BOISE BRONCOS STATE 2011-12 WOMEN S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Release Date: Jan. 12, 2012 GAME QUICK FACTS GAME 17 Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2012 2:00 p.m. (MST) USAFA, Colo. (Clune Arena: 5,858) BOISE STATE Broncos 10-6, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: 1/11 (H) New Mexico, W 65-46 Head Coach................ Gordy Presnell Career Record....... 516-211 (25th season) BSU Record........... 120-84 (7th season) Vs. Air Force....................... 0-0 Head Coach............... Andrea Williams Career Record.......... 26-68 (4th season) Record at School....... 14-33 (2nd season) Vs. Boise State..................... 0-0 AIR FORCE Falcons 5-11, 0-1 Mountain West Last Game: 1/11, (A) Colorado State, L 73-39 Stat Leaders Points............... Kati Isham, 15.4 ppg Lauren Lenhardt, 12.8 ppg........... Nicole Brady, 7.3 rpg Stat Leaders Points.......... Alicia Leipprandt, 14.6 ppg Dymond James, 11.5 ppg........ Dymond James, 6.9 rpg Series Record All-Time............................ BSU 2-0 In Boise............................ BSU 1-0 In USAFA........................... BSU 1-0 Neutral Sites............................ 0-0 Current Streak........................ BSU 2 Last Time........................ BSU 47-35 in Boise (12/10/2004) Media Information Radio... KTIK (AM 1350) Play-By-Play....................... Chris King TV................................... None Live Stats http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/w-baskbl/ sched/afa-w-baskbl-sched.html Internet Audio www.broncosports.com 2011-12 Schedule Date Day Opponent Time/Result 11/5 Sat. WESTERN OREGON (Exh.) W 82-45 11/11 Fri. SOUTHERN OREGON (DH) W 93-55 11/13 Sun. WEBER ST. W 86-68 11/17 Thu. at Idaho St. L 75-84 11/20 Sun. PEPPERDINE W 68-57 11/23 Wed. at Utah St. L 86-97 11/27 Sun. UC RIVERSIDE W 68-58 11/29 Tue. SYRACUSE (The Mtn.) L 47-70 12/4 Sun. SEATTLE L 80-89 12/8 Thu. MONTANA TECH W 97-61 12/11 Sun. NEW MEXICO ST. W 72-57 12/17 Sat. at Eastern Washington W 72-63 12/19 Mon. at Portland L 56-83 12/22 Thu. UTAH ST. L 52-64 12/31 Sat. UTAH VALLEY W 85-64 1/7 Sat. at New Mexico St. W 56-53 1/11 Wed. NEW MEXICO * W 65-46 1/14 Sat. at Air Force * 2 pm 1/17 Tue. COLORADO ST. * (The Mtn.) 6 pm 1/21 Sat. TCU * 7 pm 1/25 Wed. at UNLV * 8 pm 1/28 Sat. at Wyoming * 2 pm 2/1 Wed. SAN DIEGO ST. * 7 pm 2/4 Sat. at New Mexico * 2 pm 2/11 Sat. AIR FORCE * (The Mtn.) 4 pm 2/14 Tue. at Colorado St. * (The Mtn.) 7:30 pm 2/18 Sat. at TCU * (The Mtn.) 11 am 2/22 Wed. UNLV * 7 pm 2/25 Sat. WYOMING * 2 pm 2/29 Wed. at San Diego St. * 8 pm at MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT (Las Vegas, Nev. - March 7-10) 3/7 Wed. Quarterfinals (The Mtn.) TBD 3/9 Fri. Semifinals (The Mtn.) TBD 3/10 Sat. Championship (The Mtn.) TBD Home Games are in BOLD *Mountain West game All times are mountain BOISE STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Point Guard Shooting Guard Wing (Forward) Forward Center #24 #1 #30 #33 #44 Kati Isham Heather Pilcher Nicole Brady Kinzi Poteet Lauren Lenhardt 5-8 Sr. 5-9 Sr. 6-0 Sr. 6-0 Jr. 6-2 Jr. Pts 15.4 Pts 7.7 Pts 9.6 Pts 7.0 Pts 12.8 Asts 3.3 Rebs 3.7 Rebs 7.3 Rebs 6.7 Rebs 6.1 FG%.429 FG%.442 FG%.404 FG%.429 FG%.545 3FG%.390 3FG%.355 3FG%.254 3FG% -- 3FG%.400 FT%.833 FT%.714 FT%.800 FT%.667 FT%.741 Broncos to Play at Air Force Saturday Boise State University (10-6, 1-0 MW) will head for Colorado to take on the U.S. Air Force Academy (5-11, 0-1 MW) at 2:00 p.m. (Mountain) this Saturday in USAFA, Colo. Boise State is coming of an impressive performance in the conference opener at home against New Mexico winning by 19 points, 65-46. Air Force is coming in off a 73-39 road loss at Colorado State Wednesday afternoon. The Broncos enter the contest on a three-game win streak with victories over Utah Valley (85-64) in Boise, a road win at New Mexico State (56-53), followed by the 65-46 win against New Mexico. Saturday s encounter will feature the MW s top scoring offense in Boise State averaging 72.4 points per game versus Air Force s sixth ranked offense at 57.5 ppg. Boise State is being out scored by seven points per game when on the road. Conversely they are winning by 11.3 points per game at home, more than an 18-point swing between the two. Boise State is led by senior guard Kati Isham who is the current MW Player of the Week (Jan. 9). She is averaging a Mountain West second-best 15.4 points per game while leading the league in 3-pointers made per game at 2.4, ranking 41st nationally. She is also 41st nationally in 3-point percentage hitting 39 percent (39-of-100) to rank second in the MW. Lauren Lenhardt follows Isham in scoring on the team and is ranked 6th in the MW at 12.8 ppg. She is leading the conference and ranked 29th nationally in field goal percentage at 54.5 percent. Follow the Broncos Radio: As usual, the game will be carried live on The Ticket/ESPN Radio (KTIK AM 1350) with Chris King calling all the action. Boise State Sports Information Women s Basketball Contact: Doug Link, Asst. SID Office: (208) 426-1027 Cell / Press Row: (208) 861-2796 Email: DLink@BoiseState.edu www.broncosports.com
2 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Game Day Notes Team Stats Boise State TEAM STATISTICS BSU OPP SCORING 1158 1069 Points per game 72.4 66.8 Scoring margin +5.6 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 425-990 380-951 Field goal pct.429.400 3 POINT FG-ATT 103-301 83-285 3-point FG pct.342.291 3-pt FG made per game 6.4 5.2 FREE THROWS-ATT 205-283 226-310 Free throw pct.724.729 F-Throws made per game 12.8 14.1 REBOUNDS 633 560 per game 39.6 35.0 Rebounding margin +4.6 - ASSISTS 226 219 Assists per game 14.1 13.7 TURNOVERS 280 274 Turnovers per game 17.5 17.1 Turnover margin -0.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.8 STEALS 131 122 Steals per game 8.2 7.6 BLOCKS 38 34 Blocks per game 2.4 2.1 ATTENDANCE 9324 3716 Home games-avg/game 11-848 5-743 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Boise State 527 631 1158 Opponents 482 587 1069 Air Force TEAM STATISTICS AF OPP SCORING 920 1096 Points per game 57.5 68.5 Scoring margin -11.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 317-926 389-965 Field goal pct.342.403 3 POINT FG-ATT 23-92 74-252 3-point FG pct.250.294 3-pt FG made per game 1.4 4.6 FREE THROWS-ATT 263-370 244-387 Free throw pct.711.630 F-Throws made per game 16.4 15.3 REBOUNDS 644 680 per game 40.2 42.5 Rebounding margin -2.2 - ASSISTS 188 227 Assists per game 11.8 14.2 TURNOVERS 364 331 Turnovers per game 22.8 20.7 Turnover margin -2.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.7 STEALS 160 205 Steals per game 10.0 12.8 BLOCKS 40 62 Blocks per game 2.5 3.9 ATTENDANCE 1983 12103 Home games-avg/game 6-330 10-1210 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Air Force 429 491 920 Opponents 546 550 1096 Internet: Live stats are free and will be available at http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/wbaskbl/sched/afa-w-baskbl-sched.html. New Era Begins A new era begins this year with Boise State s first Mountain West campaign. The Broncos won their inaugural MW game Wednesday (Jan. 11) night 65-46 over New Mexico in Boise. The Broncos are 14-5 all-time against the current membership of the MW. Boise State joins Colorado State University, San Diego State University, Texas Christian University (TCU), University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV), University of New Mexico, University of Wyoming and the U.S. Air Force Academy as members of the Mountain West. The Mountain West is the sixth conference that the women s basketball program has been affiliated with since the inaugural season of 1970-71. Overall, the Broncos have been league rivals with 40 different schools (including the seven in the MW this year) in 42 years. Boise State s all-time record in conference games is 254-251 (.503 pct). The Broncos left the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) last summer following ten years of membership. Boise State in Conference Openers Boise State is 19-16 all-time in conference openers, 10-3 in openers when played in Boise and 9-13 when playing on the road. The Broncos had lost two consecutive conference openers until defeating the UNM Lobos Wednesday night. In 10 years of WAC membership the Broncos opened at home only three times. They went 3-7 in openers overall during that time span. Broncos Get 600th Win (1/11/2012) - Wednesday s win over New Mexico gave Boise State its 600th win in program history. The Broncos are 600-495 (.548) entering the Air Force game. Boise State Versus Air Force Boise State and Air Force have met two times previously with the Broncos winning both encounters. The two programs played a home-and-home series during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. Boise State won the first meeting 71-66 at the Air Force Academy on Nov. 22, 2003. The second game was in Boise on Dec. 10, 2004 when the blue and orange won 47-35 in Bronco Gym. A Quick Look at Air Force The Falcons enter the game at 5-11 overall and 0-1 in league play. They have lost two straight with defeats at home to Longwood (59-48) last Saturday and Wednesday s 73-39 set back at Colorado State to open conference action. Air Force was picked to place seventh, just ahead of Boise State, in the MW preseason poll. The Falcons are lead by Alicia Leipprandt averaging 14.6 points per game (3rd MW) and Preseason All-MW honoree Dymond James averaging 11.5 points and team-high 6.9 rebounds. As a team Air Force ranks sixth in the MW for scoring at 57.5 points per game and eighth in points allowed at 68.5 per game. This is Andrea Williams second year as Air Force s head coach where she has a 14-33 record. Next Up Boise State will host Colorado State University in a nationally television game starting at 6:00 p.m. (Mountain) Tuesday night on The Mountain West Sports Network (The Mtn.). This will be the first meeting as conference rivals and the third all-time with Boise State leading the series 2-0. Boise State defeated Colorado State 54-51 at Fort Collins, on Dec. 18, 1989, then won the second meeting 87-68 in Boise on Nov. 29, 1991 during the Real Dairy Classic. High Scoring Broncos Boise State continues to be the hottest shooting team in the Mountain West hitting a conferencehigh for field goal percentage at 42.9 percent from the floor, second-best 3-point percentage of 34.2
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Game Day Notes 3 and second-best 72.4 percent from the free-throw line. Their shooting success has led to a league best 72.4 points per game, five and a half points better than second-place San Diego State at 66.9 ppg. The Broncos are ranked nationally for scoring offense (43rd), field goal percentage (36th), 3-point percentage (51st), 3-pointers made per game (53rd), free throw percentage (55th) and assists (63rd), as of 1/9/2012. Kati Isham leads the team from the free-throw line with a team-best 83.3 percent (45-54) to rank fourth in the MW. Nicole Brady is next at 80 (24-30) but has not had enough attempts to be ranked. All five starters are shooting over 40 percent from the floor this season. Lauren Lenhardt leads at 54.5 percent followed by Heather Pilcher at 44.2 pct., Kati Isham and Kinzi Poteet at 42.9 pct. each, while Nicole Brady is at 40.4 pct. Lenhardt leads the MW and is 29th nationally in field goal percentage. Eight of 11 active Broncos have hit at least one 3-pointer this year and five have 10 or more. Kati Isham leads with 39 followed by Diana Lee with 16, Nicole Brady with 15 and Lauren Lenhardt with 14. Isham leads the MW in 3-pointers made per game at 2.4 and is second in 3-point percentage at 39 percent (39-100), Lee ranks fourth hitting 36.4 percent (16-44). Balanced attack, Boise State has a relatively balanced attack with five players averaging over seven points per game with a high of 15.4 ppg by Kati Isham and a low of 7.0 ppg by Kinzi Poteet. Boise State has done a good job of passing the ball around leading the MW in assists at 14.1 per game, 63rd nationally. Four Broncos are ranked in the MW top 11 for assists with Pilcher fifth (2.8 apg) followed by Lee and Lister at ninth (2.5 apg), as well as Isham 11th (2.4 apg). Eight Broncos are averaging over 13 minutes per game with the other three over seven. The Broncos Defensively Defensively, the Broncos are seventh in the MW for scoring defense giving up 66.8 points per game. They are seventh in field goal defense allowing teams to shoot 40 percent from the floor. Boise State is fourth in the MW for 3-point defense holding opponents to 29.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Broncos on the Glass The Broncos are third in the MW for rebound defense holding teams to 35 boards per game. Boise State is tied for fourth in the MW for rebound offense averaging 39.6 per game. Boise State has out rebounded all but three teams (four games) this season and is third in the conference in rebound margin at +4.6, which ranks 70th nationally. The Broncos average 10 offensive boards a game, good for an average of 12.4 points per game on second chance points. Broncos to Watch Kati Isham, Senior Guard - led Boise State last year in scoring at 12.7 points per game and shot a team-high 37 percent (70-189) from 3-point range. This year she is ranked second in the MW averaging 15.4 points per game. She is shooting 42.9 percent from the floor (t-9th MW), 39 percent from long range (2nd MW) and 83.3 percent (4th MW) from the free-throw line. Lauren Lenhardt, Junior Forward/Center - Lenhardt was second in scoring last year as a starter averaging 12.2 points per game and second-best 5.6 rebounds. She has moved back into starting lineup after recovering from an injury suffered during October s training period. This year she is averaging at 12.8 points per game (6th MW) and 6.1 rebounds (12th MW). She leads the MW and is ranked 29th nationally in field goal percentage hitting 54.5 percent from the floor. Lenhardt was named MW Player of the Week on Nov. 28. Diana Lee, Sophomore Guard - She was a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-Freshmen Team honoree last year. This year she is averaging 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists (t-9th MW). Lee is ranked fourth in the MW for 3-point percentage hitting 36.4 percent (16-44). Nicole Brady, Redshirt-senior forward - Brady is averaging 9.6 points and team-high 7.3 rebounds (5th MW) per game. She has five games with 10-plus boards including a career-high 13 against Weber State. Brady has two doubles-doubles recording 10 points and 11 boards versus Southern Oregon, in addition to a career-high 30 points to go with 11 rebounds at Utah State on Nov. 23. Kinzi Poteet, Junior Forward - Poteet has the only Bronco to start all 16 games averaging 7.0 points and second-best 6.7 rebounds per game (10th MW). Mountain West MW Overall No. School W L W L 1 UNLV 1 0 13 4 San Diego State 1 0 11 4 Boise State 1 0 10 6 Colorado State 1 0 5 11 5 TCU 0 1 7 9 New Mexico 0 1 6 9 Air Force 0 1 5 11 Wyoming 0 1 4 10 As of 1/12/2012 (#/#) = AP Poll / USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll MW SCHEDULE January 11 (Wednesday) Air Force at Colorado St., CSU 73-39 New Mexico at Boise St., BSU 65-46 UNLV at Wyoming, UNLV 54-51 TCU at San Diego St., SDSU 61-46 January 14 (Saturday) Boise St. at Air Force, 2 p.m. (MT) Wyoming at New Mexico, 2 p.m. (MT) Colorado St. at TCU, 3:30 p.m. (CT) San Diego St. at UNLV, 3 p.m. (PT) January 17 (Tuesday) Colorado St. at Boise State, 6:00 p.m. (MT) January 18 (Wednesday) UNLV at TCU, 6:30 p.m. (CT) Air Force at Wyoming, 7 p.m. (MT) New Mexico at San Diego St., 7 p.m. (PT) January 121 (Saturday) San Diego St. at Air Force, 12 p.m. (MT) Wyoming at Colorado St., 1 p.m. (MT) UNLV at New Mexico, 2 p.m. (MT) TCU at Boise St., 7 p.m. (MT) January 24 (Tuesday) Wyoming at San Diego St., 7 ;30 p.m. (PT) January 25 (Wednesday) TCU at Air Force, 7 p.m. (MT) New Mexico at Colorado St., 7 p.m. (MT) Boise St. at UNLV, 7 p.m. (PT) January 28 (Saturday) Boise St. at Wyoming, 2 p.m. (MT) Air Force at UNLV, 3 p.m. (PT) Colorado St. at San Diego St., 12 p.m. (PT) New Mexico at TCU, 12 p.m. (CT)
