The Boise State men’s basketball team has accepted a spot in the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. (or NIT)
The Broncos earned a No. 2 seed and will play No. 3 SMU of the American Athletic Conference in the first round at 7 p.m. MT on Thursday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
The game will be televised on ESPN – and you can hear it right here on 670 KBOI.
This year’s tournament will feature 16 teams, and all games will be played in Texas.
The Idaho Statesman reports, this will be the Broncos’ third NIT appearance under Rice and their seventh in program history.
The Broncos will play in the NIT without forward Abu Kigab and guard Max Rice, who are both scheduled to have season-ending surgeries.