Boise State’s First Pac-12 Basketball Schedule Just Dropped

It's here, it's real, and it's about to get REALLY big time in Boise.

While Boise State's football team continues to fight on The Blue in their inaugural season for football in the Pac-12, Leon Rice and company are just getting official practices underway at ExtraMile Arena, gearing up for basketball season.

Obviously, this will be Boise State basketball's first season in the Pac-12 as well.

The Broncos will start the season off against Utah State, one of the best 'mid-major' programs in the country most seasons and will end with San Diego State, another well-known 'mid-major' team.

The biggest addition to not only Boise State's conference schedule, but the Pac-12 as a whole?

Gonzaga University.

The Zags will play Boise State twice this season and are in a tier of their own across the conference.

Expect one of the nation's best teams and purest blue-bloods to make it tough on the Broncos. The Zags will host Boise State on January 16th in Spokane, Washington and will then travel down to Boise for a major Saturday night matchup on February 10th.

Boise State's head coach, Leon Rice, actually came to Boise State from Gonzaga where he was a long time assistant under newly inducted Hall of Fame Coach Mark Few.

Season tickets are still available and Boise State will be hosting some big time talent.