# 2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fifteenth-year head coach Leon Rice, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They play their home games at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.

## Previous season

The 2023–24 finished the 2023–24 season 22–11, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 3 seed in the Mountain West Tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region they lost in the First Four to Colorado.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Roddie Anderson III | 0 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Huntington Beach, CA | Transferred to Xavier |
| Kobe Young | 3 | G | 6'7" | 208 | Sophomore | Pasco, WA | Transferred to Cal State Fullerton |
| Kade Rice | 8 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Freshman | Boise, ID | Walk-on; transferred to Salt Lake CC |
| Chibuzo Agbo | 11 | G | 6'7" | 226 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Gradate transferred to USC |
| Max Rice | 12 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Boise, ID | Walk-on; graduated |
| Mohamed Sylla | 14 | C | 6'11" | 243 | GS Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Graduated |
| Jace Whiting | 15 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Sophomore | Burley, ID | Transferred to UNLV |
| Vince Barringer | 20 | G | 6'6" | 218 | Freshman | San Carlos, CA | Walk-on; not on team roster |
| Sam Winter | 22 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Senior | Montesano, WA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Alex Martin | 30 | G | 6'5" | 218 | Freshman | Webb, MO | Walk-on; not on team roster |
| Cam Martin | 31 | F | 6'9" | 234 | GS Senior | Yukon, OK | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Dominic Parolin | 9 | F/C | 6'9" | 245 | GS Senior | Coquitlam, BC | Lehigh |
| Alvaro Cardenas Torre | 11 | G | 6'1" | 182 | Senior | Granada, Spain | San Jose State |
| Javan Buchanan | 22 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Lafayette, IN | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Dylan Anderson | 44 | F | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Gilbert, AZ | Arizona |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ethan Lathan #28 C | Rockford, IL | AZ Compass Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 5, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Moses Hipps #63 SG | Powder Springs, GA | AZ Compass Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 22, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Julian Bowie PG | Pocatello, ID | Pocatello | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Pearson Carmichael SG | Bend, OR | Summit | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Oakland | W 87−43 | 1−0 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Stanley | 6 – Keene II | ExtraMile Arena (10,626) Boise, ID |
| November 9, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 73–84 | 1–1 | 25 – Degenhart | 9 – Meadow | 5 – Cardenas | Sobrato Center (2,963) San Francisco, CA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Corban | W 100–65 | 2–1 | 16 – Buchanan | 13 – Stanley | 5 – Bowie | ExtraMile Arena (10,508) Boise, ID |
| November 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBSSN | | Clemson | W 84–71 | 3–1 | 20 – Degenhart | 11 – Degenhart | 6 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (11,275) Boise, ID |
| November 24, 2024* 9:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Hampton Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals | W 83–69 | 4–1 | 25 – Degenhart | 6 – Meadow | 8 – Cardenas | John Gray Gymnasium (919) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. South Dakota State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals | W 83–82 | 5–1 | 28 – Buchanan | 8 – Degenhart | 7 – Tied | John Gray Gymnasium (910) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Boston College Cayman Islands Classic championship | L 61–63 | 5–2 | 24 – Buchanan | 6 – Stanley | 3 – Cardenas | John Gray Gymnasium (1,075) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Utah Tech | W 87–64 | 6–2 | 21 – Degenhart | 8 – Meadow | 10 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,282) Boise, ID |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBS | | vs. Washington State | L 69–74 | 6–3 | 21 – Meadow | 9 – Stanley | 5 – Cardenas | Idaho Central Arena (4.570) Boise, ID |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Saint Mary's | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 19 – Degenhart | 11 – Stanley | 4 – Cardenas | Mountain America Center (3,443) Idaho Falls, ID |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Texas Southern | W 82–51 | 8–3 | 19 – Degenhart | 10 – Tied | 7 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (9,968) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 1:30 p.m., MW Network | | Air Force | W 77–59 | 9–3 (1–0) | 19 – Degenhart | 6 – Tied | 12 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,471) Boise, ID |
