Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Boise State men’s basketball will participate in the 2025 Maui Invitational Chaminade, the tournament announced on Thursday.
 
Taking place Nov. 24-26, 2025, the Maui Invitational will be held at the Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, Hawaii) and will feature eight teams from eight different conferences. Appearing in the tournament for the first time, Boise State will represent the Mountain West and will be joined by Arizona State (Big 12), Chaminade (Pacific West), NC State (ACC), Seton Hall (Big East), Texas (SEC), USC (Big 10) and Washington State (WCC).

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

💙 B1: Feature: The Alvaro Cardenas Story
🏈 Boise State 2025 football schedule announced!
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 A Story of Triumph and Perseverance. Fiery, competitive, passionate and fearless are words that are synonymous with the name Alvaro Cardenas. From everyday life to his play on the basketball court, those four words encompass and embody the 22-year-old Spanish guard.

From Granada, Spain to the United States, Cardenas’ story is one of triumph and perseverance. Beginning his journey with minimal opportunity to play at the collegiate level, Cardenas will forever be cemented as one of the best assist men to play in the Mountain West.

With an extreme thirst to showcase his talent and ability, Cardenas bet on himself at age 18 and eventually made the trek from his home country to the United States. Adjusting to the lifestyle and cultural differences was no easy feat, but for Cardenas, it was necessary.

The leap of faith he took a couple years ago propelled him into the position he’s in today, as arguably the best pure point guard in the Mountain West.

🔷Read B1: Feature: From Granada, Spain to Boise, Idaho: The Alvaro Cardenas Story 🔶

🔼 Enter Gridiron Goodness. Boise State football will open its 2025 season at South Florida on Saturday, Aug. 30, and begin its Mountain West schedule at Air Force on Sept. 20, as Boise State announced its full regular season schedule on Thursday.

The Broncos, who host their home opener on Sept. 6 against Eastern Washington, will have two off weeks during its season for the second year in a row. They will also host back-to-back home games once and not play in consecutive road games during the regular season.

🏈 : THE FULL RUNDOWN

🔼 Taking the Show On the Road. The No. 27 Boise State gymnastics team will travel to face No. 30 Utah State tonight at 7 p.m. MT.

Boise State is tied for the team’s highest ranking of the season. Boise State is also the only undefeated team in the Mountain West in conference competition.

Kristina Shchennikova was named the latest MW Beam Specialist of the Week and Freshman of the Week, while Emily Lopez picked up her fourth Mountain West weekly honor on the season, so they’re ones to watch. 👀

🤸🏽‍♀️: SCOUTING REPORT
2️⃣7️⃣ : NATIONAL RANKING
🎤 : OFF THE BLUE PODCAST FEATURING EMILY LOPEZ

🔼 Softball Placeholder.

🔼 On the Move. The Broncos come in at #32, while Jett Middleton moves up to #92 in the latest rankings!

🔼 It’s TGM’s Time. Tom Graham-Marr became the fourth ever Bronco to run a sub-four minute mile while setting the second fastest time in program history. He also ran the fourth fastest 3000m time!

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

The Fire-Starters. Today’s trivia question… How many other Broncos MBB squad members besides Alvaro Cardenas have started every game this season?

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Friday, Feb. 21
🥎 Softball vs. San Diego in St. George, Utah @ noon | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana @ 3 p.m. | Live Scoring
🤸🏽‍♀️ Gymnastics @ Utah State in Logan, Utah @ 7 p.m. | Watch 

Saturday, Feb. 22
🥎 Softball vs. UC San Diego in St. George, Utah @ 9:30 a.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Weber State in St. George, Utah @ noon
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Nevada @ 4 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 670 AM & 93.1 FM | Listen | Live Stats 

Sunday, Feb. 23
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Princeton @ 9 a.m. | Live Scoring
🥎 Softball vs. San Diego in St. George, Utah @ 9:30 a.m. | Watch

Monday, Feb. 24
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada

Tuesday, Feb. 25
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada

Wednesday, Feb. 26
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Lake Las Vegas Invitational in Henderson, Nevada
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ UNLV @ 7:30 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network Radio: KBOI 670 AM | Watch | Listen | Live Stats 
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State @ 8:30 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: KBOI 93.1 | Listen | Live Stats 

Thursday, Feb. 27
👟 Track & Field @ Mountain West Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: One, Tyson Degenhart!

Joining Tyson Degenhart as the only Broncos to start every game this season, Alvaro Cardenas is averaging 11.8 points and 6.8 assists while playing 34.4 minutes per game. He’s currently eighth in assists (177) and assists per game (6.8) in college basketball.

🔷 Have an awesome weekend, Bronco Nation!