1983–84 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

1983–84 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	15–12 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Dye (1st season)
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	12	–	2		.857			23	–	8		.742
Montana	9	–	5		.643			23	–	7		.767
Montana State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Nevada †	7	–	7		.500			17	–	14		.548
Idaho State	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Boise State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	12		.556
Northern Arizona	5	–	9		.357			13	–	14		.481
Idaho	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Big Sky tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 15–11 overall, with a 6–8 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for fifth in the standings.^[1] The conference tournament was expanded to include all eight teams this season,^[2] with the quarterfinals at four campus sites. Boise State met third seed Montana State in Bozeman and lost by a point.^[3]

Dye was hired in late March, after two years at Cal State Bakersfield. Winless in the season prior to his arrival, he led the Roadrunners to the Division II Final Four in 1983.^[4][5] He had earlier led Cal State Fullerton for seven years.^[6]

Senior swingman Vince Hinchen was named to the all-conference team and junior guard Frank Jackson was honorable mention.^[7][8] Hinchen was an honorable mention Associated Press All-American, and a fifth-round selection (96th overall) of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1984 NBA draft.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Tue, March 6 7:30 pm	(6)	at (3) Montana State Quarterfinal	L 64–65	15–12	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,758) Bozeman, Montana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

1. "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 5, 1984. p. 15.
2. "Big Sky expands basketball tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1983. p. 19.
3. "Montana St. 65, Boise St. 64". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1984. p. 19.
4. "Dye doesn't promise a Bronco turnaround". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 31, 1983. p. 30.
5. "Bobby Dye hired as new head coach for Boise State". BSU Focus. (Boise, Idaho). April 1983. p. 1.
6. "Bobby Dye new BSU basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 31, 1983. p. 3B.
7. "Scoreboard: All Big Sky". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1984. p. C3.
8. "2 Wildcats named on all-Big Sky". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 13, 1984. p. D2.

External links

• Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1983–84 basketball season