The 1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented
Boise State University
Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding ...
during the NCAA Division I basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at the
Bronco Gym in
Boise, Idaho
Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown ar ...
.
They finished the regular season at with a record in the
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eig ...
,
tied with
Weber State
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History
Weber State University was founded ...
and
Idaho State for the regular season title.
The Broncos were led on the court by senior center Pat Hoke and sophomore guard Steve Connor, the coach's son.
No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; Hoke and Connor were on the second team, and senior guard Terry Miller was honorable mention.
In the
first year
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Ar ...
of the
conference tournament, the Broncos defeated the other co-champions: Idaho State in the first round,
[ and host Weber State in the final in double overtime.]1970
Events
January
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, they had advanced to the College Division tournament (now Division II).
Boise State met fourth-ranked UNLV
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in the first round at McArthur Court
McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena.
Also known as "The Pit" or " ...
in Eugene, Oregon; the Runnin' Rebels were up by nine points at the half, and won by 25 points, The Broncos' next NCAA appearance was twelve years later, in 1988
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.
Postseason results
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References
External links
Sports Reference
– Boise State Broncos – 1975–76 basketball season
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