1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by tenth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1992–93 record21–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachRod Jensen
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho11–3 .786  24–8  .750
Boise State †10–4 .714  21–8  .724
Weber State10–4 .714  20–8  .714
Montana8–6 .571  17–11  .607
Idaho State5–9 .357  10–18  .357
Montana State5–9 .357  9–18  .333
Northern Arizona4–10 .286  10–16  .385
Eastern Washington3–11 .214  6–20  .231
† Conference tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 19–7 overall, with a 10–4 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for second in the standings.[1][2] In the conference tournament at Moscow, Idaho,[3][4] the second-seeded Broncos received a bye into the semifinals and defeated Weber State by six points.[5][6][7] They met top-seeded host Idaho in the final and won by twelve.[8]

The Broncos received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament;[9] no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT.[10] Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the West regional and lost by twenty points in the first round to eighth-ranked Vanderbilt in Salt Lake City.[11][12] This was the eleventh consecutive year in which the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.[9]

Postseason results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky Tournament
Fri, March 12
7:35 pm		 (2) vs. (3) Weber State
Semifinal		 W 69–63  20–7
 Kibbie Dome 
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, March 13
10:07 pm, ESPN		 (2) at (1) Idaho
Final		 W 80–68  21–7
 Kibbie Dome (4,800)
Moscow, Idaho
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 18*
3:15 pm		 (14W) vs. (3W) No. 8 Vanderbilt
First round		 L 72–92  21–8
 Huntsman Center (11,389)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References
  1. Grummert, Dale (March 7, 1993). "Vandals capture Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 9, 1993. p. C4.
  3. "Big Sky comes back". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 8, 1993. p. 1C.
  4. Browitt, Jim (March 11, 1993). "Tournament poised for change". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. Jorgensen, Loren (March 14, 1993). "Broncos kill 'Cats' hopes with win in tourney semis". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D2.
  6. Browitt, Jim (March 13, 1993). "Broncos continue mastery of 'Cats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. Jacobson, Bryan (March 13, 1993). "A date for the dance". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
  8. Grummert, Dale (March 14, 1993). "Bronco busted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. "Vanderbilt eyeing Beard, BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 18, 1993. p. 1D.
  10. Grummert, Dale (March 15, 1993). "Vandals, Cougars get snubbed by NIT". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  11. Jorgensen, Loren (March 19, 1993). "Boise State no match for Vanderbilt". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D2.
  12. "Vanderbilt B S(eeing) U". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1993. p. 3B.
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