bell Arena (1,503) Boise, ID |
| 12/22/10* 8:00 pm | | at Portland | L 79–88 | 7–5 | Chiles Center (2,729) Portland, OR |
| 12/29/10 8:15 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 71–60 | 8–5 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (4,084) Boise, Idaho |
| 12/31/10 5:00 pm | | New Mexico State | W 81–78 | 9–5 (2–0) | Taco Bell Arena (3,145) Boise, ID |
| 1/6/11 8:30 pm | | at San Jose State | W 102–101 $^{4OT}$ | 10–5 (3–0) | The Event Center Arena (1,684) San Jose, CA |
| 1/8/11 10:30 pm | | at Hawaii | W 79–55 | 11–5 (4–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,451) Honolulu, HI |
| 1/13/11 8:15 pm | | Utah State | L 59–68 | 11–6 (4–1) | Taco Bell Arena (8,825) Boise, ID |
| 1/15/11 8:30 pm, WAC Sports Network | | Nevada | L 67–69 | 11–7 (4–2) | Taco Bell Arena (6,472) Boise, ID |
| 1/22/11 8:00 pm, WAC Sports Network | | at Idaho | W 70–67 | 12–7 (5–2) | Cowan Spectrum (5,016) Moscow, ID |
| 1/27/11 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 87–96 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (5–3) | Pan American Center (5,622) Las Cruces, NM |
| 1/29/11 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 60–70 | 12–9 (5–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,856) Ruston, LA |
| 2/3/11 7:00 pm | | Hawaiʻi | L 66–73 | 12–10 (5–5) | Taco Bell Arena (3,418) Boise, ID |
| 2/5/11 7:00 pm | | at No. 22 Utah State | L 49–77 | 12–11 (5–6) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| 2/10/11 7:00 pm, WAC Sports Network | | Fresno State | W 75–61 | 13–11 (6–6) | Taco Bell Arena (3,497) Boise, ID |
| 2/12/11 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Idaho | W 69–63 | 14–11 (7–6) | Taco Bell Arena (12,193) Boise, ID |
| 2/19/11* 8:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara ESPNU BracketBusters | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 | The Thunderdome (2,789) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2/24/11 9:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 70–56 | 16–11 (8–6) | Save Mart Center (7,086) Fresno, CA |
| 2/26/11 8:30 pm, WAC Sports Network | | at Nevada | W 72–66 | 17–11 (9–6) | Lawlor Events Center (5,018) Reno, NV |
| 3/2/11* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 95–59 | 18–11 | Taco Bell Arena (3,191) Boise, ID |
| 3/5/11 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 66–51 | 19–11 (10–6) | Taco Bell Arena (6,286) Boise, ID |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| 3/11/11 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) New Mexico State Semifinals | W 81–63 | 20–11 | Orleans Arena (NA) Paradise, NV |
| 3/12/11 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) No. 23 Utah State Championship Game | L 69–77 | 20–12 | Orleans Arena (NA) Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 3/15/11* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Austin Peay First Round | W 83–80 | 21–12 | Taco Bell Arena (2,684) Boise, ID |
| 3/21/11* 7:00 pm | | Evansville Quarterfinals | W 75–69 | 22–12 | Taco Bell Arena (5,913) Boise, ID |
| 3/23/11* 8:00 pm, HDNet | | at Oregon Semifinals | L 71–79 | 22–13 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,157) Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||