| December 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | W 73–71 | 10–3 (2–0) | 26 – Degenhart | 8 – Stanley | 10 – Cardenas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,767) San Jose, CA |
| December 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Wyoming | W 67–58 | 11–3 (3–0) | 19 – Cardenas | 9 – Degenhart | 6 – Cardenas | Arena-Auditorium (3,823) Laramie, WY |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBS | | San Diego State | L 68–76 | 11–4 (3–1) | 16 – Lockett | 8 – Buchanan | 6 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (12,058) Boise, ID |
| January 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | UNLV | W 81–59 | 12–4 (4–1) | 21 – Degenhart | 11 – Degenhart | 9 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,117) Boise, ID |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 25 Utah State | L 79–81 | 12–5 (4–2) | 22 – Degenhart | 5 – Tied | 8 – Cardenas | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Wyoming | W 96–55 | 13–5 (5–2) | 18 – Meadow | 7 – Ugbo | 8 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,474) Boise, ID |
| January 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at New Mexico | L 65–84 | 13–6 (5–3) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Degenhart | 6 – Cardenas | The Pit (14,519) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Colorado State | L 72–75 | 13–7 (5–4) | 27 – Degenhart | 5 – Tied | 7 – Cardenas | Moby Arena (5,244) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Nevada | W 66–56 | 14–7 (6–4) | 19 – Buchanan | 10 – Keene II | 5 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (9,788) Boise, ID |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Fresno State | W 82–60 | 15–7 (7–4) | 20 – Meadow | 9 – Degenheart | 7 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,853) Boise, ID |
| February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNLV | W 71–62 | 16–7 (8–4) | 16 – Degenhart | 10 – Keene II | 6 – Cardenas | Thomas & Mack Center (5,081) Paradise, NV |
| February 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | San Jose State | W 79–52 | 17–7 (9–4) | 22 – Degenhart | 6 – Tied | 9 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (10,738) Boise, ID |
| February 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 47–64 | 17–8 (9–5) | 17 – Degenhart | 12 – Degenhart | 3 – Cardenas | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | New Mexico | W 86–78 | 18–8 (10–5) | 32 – Degenhart | 7 – Degenhart | 10 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (11,110) Boise, ID |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Nevada | W 70–69 | 19–8 (11–5) | 24 – Meadow | 9 – Keene II | 9 – Cardenas | Lawlor Events Center (10,521) Reno, NV |
| February 26, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Utah State | W 82–65 | 20–8 (12–5) | 21 – Degenhart | 6 – Cardenas | 7 – Cardenas | ExtraMile Arena (11,911) Boise, ID |
| March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | W 66–61 | 21–8 (13–5) | 22 – Meadow | 11 – Degenhart | 6 – Cardenas | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Altitude | | at Air Force | W 80–57 | 22–8 (14–5) | 14 – Tied | 10 – Keene II | 6 – Cardenas | Clune Arena (1,641) Colorado Springs, CO |
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado State | L 73–83 | 22–9 (14–6) | 22 – Meadow | 9 – Degenhart | 8 – Cardenas | Extra Mile Arena (12,061) Boise, Idaho |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 3:30 p.m., CBSSN | (5) | vs. (4) San Diego State Quarterfinals | W 62–52 | 23–9 | 16 – Cardenas | 9 – Keene II | 4 – Cardenas | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2025 7:30 PM, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) New Mexico Semifinals | W 72–69 | 24–9 | 22 – Degenhart | 10 – Keene II | 12 – Cardenas | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2025 4:00 PM, CBS | (5) | vs. (2) Colorado State Championship | L 56–69 | 24–10 | 22 – Degenhart | 8 – Ugbo | 8 – Cardenas | Thomas & Mack Center (4,675) Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Crown |||||||||
| March 31, 2025* 3:30 p.m., FS1 | (1) | vs. (16) George Washington First round | | | | | | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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