Boise State Athletics
Three Broncos Garner All-Mountain West Honors in Media Poll
3/6/2023 10:54:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho – Tyson Degenhart was named to the All-Mountain West First Team, and Max Rice and Marcus Shaver, Jr., were named to the third team in a vote among media members who cover the league.
Head coach Leon Rice also garnered one vote for Coach of the Year.Â
This is the first time Degenhart has been named to an all-conference team after garnering honorable mention honors as a freshman last season. The sophomore is the fifth Bronco to garner first-team All-Mountain West honors from the media, and the first since Derrick Alston, Jr., in 2021.
Degenhart is averaging 15.1 points per game on 59.3% shooting from the field in conference play. His 5.2 rebounds per game in Mountain West games is second on the team, while his 31 assists are third on the squad. Degenhart has nine games with at least 10 points and five rebounds in conference play to go along with a pair of double doubles.
Rice is averaging 15.9 points per game in conference play with four 20-point games against Mountain West opponents. The redshirt senior is averaging a career-high 35.1 minutes per game and is shooting 45.9% from the field. Rice is one of two players in the Mountain West to shoot 45.5% from three with at least 46 makes in conference play.
This is the first time Rice has been named to an all-conference team.
Shaver concludes his career with third-team All-Mountain West honors after being named to the second team last season. The fifth-year guard is averaging 12.5 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and leads Boise State in assists (61) and steals (21) in Mountain West games.
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Head coach Leon Rice also garnered one vote for Coach of the Year.Â
This is the first time Degenhart has been named to an all-conference team after garnering honorable mention honors as a freshman last season. The sophomore is the fifth Bronco to garner first-team All-Mountain West honors from the media, and the first since Derrick Alston, Jr., in 2021.
Degenhart is averaging 15.1 points per game on 59.3% shooting from the field in conference play. His 5.2 rebounds per game in Mountain West games is second on the team, while his 31 assists are third on the squad. Degenhart has nine games with at least 10 points and five rebounds in conference play to go along with a pair of double doubles.
Rice is averaging 15.9 points per game in conference play with four 20-point games against Mountain West opponents. The redshirt senior is averaging a career-high 35.1 minutes per game and is shooting 45.9% from the field. Rice is one of two players in the Mountain West to shoot 45.5% from three with at least 46 makes in conference play.
This is the first time Rice has been named to an all-conference team.
Shaver concludes his career with third-team All-Mountain West honors after being named to the second team last season. The fifth-year guard is averaging 12.5 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and leads Boise State in assists (61) and steals (21) in Mountain West games.
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