Marcus Shaver Jr. | Junior Guard | Boise State
Formerly Of: Portland (WCC)
Measurables: 6-1 185 lbs
Past Stats: 14.8 PPG 3.3 RPG 2.2 APG & 1.3 SPG in 32 games (31 starts) in 2018-2019
Shaver Jr. comes to the conference in the mold of a very familiar Mountain West player, former Wolf Pack guard Jazz Johnson. Not only did Johnson also transfer in from Portland back in 2017, they both leave as double-digit scoring guards on a mediocre Pilots team looking for greener pastures. Leon Rice appears to be taking a page out of the ole Eric Musselman play book this year, with four transfers on this list and more coming in. But it remains to be seen if he can put it all together in a similar fashion to what Musselman did during his time in Reno.
Shaver isn’t exactly the shooter Jazz Johnson was out of Portland but should compliment sophomore guard RayJ Dennis in smaller lineups or takeover point guard duties just fine in taller ones. Like some other guys on this list, Shaver Jr. was recruited by Boise State back in high school and brings an already established relationship as well as a year within the program to learn and develop.
Devonaire Doutrive | Junior Guard | Boise State
Formerly Of: Arizona (PAC-12)
Measurables: 6-5 185 lbs
Past Stats: 6.3 PPG 3.3 RPG & 1.3 APG in 3 games (no starts) in 2019-2020
Doutrive transferred out of the Arizona program after only playing in three games this past season, making him eligible come semester break. The former top-100 combo guard has potential to be the next great Mountain West import, but needs to break into a strong Bronco starting lineup mid-season the way Abu Kigab did last December after also transferring from the PAC-12 and sitting out a year to do so.
He was suspended the first two games of the season in 2019-2020 at Arizona and was ultimately dismissed from the team in November for an unspecified violation of team rules. Doutrive should fare better this time around with a larger role at Boise State and a new start come December.