Boise State Basketball Weekly: March 11th

Taco Bell Arena was on Saturday afternoon and the fans were able to experience a treat as the Boise State Broncos finished off the regular season with a 69-65 victory over the San Diego Aztecs. While in attendance, I got to thinking... Just how have the Broncos done this year in terms of attendance? So, I put together a visual representation of data... TO THE CHART!

As you can see, average attendance grew by over 2,000 fans from last year. Not surprisingly, the number of wins is a strong predictor of attendance, especially in the post-Big West days. I was pretty shocked just how many fans we drew in the Big West days. Drawing over 7,500 fans for the likes of California Polytechnic and Cal State Fullerton is pretty remarkable. After dreadful attendance in the WAC, we are back on the right track. I expect huge attendance numbers the next couple of years as the best class of basketball players in Boise State history gets older, wiser, and more dominant. A team with one senior --ONE-- went 14-1 at home this year!

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Last Week

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This Week - The MWC Tournament

Back-to-back games against San Diego State to start the MWC Tournament. Both teams have identical 21-9, 9-7 MWC records and split the season series. Should be a good rubber match. The winner in all likelihood will have the privilege of facing New Mexico in the Semifinals. In all reality, five teams have a legitimate shot at winning the conference tournament. This comes on the heels of sixth-seeded Air Force upsetting New Mexico on Saturday, so it's pretty much a crapshoot.

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Boise State

Record: 21-9, 9-7 MWC

AP Ranking: NR

RPI: 37 (Last Week: 44)

Best Win: Colorado State (RPI: 15)

Worst Loss: @Utah (RPI: 170)

vs. San Diego State, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 10:00pm MST, Las Vegas, NV

TV: CBSSN - DirecTV: Channel 613; Dish Network: Channel 158; Cable ONE: Channel 332 or 410 (HD)

Record: 21-9

AP Ranking: NR

Best Win: New Mexico (RPI: 2)

Worst Loss: @Air Force (RPI: 71)

Last Time: Boise State 69-65

All-MWC

2012-13 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM (Selected by media and head coaches)
First-Team All-Mountain West
Name, Team	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	City, State
Michael Lyons, Air Force**	Sr.	G	6-5	193	Newport News, Va.
Colton Iverson, Colorado State	Sr.	F/C	6-10	261	Yankton, S.D.
Kendall Williams, New Mexico*	Jr.	G	6-4	185	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State*	Jr.	G	6-5	195	Hawthorne, Calif.
Anthony Bennett, UNLV	Fr.	F	6-8	240	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Second-Team All-Mountain West
Anthony Drmic, Boise State	So.	G	6-6	196	Endeavor Hills, Victoria, Australia
Derrick Marks, Boise State	So.	G	6-3	206	Chicago, Ill.
Dorian Green, Colorado State*	Sr.	G	6-2	192	Lawrence, Kan.
Alex Kirk, New Mexico	So.	C	7-0	250	Los Alamos, N.M.
Anthony Marshall, UNLV*	Sr.	G	6-3	200	Las Vegas, Nev.
Third-Team All-Mountain West
Pierce Hornung, Colorado State*	Sr.	F	6-5	210	Arvada, Colo.
Deonte Burton, Nevada	Jr.	G	6-3	190	Los Angeles, Calif.
Tony Snell, New Mexico	Jr.	G	6-7	200	Riverside, Calif.
Chase Tapley, San Diego State*	Sr.	G	6-3	195	Sacramento, Calif.
Leonard Washington, Wyoming*	Sr.	F	6-7	230	Lake Charles, La.
All-Defensive Team
Pierce Hornung, Colorado State	Sr.	F	6-5	210	Arvada, Colo.
Alex Kirk, New Mexico	So.	C	7-0	250	Los Alamos, N.M.
Khem Birch, UNLV	So.	F	6-9	220	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Anthony Marshall, UNLV	Sr.	G	6-3	200	Las Vegas, Nev.
Leonard Washington, Wyoming	Sr.	F	6-7	230	Lake Charles, La.
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
Wes Eikmeier, Sr., G, Colorado State
Tyler Johnson, Jr., G, Fresno State
Malik Story, Sr., G, Nevada
Hugh Greenwood, So., G, New Mexico
Cameron Bairstow, Jr., F, New Mexico
Khem Birch, So., F, UNLV
Player of the Year: Kendall Williams, New Mexico Defensive Player of the Year: Khem Birch, UNLV Freshman of the Year: Anthony Bennett, UNLV Newcomer of the Year: Colton Iverson, Colorado State Sixth Man of the Year: Daniel Bejarano, Colorado State Coach of the Year: Steve Alford, New Mexico

Your Thoughts

What's on your mind? Is D. Marks/Drmic the Player of the Year? Can we win the MWC tournament?