4 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Game Day Notes Heather Pilcher, Senior Guard/Wing - Pilcher is having a strong senior season shooting 44.2 percent (8th MW) from the floor averaging 7.7 points to go with 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists (5th MW) per game. Last Time Out: New Mexico Game Recap, Jan. 11 The Broncos won their conference opener and first Mountain West game 65-46 over New Mexico in Boise on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Boise State never trailed in the contest taking an eight-point (35-27) lead into the half before blowing the game open in the second period. The Broncos opened the final 20 minutes of action on fire with a 10-0 run two minutes into the half. Combined with an 8-4 run at the end of the first period Boise State seized momentum with an 18-4 surge and never looked back. Isham scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half including six during the 10-0 run to break the game open. Lenhardt finished the night with a season-high 23 points going nine-of-16 from the floor and threeof-four from the arc. She added a team second-best six rebounds and two blocks to her totals in 24 minutes of action. Recently For the Broncos (Dec. 31-Jan. 7) Boise State has played two games since Christmas defeating Utah Valley 85-64 on Dec. 31 in Boise and a 56-53 victory at New Mexico State on Jan. 7. The Broncos won by an average of 12 points per game during the two game stretch. Kati Isham led the Broncos averaging 21.5 points per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the arc and a perfect nine-for-nine from the free-throw line. Nicole Brady and Lauren Lenhardt averaged 10.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. During the two games the Broncos shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 31.6 percent from 3-point range and 72.4 percent from the charity stripe. Opponents shot 37.5 percent from the floor, 30.6 percent from the arc and 59.3 percent from the free-throw line. New Mexico State Game Recap, Jan. 7 Boise State won its second game on the road this year by rallying from 12 points down in the first half to defeat NMSU 56-53, the second win over NMSU this season. The Broncos trailed for the first 35 minutes of the game before rallying for the win. Kati Isham led the Bronco rally with 23 points, she scored 17 in the second period including 10 of Boise State s last 12 points to secure the victory. She earned MW Player of the Week honors for the performance. No one else scored in double digits. Boise State struggled shooting the ball finishing the game at 34.8 percent from the floor, 15.8 percent (3-19) from the arc and 77.8 percent (7-9) from the free-throw line. Coach Presnell At Boise State: Coach Presnell is 120-84 (.588) in his seventh season at Boise State. Career Record: 2011-12 is the 25th year for Gordy Presnell as a collegiate head coach with a overall mark of 516-211 (.710). Presnell is 73-26 (.737) at home as the head coach of the Broncos. In 25 years he has an overall record of 294-55 (.842) at home all-time while at Seattle Pacific and Boise State. In the previous 24 years, coach Presnell has had 22 winning seasons, one at.500 and one losing campaign. 2011-12 Season Honors Lauren Lenhardt (11/28/2011) was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Nov. 28 for her performances at Utah State and against UC Riverside at home. For the week, Lenhardt averaged 19.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to go along with two assists, two blocked shots and three steals. She shot.571 (16-28; 8-14 in each game) from the field, including.286 (2-7) and 1.000 (4-4) from the free throw line. Kati Isham (1/9/2012) led the Broncos to a 56-53 road win at New Mexico State. She scored a season-high 23 points while shooting 47.1 percent (8-17) from the floor, including 28.6 (2-7) from three-point range and a perfect five-for-five from the free throw line. Isham was instrumental in Boise State s comeback from 12 points down against the Aggies, scoring 17 of her 23 points in Historical Facts Years of Women s Basketball.............. 42 First Year of Women s Basketball......... 1970-71 All-Time Program Record......... 600-495 (.548) All-Time Head Coaches.................. 6 Winning Seasons..................... 14.500 Seasons........................3 Losing Seasons..................... 17 20+ Win Seasons..................... 4 CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY All-Time Conference Record........ 254-251 (.503) All-Time Tournament Record............. 14-22 Winning Seasons..................... 14.500 Seasons........................6 Losing Seasons..................... 14 Regular Season Titles................... 4 1992..................... Big Sky 1994..................... Big Sky 2007...................... WAC 2008...................... WAC Regular Season Division Titles.............. 2 1978............ NWBL, Mountain Division 1998........... Big West, Eastern Division Tournament Titles..................... 1 2007....................... WAC Conference Membership Northwest Women s Basketball League..... 1977-82 Mountain West Athletic Conference (MWAC).. 1982-88 Big Sky Conference............... 1988-95 Big West Conference.............. 1996-01 Western Athletic Conference (WAC)...... 2001-10 Mountain West Conference.........2011-present NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record)...... 2 (0-2) 1994............. at Washington, L 89-61 2007........ vs. George Washington, L 76-67 WNIT Tournament Appearances (Record)...... 2 (1-2) 1998................. at LSU, L 58-38 2008.............. Idaho State, W 77-54 2008................. at TCU, L 85-56 AIAW Tournament Appearances (Record)...... 1 (0-2) 1975.......... vs. Wayland Baptist, L 93-37 1975............ vs. Kansas State, L 65-37 Western Athletic Conference 2010-11 Standings League Overall W L W L Louisiana Tech* 15 1 24 8 Fresno State** 14 2 25 8 Utah State^ 10 6 18 15 Nevada^ 9 7 22 11 Idaho 7 9 15 16 New Mexico State 7 9 14 18 Hawaii 5 11 11 19 Boise State 3 13 12 19 San Jose State 2 14 2 27 * = WAC Tournament champion, NCAA tournament participant ** = NCAA tournament participant ^ = WNIT participant
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Game Day Notes 5 Quick Facts GENERAL FACTS Name................ Boise State University Location................... Boise, Idaho Founded....................... 1932 Enrollment..................... 19,664 Time Zone.................... Mountain Nickname.....................Broncos Colors.............. Blue (royal) and Orange Affiliation..................NCAA Division I Conference................. Mountain West President...............Dr. Robert W. Kustra Director of Athletics...............Mark Coyle Associate A.D./SWA........... Christina VanTol NCAA Faculty Rep........... Dr. Roger Munger Athletic Dept. Phone............ (208) 426-1288 Athletic Ticket Office Phone........ (208) 426-4737 FACILITY FACTS Name................... Taco Bell Arena Opened...................... Fall 1982 Capacity...................... 12,400 BSU s Facility Record........... 252-128 (.664) Press Row................. (208) 426-1503 BASKETBALL STAFF FACTS Head Coach................ Gordy Presnell Alma Maters.......... Northwest Nazarene, 1983 Seattle Pacific, 1989 Years at Boise State............. 7th (2011-12) Boise State Record............. 120-84 (.588) Years as Collegiate Head Coach..... 25th (2011-12) Career Record............... 516-211 (.710) Office Phone..................Contact SID E-mail............. Presnell@BoiseState.edu Assistant Coach............. Heather Sower Alma Mater............... Boise State, 1995 Years at Boise State............ 11th (2011-12) E-mail............. HSower@BoiseState.edu Assistant Coach........... Calamity McEntire Alma Mater................Tennessee, 2003 Years at Boise State........... Fourth (2011-12) E-mail........ CalamityMcEntire@BoiseState.edu Assistant Coach............. Ben Finkbeiner Alma Mater...............Oral Roberts, 2006 Years at Boise State............ First (2011-12) E-mail.......... BenFinkbeiner@BoiseState.edu Director of Operations Cariann Ramirez Alma Mater............... Boise State, 2005 Years at Boise State.......... Second (2011-12) Office Phone................ (208) 426-4452 E-mail......... CariannRamirez@BoiseState.edu TEAM FACTS 2010-11 Overall Record............... 12-19 2010-11 WAC Record.................3-13 2010-11 WAC Finish................. 8th/9 2010-11 Postseason.... WAC Tournament First Round Starters Returning/Lost................ 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............. 8/4 Returning 2010 Redshirts................ 3 2011 Newcomers.................... 4 the second half, including 10 of the Broncos final 12 points in the game. With the Broncos down five with five and a half minutes to play she rattled off six consecutive points to give Boise State its first lead of the game at 50-49 with 4:41 to go. During an NMSU rally attempt, Isham scored the final four points for the Broncos on a layup with 2:17 remaining and two key free throws in the final seconds to secure the victory. Broncos to Play Nine Games Against 2011 WNIT Teams Boise State finished a stretch of four consecutive games (Nov. 20-29) against teams that participated in last year s WNIT going 2-2. The Broncos won 68-57 over Pepperdine in Boise, lost 97-86 at Utah State, defeated UC Riverside 68-58 and lost 70-47 to Syracuse, both in Boise. Since those four games the Broncos lost to Utah State in Boise by a 64-52 score and is now 2-3 versus the WNIT group. Overall this year, Boise State will play nine games (nearly a third of its schedule) against six teams that went to last year s WNIT: Pepperdine, Utah State (twice), UC Riverside, Syracuse, as well as league rivals TCU (twice) and Wyoming (twice). Boise State To Be Televised Five Times Nationally Boise State s entrance into the Mountain West means that Bronco athletic teams will be featured on several television networks on a regular basis, most notably on the Mountain West Sports Network, The Mtn. This season the women s basketball team will be featured in five live broadcasts on The Mtn. The home games versus Syracuse (Nov. 29), Colorado State (Jan. 17) and Air Force (Feb. 11), as well as the road contests at Colorado State (Feb. 14) and TCU (Feb. 18) will be shown live over the network. Where to find The Mtn. in Idaho Direct TV 616 Cable One 329 Dish Network not available Follow the Broncos Radio Broadcasts: Listen to all 29 regular season games and any postseason contests live on The Ticket KTIK AM 1350. This marks the 19th consecutive year that the women s games have been broadcast on the radio. Chris King enters his first season as the voice of the women s basketball team. Listen to King for all the action beginning with a 15 minute pre-game show featuring coach Presnell. Internet Web Casts: You can follow the Broncos over the internet with free live audio via Bronco- Sports.com by going to the multimedia link. All home games are also available on video through our webcast to members of Bronco Vision. Note: the three televised games versus Syracuse, Colorado State and Air Force are prohibited by the Mountain West to be carried live and are excluded from the following subscriptions via live web casts. They will be available on a taped delayed basis. Subscription Prices 1-Month Bronco Vision = $10.95 4-Month Bronco Vision = $29.95 12-Month Bronco Vision = $79.95 What s Back in 2011-12 Boise State returns four starters in Kati Isham (senior - guard) 31 career starts, Heather Pilcher (senior - wing) 37 career starts, Diana Lee (sophomore - point guard) 28 starts and Lauren Lenhardt (junior - center) 30 career starts. In addition, they return four other players that have started at least once in their careers: Julia Marshall (RS-sophomore - guard) 24 starts, Nicole Brady (RS-senior) one start, Kinzi Poteet (junior - forward) six starts and Cinnamon Lister (sophomore - guard) one start. The Broncos return seven letterwinners and three redshirts from last year. The top-two scorers and three of the top-four return led by Kati Isham (12.7 ppg) who ranked first last year and 10th in the WAC, Lauren Lenhardt was second (12.2 ppg) and 13th in the WAC, followed by Diana Lee who was fourth at 6.6 ppg. Three of the top four rebounders are back led by Lauren Lenhardt who was second on the team last year at 5.6 rpg, Kinzi Poteet was third at 4.7 rpg, followed by Heather Pilcher at 3.2 rpg.
