2023–24 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourteenth-year head coach Leon Rice, were members of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). They played their home games at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.

2023–24 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	22–11 (13–5 MW)
Head coach	Leon Rice (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Burns (8th season) Tim Duryea (6th season) Roberto Bergersen (2nd season) David Moats (6th season)
Home arena	ExtraMile Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Utah State	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
Nevada	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
Boise State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
No. 17 San Diego State	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
New Mexico †	10	–	8		.556			26	–	10		.722
Colorado State	10	–	8		.556			25	–	11		.694
Wyoming	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Fresno State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
San Jose State	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
Air Force	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Broncos would finish the 2022–23 season 24–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play, to finish in 2nd place. They beat 7th-seeded UNLV in the first round of the Mountain West tournament and then lost to 3rd-seeded Utah State to end their hopes of winning the tournament. They made it to the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Northwestern in the first round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sadraque Nganga	1	G	6'9"	205	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Transferred to Seton Hall
Burke Smith	4	F	6'11	230	RS Sophomore	Glen Allen, VA	Transferred to Pacific
Marcus Shaver Jr.	10	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Pavle Kuzmanovic	13	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Lužnica, Serbia	Entered transfer portal
Naje Smith	23	F	6'7"	205	GS Senior	Spokane, WA	Graduated
Lukas Milner	25	C	6'10"	238	GS Senior	Olathe, KS	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
O'Mar Stanley	1	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Branson, MO	St. John's
Cam Martin	31	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Yukon, OK	Kansas
Roddie Anderson III	0	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Huntington Beach, CA	UC San Diego

Source:^[1]

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Lockett Jr. SF	New Orleans, LA	Isidore Newman School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 16, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Andrew Meadow PF	Stevenson Ranch, CA	West Ranch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 11, 2022
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Emmanuel Ugbo PF	Lagos, Nigeria	Riesen Ludwigsburg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Julian Bowie PG	Pocatello, ID	Pocatello	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2022
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Pearson Carmichael SG	Bend, OR	Summit	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2022
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

2023–24 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Roddie III Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So UC San Diego Huntington Beach, CA F 1 O'Mar Stanley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. John's Overland Park, KS F 2 Tyson Degenhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Mt. Spokane High School Spokane, WA G 3 Kobe Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Chiawana High School Pasco, WA G 4 Chris Jr. Lockett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Isidore Newman School New Orleans, LA G 5 RJ II Keene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Concordia Lutheran High School The Woodlands, TX G 8 Kade Rice (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Bishop Kelly High School Boise, ID F 10 Emmanuel Ugbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Riesen Ludwigsburg Barendrecht, Netherlands G 11 Chibuzo Agbo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Texas Tech San Diego, CA G 12 Max Rice (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Bishop Kelly High School Boise, ID F 13 Andrew Meadow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr West Ranch High School Santa Clarita, CA C 14 Mohamed Sylla 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) GS Detroit Mercy Abidjan, Ivory Coast G 15 Jace Whiting 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Burley High School Burley, ID G 20 Vince Barringer (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Saint Francis High School San Carlos, CA G 22 Sam Winter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Montesano High School Montesano, WA G 30 Alex Martin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Webb City High School Webb City, MO F 31 Cam Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) GS Kansas Yukon, OK	Head coach Leon Rice (Washington State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Burns (Central Washington) Tim Duryea (North Texas) Roberto Bergersen (Boise State) David Moats (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 22, 2023

