Sunday, November 10, 2013
Anthony Drmic 3rd in the Nation in Scoring
Hopefully, you were there to witness his great start to this basketball season. I was!
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/player/_/stat/scoring-per-game/year/2014/seasontype/2/group/50
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/player/_/stat/scoring-per-game/year/2014/seasontype/2/group/50
All-Time Bronco Great Steve Connor Has Passed Away
Sad to read in this morning's paper that Steve Connor has passed away at age 58 in North Carolina. Connor was the guard for Borah High School on one of the best high school basketball teams the state has ever produced, then as a four-year starter for Boise State and his father, head coach Bus Connor.
Connor finished his career in 1978 as one of the top players in Bronco history. He continues to hold school records for career scoring average (18.0), career assists (502), career field goals (771) and career field goal attempts (1,718). Connor is #2 all-time in points at Boise State with 1,927, third in career free throws with 385, third in free-throw attempts with 486, sixth in career free-throw percentage with 79.2% and eighth in single-season scoring with 530 points.
Connor also scored 490 points in the 1975-1976 season, helping Boise State win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, and 457 in the 1976-77 season. He was drafted in the 10th Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets, and played professionally in Europe and in the CBA.
I went to school with his brother, Ty, and worked with his younger brother Bret. Condolences to the Connor family during this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
Where Will Boise State Be Ranked Tomorrow?
After an easy win over UT-Arlington, the Bronco basketball team is now 1-0. The first official college basketball poll will be released tomorrow. Last week, Boise State was #32. Will be interesting to see what the pollsters do.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Red-Hot Drmic Keys Resounding Bronco Win
Bottle this one up, especially the first half.
The Boise State basketball team put one of its best shows in years with a 116-87 victory over UT-Arlington tonight in Taco Bell Arena. Coach Leon Rice's team put up 60 in the first half alone, and were two points shy of a school record for points.
Anthony Drmic was on fire early and often, displaying a devastating mixture of draining threes and lightning quick drives to the hoop to pace the team with 34 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists. What made Drmic so special tonight was his tenacity on defense, hustling hard to save loose balls, and his amazing passing to wide open teammates under the basket.
Drmic hit 5-11 from downtown tonight and passed Anthony Thomas (2006-2010) for 10th place all-time with 142 career three-pointers. The sharpshooter from Down Under is zeroing in on becoming the 23rd player in Bronco history to score 1,000 career points--he now has 947.
If you haven't seen this team play yet, you're going to notice two things. First, the defensive pressure is much improved from last year. Still nothing like the Bobby Dye days at Boise State, but getting better. I've said often that if this team played defense, they'd be a Top 10 team and I still believe that. The second eye-popping thing is the depth. They now have the depth that the football team has had for years, with solid contributions nine and ten deep in the lineup tonight, and that was without star senior guard Jeff Elorriaga, who sat out for precautionary reasons because of an injury to his head last week.
The Broncos are back and looked better tonight than they've looked, well, since the Bobby Dye days. Offensively, of course, there's no comparison--this is the best offensive team by far the school has ever fielded. The entire team was lights out shooting the ball--their 13 three-pointers were just three off another school mark. If they can keep improving defensively, there's almost no one that can beat them.
Derrick Marks poured in 17 points and included a couple of highlight reel dunks, while Ryan Watkins played another superb game inside for the Broncs with 14 points and 10 boards, true freshman Dezmyn Trent had 13 points and reserve guard Mikey Thompson scored 10 points and had six assists. Add in Igor Hadziomerivic and Thomas Bropleh with nine points each and you have a deep team.
Boise State hosts Simpson next Friday in game number two for this special team.
The Boise State basketball team put one of its best shows in years with a 116-87 victory over UT-Arlington tonight in Taco Bell Arena. Coach Leon Rice's team put up 60 in the first half alone, and were two points shy of a school record for points.
Anthony Drmic was on fire early and often, displaying a devastating mixture of draining threes and lightning quick drives to the hoop to pace the team with 34 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists. What made Drmic so special tonight was his tenacity on defense, hustling hard to save loose balls, and his amazing passing to wide open teammates under the basket.
Drmic hit 5-11 from downtown tonight and passed Anthony Thomas (2006-2010) for 10th place all-time with 142 career three-pointers. The sharpshooter from Down Under is zeroing in on becoming the 23rd player in Bronco history to score 1,000 career points--he now has 947.
If you haven't seen this team play yet, you're going to notice two things. First, the defensive pressure is much improved from last year. Still nothing like the Bobby Dye days at Boise State, but getting better. I've said often that if this team played defense, they'd be a Top 10 team and I still believe that. The second eye-popping thing is the depth. They now have the depth that the football team has had for years, with solid contributions nine and ten deep in the lineup tonight, and that was without star senior guard Jeff Elorriaga, who sat out for precautionary reasons because of an injury to his head last week.
The Broncos are back and looked better tonight than they've looked, well, since the Bobby Dye days. Offensively, of course, there's no comparison--this is the best offensive team by far the school has ever fielded. The entire team was lights out shooting the ball--their 13 three-pointers were just three off another school mark. If they can keep improving defensively, there's almost no one that can beat them.
Derrick Marks poured in 17 points and included a couple of highlight reel dunks, while Ryan Watkins played another superb game inside for the Broncs with 14 points and 10 boards, true freshman Dezmyn Trent had 13 points and reserve guard Mikey Thompson scored 10 points and had six assists. Add in Igor Hadziomerivic and Thomas Bropleh with nine points each and you have a deep team.