6 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Game Day Notes 2011-12 NLI Boise State Women s Basketball Signs Miquelle Askew to NLI BOISE, Idaho (Nov. 9, 2011) - Boise State University s head women s basketball coach Gordy Presnell announced this morning that Miquelle Askew has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Broncos next fall. Askew is a talented 6-3 center from South Jordan, Utah, where she was a first team all-state honoree as a junior. She is the first recruit of the 2011-12 recruiting class to sign an official NLI with Boise State. We are excited for Miquelle to join our Bronco basketball family, said Presnell. Miquelle is an outstanding young lady and student. She is one of the top post players in the west and has a huge upside. We look forward to Miquelle being an inside presents on our team. Askew is currently a senior at Skyline High School in South Jordan, Utah, where she enters her fourth season as a starter at center for the Eagles varsity team. Askew averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists, four blocks and one steal per game as a junior. She earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore, while receiving first team all-conference and all-state honors last year as a junior. In the last two years she helped the Eagles to a combined 23-1 mark in league and 34-12 overall record, while leading her team to two consecutive league championships and three straight 4A state tournament appearances. Askew has played two years of club ball for the Utah Flight out of Salt Lake City. 2011 MW Preseason COACHES POLL No. School 1st Pts 1 TCU 12 136 2 San Diego State 7 127 3 Colorado State 1 106 4 New Mexico 74 5 UNLV 65 Wyoming 65 7 Air Force 42 8 Boise State 39 PRESEASON TEAM Player, School Class Pos. Dymond James, AFA Jr. F Kim Mestdagh, CSU Sr. G/F Sara Halasz, UNM Jr. G Starr Crawford, TCU Jr. F Jamie Smith, UNLV Sr. F Diana Lee was the only Bronco to earn WAC postseason honors last year having been named to the WAC All-Freshman Team. Boise State returns 74.2 percent of its points (1,544-of-2,081), 66.8 percent of its rebounds (796- of-1,192), 77.2 percent of assists (355-of-434), 67 percent of blocks (73-of-109) and 82.3 percent (150-of-181) steals. What s New This Year New conference as Broncos join Mountain West. Four new recruits, all true freshmen, in Lexie Der (will redshirt), Keiahnna Engel two-time Alaska State Player of the Year and 2011 Parade All-American, Riley Holsinger a two-time all-conference player and all-state honoree as a senior out of Spokane, Wash., and Amber Vandiver a two-time all-state honoree, once in Wyoming 2010 and once in Idaho at Boise s Capital High School in 2011. Ben Finkbeiner joined the coaching staff during the summer and will assist with recruiting and defense. The Arguinchona Basketball Complex a new state of the art basketball locker room facility opened this summer. The two story 10,000-square foot facility features locker rooms, lounges, theater-style film room, study room and kitchen area for each basketball team (men and women). Last Year Boise State experienced its first losing season under coach Presnell going 12-19 overall and 3-13 in WAC play. It was Presnell s first losing season as a head coach in 24 years. Boise State finished eighth out of nine teams in the WAC. Broncos on the Road Boise State will play 12 road games in 2011-12, to date they are 2-3. On the Road in 2010-11 - Boise State played 15 games on the road during the 2010-11 campaign. The Broncos went 5-10 away from their home Taco Bell Arena going 3-9 on the opponents court and 2-1 on neutral site games. On the Road Under Presnell - The Broncos are a sub-.500 team on the road under head coach Presnell in six-plus years going 39-54 to date. Their best single-season road performance was during the 2007 WAC Championship season when they went 10-4 away from Boise. Broncos on the Road Under Presnell Season Record Pct. Season Record Pct. 2005-06 4-10.286 2009-10 5-10.333 2006-07 10-4.714 2010-11 5-10.333 2007-08 8-8.500 2011-12 2-3.400 2008-09 6-9.400 Boise State at Home Hard to Beat at Home - Boise State is typically hard to beat at home in Taco Bell Arena. Since the facility opened in the fall of 1982 the Broncos have gone 251-128 (.662). Following are some miscellaneous marks for the Broncos at Taco Bell Arena. Miscellaneous Home Records Category Record Category Record All-Time Record 252-128 (.664) Under Presnell 73-26 (.737) Conference Record 142-78 (.645) WAC under Presnell 33-15 (.687) WAC Record 47-36 (.566) 2005-06 (All/WAC) 9-4 / 5-3 Undefeated Seasons 1 (2007-08) 2006-07 (All/WAC) 12-1 / 7-1 Winning Seasons 22 2007-08 (All/WAC) 14-0 / 8-0 Losing Seasons 5 2008-09 (All/WAC) 10-6 / 5-3.500 Seasons 2 2009-10 (All/WAC) 13-2 / 6-2 2010-11 (All/WAC) 7-9 / 2-6 2011-12 (All/MW) 8-3 / 0-0 Player of the Year Kim Mestdagh, CSU Newcomer of the Year Chelsea Hopkins, SDSU Freshman of the Year Chairese Culberson, SGSU
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Team Roster 7 Numerical Roster NO. STUDENTS POS. HT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (High School / College) 1 Heather Pilcher G 5-9 Sr. 3L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 5 Diana Lee G 5-7 So. 1L North Vancouver, B.C. (Handsworth HS) MEDIA PHOTO ROSTER #1 #5 10 Keiahnna Engel G 5-7 Fr. HS Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 11 Cinnamon Lister G 5-5 So. 1L Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 14 Riley Holsinger RS G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Spokane, Wash. (North Central HS) 15 Lexie Der RS F 6-1 Fr. HS Burnaby, B.C. (St. Thomas More HS) 22 Julia Marshall G 5-9 R-So. 1L/RS Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS) 24 Kati Isham G 5-8 Sr. TR/1L Howe, Idaho (Butte County HS/Walla Walla CC <WA>) #10 Heather Pilcher (Pill-chur) #11 Diana Lee 30 Nicole Brady F 6-0 R-Sr. TR/1L Vernal, Utah (Uintah HS / Salt Lake CC) 32 Carly Perkins F 6-1 R-Fr. RS Kelso, Wash. (Kelso HS) 33 Kinzi Poteet F 6-0 Jr. 2L Grandview, Wash. (Grandview HS) 42 Mandy Munns C 6-2 R-Jr. TR/RS Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS / Utah) 44 Lauren Lenhardt C 6-2 Jr. 2L Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 45 Amber Vandiver F 6-1 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) RS = Will redshirt in 2011-12 #14 Keiahnna Engel (KEY-awn-uh) #15 Cinnamon Lister Head Coach: Gordy Presnell (Northwest Nazarene, 1983: seventh season) Assistant Coach: Heather Sower (Boise State, 1995: 10th season) Assistant Coach: Calamity McEntire (Tennessee, 2003: fourth season) Assistant Coach: Ben Finkbeiner (Oral Roberts, 2006: first season) Director of Operations: Cariann Ramirez (Boise State, 2005: second season) #22 Riley Holsinger #24 Lexie Der Roster Breakdown (Returning / Lost) Starters Returning (4) No. Name Yr. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 1 Heather Pilcher Sr. G 31/22 4.7 3.2 1.5 5 Diana Lee So. G 31/28 6.6 1.9 3.1 24 Kati Isham Sr. G 31/31 12.7 2.8 1.9 44 Lauren Lenhardt Jr. C 29/27 12.2 5.6 0.6 Starters Lost (1) No. Name Yr. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 34 Janie Bos Sr.* F 9.3 7.0 1.6 Other Letterwinners Returning (3) No. Name Yr. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 11 Cinnamon Lister So. G 3.4 1.8 2.2 30 Nicole Brady R-Sr. F 4.9 2.1 0.5 33 Kinzi Poteet Jr. F 3.8 4.7 0.6 Other Letterwinners Lost (3) No. Name Yr. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 10 Stacie Gross Sr.* F 31/1 2.5 1.7 0.6 14 Janelle Kearney Fr.* F/C 28/0 2.8 2.3 0.4 21 Melissa Rima Sr.* F 19/6 4.9 3.2 1.1 Redshirts Returning (3) No. Name Yr. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 22 Julia Marshall R-So. G 9/5 8.2 1.8 1.6 32 Carly Perkins R-Fr. F -- -- -- -- 42 Mandy Munns R-Jr. C -- -- -- -- #30 #33 Julia Marshall Nicole Brady Kinzi Poteet (ken-zee POH-teet) #44 Lauren Lenhardt (Len-hart) #32 #42 #45 Kati Isham (EYE-shum) Carly Perkins Mandy Munns Amber Vandiver (van-deh-ver) Newcomers (4) No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown (High School) 10 Keiahnna Engel Fr. G Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 14 Riley Holsinger Fr. G/F Spokane, Wash. (North Central HS) 15 Lexie Der Fr. F Burnaby, B.C. (St. Thomas More HS) 45 Amber Vandiver Fr. F Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) HC Gordy Presnell (press-nel)
8 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Head Coach Notes THE PRESNELL FILE YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Overall League Season School W-L W-L (Pl) 1987-88 Seattle Pacific 16-11 13-10 (5) 1988-89 Seattle Pacific 24-6 17-5 (4) 1989-90 Seattle Pacific 21-9 17-7 (4) 1990-91 Seattle Pacific 18-11 7-9 (6) 1991-92 Seattle Pacific 17-13 5-5 (4) 1992-93 Seattle Pacific 17-10 7-3 (2) 1993-94 Seattle Pacific 17-10 6-4 (3) 1994-95 Seattle Pacific 21-8 7-3 (2) 1995-96 Seattle Pacific 17-10 3-7 (4) 1996-97 Seattle Pacific 26-3 7-1 (1) 1997-98 Seattle Pacific 27-3 7-1 (1) 1998-99 Seattle Pacific 19-10 11-7 (4D) 1999-00 Seattle Pacific 21-7 13-5 (3) 2000-01 Seattle Pacific 24-5 18-4 (1) 2001-02 Seattle Pacific 22-6 14-4 (2) 2002-03 Seattle Pacific 29-1 18-0 (1) 2003-04 Seattle Pacific 30-1 18-0 (1) 2004-05 Seattle Pacific 30-3 17-1 (1) 2005-06 Boise State 15-15 6-10 (6) 2006-07 Boise State 24-9 12-4 (t-1) 2007-08 Boise State 24-8 14-2 (1) 2008-09 Boise State 16-15 9-7 (t-5) 2009-10 Boise State 19-12 8-8 (t-4) 2010-11 Boise State 12-19 3-13 (8) Totals Record Pct. at Seattle Pacific 396-127.757 at Boise State 110-78.585 Overall 506-205.713 Postseason 18-13.581 Winning Seasons 22.500 Seasons 1 Losing Seasons 1 HIGHLIGHTS NCAA Div. II Winningest Coaches All-Time By Percentage t-10th 75.7% By Victories 21st 396 (as of his departure in summer of 2005) COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS TOTAL 15 WBCA National Division II 2 WBCA West Region Division I 1 WBCA West Region Division II 4 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) 1 Other Conference COY 8 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS TOTAL 9 Western Athletic (WAC) 2 Pacific West 2 Great Northwest Athletic (GNAC) 5 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES TOTAL 15 NCAA Division I Tournament 1 First Round 1 WNIT 1 First Round 1 Second Round 1 NCAA Division II Tournament 10 Reached 2nd round 7 Reached Sweet 16 6 Reached Elite Eight 3 Reached Final (runner-up) 1 Record in regional title games 3-3 NAIA Tournament 3 Reached Region 2nd round 2 GORDY PRESNELL Boise State Head Coach Seventh Season Alma Mater: Northwest Nazarene, 1983 and Seattle Pacific, 1989 Hometown: Lapwai, Idaho BOISE STATE TENURE (2005-Present) Seven years ago Gordy Presnell returned to his home state to become the sixth head coach in Boise State University s women s basketball program history. He brought with him a mild and laid back demeanor, 18 years of head coaching experience and a long record of success. Upon his arrival on campus, Presnell made an immediate impact on the struggling Broncos. He inherited a program that had not experienced a winning season in the previous seven years and struggled to record double-digit wins. He immediately earned the trust and respect of everyone involved with the program. He slowly rebuilt the team s identity instilling a sense of confidence and purpose. In the first six years under his direction, the Broncos have gone 110-78-59 (.585) overall recording four winning seasons and one at.500. After going 15-15 in his first year (2005-06) the Broncos recorded four consecutive-winning seasons, including a school-record 24 wins in both the 2006-07 (24-9) and 2007-08 (24-8) campaigns. Presnell s teams have gone 52-44 (.542) in WAC games and an impressive 65-23 (.739) at home in Boise, including a perfect 14-0 in 2007-08. Combined with his upbeat coaching personality and knowledge of the game, Presnell has led the Bronco program through a renaissance, becoming winners on and off the court. His teams were routinely ranked among the top scoring and rebounding teams in the WAC and have set numerous school records along the way. In six years, his teams set the school s season rebounding record three times and the scoring record twice. Program honors during his tenure at Boise State include: winning back-to-back WAC regular-season crowns in 2007 and 2008; the 2007 WAC Tournament title; one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007 and one WNIT second-round appearance in 2008; five postseason All-WAC honors, the program had none prior to his arrival, six WAC All-Freshmen Team, two WAC All-Defensive Team honors; and a combined 29 Academic All-WAC honors by 13 individuals. In 2007, Presnell led the team to new heights with a 24-9 overall record, they won the league regular-season crown and WAC Tournament title advancing to the program s first postseason national tournament since the 1998 WNIT. For his coaching performance he was named the Western Athletic Conference and WBCA Division I Regional Coach of the Year. PRIOR TO BOISE STATE Prior to taking over at Boise State, Presnell coached for 18 successful years at Seattle Pacific University in Washington. At SPU, he inherited a program that had not recorded a winning season in the previous nine years. He built the Falcons into a NCAA Division II national power, accumulating an overall record of 396 victories with 127 defeats (.757). Along the way his teams amassed an average of 22 wins per season while claiming seven conference championships, including four of his last five seasons. In addition, his teams were an impressive 221-29 (.884) at home in Broughman Pavilion, including five unbeaten home seasons. On the national scene under Presnell, the Falcons advanced to nine-straight (1997-2005) and 10 of 11 NCAA Division II tournaments while he was in Seattle. Overall, Seattle Pacific made postseason appearances in 13 of his 18 years, 10 NCAA and three NAIA. Presnell s teams reached three NCAA Division II Elite Eights and advanced to the 2005 national title game. At the time of his departure from Seattle Pacific in the summer of 2005, Presnell was ranked tied for 10thplace nationally among NCAA Divison II coaches for win percentage (.757) and 21st for total victories. COACHING HIGHLIGHTS In 24 years as a collegiate head coach Presnell has experienced 22 winning sesaons and one at.500. His teams have won a combined nine regular-season titles, seven at SPU and two at Boise State. In addition, he has guided 15 of his 24 squads into postseason national tournaments. During his career he has been named conference coach of the year eight times, WBCA Regional Coach of the Year five times (four at NCAA Division II level and one at Division I), and the WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year twice. His coach of the year honors now total 15 in 24 years. His student-athletes have accumulated numerous honors along the way: one All-American; six individuals have earned nine honorable mention All-American awards; five league players of the year; seven freshman/newcomers of the year; 28 players have combined for 45 all-conference honors; six conference all-freshmen; two all-defensive; 28 individuals have combined for 68 academic all-conference honors; 10 combined for 12 national academic honors including two academic All-Americans. PERSONAL Presnell, a Lapwai, Idaho, native graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, in 1983 with a B.A. in physical education. He continued his studies in physical education at Seattle Pacific University, where he earned a master s degree in 1989. He and his wife, former SPU gymnast Susan Nolte, live in Meridian, Idaho. They have two children, a daughter, Jacquelyn (20), who is a junior at Northwest Nazarene University, and a son, Ryder (17).
