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
1984–85 record16–13 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coachBobby Dye (2nd season)
Assistant coachRod Jensen
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada113 .786  2110  .677
Montana104 .714  227  .759
Weber State95 .643  209  .690
Northern Arizona86 .571  1712  .586
Montana State77 .500  1117  .393
Boise State59 .357  1613  .552
Idaho State59 .357  1518  .455
Idaho113 .071  822  .267
Conference 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

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

  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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