2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record14–16 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coachBill Evans (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Ward
  • Jay Collins
  • Tim Walsh
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana162 .889  268  .765
Idaho144 .778  229  .710
Weber State135 .722  2011  .645
Eastern Washington135 .722  2015  .571
Northern Colorado117 .611  2612  .684
Idaho State99 .500  1416  .467
Portland State99 .500  2014  .588
Montana State612 .333  1319  .406
North Dakota612 .333  1220  .375
Southern Utah513 .278  1319  .406
Sacramento State414 .222  725  .219
Northern Arizona216 .111  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Ethan Telfair3G6'0"175SeniorConey Island, NYGraduated
Robert Jones III5F6'8"195RS JuniorDenver, COGraduate transferred to Le Moyne
Clark Wilkinson22F6'7"195FreshmanPocatello, IDLeft the team due to personal reasons
Stephen Lennox24F6'9"220SophomoreLovington, NMGraduate transferred to Lubbock Christian
Keshawn Liggins33G6'5"195JuniorMiddletown, IDWalk-on; graduate transferred to Edinboro (PA)
Kyle Ingram35F6'8"220SeniorPasadena, CAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jared Stutzman21G6'6"205SophomoreIdaho Falls, IDTransferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA waiver rule, Stutzman will be eligible to play.
Jacob McCord22C6'7"225JuniorKailua, HIJunior 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Hayes Garrity 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrWestview HS
Utah Valley
Beaverton, OR
G 1 Geno Luzcando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWasatch Academy HS Estación Central, Chile
G 4 Sam Dowd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)167 lb (76 kg) JrGonzaga Prep
North Idaho College
Seattle, WA
G 10 Lyle Sutton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrMadison HS Rexburg, ID
G 11 Erik Nakken 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrCedar HS Cedar City, UT
C 13 Novak Topalovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrSanta Margarita Catholic HS Niš, Serbia
G 15 Brandon Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoKempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary
G/F 21 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBonneville
Utah Valley
Idaho Falls, ID
F 22 Jacob McCord 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWestLake HS
Bend Big CC
Kailua, HI
G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrAberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID
F/C 24 Blake Truman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrLegend HS
Snow College
Las Vegas, NV
G 25 Gary Chivichyan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 35 Kyle Ingram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrJSerra Catholic HS
Fresno City College
Pasadena, CA
F 44 Callum Kimberley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrChurchlands 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.
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