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Staff Notes 9 HEATHER SOWER Assistant Coach Boise State: 10th Year Career: 17th Year Alma Mater: Boise State, 1995 Hometown: Spokane, Wash. CALAMITY McENTIRE Assistant Coach Boise State: Fourth Year Career: Eighth Year Alma Mater: Tennessee, 2003 Hometown: Kiowa, Okla. AT BOISE STATE (2002-present) Heather Sower (pronounced SO-wer) enters her 10th season as an assistant at Boise State University, her alma mater. She is now in her 17th season as a collegiate coach. Sower is primarily responsible for the internal operations of the program and opponent scheduling. She is also heavily involved in practice sessions, conditioning and serves as the position coach for post players. As a member of the Boise State coaching staff she has helped guide the program toward two regular-season championships, one conference tournament title and two postseason tournament berths in the 2007 NCAA and 2008 WNIT. During her tenure the team has set new school records for scoring twice and for rebounding three times, as well as recording the top-five rebounding marks all-time in the program s history. At Boise State, Sower has coached four individuals who earned a combined five postseason All-Western Athletic Conference honors, one WAC Newcomer of the Year, two WAC All-Defensive Team members, two players to a combined three WAC All-Tournament Team honors (including one MVP), nine who made the WAC All- Freshmen Team, 21 Broncos that received a total of 45 Academic All-WAC honors and two individuals who garnered ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition. PRIOR TO BOISE STATE Sower spent seven years coaching in the NAIA and NCAA Division II ranks with the College of Idaho and Regis University, respectively. She has extensive experience in recruiting, game-day strategies, position coaching, scouting and conditioning. Prior to Sower s arrival at Boise State she spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant coach at Regis University in Denver, Colo. Sower helped guide the Rangers to their most successful campaign in program history as they finished with a 21-8 overall record and advanced to their first NCAA Division II Tournament in 2002. Sower began her coaching career as an assistant under Todd Corman at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, when the school reinstated the women s basketball program for the 1995-96 season. She spent six seasons (1995-96 to 2000-01) with the Coyotes, helping guide the program to a top-10 national ranking and to the 2000 NAIA National Tournament Elite Eight, as well as, a runner-up finish at the 2001 NAIA National Tournament. While she was at the College of Idaho, the Coyotes received three NAIA National Tournament bids in six years and accumulated an overall record of 123-60. COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 15 years as a collegiate coach her teams have recorded 11 winning seasons and one that finished with a.500 mark. Her coaching accomplishments include working with 10 players who combined for 16 all-conference honors, two who earned alldefensive team recognition, one freshman of the year, nine all-freshmen and three players who made conference all-tournament teams with one MVP. In addition, 26 individuals earned a combined total of 56 academic honors. BOISE STATE PLAYING CAREER Sower played four years of women s basketball at Boise State University, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior. She was also named to the 1994 Big Sky All-Academic Team. Sower, who served as a captain, won team awards for best defense and hustle in her final season as a Bronco. Sower helped lead Boise State to a top-20 ranking and an appearance in the 1994 NCAA Tournament her senior year. Boise State captured the Big Sky Conference regular season crown during Sower s sophomore and senior campaigns. BOISE STATE TENURE (2008-present) Calamity McEntire enters her fourth season at Boise State in 2011-12. She has been coaching in the collegiate ranks for eight years. As a member of coach Presnell s staff, her primary responsibility is serving as the program s recruiting coordinator. McEntire s other duties include scouting, assisting with team workouts and coaching the guards. As recruiting coordinator she has brought five individuals to campus that made the WAC All- Freshmen team. At Boise State, McEntire has coached one individual who earned postseason All-Western Athletic Conference First Team honors, two WAC All-Defensive Team members, 11 Broncos that received a total of 17 Academic All-WAC honors, and two individuals who garnered ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition. PRIOR TO BOISE STATE McEntire comes to Boise State after spending two years at UC Santa Barbara where she served as Director of Women s Basketball Operations. At UC Santa Barbara, McEntire was responsible for organizing film exchange, team travel, coordinating camps and clinics, spearheaded fund raising activities and assisting with on-campus recruiting. Before working at UC Santa Barbara, McEntire was an assistant coach at Fresno State from 2004 to 2006. In addition to on-floor coaching at Fresno State, she managed recruiting, monitored academic progress of student athletes, and oversaw the program s community outreach endeavors. During her time at Fresno State, she helped the Bulldogs advance to the Postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament. COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS During her eight years as a collegiate coach her teams have recorded six winning seasons. Her coaching accomplishments include working with three players who combined for four all-conference honors, three who earned all-defensive team recognition, five all-freshmen team honorees and one player who made conference all-tournament team. In addition, 18 individuals earned a combined total of 29 academic honors. PERSONAL McEntire, a native of Kiowa, Okla., graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2003 with a degree in education majoring in sports management. While at Tennessee, she worked as an equipment manager for the Lady Vols from May 2001 to July 2003. She also worked as the equipment manager/gym director for the Pat Summitt Summer Basketball Camp from 2001-03. During her two-year tenure with the Lady Vols, McEntire oversaw equipment operations, coordinated fund-raising and marketing efforts, and assisted the coaching staff in areas such as recruit planning, monitoring academic progress of student athletes and additional administrative duties. McEntire played two seasons at Eastern Oklahoma State University where she led the Mountaineers to a Region II Championship and a No. 4 national ranking. She served as a student assistant coach for half of a season at EOSC and has also coached at the AAU level in Canadian, Okla. PERSONAL Sower is a native of Spokane, Wash., where she attended Mead High School. She graduated from Boise State in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.
10 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Staff Notes BEN FINKBEINER Assistant Coach Boise State: First Year Career: Sixth Year Alma Mater: Oral Roberts, 2006 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. CARIANN RAMIREZ Director of Operations Boise State: Second Year Career: Third Year Alma Mater: Boise State, 2005 Hometown: La Quinta, Calif. BOISE STATE TENURE (2011-present) Ben Finkbeiner is in his first season with the Broncos as he joined the Boise State staff on July 1, 2011. Finkbeiner s primary responsibilities are to assist with recruiting and on-floor coaching. This year will mark the sixth season for Finkbeiner as a collegiate coach. PRIOR TO BOISE STATE Finkbeiner comes to Boise State after three seasons as an assistant coach at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. He served as the recruiting coordinator, guard position coach, defense coach, strength and conditioning coach and assisted with scouting. This past year NMJC recorded a 20-win season going 20-10 and 6-6 in league. In 2009-10, Finkbeiner helped guide the team to the program s first postseason appearance in eight years, finishing third in the conference with a 16-14 overall mark. During coach Finkbeiner s first season, 2008-09, the Lady T-Birds had a 17 win campaign, an improvement of 14 wins over the previous year. In his final two seasons at NMJC he coached five Lady T-Birds to all-conference honors, two to all-conference honorable mention and one player to NJCAA All-Region 5 honors. Prior to New Mexico Junior College, Finkbeiner spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Central Oklahoma s men s basketball team in Edmond, Okla. The UCO Bronchos finished the 2007-2008 season with a 28-6 record while reaching the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Before UCO, Finkbeiner served as the director of basketball operations for the Oral Roberts University women s basketball team in Tulsa, Okla. He assisted the program in winning the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament, as well as earning a berth into the NCAA Tournament. PERSONAL While attending Oral Roberts University, Finkbeiner ran track and pole vaulted during his freshman year. He played one year of college basketball at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, before returning to ORU to coach. Finkbeiner received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Oral Roberts University in 2006, and his Master of Education Degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2008. He is married to the former Alycia Seay, the couple will move to Boise this summer. Ben s father Jerry is the head women s basketball coach at Oral Roberts University and his grandfather Myron Finkbeiner is the founder of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in Boise. AT BOISE STATE (2010-present) Cariann Ramirez is in her second year as director of basketball operations at Boise State. Ramirez returned to her alma mater where she played for the Bronco program from the fall of 2001 through the spring of 2005. As director of basketball operations, Ramirez s responsibilities include administrative duties of organizing the day-today operations of the basketball office, coordinating travel, equipment and film exchange, as well as organizing summer camps, clinics, community service, on-campus recruiting, alumni relations and the Little Broncos Club. PRIOR TO BOISE STATE Since graduating from Boise State in 2005, Ramirez stayed active in basketball throughout the Treasure Valley in various capacities. She worked as the assistant varsity coach at Boise High School from 2005 through June of 2009, where she worked with another former Bronco, Kim Brydges (1994-98). At Boise High she assisted with practice planning, on-court coaching, scheduling and organizing camps, team building exercises and player development. Ramirez left Boise High to become an assistant coach at the College of Idaho for the 2009-10 season where she helped guide the Coyotes through an impressive season. The program s accomplishments included: finishing the season at 21-8 overall, 14-4 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play, winning the CCC regular-season title, winning the school s first league tournament title, finishing ranked 20th-nationally in NAIA Division II, and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament. While at the College of Idaho she helped coach one NAIA All-American Third Team honoree, the CCC Defensive Player of the Year, three All-CCC honorees and five Daktronics/NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Her duties at the College of Idaho included recruiting, film exchange, oncourt coaching, scouting reports, organizing team volunteer opportunities, planning post player development and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program. Other coaching experience for Ramirez includes serving as the co-head coach of Hoop Dreams Traveling Club of Boise from 2008 to the present. PLAYING CAREER (2001-05) As a player at Boise State Ramirez was a vital member of the program playing nearly every position, shooting guard through center. During her career Ramirez played in 118 games with nine starts. She recorded 558 points, 393 rebounds, 120 assists, 109 steals and 22 blocks. Ramirez averaged 4.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 18.4 minutes per game. She is currently ranked in the top-15 of two career categories in Bronco history: 13th for free throw percentage at 74.2 percent and seventh for games played. PERSONAL She is a native of La Quinta, Calif., where she attended La Quinta High School... Ramirez graduated from Boise State University in December of 2005 with a bachelor s degree in marketing... she is currently working on a master s degree in athletic administration from Idaho State University.
