Boise State has been rated third for the past three years.
The Boise State men’s basketball team is seeded among the top three teams in the Mountain West tournament for the third year in a row.
The Broncos (22-9, 13-5 Mountain West) are the third seed in this year’s tournament, which gets underway at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Boise State is given a first-round bye as a top-five seed.
Consequently, the Broncos’ season opener against the winner of Wednesday’s game between No. 6 New Mexico and No. 11 Air Force will take place on Thursday (9:30 p.m. MT, CBSSN).
First seed In the 2021–2022 competition, Boise State emerged triumphant. The year before, Utah State defeated the Broncos in the playoffs after earning a No. 2 seed.
First seed In the 2021–2022 competition, Boise State emerged triumphant. The year before, Utah State defeated the Broncos in the playoffs after earning a No. 2 seed.Boise State has defeated the Falcons (9-21, 2-16 MW) and Lobos (22-9, 10-8 MW) in straight games this season.
The Broncos defeated the Lobos, 86-78, on January 31 in The Pit in Albuquerque.
They won 89-79 at home against New Mexico on March 2.
New Mexico is led by three talented guards, including maybe the most likely Mountain West Freshman of the Year. Jamal Mashburn Jr.
and Jaelen House are two of the most experienced guards in the conference. Mashburn, a senior, leads the team with 15.1 points scored per contest.
House, a graduate student, averages 15 points per game, leads the conference in steals with 61, and is second on the team with 91 assists.
Among the point guards in the league with the most points is sophomore Donovan Dent.
His speed makes it very hard for him to stop, particularly when he drives to the hoop.
He scored 31 points in the Lobos’ opening loss of the current campaign against Boise State.
Dent averages 14.9 points per game and leads the team in assists with 166.
