During the previous eight seasons under Leon Rice, losing has not been the norm for the Boise State men’s basketball team.
But this year’s Broncos have seven losses through their first 11 games, with four of those losses decided by a single possession.
That can take a toll on the psyche, even for a seasoned coach.
“Biblical patience I think is the key,” Rice told local reporters on Friday. “... The response to losses is hard, and then it probably is times 10 when you lose on the last possession and all the ways that have happened.