The 1981–82 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented

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during the

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 27, 1981, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Marc ...

. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Dave Leach and played their home games on campus at the Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho. They finished the regular season at with a record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for fourth in the The conference tournament included only the top four teams; the Broncos lost the tiebreaker to Weber State for the final berth, and did not qualify for a fourth consecutive year. This was the last season for varsity basketball at the 1950s Bronco Gym, and its finale against rival

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was sold out two weeks in advance. BSU needed a win (with a Weber State loss) to qualify for the Big Sky tourney, for a quick re-match with Idaho six nights later at the Kibbie Dome in

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. A record crowd of 3,946 saw the Broncos test the ninth-

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Vandals, but fell by six; the capacity of the gym at the time was listed at 3,682. The new

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opened in May, for commencement exercises. No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; forward Eric Bailey, guard Terry Lee, and sophomore

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Vince Hinchen were honorable mention.

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Boise State Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...