Rice’s success transcends Boise State basketball history. He and Dye are the only Bronco coaches to make multiple trips to the NCAA Tournament. He has also orchestrated seven of Boise State’s 18 all-time postseason tournament trips, including three of the school’s eight NCAA Tournament bids. Now with nine 20-win seasons, Rice owns more than half of Boise State’s 20-win campaigns. Rice became Boise State’s all-time wins leader during the 2020-21 season, passing Bobby Dye with his 214th victory. The tournament appearance was Rice’s third with the Broncos, following the first two at-large bids in program history in 20. Boise State earned the number eight seed in the West Region - the highest seed in program history and the first time the Broncos have been the better seed in a tournament game. The dream season culminated with a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Rice was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year for his efforts, his second time claiming the award. Boise State set program bests for total wins (27), conference wins (15) and consecutive wins (14) on its way to winning the Mountain West regular-season title outright and capturing the Mountain West Tournament crown - both firsts for the program. The winningest coach in Boise State men’s basketball history, Leon Rice has guided the Broncos to seven postseason appearances and nine 20-win seasons in his 12 years at the helm.ĭespite the established track record, Rice and the Broncos raised the bar yet again during the 2021-22 campaign.
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