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 11 #1 5-9 Heather PILCHER Senior Guard Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) JUNIOR SEASON (2010-11) Played in all 31 contests with 22 starts at three-guard/wing... tallied 147 points (4.7 ppg), 100 rebounds (3.2 rpg), 47 assists (1.5 apg), 19 blocks (0.6 bpg) and 41 steals (1.3 spg)...averaged 19.8 minutes per game... shot 29.6 percent from the floor, 24 percent from the arc and 64 percent from the free-throw line... lead team in points scoring once, rebounding twice, assists five times, steals 12 times and blocks eight times... two double-figure scoring games. Top Five Team Rankings - first in steals, tied for second in blocks, fourth in rebounds, fifth in field goals made (55) and assists. Top 15 Conference Rankings - Tied for 14th in blocks per game (0.61). Highlights - Top performance was at Hawai i (2/2/11) recording season highs for points and rebounds with 11 and seven respectively... scored 10 points at home against Saint Mary s (12/29/10)... had season high five assists at Pepperdine (11/23/10) and six steals at Fresno State (2/10/11). SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009-10) Started in eight of the 31 games played during the season at three-guard/wing... recorded 124 points (4.0 ppg), 81 rebounds (2.6 rpg), 31 assists (1.0 apg), 11 blocks (0.4 bpg) and 34 steals (1.1 spg)... shot 27.9 percent from floor, 19.3 percent from the arc and 60.7 percent from the free-throw line... led team in assists three times, blocks four times and steals twice. Top Five Team Rankings - Third in steals, fifth in 3-pointers made with 11. Highlights - Season-high seven rebounds at Oregon (12/4/09)... season-high eight points at Portland (12/6/09)... tied season high for points with eight versus Idaho (2/17/210). FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Played in all 31 games with seven starts at guard... first action for Boise State was in season opener against Seattle University (11/14/08) recording two points and one rebound... averaged 21 minutes per game... accumulated 280 points (9.0 ppg), 52 rebounds (1.7 rpg), 56 assists (1.8 apg), 46 steals (1.5 spg)... shot 36 percent from floor, 23.3 percent from the arc and 71.4 percent from the free-throw line... 15 games in double-figure scoring, one in the 20 s... led team in scoring six times and in assists seven. Honors - WAC All-Freshmen Team Top Five Team Rankings - Led team in points and steals, third in assists. Highlights - 13 points and career-high five rebounds at Washington (11/23/08)... 19 points versus Southern Utah (12/1/08)... 17 points versus Saint Mary s (12/22/08)... 16 points, four boards and season-high five steals at Idaho (1/3/09)... career-high 20 points and three rebounds at Fresno State (1/5/09). LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of Lynwood High School in Lynwood, Calif.... three-year member and two-year starter for the Knights varsity squad... senior year averaged 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 3.3 steals per game... as a junior averaged 4.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks. Prep Career Notables Honors - Senior year: second-team All-CIF, Press Telegram Dream Team, Lynwood High s Athlete of the Year and team captain. Highlights - Team went 46-12 last two years going undefeated in league, 20-0, to win back-to-back championships... advanced to CIF playoffs all three years, winning 1AA title sophomore season... advanced to first round of state tournament senior year... Also standout track and field athlete... as senior won San Gabriel Valley League title in 100-meter dash, placing second in long jump... finished 18th in long jump at state championships... had fourth best long jump mark in state during 2008 season at 19 feet, six inches. ACADEMICS Majoring in social science... two-time member of high school honor roll. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 19 3-9 0-1 2-3 8 3 1 4 1 0 2 Weber St. 24 5-8 1-1 5-7 16 4 0 1 2 0 2 at Idaho St. 27 4-12 0-2 3-6 11 3 2 1 1 0 0 Pepperdine 27 2-6 1-1 2-2 7 4 4 3 5 2 1 at Utah St. 24 3-7 1-3 3-4 10 6 2 6 3 0 2 UC Riverside 30 5-9 2-4 0-0 12 8 2 2 5 0 1 Syracuse 24 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 Seattle 25 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 3 2 5 1 0 1 Montana Tech 24 4-6 0-0 0-0 8 1 1 4 1 1 5 New Mexico St. 23 5-6 3-4 0-0 13 4 3 2 3 0 2 at E. Washington 28 3-5 2-4 4-4 12 3 2 3 5 0 3 at Portland 27 2-8 0-5 0-0 4 4 2 3 2 0 0 Utah St. 23 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 2 3 7 0 1 Utah Valley 17 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 5 1 2 0 1 0 at New Mexico St. 20 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 5 2 2 2 0 0 New Mexico* 26 3-6 1-1 0-0 7 3 2 1 3 0 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 16 - Weber State (11/13/11) 20 - at Fresno St. (1/5/09) FG Made 5, 3x last - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 7, 3x last - at Fresno St. (1/5/09) 3FG Made 3 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 4 - Southern Utah (12/1/08) FT Made 5 - Weber St. (11/13/11) 5, 3x last - Weber St. (11/13/11) 8 - UC Riverside (11/27/11) 8 - UC Riverside (11/27/11) Assists 6 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 6 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) Blocks 2, 2x last - Syracuse (11/29/11) 2, 6x last - Syracuse (11/29/11) Steals 5 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 6, 5x last - at Utah St. (11/23/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 6 23 12 - at Eastern Washington (12/17/11) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 1 20 - at Fresno St. (1/5/09) CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2008-09 31-7 652/21.0 112-311.360 21-90.233 35-49.714 22 30 52 1.7 51 1 56 68 7 46 280 9.0 2009-10 31-8 497/16.0 48-172.279 11-57.193 17-28.607 25 56 81 2.6 38 1 31 54 11 34 124 4.0 2010-11 31-22 613/19.8 55-186.296 12-50.240 25-39.641 35 65 100 3.2 63 1 47 69 19 41 147 4.7 2011-12 16-13 388/24.3 46-104.442 11-31.355 20-28.714 24 35 59 3.7 28 0 44 44 6 21 123 7.7 TOTAL 109-50 2150/19.7 261-773.338 55-228.241 97-144.674 106 186 292 2.7 180 3 178 235 43 142 674 6.2
12 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes #5 5-7 Diana LEE Sophomore Guard North Vancouver, B.C. (Handsworth HS) FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11) Started in 28 of 31 games at the point for the Broncos... first action in the blue and orange was in reserve role during season opener against Portland (11/12/10) scoring six points with two rebounds and two assists... first career start came against Idaho State (11/14/10) recording six points, two boards, one assist and one steal... tallied 204 points (6.6 ppg), 59 rebounds (1.9 rpg), 96 assists (3.1 apg), four blocks and 14 steals with a 1.45 assist-to-turnover ratio... averaged 24.5 minutes per game... shot 40.5 percent from floor, 25.4 percent from the 3-point line and 75 percent from the charity stripe... one double-double... six games in double-digit scoring, one with double-figure assists... led team in assists 15 times, steals three times and once in blocks. Honors - All-WAC Freshmen Team. Bronco Record Book - Set school record for assists in a game with 13 against College of Idaho (1/2/11). Top Five Team Rankings - First in assists, fourth in points, fifth for points average, field goal percent and free throws made (27). Top 15 Conference Rankings - Fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio and eight in assist average. Highlights - Career-high 15 points and seven free throws made versus Southern Utah (11/16/10)... first career double-double on 11 points and 13 assists versus College of Idaho (1/2/11)... 12 points against New Mexico State (1/27/11) and at La Tech (3/3/11)... careerhigh five rebounds versus Idaho (2/12/11). HANDSWORTH SECONDARY SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... four-year starter at guard for the Royals varsity team... statistically, averaged 19.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.9 assist and 4.8 steals per game as a senior... averaged 19.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 4.8 steals as a junior. Prep Career Notables Honors - Four-time first-team All-North Shore League honoree... three-time first-team allregion... Provincial (State) MVP as a junior... second-team All-Star as a senior... four-time Top-10 Tourney First-Team honoree... two-time team captain. Highlights - Helped Handsworth Secondary to an overall record of 119 wins and 11 defeats throughout four-year prep career and a perfect 28-0 mark as a senior... team won four-consecutive conference titles going 31-1... Royals won three regional titles and two provincial AAA championships during junior and senior seasons... also lettered in volleyball as a freshman. CANADIAN NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL TEAMS Currently a member of the Canadian National Team pool... also a two-time member of British Columbia s U17 provincial team... named to the National U17 All-Star First Team as a high school sophomore... team won silver medal at national tournament during her junior year. National Team Notables 2010 - Starting point guard for Canada during the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship Tournament. 2011 - Invited to senior national team tryouts... member of Canadian U19 team that went 8-1 at World Championship in Chile... Lee played in all nine games averaging 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game... shot 32.6 percent (15-46) from floor, 33.3 percent (9-27) from 3-point range and 66.7 percent (4-6) from the free-throw line... team defeated USA in pool play... Canada s lone loss was in quarterfinal game resulting in fifth-place finish... in fall of 2011 turned down invite to tryout for Canadian National Team for the Pan American Games, deciding to stay with Boise State team. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 25 6-10 2-4 2-2 16 1 1 4 1 0 2 Weber St. 27 3-7 0-3 0-0 6 3 0 3 2 0 0 at Idaho St. 29 3-9 1-2 0-0 7 6 1 2 0 0 1 Pepperdine 25 1-5 1-4 4-4 7 1 1 2 2 0 0 at Utah St. 30 6-13 3-7 0-0 15 2 1 5 0 0 1 UC Riverside 24 3-10 2-4 0-0 8 2 0 1 2 0 1 Syracuse 27 1-6 0-2 1-2 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 Seattle 24 5-8 3-6 0-2 13 0 2 3 4 0 1 Montana Tech 28 7-10 3-3 4-4 21 2 3 6 0 0 1 New Mexico St. 29 2-6 1-1 0-0 5 0 2 3 3 0 1 at E. Washington 25 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 at Portland 23 0-4 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 Utah St. 23 1-9 0-4 0-0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 Utah Valley 18 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 at New Mexico St. 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 New Mexico* 12 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 21 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 21 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) FG Made 7 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 7 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3FG Made 3, 3x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3, 3x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) FT Made 4, 2x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 7 - Southern Utah (11/16/10) 6 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) 6 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) Assists 6 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 13 - Col. of Idaho (1/2/11) Blocks 1, 4x last - at Idaho (1/22/11) Steals 2 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 3 - at Utah Valley (12/20/10) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 1 11 pts, 13 asts - Col. of Idaho (1/2/11) Double-Figure Points 4 10 21 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 1 13 - Col. of Idaho (1/2/11) 20-plus Points 1 1 21 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2010-11 31-28 761/24.5 81-200.405 15-59.254 27-36.750 6 53 59 1.9 39 0 96 66 4 14 204 6.6 2011-12 16-13 381/23.8 39-112.348 16-46.348 14-18.778 3 25 28 1.8 16 0 40 20 0 10 108 6.8 TOTAL 47-41 1142/24.3 120-312.385 31-105.295 41-54.759 9 78 87 1.9 55 0 136 86 4 24 312 6.6
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 13 #10 5-8 Keiahnna ENGEL Freshman Guard Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) A.J. DIMOND HIGH SCHOOL A 2011 graduate of A.J. Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska... four-year starter for the Lynx s varsity squad... averaged 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two blocks and four steals per game as a junior... senior stats not available. Prep Career Notables Honors - 2011 Parade All-American... two-time Alaska 4A State Player of the Year... four-time all-state honoree and all-conference team member... threetime league MVP sophomore through senior seasons... as a junior named State Gatorade Player of the Year and Anchorage Daily News State Female Athlete of the Year. Highlights - Led the Lynx to the league and district titles and a third-place finish at state junior year... three sport athlete lettering in basketball, track and flag football... holds the state record for the 100-meter hurdles... two-time state champion in 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles... led Dimond High to the league championship in flag football as a junior. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 20 5-10 1-2 2-4 13 5 3 2 2 0 5 Weber St. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 at Idaho St. 11 1-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 Pepperdine 12 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 at Utah St. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 UC Riverside 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 3 0 30 0 1 Syracuse 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 Seattle 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 3 1 3 0 0 Montana Tech 20 2-8 0-1 6-6 10 8 3 4 1 2 1 New Mexico St. 16 2-4 0-0 1-2 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 at E. Washington 13 1-6 0-0 1-2 3 5 1 1 1 0 1 at Portland 16 3-8 1-2 0-2 7 6 1 0 2 0 0 Utah St. 17 3-5 0-1 4-7 10 1 2 2 3 0 0 Utah Valley 20 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 7 0 4 2 0 2 at New Mexico St. 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 New Mexico* 19 4-12 0-1 1-2 9 5 1 1 1 0 5 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 13 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 13 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) FG Made 5 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 5 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 3FG Made 1, 2x last - at Portland (11/19/11) 1, 2x last - at Portland (11/19/11)) FT Made 6 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 6 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 8 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 8 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) Assists 4, 2x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 4, 2x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) Blocks 2 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 2 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) Steals 5, 2x last - New Mexico (1/11/12) 5, 2x last - New Mexico (1/11/12) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 3 3 10 - Utah State (12/22/11) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-12 16-2 224/14.0 26-66.394 2-7.286 19-30.633 21 28 49 3.1 31 0 20 22 2 20 73 4.6 TOTAL 16-2 224/14.0 26-66.394 2-7.286 19-30.633 21 28 49 3.1 31 0 20 22 2 20 73 4.6
