1993–94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by eleventh-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

1993–94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–13 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Dye (11th season)
Assistant coach	Rod Jensen (11th season)
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	10		.667
Idaho State	10	–	4		.714			18	–	9		.667
Idaho	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Montana State	8	–	6		.571			16	–	11		.593
Boise State †	7	–	7		.500			17	–	13		.567
Montana	6	–	8		.429			19	–	9		.679
Northern Arizona	6	–	8		.429			13	–	13		.500
Eastern Washington	0	–	14		.000			5	–	21		.192
† Conference tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 14–12 overall, with a 7–7 record in the Big Sky Conference, fifth in the standings.^[1][2][3]

In the conference tournament at home in Boise,^[4][5] the fifth-seeded Broncos defeated Montana State by eighteen points in a quarterfinal,^[6] and top-seeded Weber State by twelve in a semifinal.^[7][8][9] In the final against second-seeded Idaho State, BSU won by four points.^[10]

For a second consecutive year, the Broncos received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament without winning the regular season title; no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the West regional and lost by nine points to Louisville in the first round in Sacramento.^[11] It was the twelfth consecutive year that the Big Sky representative lost in the first round, a streak that ended the following year.

This was Boise State's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in Division I, the third under Dye, and their last as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Thu, March 10 9:00 pm	(5)	(4) Montana State Quarterfinal	W 75–57	15–12	BSU Pavilion (7,544) Boise, Idaho
Fri, March 11 9:30 pm	(5)	(1) Weber State Semifinal	W 84–72	16–12	BSU Pavilion (8,445) Boise, Idaho
Sat, March 12 7:37 pm, ESPN	(5)	(2) Idaho State Final	W 85–81	17–12	BSU Pavilion (9,166) Boise, Idaho
NCAA tournament
Fri, March 18* 6:13 pm, CBS	(14W)	vs. (3W) No. 10 Louisville First round	L 58–67	17–13	ARCO Arena (16,477) Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

1. "March Madness has arrived". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1994. p. 1B.
2. "Idaho faces Montana in Sky opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1994. p. C2.
3. "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 8, 1994. p. C4.
4. Grummert, Dale (March 11, 1994). "Vandals float past Grizzzz". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
5. Meehan, Jim (March 11, 1994). "Lightfoot, Vandals stomp Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
6. Grummert, Dale (March 11, 1994). "Boise St. 75, Montana St. 57". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4B.
7. Sorensen, Mike (March 12, 1994). "Taller Broncos oust Wildcats in semis with tough defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D3.
8. Meehan, Jim (March 12, 1994). "Too-quick Bengals punch Vandals' ticket home". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C6.
9. Grummert, Dale (March 12, 1994). "Idaho St. has UI's number". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
10. "BSU wins Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 13, 1994. p. 5B.
11. "Louisville survives BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1994. p. 6B.

External links

• Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1993–94 basketball season