Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Riley still rolling at the big 8-0

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Riley still rolling at the big 8-0

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…March 20, 1945: The birthday of one of the most decorated coaches in NBA history. Pat Riley first made his mark with the L.A. Lakers, with whom he won four championships in the 1980s during the team’s “Showtime” era with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. L.A. won back-to-back titles…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Boise State’s second chance in Las Vegas

SCOTT SLANT: Boise State’s second chance in Las Vegas

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Wednesday Weekly…March 19, 2025. The new College Basketball Crown isn’t quite what we hoped it would be, due to opt-outs. But all things considered, it’s still the best place for Boise State. The CBC has five teams with sub-.500 records: USC, Arizona State, DePaul, Butler and Colorado. The Broncos are the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos against the First Four world

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos against the First Four world

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…March 18, 2015, 10 years ago today: A quirk in the NCAA Tournament selection process places Boise State in the First Four in Dayton—against Dayton. The Broncos and Flyers were the last two at-large teams picked and were No. 11 seeds in the East Region. With Dayton the…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A November needle bursts the Broncos’ bubble

SCOTT SLANT: A November needle bursts the Broncos’ bubble

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…March 17, 2025. When it happened last November at the Cayman Islands Classic title game, the last-second three-pointer by Boston College looked like a heartbreaking loss to an ACC team. Harmless long-term, in other words. But just like the wins over Clemson and Saint Mary’s boosted Boise State all season,…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The third time was a bloody charm

SCOTT SLANT: The third time was a bloody charm

Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…March 14, 2025. Why the heck was Boise State favored by 2½ points going into their Mountain West quarterfinal against San Diego State Thursday? I mean, the Broncos had been swept by the Aztecs during the regular season. Then they proceeded to go 11-for-40 from three-point range. That’s right, 40 attempts—tying…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State goes dancin’ for the first time

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State goes dancin’ for the first time

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…March 13, 1976: In its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, Boise State runs into the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV in the first round of the West Regional in Eugene. The Big Sky champion Broncos trailed by only seven early in the second half, but the Rebels ended…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A rejuvenated Javan Buchanan in Vegas?

SCOTT SLANT: A rejuvenated Javan Buchanan in Vegas?

Presented by ALPHAGRAPHICS. Wednesday Weekly…March 12, 2025. It was somewhat surprising to see Boise State’s Javan Buchanan named Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year Wednesday. We didn’t really think of Buchanan that way, but it’s certainly a show of respect from conference coaches and selected media members. Now, if Buchanan can look at that…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: “The darkest days in the history of sports”

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: “The darkest days in the history of sports”

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…March 11, 2020, five years ago today: It is historic. As in, infamously historic. It was a Wednesday, and it began with the declaration that the coronavirus had grown into a pandemic. Then, locally, Boise’s Treefort music festival was postponed. The dominoes kept falling, right through the early…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Twin Falls to the Hall of Fame

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Twin Falls to the Hall of Fame

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 10, 1991: Eddie Sutton, whose college head coaching career began in the state of Idaho, becomes the first coach ever to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament when Oklahoma State is named to the field of 64. The Cowboys were seeded third in the East…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: It’s a Tyson Degenhart kind of day

SCOTT SLANT: It’s a Tyson Degenhart kind of day

Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…March 7, 2025. Full disclosure: I’ve been working with Tyson Degenhart since the end of his freshman year, having been the point person for his popular “Degenhart Dozen” at Pastry Perfection. As NIL deals go, it’s modest, just like Tyson. He’s as good as it gets—as a person and as a…MORE