Coach behind the Boise State men’s basketball offense announces retirement
Boise State men’s basketball coach Tim Duryea is drawing the curtains on a 35-year coaching career, Boise State Athletics announced Friday morning.
Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Colorado State and spent the final eight years of his career at Boise State with head coach Leon Rice. He was the Broncos’ lead offensive coach during Boise State’s most successful period, which saw the program qualify for three straight NCAA Tournaments from 2022 to 2024.
“Tim Duryea was the consummate pro,” Rice said in a news release. “He added so much to our staff, starting with being an amazing coach and a great person.
“We were blessed to have him for eight years, and in that time, he made me so much better. I learned a great amount from him, and I know our staff did as well. We’re grateful for him.”
Duryea first made a name for himself in the Mountain West as a longtime assistant coach at Utah State, before becoming the program’s head coach 2015-18, when he went 47-49 over three seasons. However, his most successful period in the league didn’t begin until he joined the Broncos’ coaching staff.
He played a big role in coaching up a Boise State offense that won a program-best 27 games and 15 conference games in 2021-22 as the Broncos claimed both the Mountain West regular-season title outright and the Mountain West Tournament crown.
During his time with the program, he helped coach 11 Broncos to all-Mountain West honors, including three-time All-Mountain West honoree Tyson Degenhart and two-time selections Marcus Shaver, Abu Kigab, Derrick Alston Jr. and Justinian Jessup.
“I’ve been so fortunate to work for great people and have been around phenomenal coaches,” Duryea said in the release.
“I’m also thankful for all of the players and having the opportunity to see how good of people they are and how much I value them. I’ve lived and traveled to a lot of places, but to finish my career in Boise has been wonderful.”
