Boise State Broncos Score the Biggest Win in History of Basketball Program

“Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice and his players knew enough to get out of Derrick Marks’ way. The sophomore guard did the rest,” according to the Idaho Statesman. Marks scored a career-high 35 points, leading Boise State to a stunning 83-70 upset No. 11 Creighton, on Nov. 28. This result is the greatest victory the team has ever scored. Just take a look at these facts:
Marks hit 18-straight in the second half, 28 of his overall points in the second half before 16,364 shocked fans at CenturyLink Center Omaha. The Broncos, who played No. 13 Michigan State within four points on the road a week earlier, beat a ranked opponent for the first time in four seasons; and on the road for the first time since March 2005.

Creighton came in with all six of its wins by double figures, and the Bluejays were impressive in weekend wins over Wisconsin and Arizona State in Las Vegas. Creighton hadn’t lost a regular-season November home game since 1989, a span of 42 games.

The Bluejays are the highest-ranked team Boise State has ever beaten. Prior to this game the best victory was over a No. 15 Washington team in 1998. Boise State was 1-18 against ranked teams on the road entering the game. The lone win was against Nevada in March 2005. It was Boise State’s first win over a ranked opponent since they beat Utah State in February 2009. The Broncos were 5-34 all-time against ranked teams.

“The players and coaches did a great job of figuring out that Derrick was the hot hand. We kept running different plays for him to get the ball in his wheelhouse,” Rice said. “And credit Derrick, he made some tough shots.” Boise State shot the lights out in the first half, making seven straight three-pointers after an initial miss and would lead by as much as 39-28 with 3:10 remaining before the break.

Boise State led 39-33 after shooting 64 percent from the field in the first half. The Broncos made seven straight 3-pointers and were 9-of-13 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes.

Marks 35 points are tied for 10th-most by a Bronco in a game in school history. Rice showed his team the film from the end of the close loss to Michigan State, before the Creighton game. “I was just in the zone,” Marks told the Idaho Statesman. “I just felt like I had to do that so we could win the game. We reviewed the mistakes we made. I knew we’d have to deal with that again,” he said. Boise State did not trail after the first minute.

At one point late in the second half, Boise State “came apart and they answered a little bit. But we put ourselves back together. It’s something we didn’t do against Michigan State,” Rice said. “I’m proud of how they finished.”

“We just had no answer for them on the defensive end of the floor. I thought they outhustled us, I thought they communicated better than we did,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “If you’re watching that game tonight, it was obvious who the better team was tonight, and it wasn’t us.”
Marks’ 35 points were 10th-most in school history and 11 more than his previous best. Boise State’s nine three-pointers at halftime were the most by a Bluejay opponent in a first half in at least 10 years. Boise State outrebounded Creighton 31-19.

Nonetheless, with all the honor and glory that comes with this accomplishment, Rice kept things in perspective. “It’s a great win for our program,” he said. “But we don’t want to be defined by one win in November.”

Teichert Named Big Sky Coach of the Year

ISU Head Coach Chad Teichert has been named the 2012 Big Sky Coach of the Year after being selected in a vote by his fellow Big Sky coaches. This is Teichert's first Coach of the Year in his career and is just the second for the ISU women's volleyball program.

This season, Teichert led the Bengals to a second-place Big Sky regular season finish with a 16-4 record. ISU also finished second at the Big Sky Conference Tournament this year. The team also recorded the third most wins for a single season with an overall 23-8 record.
Teichert had four players named to the All-Conference Team in 2012, including regular-season Most Valuable Player in Lori Mendenhall, who was also named first team. Teammates Jaclyn Hone-Hawkins and Breanne Van Every were named to the second team and Tressa Lyman was named honorable mention.

“I am honored and appreciative of my peers for selecting me for this award,” Teichert said. “I am extremely thankful for an incredible group of talented young women that has made this all possible. Their effort and hard work are a big part of this. I also am very appreciative for the help of two hardworking assistant coaches, Ali Gorny and Keisha Fisher, who have helped make this season an outstanding one for this team, for this school and for our fans. I want to extend my appreciation to my former assistant coaches, Katie Edgeson and Dave Hyte. Without all of their hard work in the seasons prior to this, we would not have been where we are now.”