14 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes #11 5-5 Cinnamon LISTER Sophomore Guard Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11) Played in 30 games with one start at the point... first action for Boise State was as a starter during season opener against Portland (11/12/10) scoring three points... recorded 103 points (3.4 ppg), 53 rebounds (1.8 rpg), 67 assists (2.2 apg) and 16 steals... averaged 17.1 minutes... shot 35.8 percent from the floor, 25.8 from the arc and 81.8 from the free-throw line... one game in double-figure scoring... led team in rebounds once, assists 10 times and six times in steals. Top Five Team Rankings - Second in assists and in free throw percentage, tied for fourth in steals and fifth in free throws made (27). Highlights - Career-high 11 points and nine free throws at San Jose State (2/26/11) to go with three assists... career-best seven rebounds against Idaho (2/12/11)... high of four steals at Nevada (1/8/11)... career-high seven assists versus Utah State (2/5/11). SANTIAGO HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Santiago High School in Corona, Calif.... four-year member and three-year starter at guard for the Sharks varsity team... statistically averaged 11.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assist and 1.2 steals per game as a senior... averaged 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior. Honors - Ranked the 44th best prep point guard in the nation by Hoopgurlz.com senior year... four-time All-Big 8 League honoree... all-area third team junior year... three-time team defensive MVP... two-time team captain... four-time Santiago HS Scholar Athlete. Highlights - Helped Santiago High to an overall record of 92 wins and 28 defeats throughout four-year prep career and a 27-3 mark as a senior... team won four-consecutive conference titles... Sharks advanced to regional quarterfinals all four years. PERSONAL Has a twin sister, Jasmine, who plays for Vanderbilt University. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 24 2-6 0-0 2-3 6 2 3 4 2 0 2 Weber St. 17 1-4 0-0 4-6 6 1 0 4 2 0 0 at Idaho St. 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 Pepperdine 18 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 at Utah St. 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 UC Riverside 17 1-4 1-1 0-0 3 1 2 4 4 0 0 Syracuse 14 1-6 0-2 0-1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Seattle 18 1-4 0-2 4-4 6 3 1 2 0 0 1 Montana Tech 18 3-6 2-3 0-0 8 1 0 2 2 0 3 New Mexico St. 14 1-2 1-1 2-2 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 at E. Washington 18 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 at Portland 19 2-4 0-0 1-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 Utah St. 28 2-5 1-4 0-0 5 1 1 3 4 0 3 Utah Valley 20 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 at New Mexico St. 19 1-4 0-1 1-2 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 New Mexico* 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 8 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 11 - at San Jose St. (2/26/11) FG Made 3 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3, 2x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3FG Made 2 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 2, 3x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) FT Made 4, 2x last - Seattle (12/4/11) 9 - at San Jose St. (2/26/11) 3 - Seattle (12/4/11) 7 - Idaho (2/12/11) Assists 6 - Pepperdine (11/20/11) 7 - Utah St. (2/5/11) Blocks -- -- Steals 3, 2x last - Utah State (12/22/11) 4 - at Nevada (1/8/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 0 1 11 - at San Jose St. (2/26/11) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2010-11 30-1 513/17.1 34-95.358 8-31.258 27-33.818 5 48 53 1.8 45 0 67 64 0 16 103 3.4 2011-12 16-2 282/17.6 19-59.322 5-15.333 15-25.600 5 13 18 1.1 19 0 40 22 0 12 58 3.6 TOTAL 46-3 795/17.3 53-154.344 13-46.283 42-58.724 10 61 71 1.5 64 0 107 86 0 28 161 3.5
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 15 #22 5-9 Julia MARSHALL RS-Sophomore Guard Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS) REDSHIRT SEASON (2010-11) Redshirted after injury sidelined her nine games into season... began year as starting three-guard/ wing... played in nine games with five starts... averaged 8.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 18.6 minutes. Highlights - Scored a career-high 19 points against Southern Utah (11/16/10). FRESHMAN SEASON (2009-10) Saw action in 30 games, with 19 starts at three-guard... battled through injuries most of season... first action as a Bronco came as a starter in season opener versus Western Oregon (11/13/09) recording 11 points and three rebounds... on the season recorded 166 points (5.5 ppg), 87 rebounds (2.9 rpg), 32 assists (1.1 apg), 2 blocks and 22 steals in 594 minutes (19.8 mpg)... shot 33.7 percent from floor, 26.9 from 3-point range and 63.9 from the foul line... six double-figure scoring games... led team in points twice, rebounds once, assists twice, blocks and steals one time each. Honors - WAC All-Freshmen Team... Academic All-WAC. Top Five Team Rankings - Third in 3-pointers made (21) and fifth in assists. Highlights - Recorded 12 points and six rebounds versus Santa Clara (12/19/09)... careerhigh eight rebounds at La Tech (2/3/10)... career-high 15 points to go with three rebounds and two steals versus Fresno State (3/3/10). BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL A 2009 graduate of Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, Kan.... four-year starter for the Eagles varsity team... started in 96 of 97 games played during prep career... senior year: averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game... junior year: averaged 18 points, four rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Honors - Overall: three-time all-conference and two-time first-team all-state honoree... senior year: first-team all-state by Wichita Eagle and Topeka Journal... all-city first team... all-metro first team... first-team all-conference... McDonalds All-American nominee... All-Class Big Six by MaxPreps.com... three-time team captain... four-time all-academic team honoree. Highlights - Holds school record for career points with 1,330... leading scorer at 2009 state tournament averaging 20 points per game... ESPN ranked her as the 29th-best guard nationally and the 130th ranked girls basketball player overall... helped high school team to second-place finish at state junior year and third-place as a senior. ACADEMICS Majoring in health science studies... Academic All-WAC honoree as a freshman in 2009-10. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 7 2-6 0-2 2-2 6 2 0 0 1 0 3 Weber St. 12 3-4 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 at Idaho St. 3 1-3 1-2 2-2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 Pepperdine - - - - - - - - - - - at Utah St. 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 UC Riverside - - - - - - - - - - - Syracuse - - - - - - - - - - - Seattle - - - - - - - - - - - Montana Tech - - - - - - - - - - - New Mexico St. - - - - - - - - - - - at E. Washington - - - - - - - - - - - at Portland - - - - - - - - - - - Utah St. - - - - - - - - - - - Utah Valley 6 1-2 0-1 3-4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 at New Mexico St. 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 New Mexico* 11 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 4 1 0 1 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 6, 2x last - Weber St. (11/13/11) 19 - Southern Utah (11/16/10) FG Made 3 - Weber St. (11/13/11) 6, 2x last - Southern Utah (11/16/10) 3FG Made 1 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) 4 - Southern Utah (11/16/10) FT Made 3 - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 5, 2x last - E. Washington (11/20/10) 2, 3x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 8 - at La Tech (2/3/10) Assists 4 - New Mexico (1/11/12) 5 - Montana St. (12/9/09) Blocks 1, 2x last - Idaho (2/17/10) Steals 3 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 3, 3x last - Idaho St. (11/14/10) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 0 9 13 - at Pepperdine (11/23/10) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2009-10 30-19 594/19.8 61-181.337 21-78.269 23-36.639 23 64 87 2.9 51 0 32 43 2 22 166 5.5 2010-11 9-5 167/18.6 24-54.444 13-27.481 13-17.765 5 11 16 1.8 16 0 14 20 0 7 74 8.2 2011-12 7-0 54/7.7 8-24.333 1-8.125 7-8.875 3 6 9 1.3 6 0 7 4 0 4 24 3.4 TOTAL 46-24 815/17.7 93-259.359 35-113.310 43-61.705 31 81 112 2.4 73 0 53 67 2 33 264 5.7
16 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes #24 5-8 Kati ISHAM Senior Guard Howe, Idaho (Butte County HS/Walla Walla CC) JUNIOR SEASON (2010-11) Only Bronco to start all 31 games... first action for Boise State was in season opener versus Portland (11/12/10) scoring 11 points with two rebounds, five assists and two steals... season totals were 394 points (12.7 ppg), 88 rebounds (2.8 rpg), 60 assists (1.9 apg), two blocks and 33 steals (1.1 spg)... shot 39.2 percent from court, 37 percent from behind the arc and 75.5 percent from the free-throw line... 20 double-figure point games, seven with 20 or more... led team in scoring 12 times, rebounds once, assists eight times, steals nine times and blocks once. Honors - WAC Player of the Week (12/27/10) Top Five Team Rankings - First in points, points per game, 3-pointers made (70), second in steals, third in assists and 3-point percentage, fifth in rebounding and free throw percentage. Top 15 Conference Rankings - 10th in scoring (ppg), fourth for 3-point percentage and 3-point average (2.3 pg). Top 100 National Rankings - 73rd for 3-point percentage and 89th in 3-point average. Highlights - Career-high for points and rebounds with 28 and six respectively at Utah Valley (12/20/10)... 21 points versus Southern Utah (11/16/10)... 22 points versus Sac State (12/11/10)... career-high eight assists at San Jose State (2/26/11). SOPHOMORE (2009-10) Competed at Walla Walla Community College in Washington... started all 29 games at guard... recorded 625 points (21.6 ppg), 177 rebounds (6.1 rpg), 81 assists (2.8 apg) and 40 steals (1.4 spg)... shot 48 percent from the floor, 46 percent from behind 3-point arc and 82 percent from free-throw line... two double-doubles... scored double-figure points in 28 of 29 contests, four with 30-plus points and 19 with 20 or more.. two games with 10 rebounds. Honors - NWAACC All-Tournament and MVP... NWAACC Eastern Region MVP... NWAACC All-Eastern Region First Team... team MVP. Top Five Team Rankings - led team in scoring, second in rebounding, first in assists and second in steals Top 15 Conference Rankings - led in total points and second in scoring average. Highlights - career-high 37 points and five rebounds versus Yakima Valley CC (11/21/09)... 34 points versus Seattle CC (12/4/09)... first career-double-double with 24 points and career-high 10 rebounds versus Highline (12/19/09)... WWCC went 28-1 overall and 13-1 in eastern regional play to place first... team won NWAACC Tournament championship. FRESHMAN (2008-09) Played for Walla Walla Community College... started all 34 games at guard... tallied 637 points (22.8 ppg), 135 rebounds (5.0 rpg), 74 assists (2.7 apg) and 65 steals (2.4 spg)... shot 48 percent from the floor, 45 percent from 3-point range and 79 percent from the foul-line... 27 double-figure scoring games, five with 30-plus points and 21 with 20 or more. Honors - NWAACC Eastern Region MVP... NWAACC All-Eastern Region First Team... team MVP. Top Five Team Rankings - Led team in scoring, third in rebounding, first in assists and steals. Top 15 Conference Rankings - Second in scoring and 16th in steals. Highlights - 33 points versus Mt. Hood CC (1/2/089)... season/career-high 34 points versus Blue Mountain (12/12/08)... 32 points and six rebounds versus Chemeketa CC (1/3/09). WWCC went 24-8 overall and 9-5 in regional play to place second... team advanced to NWAACC Tournament semifinals. ACADEMICS Majoring in health science. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 25 6-11 2-7 0-0 14 3 3 0 3 0 2 Weber St. 32 4-13 0-4 10-12 18 3 1 3 2 0 1 at Idaho St. 38 4-11 3-6 4-5 15 0 1 3 3 0 0 Pepperdine 39 6-9 4-7 6-8 22 2 1 2 2 0 1 at Utah St. 36 4-12 3-9 0-0 11 4 3 3 4 1 2 UC Riverside 36 5-11 2-7 2-2 14 2 1 5 3 0 0 Syracuse 32 4-10 2-6 4-4 14 3 2 1 5 0 2 Seattle 39 7-16 3-8 3-4 20 3 3 1 7 0 2 Montana Tech 24 5-10 3-8 0-0 13 3 1 3 2 0 1 New Mexico St. 38 6-16 2-4 4-4 18 1 2 4 2 0 3 at E. Washington 37 7-11 5-7 2-4 21 6 1 2 1 0 1 at Portland 25 1-8 1-6 0-0 3 6 1 3 2 0 0 Utah St. 25 3-9 2-4 0-0 8 1 3 2 3 0 0 Utah Valley 23 6-14 4-7 4-4 20 4 1 3 2 0 0 at New Mexico St. 28 8-17 2-7 5-5 23 6 0 2 1 1 1 New Mexico* 31 5-11 1-3 1-2 12 5 1 1 2 0 1 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 23 - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) 28 - at Utah Valley (12/20/10) FG Made 8 - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) 8, 4x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) 3FG Made 5 - at Eastern Washington (12/17/11) 6 - La Tech (1/29/11) FT Made 10 - Weber St. (11/13/11) 10 - Weber St. (11/13/11) 6, 3x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) 6, 5x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) Assists 5 - UC Riverside (11/27/11) 8 - at San Jose St. (2/26/11) Blocks 1, 2x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) 1, 3x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) Steals 3 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 3, 2x last - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 14 34 12 - New Mexico (1/11/12) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 5 12 23 - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2010-11 31-31 917/29.6 125-319.392 70-189.370 74-98.755 36 52 88 2.8 54 2 60 74 2 33 394 12.7 2011-12 16-14 508/31.8 81-189.429 39-100.390 45-54.833 25 27 52 3.3 25 0 38 44 2 17 246 15.4 TOTAL 47-45 1425/30.3 206-508.406 109-289.377 119-152.783 61 79 140 3.0 79 2 98 118 4 50 640 13.6
