Tuesday, Nov. 9 | 7 p.m. MT
Boise, Idaho | ExtraMile Arena
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
Boise State men's basketball tips off the 2021-22 season at home Tuesday, against Utah Valley. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. MT at ExtraMile Arena.
TICKET SPECIAL: All fans who purchase a ticket to the first game of the year through the "We Win, You Win" offer, and attend the game, will automatically receive a ticket to the next home game if Boise State is victorious. Those who participate in the offer will continue to get a ticket to the following game as long as they attend each home game and Boise State wins.
WATCH LIVE: Tuesday's game will be live streamed on the Mountain West Network, available for free at BroncoSports.com/mwn.
LISTEN LIVE: Radio coverage of the game will be broadcast on the Bronco Radio Network, with 670 AM KBOI serving as the flagship station, and online through the Varsity Network. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. MT.
Play-by-Play: Bob Behler
Analyst: Abe Jackson
ABOUT UTAH VALLEY: The Wolverines return 10 players, including three starters from last year's squad that won a share of the WAC regular season title. Utah Valley went 11-11 overall and 9-4 in WAC play to claim just the second WAC title in team history. Among the returners is center Fardaws Aimaq, the reigning WAC Player of the Year and WAC Defensive Player of the Year. Aimaq was named to the 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List.
SERIES HISTORY: Boise State leads the all-time series against Utah Valley 4-1. The teams have not faced off since the Broncos swept an in-season home-and-home series during the 2007-08 campaign. That season also featured a season-opening game between Boise State and Utah Valley in Boise, played on Nov. 9. The Broncos won 73-72 in overtime, kickstarting a 25-9 season in which Boise State went on to claim the Western Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles.
SEASON OPENERS: Boise State is 31-22 all-time in season openers, including an 8-3 mark during Leon Rice's tenure as head coach. The Broncos are 43-10 all-time in their home opener, with a 27-7 record in season openers played at home.
PRODUCTION RETURNING: Boise State features 12 returners in 2021-22, including three starters and two All-Mountain West selections from a year ago. A school-record seven Broncos averaged at least eight points per game last season. Five of them are back in the Blue and Orange this year, marking the most returners who averaged at least eight points per game the year prior since 1983-84. Boise State returns 70.2 percent of the minutes played, 66.2 percent of the points scored and 81.3 percent of the rebounds grabbed from last season.
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