2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–16 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Ward
  • Jay Collins
  • Tim Walsh
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
Idaho 14 – 4   .778 22 – 9   .710
Weber State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 – 7   .611 26 – 12   .684
Idaho State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Portland State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Montana State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156
† Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.[1]

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2016–17 season 5–26, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ethan Telfair 3 G 6'0" 175 Senior Coney Island, NY Graduated
Robert Jones III 5 F 6'8" 195 RS Junior Denver, CO Graduate transferred to Le Moyne
Clark Wilkinson 22 F 6'7" 195 Freshman Pocatello, ID Left the team for personal reasons
Stephen Lennox 24 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Lovington, NM Graduate transferred to Lubbock Christian[2]
Keshawn Liggins 33 G 6'5" 195 Junior Middletown, ID Walk-on; graduate transferred to Edinboro (PA)
Kyle Ingram 35 F 6'8" 220 Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jared Stutzman 21 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Idaho Falls, ID Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA waiver rule, Stutzman will be eligible to play.
Jacob McCord 22 C 6'7" 225 Junior Kailua, HI Junior college transferred from Big Bend CC

2017 recruiting class

Idaho State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

Roster

2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Westview HS
Utah Valley 		Beaverton, OR
G 1 Geno Luzcando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy HS Estación Central, Chile
G 4 Sam Dowd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Gonzaga Prep
North Idaho College 		Seattle, WA
G 10 Lyle Sutton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Madison HS Rexburg, ID
G 11 Erik Nakken 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Cedar HS Cedar City, UT
C 13 Novak Topalovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Santa Margarita Catholic HS Niš, Serbia
G 15 Brandon Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Kempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary
G/F 21 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bonneville
Utah Valley 		Idaho Falls, ID
F 22 Jacob McCord 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr WestLake HS
Bend Big CC 		Kailua, HI
G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Aberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID
F/C 24 Blake Truman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Legend HS
Snow College 		Las Vegas, NV
G 25 Gary Chivichyan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 35 Kyle Ingram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr JSerra Catholic HS
Fresno City College 		Pasadena, CA
F 44 Callum Kimberley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Churchlands Senior HS Perth, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 74–94  0–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,697)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Utah Valley L 71–84  0–2
 Reed Gym (1,387)
Pocatello, ID
Nov 18, 2017*
2:30 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 62–83  0–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,129)
Pullman, WA
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 54–62  0–4
 Event Center Arena (1,278)
San Jose, CA
Nov 27, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at Seattle L 67–73  0–5
 KeyArena (1,178)
Seattle, WA
Dec 1, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Bethesda W 92–71  1–5
 Holt Arena (1,392)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Northridge W 74–66  2–5
 Holt Arena (1,300)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Northwest Nazarene W 73–57  3–5
 Holt Arena (1,401)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Youngstown State W 86–62  4–5
 Holt Arena (1,464)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 71–85  4–6
 Marriott Center (14,660)
Provo, UT
Dec 23, 2017*
4:00 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 67–55  5–6
 Matadome (476)
Northridge, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ELVN 		at Weber State W 62–60  6–6
(1–0) 		Dee Events Center (7,552)
Ogden, UT
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 93–78  7–6
(2–0) 		Holt Arena (1,567)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 64–60  8–6
(3–0) 		Holt Arena (1,625)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 11, 2018
6:00 pm 		at North Dakota L 58–81  8–7
(3–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,707)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 80–94  8–8
(3–2) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,165)
Greeley, CO
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm 		Portland State L 83–87  8–9
(3–3) 		Reed Gym (1,645)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 71–65  9–9
(4–3) 		Reed Gym (1,647)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm 		Weber State L 70–77  9–10
(4–4) 		Holt Arena (2,584)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona W 63–61  10–10
(5–4) 		Walkup Skydome (955)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 3, 2018
12:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 80–84  10–11
(5–5) 		America First Events Center (2,259)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 82–85  10–12
(5–6) 		Holt Arena (1,336)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		North Dakota W 82–67  11–12
(6–6) 		Holt Arena (1,708)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 15, 2018
8:00 pm 		at Sacramento State W 67–64  12–12
(7–6) 		Hornets Nest (532)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Portland State L 77–91  12–13
(7–7) 		Pamplin Sports Center (613)
Portland, OR
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 86–83  13–13
(8–7) 		Reed Gym (1,976)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington L 69–74  13–14
(8–8) 		Reed Gym (1,911)
Pocatello, ID
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Montana State W 101–78  14–14
(9–8) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,872)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Montana L 64–75  14–15
(9–9) 		Dahlberg Arena (4,712)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018
5:30 pm, Pluto TV 		(7) vs. (10) Southern Utah
First round 		L 68–76  14–16
 Reno Events Center (977)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ Miller, Ryan (March 6, 2018). "Moving on: T-Birds beat Idaho State in first round of Big Sky tourney". The Spectrum. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Don (May 5, 2017). "LCU men land Division I, juco transfers". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.