Leon Rice often has made winning look like a forgone conclusion for the Boise State men’s basketball team.
In seven of his past eight seasons, the Broncos have logged 20 or more wins, and Rice is the only coach in program history to reach the plateau six years in a row.
But season No. 9 may prove to be Rice’s toughest coaching challenge yet.
The Broncos enter Saturday’s nonconference matchup at Grand Canyon (4-3) with an overall record of 2-4, matching the slowest start to a season since 2006-07.
“I never want a team that accepts losing and that’s comfortable with it, and they’re not,” Rice said in a phone interview with local media on Friday.