1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1975–76 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.

1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Big Sky regular season co-champions Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–11 (9–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bus Connor (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Mike Montgomery (3rd season)
Home arena	Bronco Gym
Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	9	–	5		.643			21	–	11		.656
Boise State †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Idaho State	9	–	5		.643			16	–	11		.593
Northern Arizona	8	–	6		.571			15	–	12		.556
Montana	7	–	7		.500			13	–	12		.520
Montana State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	16		.360
Gonzaga	5	–	9		.357			13	–	13		.500
Idaho	3	–	11		.214			7	–	19		.269
† Big Sky Conference tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 16–10 overall, with a 9–5 record in the Big Sky Conference,^[1][2] tied with Weber State and Idaho State for the regular season title.^[3][4] The Broncos were led on the court by senior center Pat Hoke and sophomore guard Steve Connor, the coach's son.^[5][6]

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.^[7][8][9]

In the first year of the conference tournament, the Broncos defeated the other co-champions: Idaho State in the first round,^[5] and host Weber State in the final in double overtime.^[6][10] They advanced to the NCAA tournament, their first in Division I; six years earlier in 1970, they had advanced to the College Division tournament (now Division II).

Boise State met fourth-ranked UNLV in the first round at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon; the Runnin' Rebels were up by nine points at the half, and won by 25 points, 103–78.^[11][12] The Broncos' next NCAA appearance was twelve years later, in 1988.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 5 9:00 pm	vs. Idaho State Semifinal	W 93–81	17–10	Wildcat Gym (4,411) Ogden, Utah
Sat, March 6 8:00 pm	at Weber State Final	W 77–70 2OT	18–10	Wildcat Gym (4,679) Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 13* 8:05 pm	vs. No. 4 UNLV First round	L 78–103	18–11	McArthur Court (9,100) Eugene, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

1. "College hoop standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1976. p. 16.
2. "College cage standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 1, 1976. p. 3B.
3. "Wildcats win tourney 'draw'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 1, 1976. p. B7.
4. "Top four head for tourney". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 1, 1976. p. 2B.
5. "Weber, Boise advance in Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1976. p. 2B.
6. "Boise rules Big Sky after overtime win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
7. "Trio tops Big Sky all-star team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 3, 1976. p. 2B.
8. "Watts gets 'Sky honor for 3rd year". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 2, 1976. p. B6.
9. "Gonzaga's Jim Grady 2nd-team Sky choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 20.
10. Blodgett, Gary R. (March 8, 1976). "Boise faces tough Rebels". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C3.
11. Withers, Bud (March 14, 1976). "Rebels running to Los Angeles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B.
12. "Bruins, Rebels romp". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. 1B.

External links

• Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1975–76 basketball season