Is Derrick Alston Jr. different this year? You’d better believe it. All you have to do is rewind the clock one year and see what was going on last February.
The big push from Armus
Following Boise State’s 81-77 win over Utah State Friday night, Seth Davis of CBS Sports tweeted, “Trust me you do not want to see Mladen Armus play your favorite team in the NCAA tournament.”
Broncos basketball: Guards reinvigorated
It was good news-bad news as Derrick Alston was pretty close to a one-man show last Saturday against UNLV. The Broncos survived, but they really missed the production of their starting guards.
A crunch time triumph
Can they do it again Friday? Well, Boise State will take this one for now. The Broncos rallied for a 79-70 win over Utah State Wednesday night in ExtraMile Arena to retake first place in the Mountain West.
Making enough noise to matter
There’s been a breakthrough at the Boise State turnstiles. The cardboard cutouts will have companions.
Ode to Bobby Dye’s heyday
Boise State coach Leon Rice may just now be drying out from the torrents of water poured on him in the locker room Saturday night after Boise State edged UNLV 61-59. The victory was Rice’s 214th at Boise State, lifing him past Bobby Dye as the winningest coach in school history.
There would be no déjà vu
Lethargy turned into unbridled energy midway through the first half Thursday night, and Boise State went on to pick up a sorely-needed 78-66 win over UNLV in ExtraMile Arena.
Getting bench balance back
The expectation (and it still may be reality) was that this is the best men’s basketball team in Boise State history. And one theory behind that was the uncommon depth that the Broncos enjoy.
Home away from home?
An unexpected little piece of news was broken Tuesday afternoon by B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press. Sources tell Rains that Boise State is looking into moving its home men’s basketball games Thursday and Saturday to the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
How deep are the defensive concerns?
Boise State men’s basketball has suddenly fallen on hard times. Did the Broncos’ relatively easy schedule in late December and January disguise an issue with this team?