It’s 9:30 the morning before game day, and four Boise State men’s basketball players are already in their practice gear, standing in the sun after a rainy night in San Diego.
Assistant coach Chris Acker has assembled a makeshift basketball court in the hotel courtyard, with a nearby barstool serving as the hoop.
Scout practice is officially in session.
Riley Abercrombie, Bing Huang, Robin Jorch, Max Rice and graduate assistant Drew Bryson listen to Acker as he lays out the San Diego State offensive plays they’ll have to simulate in order to prepare their teammates for Saturday’s Mountain West Conference game against the Aztecs at Viejas Arena.