Boise State men’s basketball team lands highest-ranked prep prospect in program history
The Boise State men’s basketball team received a commitment from a four-star recruit Wednesday afternoon.
Sadraque Nganga, a 6-foot-9 forward from Chandler, Arizona, announced his decision to join the Broncos on Instagram as part of the 2022 class. He is the highest-ranked recruit to join the Broncos directly out of high school.
“Once considered a top-15 prospect, Nganga has struggled with continuous injuries for the latter part of his high school career, which had a massive impact on his recruitment and on-court production,” wrote Joe Tipton of On3.com. “Considered a five-star recruit at the time, Nganga announced a final 11 schools last year — Memphis, Arizona State, Georgia, Oklahoma, St. Mary’s, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Arizona, and Auburn. Struggling to stay healthy, schools had to look elsewhere.”
Nganga is currently ranked as the No. 76 overall recruit, according to 247Sports.com, and the 17th-best power forward available in the class of 2022. He choose Boise State over offers from Saint Mary’s, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma and TCU, according to 247Sports.
Rivals.com tabs Nganga as the No. 99 overall prospect and 13th at his position. Over the summer, Rivals had Nganga ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation.
Current Boise State redshirt senior Emmanuel Akot was ranked the No. 24 overall recruit in the country in 2017, but he started his career at Arizona before transferring to Boise State, making Nganga the highest-ranked recruit to commit to the Broncos directly out of high school.
Women’s basketball: Broncos lose third game in a row
The Boise State women’s basketball team shot 63% in the first quarter but couldn’t maintain the momentum in a 77-63 loss to Air Force on Tuesday at Clune Arena in USAFA, Colorado.
The Broncos led 33-27 in the second quarter before the Falcons (14-11, 8-6 MW) closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take a 38-35 halftime lead.
Riley Snyder paced Air Force with 26 points. Dominique Leonidas led the Broncos (8-17, 4-10) with 12 points, and Jayda Clark and Elodie Lalotte added 10 points apiece.
The Broncos play their final regular-season road game Saturday at New Mexico. Tipoff is 1 p.m. at The Pit, and the game will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network.
WOMEN: AIR FORCE 77, BOISE STATE 63
BOISE STATE (8-17, 4-10 MW): Dominique Leonidas 6-12 0-1 12; Elodie Lalotte 4-8 2-4 10; Jayda Clark 4-7 1-2 10; Anna Ostlie 3-8 0-0 7; Mary Kay Naro 2-8 0-0 6; Abby Muse 2-4 1-1 5; Rachel Bowers 2-4 0-0 4; Mackenzie Naro 1-1 0-0 3; Sydney McQuietor 1-1 0-0 2; Linsey Lovrovich 1-1 0-0 2; Trista Hull 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-57 4-8 63.
AIR FORCE (14-11, 8-6 MW): Riley Snyder 11-13 0-0 26; Lauren McDonald 4-9 2-2 11; Cierra Winters 4-11 2-3 10; Haley Jones 2-6 6-8 10; Kamri Heath 4-10 1-1 9; Nikki McDonald 3-8 0-0 8; Madison Smith 1-3 0-0 2; Taylor Britt 0-1 1-2 1; Sydney Mazzilli 0-0 0-0 0; Dasha Macmillan 0-0 0-0 0; Jo Huntimer 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 12-16 77.
Boise St...................... 23 12 13 15 — 63
Air Force..................... 20 18 23 16 — 77
3-point goals — Boise St. 5-12 (Mary Kay Naro 2-3; Mackenzie Naro 1-1; Ostlie 1-5; Clark 1-3), Air Force 7-18 ( Snyder 4-6; Nikki McDonald 2-5; Lauren McDonald 1-3; Smith 0-1; Huntimer 0-1; Winters 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Boise St. 38 (Lalotte 8), Air Force 36 (Jones 14). Assists — Boise St. 13 (Mary Kay Naro 5), Air Force 19 (Jones 5). Total fouls — Boise St. 12, Air Force 10. Technical fouls — None. A — 326.
This story was originally published February 16, 2022 at 1:14 PM.
