BOISE, Idaho -- The Boise State men's basketball team announced the entirety of its 2017-18 schedule, Thursday. The Broncos will play 12 nonconference games -- seven of which at Taco Bell Arena -- before kicking off Mountain West play at home against Colorado State, Dec. 27.
Boise State will open with an exhibition against College of Idaho Nov. 2, before the official season starts Nov. 10 against Eastern Oregon. The Broncos will then host Big Sky opponent Southern Utah (Nov. 12) prior to travelling to Fajardo, Puerto Rico, for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off from Nov. 16-19.
The Blue and Orange will begin the tournament with UTEP Nov. 16, and then face Illinois State or South Carolina the following day (Nov. 17). The final game will take place Nov. 19 against either Appalachian State, Iowa State, Tulsa or Western Michigan. All games will be played at the Coliseo Municipal Tomás Dones.
The Broncos will return to Taco Bell Arena and host Loyola Marymount (Nov. 25) and Loyola (Chicago) Nov. 28, to close out November.
The team's first true road game will take place at Oregon (Dec. 1), serving as the rubber match for the three-game series with the Broncos winning at home in 2015 and the Ducks evening the score last year in Eugene.
Boise State will then enjoy a three-game homestand against Portland (Dec. 3), Sacramento State (Dec. 9) and Grand Canyon (Dec. 18). The nonconference slate will close with a Dec. 18 matchup at SMU in Dallas.
The Mountain West slate will start at home against Colorado State on Dec. 27 followed by a road matchup against UNLV on Dec. 30.
January -- the Broncos' busiest month of the season (eight games) -- starts with a home game against New Mexico (Jan. 3) and then shifts to a road trip at Wyoming (Jan. 6) and Fresno State (Jan. 9).
Boise State will host San Diego State (Jan. 13) and Utah State (Jan. 17) before facing the defending Mountain West Champions, Nevada, in Reno on Jan. 20. The month will close with a home game against San Jose State (Jan. 24) and a road contest at Air Force (Jan. 27).
Boise State will take a brief rest with a bye before February opens with a matchup against UNLV (Feb. 3) in Taco Bell Arena before away games against New Mexico (Feb. 6) and Utah State (Feb. 10).
The Broncos will then host Nevada on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) and Air Force on Feb. 17. The Blue and Orange will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., to face Colorado State (Feb. 21) prior to its second bye of the season.
The team will close the regular season at San Diego State (Feb. 27) before senior night, March 3, against Wyoming. The 2018 Mountain West Championship will take place in Las Vegas, Nev., back at the Thomas & Mack Center from March 7-10.
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2017-18 season. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone at 208-426-4737 or in person at the Boise State Athletic Ticket Office located on the west side of Albertsons Stadium.
