1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Dave Leach and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.

1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1980–81 record7–19 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Dave Leach (1st season)
Assistant coachPrescott Smith
Home arenaBronco Gymnasium
1980–81 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho122 .857  254  .862
Montana113 .786  199  .679
Montana State113 .786  1611  .593
Idaho State68 .429  1214  .462
Nevada59 .357  1115  .423
Weber State59 .357  819  .296
Boise State410 .286  719  .269
Northern Arizona212 .143  817  .320
Conference tournament winner

They finished the regular season at 7–19 overall, with a 4–10 record in the Big Sky Conference, seventh in the standings.[1][2]

Leach was hired in March from Oregon State, where he had spent the previous decade as an assistant under Ralph Miller.[3][4][5] Assistant coach Prescott Smith also moved over from OSU, and was earlier at Portland State.[6]

References

  1. "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1981. p. 4C.
  2. "College standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1981. p. 18.
  3. "Boise State names Leach as new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1980. p. 7C.
  4. "Dave Leach gets job as BSU cage coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1980. p. 11D.
  5. Humphrey, Bud (March 19, 1980). "New basketball coach named". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
  6. "Boise State names assistant coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1980. p. 4B.
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