Boise basketball and the MWC

Here's a very interesting piece and the subject matter is one that played a large role in the decision to let Greg Graham go. Boise's AD and school president certainly had the need to upgrade the level of recruiting in mind when the choice was made.

Joining the Mountain West would be a big step for hoops
Boise State basketball teams have work to do if Mountain West beckons
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
6/05/10

Boise State is no stranger to successfully navigating different conferences - having moved from the Big Sky to the Big West and to the WAC.

The men's and women's basketball teams reached the top of all of those conferences - whether it was a division title, a regular-season crown or a conference tournament championship. Accomplishing that in the Mountain West would require some heavy lifting - that is if the MWC presidents decide next week to invite Boise State into the league.

"Boise is going to have to upgrade the talent considerably if they are going to compete in basketball in this league," said Jerry Palm, who publishes CollegeRPI.com, a website that predicts the NCAA's RPI results. "There's just no other way about it..."

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