1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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.

1984–85 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–13 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachRod Jensen
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
Seasons
1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
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

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

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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

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