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 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Vanguard	W 89–55	1–0	19 – Agbo	13 – C. Martin	5 – Anderson III	ExtraMile Arena (9,501) Boise, ID
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		San Francisco	W 63–58	2–0	17 – Degenhart	6 – M. Rice	3 – C. Martin	ExtraMile Arena (10,520) Boise, ID
November 19, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Clemson	L 68–85	2–1	18 – Agbo	7 – Martin	4 – Martin	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,748) Clemson, SC
November 23, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Virginia Tech ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	L 75–82	2–2	18 – Degenhart	8 – Degenhart	4 – Agbo	State Farm Field House (2,458) Orlando, FL
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. VCU ESPN Events Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 65–61	3–2	12 – Meadow	7 – Martin	2 – Stanley	State Farm Field House (2,579) Orlando, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Butler ESPN Events Invitational 5th-place game	L 56–70	3–3	12 – Degenhart	7 – Degenhart	3 – Whiting	State Farm Field House (234) Orlando, FL
December 1, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Saint Mary's	W 63–60	4–3	17 – Degenhart	8 – Agbo	5 – Degenhart	Mountain America Center (4,985) Idaho Falls, ID
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		North Texas	W 69–64	5–3	27 – Agbo	4 – Stanley	3 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,865) Boise, ID
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Western Oregon	W 109–70	6–3	28 – M. Rice	7 – Stanley	6 – Martin	ExtraMile Arena (8,960) Boise, ID
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Northwestern State	W 95–54	7–3	20 – Degenhart	9 – Martin	6 – Martin	ExtraMile Arena (8,471) Boise, ID
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Cal State Fullerton	W 88–65	8–3	24 – M. Rice	10 – Stanley	4 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,178) Boise, ID
December 21, 2023* 9:00 p.m., P12N		vs. Washington State Numerica Holiday Hoops	L 61–66	8–4	23 – Stanley	10 – Degenhart	3 – Anderson III	Spokane Arena (5,146) Spokane, WA
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Utah Valley	W 85–63	9–4	22 – M. Rice	7 – Stanley	3 – M. Rice	ExtraMile Arena (10,764) Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
January 5, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at San Jose State	W 78–69	10–4 (1–0)	30 – Stanley	11 – Stanley	4 – M. Rice	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,287) San Jose, CA
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		No. 17 Colorado State	W 65–58	11–4 (2–0)	17 – Stanley	11 – Stanley	8 – Anderson III	ExtraMile Arena (12,058) Boise, ID
January 12, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Nevada	W 64–56	12–4 (3–0)	20 – Degenhart	9 – tied	4 – tied	Lawlor Events Center (10,191) Reno, NV
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		UNLV	L 64–68	12–5 (3–1)	24 – Degenhart	12 – Stanley	2 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,863) Boise, ID
January 20, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS		San Diego State	W 67–66	13–5 (4–1)	17 – Stanley	7 – tied	3 – M. Rice	ExtraMile Arena (11,705) Boise, ID
January 23, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Fresno State	W 72–68	14–5 (5–1)	16 – tied	5 – tied	4 – Stanley	Save Mart Center (3,872) Fresno, CA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		No. 18 Utah State	L 84–90 OT	14–6 (5–2)	24 – Degenhart	9 – Stanley	2 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (12,058) Boise, ID
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at No. 19 New Mexico	W 86–78	15–6 (6–2)	35 – M. Rice	14 – Stanley	3 – tied	The Pit (13,239) Albuquerque, NM
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., KTVB/MW Network		Air Force	W 94–56	16–6 (7–2)	29 – Degenhart	6 – tied	7 – C. Martin	ExtraMile Arena (12,004) Boise, ID
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 62–75	16–7 (7–3)	25 – Degenhart	7 – Degenhart	2 – Anderson III	Moby Arena (7,221) Fort Collins, CO
February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 22 Utah State	L 61–80	16–8 (7–4)	17 – Degenhart	8 – Degenhart	2 – tied	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		Fresno State	W 90–66	17–8 (8–4)	24 – Degenhart	9 – Degenhart	4 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (11,595) Boise, ID
February 20, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		San Jose State	W 82–50	18–8 (9–4)	15 – Degenhart	8 – tied	4 – tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,049) Boise, ID
February 24, 2024 5:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	W 92–72	19–8 (10–4)	22 – Degenhart	7 – Stanley	3 – tied	Arena-Auditorium (5,180) Laramie, WY
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	W 79–48	20–8 (11–4)	21 – Degenhart	6 – tied	2 – tied	Clune Arena (1,066) Colorado Springs, CO
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		New Mexico	W 89–79	21–8 (12–4)	24 – Stanley	13 – Stanley	4 – Anderson III	ExtraMile Arena (12,184) Boise, ID
March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		Nevada	L 66–76	21–9 (12–5)	15 – tied	12 – Degenhart	3 – Rice	ExtraMile Arena (11,242) Boise, ID
March 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 21 San Diego State	W 79–77 OT	22–9 (13–5)	16 – Anderson	11 – Degenhart	3 – Anderson	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 14, 2024 9:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (6) New Mexico Quarterfinals	L 66–76	22–10	23 – Degenhart	12 – tied	3 – Anderson III	Thomas & Mack Center (8,561) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2024* 7:10 pm, TruTV	(10 S)	vs. (10 S) Colorado First Four	L 53–60	22–11	17 – Agbo	11 – Stanley	2 – Rice	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV										RV	RV	RV			RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV										RV		RV		RV	RV	RV			RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.