# 2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.

## Previous season

The Broncos 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaycson Bereal | 2 | G | 6'6" | 188 | Freshman | Tulsa, OK | Transferred to Odessa College |
| Malek Harwell | 5 | G | 6'5" | 188 | RS Junior | Pocatello, ID | Graduate transferred to Cal Poly |
| Zach Haney | 11 | F | 6'11" | 239 | RS Senior | Humble, TX | Graduated |
| Pat Dembley | 13 | G | 6'1" | 174 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Transferred to UT Permian Basin |
| David Wacker | 33 | F | 6'10" | 236 | RS Senior | Converse, TX | Graduated |
| Mikey Frazier | 45 | F | 6'10" | 244 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Garden City CC |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Marcus Shaver Jr. | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shaver Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Devonaire Doutrive | 5 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Doutrive will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Emmanuel Akot | 14 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Winnipeg, MB | Transferred from Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akot will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Chase Berry | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Lehi, UT | Junior college transferred form Utah State University Eastern. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
| Abu Kigab | 24 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | St. Catharines, ON | Transferred from Oregon in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kigab has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Kigab has one and a half years of remaining eligibility. |
| Mladen Armus | 33 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred from East Tennessee State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Armus will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| RayJ Dennis PG | Oswego, IL | Oswego East High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Burke Smith PF | Richmond, VA | Trinity Episcopal School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 9, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Kasean Pryor SF | Ann Arbor, MI | Link Year Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | |
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | | West Coast Baptist | W 95–34 | | ExtraMile Arena (2,294) Boise, ID |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Life Pacific | W 126–49 | 1–0 | ExtraMile Arena (2,864) Boise, ID |
| Nov 9, 2019 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 75–106 | 1–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,260) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 15, 2019* 5:30 pm, MWN | | UC Irvine | L 60-69 | 1–2 | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| Nov 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | BYU | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | ExtraMile Arena (6,143) Boise, ID |
| Nov 23, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 82–76 $^{3OT}$ | 3–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,859) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, MWN | | UNC Wilmington | W 80–59 | 4–2 | ExtraMile Arena (3,964) Boise, ID |
| Dec 4, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at New Mexico | L 78–80 | 4–3 (0–1) | Dreamstyle Arena (10,301) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Colorado State | W 75–64 | 5–3 (1–1) | ExtraMile Arena (3,577) Boise, ID |
| Dec 11, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 56–69 | 5–4 | Reynolds Center (3,367) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 14, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 100–57 | 6–4 | ExtraMile Arena (3,478) Boise, ID |
| Dec 22, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Georgia Tech 2019 Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 60–74 | 6–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Portland Diamond Head Classic 2nd round | W 85–69 | 7–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. UTEP 2019 Diamond Head Classic 5th place game | W 62–50 | 8–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 28, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Northridge | W 103–72 | 9–5 | ExtraMile Arena (4,121) Boise, ID |
| Jan 1, 2020 6:00 pm, MWN | | Wyoming | W 65–54 | 10–5 (2–1) | ExtraMile Arena (4,708) Boise, ID |
| Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Nevada | L 66–83 | 10–6 (2–2) | Lawlor Events Center (8,681) Reno, NV |
| Jan 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | W 73–66 | 11–6 (3–2) | ExtraMile Arena (4,509) Boise, ID |
| Jan 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 7 San Diego State | L 65–83 | 12–6 (3–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Air Force | L 78–85 | 12–7 (3–4) | Clune Arena (1,758) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Utah State | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (4–4) | ExtraMile Arena (6,047) Boise, ID |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Fresno State | W 87–53 | 14–7 (5–4) | Save Mart Center (6,342) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 99–71 | 14–8 (6–4) | ExtraMile Arena (4,724) Boise, ID |
| Feb 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Nevada | W 73–64 | 15–8 (7–4) | ExtraMile Arena (6,538) Boise, ID |
| Feb 4, 2020 8:00 pm, MWN | | at Wyoming | W 67–62 | 16–8 (8–4) | Arena Auditorium (2,892) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 8, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Utah State | L 61–70 | 16–9 (8–5) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,033) Logan, UT |
| Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Air Force | W 74–57 | 17–9 (9–5) | ExtraMile Arena (4,898) Boise, ID |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 4 San Diego State | L 55–72 | 17–10 (9–6) | ExtraMile Arena (10,651) Boise, ID |
| Feb 19, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium | | at San Jose State | W 80–62 | 18–10 (10–6) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,339) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | New Mexico | W 74–61 | 19–10 (11–6) | ExtraMile Arena (5,809) Boise, ID |
| Feb 26, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 66–76 | 19–11 (11–7) | Thomas & Mack Center (9,627) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 3:00 pm, Stadium | (5) | vs. (4) UNLV Quarterfinal | W 67–61 | 20–11 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,189) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State Semifinals | L 68–81 | 20–12 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||