Boise State is embracing a emotional rollercoaster Wednesday night as the Broncos take a 6-1 league record to the Thomas & Mack Center.
Before tipping off the fifth game under interim head coach Todd Simon, UNLV will be recognizing a local hoops star. Freddie Thompson, an off-ball guard in 1979 under Jerry Tarkanian, passed away in April after a one-month battle with pancreatic cancer. A role model in the basketball community, Thompson was the assistant coach at Canyon Springs High School in 2011 as he helped his son, Boise State senior point guard Mikey Thompson, to a Nevada state championship.