2014–15 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2014–15 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–23 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Ward
  • Jay Collins
  • Tim Walsh
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
Seasons
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 14 – 4   .778 20 – 13   .606
Eastern Washington † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
Sacramento State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Northern Arizona 13 – 5   .722 23 – 15   .605
Northern Colorado 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Portland State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Idaho 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Weber State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Southern Utah 7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345
North Dakota 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
Idaho State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Montana State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
† Conference tournament winner

The 2014–15 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by third year head coach Bill Evans, played ten of their home games at Holt Arena and five home games at Reed Gym.[1] They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Geno Luzcando Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Estación Central, Chile
3 Ben Wilson Guard 6–5 207 RS–Junior Bardon, Queensland, Australia
5 Jeffrey Solarin Forward 6–4 210 Senior Denver, Colorado
10 Evann Hall Guard 6–4 210 Junior Thousand Oaks, California
11 Nnamdi Ezenwa Forward 6–5 200 RS–Senior El Paso, Texas
12 Ajak Magot Center 6–11 225 RS–Senior Tucson, Arizona
13 Novak Topalovic Center 7–0 230 Freshman Niš, Serbia
21 Andre Lavik Forward/Center 6–9 210 Sophomore Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
22 Marcus Bradley Forward 6–6 225 Junior Highland, California
23 Spencer Nicolds Forward 6–7 190 Freshman Gilbert, Arizona
24 Chris Hansen Guard/Forward 6–4 210 Senior Fort Collins, Colorado
25 Erik Nakken Guard 6–3 195 RS–Freshman Cedar City, Utah
32 Ian Fox Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Carlsbad, California
33 Justin Smith Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Colorado Springs, Colorado

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014*
7:00 pm 		Great Falls W 65–40 
Reed Gym (1,288)
Pocatello, ID
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm 		Montana Tech W 66–59 
Reed Gym (1,318)
Pocatello, ID
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, RTRM 		at New Mexico L 55–79  0–1
 The Pit (13,927)
Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2014*
4:00 pm 		at Denver L 38–54  0–2
 Magness Arena (3,002)
Denver, CO
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 68–80  0–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,138)
Pullman, WA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Utah Valley L 57–60  0–4
 Reed Gym (1,121)
Pocatello, Idaho
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm 		Montana Western W 86–66  1–4
 Holt Arena (1,323)
Pocatello, ID
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		Pacific L 62–68  1–5
 Holt Arena (1,554)
Pocatello, ID
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon W 67–51  2–5
 GCU Arena (4,766)
Phoenix, AZ
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm 		Northwest Nazarene W 69–57  3–5
 Holt Arena (1,391)
Pocatello, ID
12/18/2014*
5:30 pm 		vs. South Dakota State
World Vision Classic 		L 72–75 OT 3–6
 Smith Spectrum (7,049)
Logan, UT
12/19/2014*
8:00 pm 		at Utah State
World Vision Classic 		L 56–69  3–7
 Smith Spectrum (7,188)
Logan, UT
12/20/2014*
5:30 pm 		vs. Cal State Bakersfield
World Vision Classic 		L 50–59  3–8
 Smith Spectrum (7,216)
Logan, UT
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Utah Valley L 47–51  3–9
 UCCU Center (1,109)
Orem, UT
01/01/2015
8:00 pm 		at Idaho L 54–77  3–10 (0–1)
 Cowan Spectrum (812)
Moscow, ID
01/03/2015
3:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 57–65  3–11 (0–2)
 Reese Court (1,684)
Cheney, WA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm 		Montana State W 70–61  4–11 (1–2)
 Holt Arena (1,426)
Pocatello, ID
01/10/2015
7:00 pm 		Montana L 64–90  4–12 (1–3)
 Holt Arena (1,577)
Pocatello, ID
01/15/2015
7:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 67–71  4–13 (1–4)
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
01/17/2015
4:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 69–72  4–14 (1–5)
 Walkup Skydome (1,382)
Fkagstaff
01/22/2015
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State L 59–62  4–15 (1–6)
 Reed Gym (1,500)
Pocatello, ID
01/24/2015
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 80–76  5–15 (2–6)
 Reed Gym (1,763)
Pocatello, ID
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 76–79  5–16 (2–7)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617)
Greeley, CO
01/31/2015
2:00 pm 		at North Dakota L 69–80  5–17 (2–8)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,710)
Grand Forks, ND
02/07/2015
7:00 pm 		Weber State L 63–70  5–18 (2–9)
 Holt Arena (1,892)
Pocatello, ID
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 80–66  6–18 (3–9)
 Holt Arena (1,492)
Pocatello, ID
02/14/2015
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah L 67–71  6–19 (3–10)
 Holt Arena (1,582)
Pocatello, ID
02/19/2015
7:00 pm 		at Montana L 77–88  6–20 (3–11)
 Dahlberg Arena (3,313)
Missoula, MT
02/21/2015
2:30 pm 		at Montana State L 53–67  6–21 (3–12)
 Worthington Arena (1,677)
Bozeman, MT
02/28/2015
2:30 pm 		at Weber State L 57–61  6–22 (3–13)
 Dee Events Center (6,325)
Ogden, UT
03/05/2015
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington L 81–85  6–23 (3–14)
 Holt Arena (1,474)
Pocatello, ID
03/07/2015
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 67–65  7–23 (4–14)
 Holt Arena (1,964)
Pocatello, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule Released".
  2. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".