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 17 #30 6-0 JUNIOR SEASON (2010-11) The redshirt junior played all 31 games during season earning one start... first game as a Bronco came in season opener versus Portland (11/12/10) recording five points, five rebounds and two steals... first start was against Nevada (2/19/11)... recorded 152 points (4.9 ppg), 64 rebounds (2.1 rpg), 16 assists, four blocks and 16 steals... shot 33.3 percent from floor, 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from free-throw line... five double-digit point games... led team in points three times, rebounding once, assists once and steals four times. Top Five Team Rankings - Second in 3-pointers made with 30, tied for third in steals, fifth in points and 3-point percentage. Highlights - High points was 18 at Fresno State (2/10/11) while shooting 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from the floor... career-high eight rebounds with 15 points versus Louisiana Tech (1/29/11)... 12 points at San Jose State (2/26/11). REDSHIRT SEASON (2009-10) The junior college transfer did not compete during the 2009-10 season. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Played for Salt Lake Community College... started in 27 of the 31 games played at forward for the Bruins... shot 49.1 percent from the floor, 22.9 percent from the arc and 76 percent from the free-throw line... recorded 457 points (14.7 ppg), 239 rebounds (7.7 rpg), 13 assists, 15 blocks and 31 steals (1.0 spg)... eight doubledoubles. Honors - NJCAA honorable mention All-American... first-team All-Region 18... Region 18 All-Tournament Team. Top Five Team Rankings - Led team in scoring and rebounding, second in blocks and fourth in steals. Top 15 Conference Rankings - Ranked third in scoring, fifth in rebounding, seventh in field-goal percentage, fourth in free-throw percentage, eighth in blocked shots, fourth in double-doubles. Nicole BRADY Senior Forward Vernal, Utah (Uintah HS / Salt Lake CC) Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 22 4-15 0-2 2-3 10 11 2 0 3 0 1 Weber St. 17 2-5 1-3 1-2 6 13 4 1 4 1 0 at Idaho St. 19 3-4 0-1 4-4 10 2 5 1 0 3 0 Pepperdine 24 2-8 0-2 2-2 6 10 1 0 2 0 4 at Utah St. 31 11-19 3-9 5-7 30 11 1 0 4 0 2 UC Riverside 29 4-7 1-1 0-0 9 6 2 0 1 0 1 Syracuse 22 3-7 2-5 0-0 8 3 3 1 3 0 0 Seattle 27 4-12 1-5 0-0 9 3 5 1 3 0 0 Montana Tech 19 2-5 1-3 4-4 9 7 2 0 1 0 1 New Mexico St. 22 3-9 1-4 0-1 7 7 2 1 1 1 0 at E. Washington 17 4-9 1-4 4-4 13 6 2 1 3 0 0 at Portland 22 2-8 0-5 1-1 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 Utah St. 22 3-7 1-2 0-0 7 11 2 1 2 1 2 Utah Valley 20 6-9 3-5 0-0 15 9 0 1 1 0 1 at New Mexico St. 27 3-11 0-6 0-0 6 5 2 0 3 0 1 New Mexico* 21 1-6 0-2 1-2 3 7 4 0 2 0 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Played at Salt Lake Community College... saw action in 30 games with one start... recorded 183 points (6.1 ppg), 113 rebounds (3.8 rpg), three assists and 11 steals... averaged 12 minutes per game... shot 40.1 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent (1-3) from the arc and 72.3 percent from the foul line. Top Five Team Rankings - Ranked fourth in scoring and fifth rebounding. ACADEMICS Majoring in health science. Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 30 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 30 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) FG Made 11 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 11 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 3FG Made 3, 2x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 4 - at San Jose St. (2/26/11) FT Made 5 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 5 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) 13 - Weber St. (11/13/11) 13 - Weber St. (11/13/11) Assists 1, 9x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 4 - Nevada (2/19/11) Blocks 3 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) 3 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) Steals 4 - Pepperdine (11/20/11) 4 - Pepperdine (11/20/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 2 2 30 pts, 11 rbs - at Utah St. (11/23/11) Double-Figure Points 5 10 15 - Utah Valley (12/31/11) Double-Figure 5 5 11 - Utah State (12/22/11) Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 1 1 30 - at Utah St. (11/23/11) CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2010-11 31-1 387/12.5 49-147.333 30-99.303 24-32.750 15 49 64 2.1 45 2 16 37 4 16 152 4.9 2011-12 16-13 361/22.6 57-141.404 15-59.254 24-30.800 34 82 116 7.3 41 2 9 36 6 13 153 9.6 TOTAL 47-14 748/15.9 106-288.368 45-158.285 48-62.774 49 131 180 3.8 86 4 25 73 10 29 305 6.5
18 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes #33 6-1 Kinzi POTEET Junior Forward Grandview, Wash. (Grandview HS) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010-11) Saw action in every game primarily as a reserve forward, earned six starts during season... first start for Boise State came against New Mexico State (1/27/11)... recorded 117 points (3.8 ppg), 146 rebounds (4.7 rpg), 19 assists, 17 blocks and 13 steals... shot 39.8 percent from the floor and 52 percent from the foul line... two double-figure scoring games... led team six times in rebounds, once in assists, four times in steals and nine times in blocks. Top Five Team Rankings - third in rebounding, fourth in free throws made (35) and blocks. Highlights - Career-high 12 points at Fresno State (2/10/11) to go with career-tying nine boards... 11 points and eight rebounds at Weber State (12/18/10). FRESHMAN SEASON (2009-10) Competed in all 31 games as a reserve post... first action for Boise State was in season opener against Western Oregon (11/13/09) recording eight points and eight rebounds... on the year accumulated 93 points (3.0 ppg), 106 rebounds (3.4 rpg), four assists, 12 blocks and seven steals in 321 minutes (10.4 mpg)... shot 39.4 percent from floor and 52.8 percent from the free-throw line... two games in double-figure scoring... led team in scoring once, rebounding once and blocks five times. Top Five Team Rankings - Fifth in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounds and tied for fifth in blocks. Highlights - Career-high nine rebounds and three points at Utah Valley (11/24/09)... 10 points and three rebounds and two steals versus Wyoming (12/31/09)... then-career-high 11 points and six rebounds at La Tech (2/3/10). GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL A 2009 graduate of Grandview High School in Grandview, Wash.... senior year: averaged 16.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while recording 43 blocks. Prep Career Notables Honors - As a senior her honors are numerous earning all-state honorable mention status, all-region, and all-conference recognition in basketball Record Book - Set school records for career points with 1,207 and points in a game at 35. Highlights - Three-sport standout at GHS lettering in volleyball, basketball, and track & field... all-state, all-region, and all-conference honors in volleyball... placed fourth at state in discus... made history with her commitment to Boise State becoming the first female student-athlete from Grandview High to ever sign an NLI to play at a NCAA Division I school in any sport... salutatorian of her class and a member of the National Honor Society. ACADEMICS Majoring in communication with English emphasis... two-time Academic All-WAC honoree. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 30 4-11 0-0 1-4 9 16 2 2 3 0 2 Weber St. 23 3-6 0-0 0-1 6 7 2 0 1 0 0 at Idaho St. 17 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 5 0 4 0 1 Pepperdine 26 2-3 0-0 3-6 7 10 2 2 3 0 0 at Utah St. 22 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 UC Riverside 21 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 34 2-6 0-0 2-6 6 8 3 1 1 3 1 Seattle 25 3-6 0-0 2-2 8 6 4 0 1 1 1 Montana Tech 25 4-8 0-0 0-0 8 6 1 0 2 1 2 New Mexico St. 29 4-9 0-0 7-8 15 7 4 0 1 0 1 at E. Washington 24 3-6 0-0 2-2 8 5 1 1 4 0 1 at Portland 29 4-7 0-0 6-7 14 6 1 1 4 0 1 Utah St. 19 1-6 0-0 2-2 4 9 3 0 1 0 3 Utah Valley 25 4-7 0-0 0-0 8 4 0 3 3 0 0 at New Mexico St. 31 3-12 0-0 0-0 6 6 4 0 1 0 0 New Mexico* 31 2-5 0-0 3-4 7 5 2 1 1 0 2 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 15 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 15 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) FG Made 4, 5x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 5, 2x last - at Fresno St. (2/10/11) 3FG Made -- -- FT Made 7 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 7 - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 16 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 16 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) Assists 3 - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 3, 2x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) Blocks 3 - Syracuse (11/29/11) 3 - Syracuse (11/29/11) Steals 3 - Utah State (12/22/11) 3 - Utah State (12/22/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 2 6 14 - at Portland (11/19/11) Double-Figure 2 2 10 - Pepperdine (11/20/11) Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2009-10 31-0 321/10.4 37-94.394 0-0.000 19-36.528 43 63 106 3.4 35 1 4 25 12 7 93 3.0 2010-11 31-6 494/15.9 41-103.398 0-2.000 35-67.522 58 88 146 4.7 54 2 19 40 17 13 117 3.8 2011-12 16-16 411/25.7 42-98.429 0-0.000 28-42.667 36 71 107 6.7 37 1 12 32 6 16 112 7.0 TOTAL 78-22 1226/15.7 120-295.407 0-2.000 82-145.566 137 222 359 4.6 126 4 35 97 35 36 322 4.1
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 19 #42 6-2 Mandy MUNNS RS-Junior Center Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS / Utah) REDSHIRT SEASON (2010-11) Sat out season do to NCAA transfer rules. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009-10) Competed for the University of Utah before transferring to Boise State during winter break... did not play for the Broncos because of NCAA transfer rules... prior to transfer played in six games during the fall semester for Utah... averaged 1.2 points and 2.5 rebounds. Highlights - Two points and five rebounds versus Minnesota (11/17/09)... four points and four rebounds versus UCLA (11/21/09). FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Played at the University of Utah... came off the bench in 23 games... recorded 27 points (1.2 ppg), 31 rebounds (1.3 rpg), three assists, two blocks and two steals....409 shooting percentage from the floor... 9-of-12 (.750) from the free-throw line on the year. Highlights - five points and six rebounds versus Jackson State (11/17/08)... 10 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the free-throw line versus Norfolk State (1/2/09)... five points and three rebounds in 12 minutes versus Air Force (1/14/09). BOX ELDER HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. Prep Career Notables Honors - Two-time Salt Lake Tribune All-State First Team... two-time Deseret Morning News All-State (first-team in 2008)... first-team All-Region 5... named all-area by the Standard Examiner... named BEHS Offensive Player of the Year... team captain senior season. State Rankings - Fifth in class 4A in scoring as a senior (14.4 ppg)... team s top rebounder for three years. Highlights - Also a standout volleyball player, earning second-team all-state honors from the Salt Lake Tribune and leading Box Elder to second-place at the 4A tournament as a senior. ACADEMICS Majoring in social science. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 12 5-8 0-0 1-2 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 Weber St. 13 4-5 0-0 1-2 9 3 2 0 3 0 0 at Idaho St. 18 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 Pepperdine 9 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 at Utah St. 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 UC Riverside 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Syracuse 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Seattle 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Montana Tech 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 New Mexico St. 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at E. Washington 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 at Portland 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Utah St. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Utah Valley 10 3-4 0-0 3-4 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 at New Mexico St. 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 New Mexico* 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 11 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 11 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) FG Made 5 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 5 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 3FG Made FT Made 3 - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 3 - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 4 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 4 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) Assists 1, 5x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) 1, 5x last - Utah Valley (12/31/11) Blocks Steals 1, 3x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 1, 3x last - Montana Tech (12/8/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 1 1 11 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-12 16-0 130/8.1 18-34.529 0-0.000 6-10.600 8 13 21 1.3 7 0 5 13 0 3 42 2.6 TOTAL 16-0 130/8.1 18-34.529 0-0.000 6-10.600 8 13 21 1.3 7 0 5 13 0 3 42 2.6