Boise State hosts Simpson next Friday in game number two for this special team.
Boise State Soccer Team Headed to MWC Championship!
In only their fourth year of play in the Mountain West Conference, the Boise State soccer team has reached the championship game. They did it with a 2-1 victory over #2 seed Fresno State in double overtime.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Boise State Shuts Out Wyoming in Mountain West Quarterfinals
The third-seeded Lady Broncos blanked Wyoming today 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West Soccer Tournament.
Katy Oehring scored in the opening minutes when she headed a Mikhalia Bowden corner kick into the net. Sophomore Brooke Heidemann got in on the scoring in the 43rd minute when she took a pass from junior Shannon Schueren and booted it home. Ohering headed in another Bowden corner kick for the final margin.
Junior Maddy McDevitt posted her eighth shutout of the season in helping the Broncos advance. Boise State will meet second-seed Fresno State Thursday afternoon.
Katy Oehring scored in the opening minutes when she headed a Mikhalia Bowden corner kick into the net. Sophomore Brooke Heidemann got in on the scoring in the 43rd minute when she took a pass from junior Shannon Schueren and booted it home. Ohering headed in another Bowden corner kick for the final margin.
Junior Maddy McDevitt posted her eighth shutout of the season in helping the Broncos advance. Boise State will meet second-seed Fresno State Thursday afternoon.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Boise State Holds Off Colorado State 42-30
It turned out much closer than it should have been, but Boise State survived with a 42-30 win over Colorado State tonight in Fort Collins. The Broncos have a much-needed bye this week to try to heal some wounds. Boise State has 21 players out, 12 from loss of scholarship from their players paying for other players to eat tacos at Taco Bell, and another 9 from injury.
The good news is that Boise State is still in control of its own destiny, and it got that bowl-eligible sixth win tonight.
The good news is that Boise State is still in control of its own destiny, and it got that bowl-eligible sixth win tonight.
Kentucky #1 in Men's Basketball
Will be a great opportunity for these Broncos later in the year. Boise State is #35:
Friday, November 1, 2013
Boise State and Utah State Finish Where They Began
A tie game. No one could break the 1-1 deadlock at the half.
Broncos Storm Past Lewis-Clark State 80-52
Boise State's basketball team opened the season with an 80-52 exhibition win over Lewis-Clark State tonight in Taco Bell Arena. Ryan Watkins led the way with 15 points and seven boards, but it was the reserves who clamped on the defense to stymie a Warrior team that came into the game averaging 100 points a game.
Coach Leon Rice's team hosts UT-Arlington next Friday to open the regular season.
Coach Leon Rice's team hosts UT-Arlington next Friday to open the regular season.
Boise State Soccer Tied with Utah State 1-1
Halftime score. Kayla Tucker scored at the 20:21 mark to put Boise State up, but USU has tied it.
Women's Cross Country Results
1. Emma Bates, Boise State (20:48) (won by 24 seconds)
2. Samantha Silva, New Mexico
3. Marisa Howard, Boise State
4. Charlotte Arter, New Mexico
5. Anna Everson, Air Force
6. Holly Page, Wyoming
7. Nicole Roberts, New Mexico
8. Kali Zachary, New Mexico
9. Annette Eichenberger, Air Force
10. Helene Tambet, New Mexico
Freshman of the Year; Sonna Helleran, Colorado State
Athlete of the Year, Emma Bates, Boise State
2013 Champions: New Mexico--31 points
2. Boise State 60 points
3. Colorado State 117
4. Air Force 118
MWC Men's Cross Country Results
1. Isiah Bragg of the Air Force (24:08.39)
2. Luke Caldwell of New Mexico
3. Adam Bitchell of New Mexico
4. Pat Zacharias of New Mexico
5. Garrett Zans of Wyoming
6. Eric Showhorn of Utah State
7. Ben Larson of Colorado State
8. Shawn Stamm of New Mexico
9. Andrew Goodman of Colorado State
10. Christian Meyer of Colorado State
Aaron Back of Boise State finished 12th
Freshman of the Year: Michael Kessey of Wyoming
Athlete of the Year: Isiah Bragg of Air Force
2013 Champions: New Mexico--32 points
2. Colorado State 51
3. Air Force 80
4. Boise State 101
2. Luke Caldwell of New Mexico
3. Adam Bitchell of New Mexico
4. Pat Zacharias of New Mexico
5. Garrett Zans of Wyoming
6. Eric Showhorn of Utah State
7. Ben Larson of Colorado State
8. Shawn Stamm of New Mexico
9. Andrew Goodman of Colorado State
10. Christian Meyer of Colorado State
Aaron Back of Boise State finished 12th
Freshman of the Year: Michael Kessey of Wyoming
Athlete of the Year: Isiah Bragg of Air Force
2013 Champions: New Mexico--32 points
2. Colorado State 51
3. Air Force 80
4. Boise State 101
New Mexico Wins Both Men's and Women's
The battle will be for the other spots. The Bronco men are no better than third, but I think the Boise State women might have gotten second. We'll let you know first right here!
Two Broncos at 23:28 and 24:11
Unofficially, I had Bates at about 20:49; the MWC record is 20:42.
The Bronco women with a real shot at second.
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