# 2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19-9, 14-6 to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada. They received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated SMU in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis.

## Previous season

The Broncos 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 17 Houston Southwest Showcase | L 58–68 | 0–1 | Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX |
| Nov 29, 2020* 12:00 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State Southwest Showcase | W 86–55 | 1–1 | Dickies Arena (3,568) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 4, 2020* 5:00 pm | | College of Idaho | W 86–49 | 2–1 | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Dec 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | W 74–70 | 3–1 | Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT |
| Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Weber State | W 70–59 | 4–1 | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Dec 21, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | | New Mexico | W 77–53 | 5–1 (1–0) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Dec 23, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | New Mexico | W 89–52 | 6–1 (2–0) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Dec 31, 2020 5:30 pm | | vs. San Jose State | W 106–54 | 7–1 (3–0) | Ability360 (0) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 2, 2021 4:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. San Jose State | W 87–86 | 8–1 (4–0) | GCU Arena (0) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Air Force | W 78–59 | 9–1 (5–0) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium | | Air Force | W 80–69 | 10–1 (6–0) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Jan 11, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Wyoming | W 83–60 | 11–1 (7–0) | Arena-Auditorium (0) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 13, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Wyoming | W 90–70 | 12–1 (8–0) | Arena-Auditorium (0) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 20, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Fresno State | W 73–51 | 13–1 (9–0) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Jan 27, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Colorado State | L 56–78 | 13–2 (9–1) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 29, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Colorado State | W 85–77 | 14–2 (10–1) | Moby Arena (0) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Nevada | L 72–74 | 14–3 (10–2) | Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV |
| Feb 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at Nevada | L 62–73 | 14–4 (10–3) | Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV |
| Feb 11, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | W 78–66 | 15–4 (11–3) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Feb 13, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | UNLV | W 61–59 | 16–4 (12–3) | ExtraMile Arena (0) Boise, ID |
| Feb 17, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Utah State | W 79–70 | 17–4 (13–3) | ExtraMile Arena (679) Boise, ID |
| Feb 19, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Utah State | W 81–77 | 18–4 (14–3) | ExtraMile Arena (872) Boise, ID |
| Feb 25, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 22 San Diego State | L 66–78 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (14–4) | Viejas Arena (0) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 27, 2021 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 22 San Diego State | L 58–62 | 18–6 (14–5) | Viejas Arena (0) San Diego, CA |
| Mar 2, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fresno State | L 64–67 | 18–7 (14–6) | ExtraMile Arena (799) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (5) Nevada Quarterfinals | L 82–89 | 18–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (0) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (3) SMU First Round – Memphis Bracket | W 85–84 | 19–8 | Comerica Center (836) Frisco, TX |
| Mar 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) Memphis Quarterfinals – Memphis Bracket | L 56–59 | 19–9 | The Super Pit (935) Denton, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||