20 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes #44 6-2 Lauren LENHARDT Junior Center/Forward Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010-11) Started at center in 27 of 29 games played... tallied 353 points (12.2 ppg), 162 rebounds (5.6 rpg), 16 assists, 27 blocks and 10 steals... averaged 22 minutes per game... shot 49.4 percent from floor, 33.3 percent from the arc and 83.7 percent (82-98) from free-throw line... had three doubledoubles... 19 games in double-digit points, two with 30-plus... three games with double-figure rebounds... led team in scoring nine times, rebounding eight, three in steals and 11 times in blocks. Honors - WAC Player of the Week (1/18/11)... Academic All-WAC. Bronco Record Book - Tied school record for points in a game with 37 against Hawai i (1/15/11). Top Five Team Rankings - First in blocks, free throws made and free throw percentage, second in points, field goal percentage, and rebounds, fourth in 3-point percentage. Top 15 Conference Rankings - Fourth in free throw percentage, seventh in blocks per game, 13th in scoring average. Top 100 National Rankings - Ranked 47th nationally for free throw percentage. Highlights - Top performance was against Hawai i (1/15/11) tying school record for points in a game with 37 going 14-of-20 (.700) from the floor, one-of-one from the arc and eightof-nine from charity stripe in addition to grabbing a career-tying 13 rebounds... recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds versus New Mexico State (1/27/11)... 24 points versus Portland (11/12/10)... career-high four blocks versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/27/10) FRESHMAN SEASON (2009-10) Played in all 31 games during the year... moved into starting lineup at center for the last three games of the season... first action as a Bronco came in the season opener versus Western Oregon (11/13/09)... first career start came at Utah State (3/3/10)... on the season recorded 140 points (4.5 ppg), 83 rebounds (2/7 rpg), four assists, 23 blocks, and 11 steals in 351 minutes (11.3 mpg)... four double-figure scoring games... led team in rebounds twice, blocks eight times and steals twice. Honors - WAC All-Freshmen Team... Academic All-WAC. Top Five Team Rankings - Third in field goal percentage and second in blocks. Highlights - Recorded 10 points and five rebounds at Nevada (1/9/10)... recorded season-high 14 points and three rebounds versus Fresno State (2/27/10)... 13 points and seven boards versus La Tech (3/6/10)... 10 points and six boards at Nevada (3/10/10) in WAC Tournament. EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL A 2009 graduate of Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho... four-year member of the Mustangs varsity team... three-year starter in the post... missed most of junior year with injury... senior year: averaged 17.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.6 blocks and 3.0 assists. Prep Career Notables Honors - Senior year: first-team all-state, Southern Idaho Conference 5A Player of the Year... first-team All-SIC... McDonald s All-American nominee... Idahosports.com Co-player of the Game for 2008 Idaho High School All-Star game... two-time team captain... a threetime member of SIC All-Academic Team... chosen Eagle High School s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year... graduated a Presidential Academic Scholar for GPA. Highlights - Averaged 18 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games at the 2009 Idaho State Tournament... ACADEMICS Majoring in human resource management... two-time Academic All-WAC honoree. Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon - - - - - - - - - - - Weber St. 17 5-9 1-2 0-0 11 8 3 1 2 2 0 at Idaho St. 20 7-8 1-2 2-3 17 6 5 2 2 1 0 Pepperdine 20 6-12 1-3 1-1 14 6 2 0 4 0 0 at Utah St. 22 8-14 0-2 2-2 18 5 3 1 3 0 0 UC Riverside 25 8-14 2-5 2-2 20 7 1 1 3 2 3 Syracuse 21 2-7 0-1 2-2 6 1 3 0 4 1 1 Seattle 19 7-10 0-0 0-0 14 10 4 1 2 1 2 Montana Tech 16 5-10 0-1 0-0 10 3 4 1 0 1 0 New Mexico St. 23 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 5 1 2 1 1 0 at E. Washington 25 4-7 0-1 2-3 10 9 4 1 4 0 2 at Portland 21 3-7 1-2 5-6 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 Utah St. 28 5-9 2-3 0-0 12 6 1 0 1 0 0 Utah Valley 26 5-8 2-4 1-4 13 8 2 0 1 1 0 at New Mexico St. 32 3-8 1-4 1-2 8 6 3 0 1 2 0 New Mexico* 24 9-16 3-4 2-2 23 6 2 0 2 2 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 23 - New Mexico (1/11/12) 37 - Hawaii (1/15/11) FG Made 9, 2x last - New Mexico (1/11/12) 14 - Hawaii (1/15/11) 3FG Made 3 - New Mexico (1/11/12) 3 - New Mexico (1/11/12) FT Made 5 - at Portland (11/19/11) 8 - Hawaii (1/15/11) 10 - Seattle (12/4/11) 13, 2x last - Hawaii (1/15/11) Assists 2, 2x last - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) 2, 7x last - New Mexico St. (12/11/11) Blocks 2, 4x last - New Mexico (1/11/12) 4, 3x last - at New Mexico St. (1/7/12) Steals 3 - UC Riverside (11/27/11) 3 - UC Riverside (11/27/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 1 4 14 pts, 10 rbs - Seattle (12/4/11) Double-Figure Points 12 35 23 - New Mexico (1/11/12) Double-Figure 1 4 10 - Seattle (12/4/11) Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 2 5 23 - New Mexico (1/11/12) CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2009-10 31-3 351/11.3 56-123.455 3-11.273 25-43.581 34 49 83 2.7 45 1 4 34 23 11 140 4.5 2010-11 29-27 639/22.0 131-265.494 9-27.333 82-98.837 53 109 162 5.6 63 1 16 70 27 10 353 12.2 2011-12 15-7 339/22.6 79-145.545 14-35.400 20-27.741 30 62 92 6.1 40 1 10 30 14 8 192 12.8 TOTAL 75-37 1329/17.7 266-533.499 26-73.356 127-168.756 117 220 337 4.5 148 3 30 134 64 29 685 9.1
BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Player Notes 21 #45 6-1 CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL A 2011 graduate of Capital High School in Boise... started for the Eagles varsity team the one year she attended the school... senior stats not available. Prep Career Notables Honors - Second-team all-state... first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference. Highlights - Helped lead Capital to its first Idaho 5A state tournament berth since 2002 finishing with a fifth-place finish. LARAMIE HIGH SCHOOL Attended Laramie High School in Laramie, Wyo., freshman through junior seasons... three-year member and two-year starter for the Plainsmen varsity squad... as a junior averaged 11 points, a state-high 9.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.... also led the state in field goal percentage at 60-percent. Prep Career Notables Honors - all-state and all-conference honoree as a junior for the Plainsmen... three-time team MVP... named Queen of the Boards twice... class president as a sophomore and vice-president as a junior. Highlights - Led Laramie to second-place finished at 2010 Wyoming 4A Regional and State tournaments... game highs for points and rebounds as a junior were 22 and 19, respectively. PERSONAL Father is former Boise State and University of Wyoming men s basketball assistant coach Shaun Vandiver who is now head coach at Emporia State University... older sister Aubrey played five years for the University of Wyoming 2007-11. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Amber VANDIVER Freshman Forward Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) Game-By-Game Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts Reb PF A TO BLK STL S. Oregon 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 6 2 0 2 0 3 Weber St. 11 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 at Idaho St. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Pepperdine - - - - - - - - - - - at Utah St. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UC Riverside 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Seattle 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Montana Tech 15 3-4 0-0 2-2 8 2 3 0 1 0 1 New Mexico St. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at E. Washington 8 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 at Portland 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 Utah St. 10 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 Utah Valley 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 at New Mexico St. 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico* 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 at Air Force* Colorado St.* TCU* at UNLV* at Wyoming* San Diego St.* at New Mexico* Air Force* at Colorado St.* at TCU* UNLV* Wyoming* at San Diego St.* Season & Career Highs Season Career Points 8 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 8 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) FG Made 3 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3 - Montana Tech (12/8/11) 3FG Made FT Made 2, 3x last - at E. Washington (12/17/11) 2, 3x last - at E. Washington (12/17/11) 6 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 6 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) Assists 1 - at Portland (11/19/11) 1 - at Portland (11/19/11) Blocks 1 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) 1 - at Idaho St. (11/17/11) Steals 3 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) 3 - Southern Oregon (11/11/11) Miscellaneous Stats Category Season Career Last Time Double-Doubles 0 0 Double-Figure Points 0 0 Double-Figure 0 0 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 20-plus Points 0 0 CAREER Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-12 15-0 123/8.2 10-18.556 0-0.000 7-11.636 12 12 24 1.6 21 1 1 13 2 7 27 1.8 TOTAL 15-0 123/8.2 10-18.556 0-0.000 7-11.636 12 12 24 1.6 21 1 1 13 2 7 27 1.8
22 BRONCO NOTEBOOK - Inactive/Redshirt Notes FRESHMAN SEASON (2011-12) Will miss season do to injury. #32 6-1 REDSHIRT SEASON (2010-11) Redshirted during the season while recovering from injury. KELSO HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Kelso High School in Kelso, Wash.... four-year starter in the post for the Highlanders varsity team... started in 87 of the 95 games played during prep career... statistically averaged 21.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, one assist, and 2.1 blocks per game as a senior and 18.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 steals as a junior. #15 6-1 REDSHIRT SEASON (2011-12) Will redshirt to recover from injury suffered during senior prep campaign. ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGIATE A 2011 graduate of St. Thomas More Collegiate (high school) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada... four-year starter for the Knight s varsity team... missed most of senior season because of injury... as a junior averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game (official stats are not available, these are estimates from her coach). Prep Career Notables Honors - three-time all-conference first team and three-time all-region honoree. Highlights - Helped lead St. Thomas More to three-consecutive provincial tournaments... in 2009 Provincial championship tournament she broke the record for rebounds in a game with 37... also lettered in soccer and volleyball. #14 5-9 NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL A 2011 graduate of North Central High School in Spokane, Wash.... a two-year starter for the Indians... averaged 15.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.0 blocks and 3.8 steals per game as a senior... 13.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.9 blocks and 3.7 steals as a junior. Prep Career Notables Honors - Two-time All-Greater Spokane League (GSL) First Team honoree... WIBCA All-State and AP All-State Honorable Mention recognition as a senior... two-time team MVP... team captain senior season. Highlights - Led NCHS to a third-place finish at the 2011 Washington 3A state tournament. Carly PERKINS RS-Freshman Forward Kelso, Wash. (Kelso HS) Prep Career Notables Honors - Three-time all-conference first team honoree... first-team all-area twice and honorable mention once... area player of the year as a junior... Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year as a senior... all-area winter sports athlete of the year as a junior... named team MVP senior season. Highlights - Helped Kelso High to an overall record of 65 wins and 36 defeats throughout four-year career and a 17-6 mark as a senior... team advanced to district tournament each year making the regional round junior season. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Lexie DER Freshman Forward Burnaby, B.C., Canada (St. Thomas More HS) CANADIAN NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL TEAMS Currently a member of the Canadian National Team pool... a three-year member of the national team... also a three-year member of the British Columbia provincial team helping the team to one national championship and two second-place finishes. National Team Notables 2009 - As a member of the U16 team in 2009 she averaged 7.8 points and 7.2 rebounds for Canada in the FIBA America s Championship in Mexico. 2010 - The team captain for the under-17 team which finished 11th at the FIBA World Championship... averaged 6.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game at the world championship which was held in France. 2011 - Injury kept her out of national team contention. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major. Riley HOLSINGER Freshman Guard Spokane, Wash. (North Central HS) LEWIS AND CLARK HIGH SCHOOL Also attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane freshman and sophomore years.. member of the LCHS varsity squad as a sophomore. Prep Career Notables Highlights - Helping team to a 48-3 overall record... sophomore team went 28-3 overall and 20-0 in league to win the GSL championship before placing fifth at the 4A state tournament. ACADEMICS Has not declared a major.