Sunday, July 20, 2008

Boise State's summer prospectus is out

The BSU nedia folks have issued a summer prospectus on Greg Graham's Broncos, the 2008 Western Athletic Conference champions.

Here's a taste:

Key Returners:

Anthony Thomas (6-0, 205, Jr., G) – Started all 34 games for Boise State at point guard, finishing with 141 assists (the third most in Boise State history) ... Averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.1assists and 1.4 steals per game, while finishing fifth in the Western Athletic Conference in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio.

Paul Noonan (6-7, 210, So., G/F) – Played in 33 of Boise State’s games, starting one ... Averaged 4.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, while making a team-best 86.5 percent of his free throw attempts.

Jamar Greene (6-0, 203, Sr., G) – Played in 33 of Boise State’s games, averaging 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Mark Sanchez (6-7, 235, Sr., F) – Played in 33 games for the Broncos, averaging 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 9.3 minutes per game.

Kurt Cunningham (6-9, 265, Jr., C) Played in 33 of Boise State’s games, getting his fi rst career start at Hawaii ... Averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, while making 62.1 percent of field goal attempts.

Aaron Garner (6-3, 175, Sr., G) – Played in 29 games, averaging 1.8 points and 0.7 rebounds per game ... Best game came when he scored a season-high 14 points in win over Utah State in WAC Tournament semifinals.

Other Returners:

Shawn Rouse (6-6, 187, So., F) – Played in 11 games, averaging 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. Zack Moritz (6-10, 246, So., C) – Played in just three games missing most of the season with an injury.

Returning Redshirts:

Ike Okoye (6-9, 230, Jr., F) – A transfer from Wyoming who redshirted during the 2007-08 season ... Averaged 3.1 points and 3.9 rebounds for the Cowboys while starting nine of their 31 games.

Top Newcomers:

Robert Arnold (6-7, 170, Jr., F) – Played two seasons at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif., where he led his team to a 56-18 overall record and a 21-7 record in Foothill Conference action ... Helped team to a runner-up fi nish in the state tournament as a freshman and a pair of Foothill Conference championships ... As a sophomore, named first-team all-state and fi rst-team all-conference after finishing 14th in the state and second in the Foothill Conference in scoring ... Averaged 19.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 2.1 assists per game, while making 42 percent of field goal attempts, 31 percent of 3-pointers and 68 percent of free throws ...

Sean Imadiyi (6-7, 200, Jr., F) – Played one season at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., after a season at New Mexico ... Named National Junior College Athletic Association Third-Team All-America ... Named first-team All-Region I and fi rst-team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference ... Finished among the nation’s top six junior college players and led the ACCAC in fi eld goal percentage making 71 percent of fi eld goal attempts ... Averaged 16.1 points and 6.1 rebounds while blocking 35 shots.

La’Shard Anderson (6-0, 160, So., G) – Played one season at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, Calif., where he led his team to a 27-5 record and a second-place finish in the Orange Empire Conference with a 10-2 record ... Averaged 9.9 points, 2.3 rebound, 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while making 44 percent of fi eld goal attempts, 42 percent of 3-pointers and 85 percent of free throws.

Key Losses:

Reggie Larry (6-6, 224, F) – Earned fi rst-team All-WAC honors, as well as being named MVP of the WAC Tournament ... Led the Broncos averaging 19.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game ... Finished season with 661 points, becoming just the third player in Boise State history to score 600 points in a season.

Matt Nelson
(6-9, 232, F) – Earned second-team All-WAC honors while also being named to the WAC All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Broncos.

Matt Bauscher (6-3, 205 Sr., G) – Named to the WAC All-Defensive Team and the WAC All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 9.2 points and 3.4 rebounds ... Ranked in the top five in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (105 assists, 36 turnovers) while also making 49 percent of shots.

Tyler Tiedeman (6-7, 212, F) – Averaged 13.9 points and 3.4 rebounds ... Became just the sixth Boise State player to ever score 400 points, grab 100 rebounds and hand out 100 assists in the same season ... Made 48.8 percent of 3-point field goal attempts....... Go here for the remainder of the pdf file

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