The hits keep coming for the Boise State men’s basketball team.  Two days after losing out on Auburn wing Abdul Bashir (committed to San Francisco) and guard Cayden Ward (returned to Cal Poly), the Broncos came up short in a three-team race for Northern Illinois transfer Makhi Valentine.  Valentine, a 6-foot-3 junior-to-be guard, announced his commitment to George Mason on Friday. Valentine was also considering Boise State and Monmouth.  A small-school prep standout for Pennsylvania’s Steel Valley High School, Valentine initially signed with Missouri State before transferring to Northern Illinois last offseason.…