1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–19 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Leach (1st season)
Assistant coach	Prescott Smith
Home arena	Bronco Gymnasium
Seasons← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho †	12	–	2	.857	25	–	4	.862
Montana	11	–	3	.786	19	–	9	.679
Montana State	11	–	3	.786	16	–	11	.593
Idaho State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Nevada	5	–	9	.357	11	–	15	.423
Weber State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	19	.296
Boise State	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Northern Arizona	2	–	12	.143	8	–	17	.320

† Big Sky Conference tournament winner

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.

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

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

No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; center Larry McKinney was on the second team.

References

"College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1981. p. 4C.
"College standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1981. p. 18.
"Boise State names Leach as new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1980. p. 7C.
"Dave Leach gets job as BSU cage coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1980. p. 11D.
Humphrey, Bud (March 19, 1980). "New basketball coach named". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
"Boise State names assistant coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1980. p. 4B.
"Guards head league's list". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1981. p. 22.
"Briefs: Kellerman honored". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1981. p. 52.
"Harper is all-Big Sky". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 12, 1981. p. D6.

External links

Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1980–81 basketball season

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