1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–13 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Dye (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Rod Jensen
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Montana	10	–	4	.714	22	–	7	.759
Weber State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	9	.690
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Montana State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	17	.393
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Idaho State	5	–	9	.357	15	–	18	.455
Idaho	1	–	13	.071	8	–	22	.267

† 1985 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 15–12 overall, with a 5–9 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for sixth in the standings.^[1] In the conference tournament at home in Boise,^[2] the seventh-seeded Broncos upset second seed Montana by thirteen points in the last quarterfinal. In the semifinal, Boise State lost by three points to sixth-seeded Idaho State.^[3]

This was the tenth year of the Big Sky tourney, and the first time that BSU had hosted; the first eight editions were four-team events, hosted by the regular season champion. The Broncos won the first in 1976.

Postseason results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Thu, March 7 9:30 pm	(7)	(2) Montana Quarterfinal	W 67–54	16–12	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Fri, March 8	(7)	(6) Idaho State Semifinal	L 86–89	16–13	BSU Pavilion (9,153) Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References[edit]

^ "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 5, 1985. p. B3.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 7, 1985). "Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.
^ "Nevada-Reno meets Idaho State in final". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1985. p. 14.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1984–85 basketball season

[cbstgs-1] "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 5, 1985. p. B3.

[ntlose-2] Devlin, Vince (March 7, 1985). "Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.

[mmtfnl-3] "Nevada-Reno meets Idaho State in final". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1985. p. 14.

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