The 2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fifth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four, in a de facto road game, to Dayton.
On March 9, the team was ranked #25 in the AP poll, the first time in the program's history that it was nationally ranked.
Previous season The 2013–14 Boise State Broncos finished the season with an overall record of 21–13, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Broncos defeated San Jose State and Nevada to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico. They were not invited to the NIT and, citing injuries, choose not to accept an invitation to the CBI or CIT.
Players
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Watkins 0 F 6'9" 229 Senior Santa Clarita, CA Graduated Thomas Bropleh 4 F 6'5" 203 Senior Denver, CO Graduated Jeff Elorriaga 11 G 6'2" 180 Senior Portland, OR Graduated Edmunds Dukulis 21 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore Riga, Latvia Scholarship not renewedtransferred to Saint Leo University Joey Nebeker 22 F 6'7" 222 RS–Freshman Melba, ID Scholarship not renewed,transferred to College of Idaho
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Kevin Allen F 6'10" 240 Junior Ecorse, MI Pratt Community College Montigo Alford G 5'9" 165 Junior Bloomington, CA College of Southern Idaho
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#F1632A;"| NCAA tournament
Season highs CategoryAmountPlayerGamePoints31Derrick Marksvs. Idaho 11/25/14, vs. Utah State 01/03/15, @ New Mexico 01/18/15 and @ Fresno State 02/14/15Rebounds15James Webb IIIvs. UNLV 01/10/15 and vs. Air Force 02/11/15Assists7Derrick Marks@ NC State 11/28/14 and vs. Nevada 02/21/15Steals5James Webb IIIvs. Air Force 02/11/15Blocks3Nick Duncan, James Webb III, Chandler HutchisonDuncan vs. Montana 11/18/14, Webb vs. Utah State 01/03/15, Hutchison @ UNLV 2/18/15
Season statistics +Individual Player Statistics (As of 3/11/15 with stats through the game vs. Fresno State on 3/7/15) MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlAlford, Montigo27032211.91084.03999.3941639 .4101424.583125261.03529412Allen, Kevin2031638.2743.73047.63800 .0001423.6091026361.811112Drmic, Anthony7724835.410515.03377.4291643.3722330.767728355.011905Duncan, Nick292888930.72669.286216.39866172.3842833.84823771003.426231316Hadziomerovic, Igor301671123.71464.952109.4771534.4412745.6002274963.28248615Hanstad, Joe20420710.4432.21542.357929 .31047.571216180.915614 Hutchison, Chandler261529211.2732.82579.316313.2312031.6451931501.91812411Hyer, Rob31562720.21374.44693.4951848 .3752732.8443859973.12418714Marks, Derrick292990231.156819.6210415.50664139.46084105.80012931053.688611454Nealey, Chris70192.720.301.00001 .000221.0000110.11103Ness, Jake190864.570.425.40002.00034.750212140.72312Thompson, Mikey282071025.42258.063170.3711138.28988113.7791353662.45443015Trent, Dezmyn110999.0393.51337.351721 .333610.600519252.20712Wacker, David2742539.4622.32147.44701.0002030.6671526411.551240Webb III, James292477226.633411.5127224.56744103.4273656.643551722277.815271833Team 4648943.03Total316300218970.676216610.4592696830.3943965450.727270760103033.237731374188Opponents316300185059.766216170.4091785820.3063485000.69626568695130.7320387102146
Legend GP Games played GS Games started Avg Average per game FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists TO Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals
Season milestones & awards The 2014–15 season saw several firsts and records. The 14 conference wins is the most conference wins in school history. Their eight-game conference winning streak set a school record for consecutive conference wins. On March 9, the Broncos were ranked #25 in the AP poll marking the first time the program had ever been ranked in a major poll. Leon Rice was named the USBWA District VIII coach of the year and Derrick Marks was named to the all-district team.
MW awards Player of the year: Derrick Marks
Newcomer of the year: James Webb III
Coach of the year: Leon Rice
Mountain West 1st team: Derrick Marks
Mountain West 2nd team: James Webb III
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