The Bengals were the No. 2 seed this past weekend at the 2012 Banner Health North Colorado Medical Center Big Sky Championship. ISU defeated Northern Arizona 3-1 in the semifinals and went on to face tournament host Northern Colorado in the championship. The Bengals had a 2-0 lead going into intermission, but fell in the final three sets to the Bears. After the tournament, Mendenhall and Hone-Hawkins were named to the all-tournament team.

Teichert is in his fifth season with Idaho State. He posted a 10-20 overall and 5-11 Big Sky records his first season with the Bengals in 2008. In his second season he improved upon his record, leading the Bengals to a 13-15 season and a 7-9 Big Sky record with a fifth-place finish in the regular season.

He continued the momentum in 2010 when ISU finished the season 18-13 overall and 9-7 in the Big Sky to finish the regular season tied for third.

Before coming to ISU, Teichert was perhaps the most successful high school coach in Wyoming history, leading three separate schools for a cumulative record of 397-83 (.827), winning 10 state titles in 16 years, including a run of eight straight titles.

His teams at Cokeville (1983-93) Mountain View (1994-98) and Green River (1998-2000) combined to win 43 of the 65 tournaments they entered as well, a .661 tournament championship percentage.

Last season, ISU finished sixth in the Big Sky Conference with a 7-9 conference and 14-14 overall record.

The last coach to be named Big Sky Coach of the Year was Jon Potter in 1990. Jim Cherniss won three straight MWAC Coach of the Year Awards from 1985-87.

Pretty Records Set in Ugly Game as Idaho State Gets Blown Out by Weber State

by Michael Strickland

Some very nice player statistics shine under a cloudy team loss by Idaho State University.

Rodrick Rumble became the top receiver in Idaho State football history as he set the career record for receptions after his eight catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-14 loss to Weber State, Saturday. Meanwhile, C.J. Tuckett set a school rushing record for visiting Weber State.

Rumble finished his career with 223 receptions, passing Eddie Thompson who hauled in 219 receptions between 2005 and 2008. Last week, Rumble broke the Idaho State career record for receiving yards and the Bengal senior finished his career with 2,863 yards. The 81-yard touchdown pass to Rumble tied for the longest offensive play since the 2007 season. That year, Russell Hill threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Taylor against Cal Poly. Rumble earned his school record on a five-yard catch during the third quarter. He finished his career with 223 receptions.

Idaho State Quarterback Kevin Yost finished his career with his 11th 300 yard passing game or greater as he passed for 306 yards and two touchdowns. He finished his career with 649 completions, ranked third all-time in Idaho State history. He also finished third on the all-time Bengal career list in attempts and passing yards, with 6,663 passing yards and 1,046 passing attempts. 

"What Rumble has become is an icon at Idaho State," said coach Mike Kramer. "He was aided by ten other guys on offense, including a quarterback who threw more passes, and completed more passes in a single season than any other quarterback that has ever played in this conference. I think both of those accomplishments this season will stand the test of time in terms of being great singular accomplishments. I think these two guys would trade all of the catches, all of the throws and all of the yards for as many wins as we could give them. Unfortunately, we were unable to do that, not because they did not fail to perform. I am very proud of these two guys."

Kramer called Yost "extremely tough," adding "we didn't always pass protect for him and he is upright and not heading for surgery. A lot of quarterbacks who have taken as many hits as Kevin has, in two years, would not be looking like he is tonight."

Also playing in the final game of his career at Holt arena in Pocatello, Tuckett set a school record with 289 rushing yards as Weber State rushed for 417 total rushing yards.  He broke the record of 280 yards held by Markieth Ross in 1993 at Nevada. Tuckett finished his career with 1,633 rushing yards which ranks 13^th in school history.  

"This game was a lot of fun and it was a great way to finish my career," Tuckett said.  "I'm so happy for our seniors and this is exactly how we wanted  to finish our season."

While Weber State's overall team yards were the fifth highest in school history, Idaho State finished the game with one rushing yard. 
 

The win is Weber State's 10^th straight over the Bengals.  

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