Good morning! College basketball analyst Andy Katz released his widely popular Power 36 rankings, and a team very familiar to Bronco Nation found its way into a top 25 spot at the start of February.

What else are we kicking into today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

🏆️ Two Bronco basketball student-athletes earn conference awards
🏀 Preview of the game against Colorado State
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Boise State men’s basketball will return to the court for its first repeat conference game of the season as the team takes on Colorado State tonight at 7 p.m. The last time the two teams faced off was at The X where the Broncos came away with the memorable 65-58 win.

Boise State is coming off a big win over Air Force where the team scored 94 points and the team averaged 1.67 points per possession, the most of any DI team in a conference game in the last six years. The Broncos will enter the game against the Rams as the last team in the Mountain West with a perfect road record. At 4-0 away from The X, Boise State has beaten San Jose State, Nevada, Fresno State and New Mexico.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Weekly Honors. Boise State women’s basketball’s Tatum Thompson also picked up a weekly award after being named the Mountain West Player of the Week. The sophomore scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Broncos past Fresno State, 60-50, on Wednesday night. She finished 6-of-10 from the field, 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 7-of-11 from the free throw line. Thompson also matched her career high with seven rebounds. Thompson becomes the first Bronco since the 2022-23 season to earn the weekly award.

🔼  Weekly Honors Part II. Following his performance against No. 19 New Mexico, Max Rice earned his second Mountain West Player of the Week award of his collegiate career. It is also the first time this season a Bronco has won the weekly award.

Rice averaged 23.5 points per game as Boise State went 2-0 on the week. He set career highs in points (35), 3-pointers (7) and field goals (12) in the 86-78 win over the Lobos. The win was only the fourth at The Pit for the Broncos and the fourth win on the road against a ranked opponent.

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Tuesday, Feb. 6

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Colorado State @ 7 p.m. in Fort Collins, Colo. | Watch on MWN | Listen | Live Stats

Wednesday, Feb. 7

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Jose State @ 6:30 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, Feb. 8

No scheduled events

Friday, Feb. 9

👟 Track and Field @ Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash.

👟 Track and Field @ Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.

🥎 Softball vs. Northwestern @ 10:30 a.m. in Tempe, Ariz.

🥎 Softball vs. St. Thomas @ 1:15 p.m. in Tempe, Ariz.

🤸 Gymnastics vs. Southern Utah @ 7 p.m. in Cedar City, Utah

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. College of Idaho @ 8 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Live Scoring

Saturday, Feb. 10

👟 Track and Field @ Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash.

👟 Track and Field @ Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.

🥎 Softball vs. Wisconsin @ 10:30 a.m. in Tempe, Ariz.

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Cal Poly @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Live Scoring

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Wyoming @ 1 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Arizona State @ 4 p.m. in Tempe, Ariz. | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Eastern Washington @ TBD in Boise Idaho | Live Scoring

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State @ 8 p.m. in Logan, Utah | Watch on FS1 | Listen | Live Scoring

Sunday, Feb. 11

🥎 Softball vs. Grand Canyon @ 11:30 a.m. in Tempe, Ariz.

Monday, Feb. 12

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ The Genesis Collegiate Showcase in Los Angeles, Calif.

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Mountain Classic Match Play in Palm Springs, Calif. | Live Scoring

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🔷 Have a great Tuesday, Bronco Nation!