The 1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at the Bronco Gym in Boise, Idaho.
| 1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season co-champions Big Sky tournament champions | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 18–11 (9–5 Big Sky) |
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| Assistant coach | Mike Montgomery (3rd season) |
| Home arena | Bronco Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Big Sky Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
They finished the regular season at 16–10 overall, with a 9–5 record in the Big Sky Conference,[1][2] tied with Weber State and Idaho State for the regular season title.[3][4] The Broncos were led on the court by senior center Pat Hoke and sophomore guard Steve Connor, the coach's son.[5][6]
No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; Hoke and Connor were on the second team, and senior guard Terry Miller was honorable mention.[7][8][9]
In the first year of the conference tournament, the Broncos defeated the other co-champions: Idaho State in the first round,[5] and host Weber State in the final in double overtime.[6][10] They advanced to the NCAA tournament, their first in Division I; six years earlier in 1970, they had advanced to the College Division tournament (now Division II).
Boise State met fourth-ranked UNLV in the first round at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon; the Runnin' Rebels were up by nine points at the half, and won by 25 points, 103–78.[11][12] The Broncos' next NCAA appearance was twelve years later, in 1988.
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 5 9:00 pm |
vs. Idaho State Semifinal |
W 93–81 | 17–10 |
Wildcat Gym (4,411) Ogden, Utah | |||||||
| Sat, March 6 8:00 pm |
at Weber State Final |
W 77–70 2OT | 18–10 |
Wildcat Gym (4,679) Ogden, Utah | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 13* 8:05 pm |
vs. No. 4 UNLV First round |
L 78–103 | 18–11 |
McArthur Court (9,100) Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "College hoop standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1976. p. 16.
- ^ "College cage standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 1, 1976. p. 3B.
- ^ "Wildcats win tourney 'draw'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 1, 1976. p. B7.
- ^ "Top four head for tourney". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 1, 1976. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Weber, Boise advance in Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1976. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Boise rules Big Sky after overtime win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
- ^ "Trio tops Big Sky all-star team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 3, 1976. p. 2B.
- ^ "Watts gets 'Sky honor for 3rd year". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 2, 1976. p. B6.
- ^ "Gonzaga's Jim Grady 2nd-team Sky choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 20.
- ^ Blodgett, Gary R. (March 8, 1976). "Boise faces tough Rebels". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C3.
- ^ Withers, Bud (March 14, 1976). "Rebels running to Los Angeles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B.
- ^ "Bruins, Rebels romp". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. 1B.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1975–76 basketball season