KAMLOOPS – One of the top teams in all of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball is set to make the trip to Kamloops this August when the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack play host to the Boise State Broncos of Boise, Idaho.
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Taking place at 6:00 p.m. on August 3, the game will pit the perennial power Broncos against the WolfPack inside the TCC in a contest that is sure to excite basketball fans from across the entire Interior of B.C.
"We are really excited for the opportunity to host Boise State and to be able to bring an NCAA Division I program to Kamloops," said WolfPack head coach
Chad Jacobson. "This not only is a great opportunity for our team to be able to come together in the Summer to train and gain valuable game experience against a high-level opponent, but also a chance for the basketball community to come together and support WolfPack basketball."
Boise State is fresh off a season that saw them go 24-10 en route to finishing second in the Mountain West Conference, a record good enough for the Broncos to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed. Over the last 10 seasons they rank 40th in the country with 212 victories and have qualified for the past two NCAA Tournaments.
TRU meanwhile, will be looking to use the game as a springboard into their 2023-24 season. The WolfPack just narrowly missed out on the Canada West postseason last year and will be aiming to make it back to the playoffs for the eighth time in the past 10 seasons.
The game will also mark the first official game for new WolfPack head coach
Chad Jacobson. Jacobson, a product of Brandon, MB joins the 'Pack as the
fourth head coach in the program's history at the U SPORTS level. Taking over for
longtime head coach Scott Clark, Jacobson takes inherits a young WolfPack team that returns every player from last season while also adding a trio of new recruits in
Josh Mayan,
Paolo Murphy and
Jason Okoro.
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