March 24, 2015, 10 years ago today: The Utah Jazz and Miller Sports Properties announce the acquisition of the Idaho Stampede, ending 18 years of local ownership led by managing investor and founder Bill Ilett.
March 21, 1985: The birthday of “All Day”. If Boise State’s first Fiesta Bowl seems like yesterday to you, consider that Peterson played 15 seasons in the NFL after that.
March 20, 1945: The birthday of one of the most decorated coaches in NBA history. Pat Riley first made his mark with the L.A. Lakers, with whom he won four championships in the 1980s during the team’s “Showtime” era with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The new College Basketball Crown isn’t quite what we hoped it would be, due to opt-outs. But all things considered, it’s still the best place for Boise State.
March 18, 2015, 10 years ago today: A quirk in the NCAA Tournament selection process places Boise State in the First Four in Dayton—against Dayton. The Broncos and Flyers were the last two at-large teams picked and were No. 11 seeds in the East Region.
When it happened last November at the Cayman Islands Classic title game, the last-second three-pointer by Boston College looked like a heartbreaking loss to an ACC team. Harmless long-term, in other words.
Why the heck was Boise State favored by 2½ points going into their Mountain West quarterfinal against San Diego State Thursday? I mean, the Broncos had been swept by the Aztecs during the regular season.
March 13, 1976: In its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, Boise State runs into the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV in the first round of the West Regional in Eugene.
It was somewhat surprising to see Boise State’s Javan Buchanan named Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year Wednesday. We didn’t really think of Buchanan that way, but it’s certainly a show of respect from conference coaches and selected media members.
March 11, 2020, five years ago today: It is historic. As in, infamously historic. It was a Wednesday, and it began with the declaration that the coronavirus had grown into a pandemic.