1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by tenth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachRod Jensen (10th season)
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
Seasons
1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
Boise State 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Weber State 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Montana 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
Idaho State 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Montana State 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Eastern Washington 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Conference tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 19–7 overall, with a 10–4 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for second in the standings.[1][2] In the conference tournament at Moscow, Idaho,[3][4] the second-seeded Broncos received a bye into the semifinals and defeated Weber State by six points.[5][6][7] They met top-seeded host Idaho in the final and won by twelve.[8]

The Broncos received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament;[9] no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT.[10] Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the West regional and lost by twenty points in the first round to eighth-ranked Vanderbilt in Salt Lake City.[11][12] This was the eleventh consecutive year in which the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.[9]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 12
7:35 pm
(2) vs. (3) Weber State
Semifinal
W 69–63  20–7
Kibbie Dome 
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, March 13
10:07 pm, ESPN
(2) at (1) Idaho
Final
W 80–68  21–7
Kibbie Dome (4,800)
Moscow, Idaho
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 18*
3:15 pm
(14W) vs. (3W) No. 8 Vanderbilt
First round
L 72–92  21–8
Huntsman Center (11,389)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

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  1. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 7, 1993). "Vandals capture Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. ^ "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 9, 1993. p. C4.
  3. ^ "Big Sky comes back". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 8, 1993. p. 1C.
  4. ^ Browitt, Jim (March 11, 1993). "Tournament poised for change". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Jorgensen, Loren (March 14, 1993). "Broncos kill 'Cats' hopes with win in tourney semis". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D2.
  6. ^ Browitt, Jim (March 13, 1993). "Broncos continue mastery of 'Cats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 13, 1993). "A date for the dance". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
  8. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 14, 1993). "Bronco busted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. ^ a b "Vanderbilt eyeing Beard, BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 18, 1993. p. 1D.
  10. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 15, 1993). "Vandals, Cougars get snubbed by NIT". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  11. ^ Jorgensen, Loren (March 19, 1993). "Boise State no match for Vanderbilt". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D2.
  12. ^ "Vanderbilt B S(eeing) U". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1993. p. 3B.
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