Former Gonzaga guard Rillie to join staff at BSU

BOISE - Boise State men's basketball coach Leon Rice announced the promotion of John Rillie to assistant coach and addition of Chris Cobbina to the staff as director of basketball operations.

Rillie had served as director of basketball operations for the Broncos this past season and fills the position vacated by Shaun Vandiver, who was named coach at Emporia State earlier this summer.

Rillie played for Gonzaga for three seasons, where he helped lead the Bulldogs to their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history in 1995 and a NIT berth in 1994. Following his college career, Rillie spent 16 years playing professional basketball internationally, representing Australia in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Farquhar named to Lou Groza watch list

University of Idaho junior kicker Trey Farquhar is one of 30 players on the annual Lou Groza Award watch list.

Farquhar is Idaho's single-season record holder for field goals made with 18 and tied for field goal attempts in a season with 25 and fifth on the single season field goal percentage list at .720, all in 2010.

In two seasons at Idaho, he is sixth in field goals made with 31 and second on the career field goal percentage list at .668. He was a second-team Western Athletic Conference choice as a freshman.