2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach Bill Evans (7th season)
Assistant coach Tim Walsh
Assistant coach Kyle Taylor
Assistant coach C.J. Killin
Home arena Holt Arena
Reed Gym
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington00   00  
Idaho00   00  
Idaho State00   00  
Montana00   00  
Montana State00   00  
Northern Arizona00   00  
Northern Colorado00   00  
Portland State00   00  
Sacramento State00   00  
Southern Utah00   00  
Weber State00   00  
† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

The 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by seventh-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.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Hayes Garrity0G6'2"175RS SeniorBeaverton, ORGraduated
Geno Luzcando1G6'3"200SeniorEstación Central, ChileGraduated
Erik Nakken11G6'3"195RS SeniorCedar City, UTGraduated
Novak Topalovic13C7'0"230RS JuniorNiš, SerbiaGraduated transferred to Utah
Jacob McCord22F6'7"220JuniorKailua, HITransferred in January 2018 to Westminster
Kyle Ingram35F6'8"220RS SeniorPasadena, CAGraduated
Callum Kimberley44F6'8"225RS FreshmanPerth, AustraliaGraduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Chidi Udengwu4F6'7"185JuniorPomona, CAJunior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College
Chier Maker5F6'7"JuniorSydney, AustraliaJunior college transferred from Palm Beach State College
Alonzo Walker22F6'6"210JuniorToronto, ONJunior college transferred from Odessa College
Kelvin Jones54C6'11"230JuniorHobbs, NMJunior college transferred from Odessa College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Smellie
SG
Preston High School Preston, ID 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matija Ilić
PF
Wasatch Academy Belgrade, Serbia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

    2019 recruiting class

    Roster

    2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Andrew Vaughan (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS FrMarsh Valley HS McCammon, ID
    G 1 Austin Smellie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPreston HS Preston, ID
    G 3 Sam Dowd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)167 lb (76 kg) SrGonzaga Prep
    North Idaho College
    Seattle, WA
    G 4 Chidi Udengwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrDiamond Ranch HS
    San Bernardino Valley College
    Diamond Bar, CA
    F 5 Chier Maker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNewington College
    Palm Beach State
    Sydney, Australia
    G 10 Lyle Sutton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoMadison HS Rexburg, ID
    G 15 Brandon Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
    G 20 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrKempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary
    G/F 21 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBonneville
    Utah Valley
    Idaho Falls, ID
    F 22 Alonzo Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrOrangeville Prep
    Odessa College
    Toronto, ON
    G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoAberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID
    F/C 24 Blake Truman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLegend HS
    Snow College
    Las Vegas, NV
    G 25 Gary Chivichyan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
    F 32 Matija Ilic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWasatch Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    C 54 Kelvin Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrHobbs HS
    Odessa College
    Chihuahua, Mexico
    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 6, 2018*
    TBA
    at Gonzaga   
    McCarthey Athletic Center 
    Spokane, WA
    Nov 10, 2018*
    TBA
    at Boise State   
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, ID
    Nov 15, 2018*
    TBA
    Pacific   
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Nov 19, 2018*
    7:05 pm
    Bethesda   
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Nov 26, 2018*
    TBA
    at Pepperdine   
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, CA
    Nov 29, 2018*
    7:05 pm
    Montana–Western   
    TBA 
    Pocatello, ID
    Dec 7, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    at Santa Clara   
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, CA
    Dec 19, 2018*
    TBA
    at Utah Valley   
    UCCU Center 
    Orem, UT
    Dec 22, 2018*
    TBA
    at UC Santa Barbara   
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Big Sky regular season
    Dec 29, 2018
    TBA
    at Idaho   
    Cowan Spectrum 
    Moscow, ID
    Dec 31, 2018
    2:00 pm
    at Eastern Washington   
    Reese Court 
    Cheney, WA
    Jan 3, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Southern Utah   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 5, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Northern Arizona   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 12, 2019
    TBA
    at Sacramento State   
    Hornets Nest 
    Sacramento, CA
    Jan 17, 2019
    TBA
    at Weber State   
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, UT
    Jan 21, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Northern Colorado   
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 24, 2019
    TBA
    at Montana   
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, MT
    Jan 26, 2019
    2:00 pm
    at Montana State   
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
    Bozeman, MT
    Jan 31, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Sacramento State   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Feb 2, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Portland State   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Feb 7, 2019
    TBA
    at Northern Arizona   
    Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Feb 9, 2019
    TBA
    at Southern Utah   
    America First Events Center 
    Cedar City, UT
    Feb 14, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Montana State   
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Feb 16, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Montana   
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Feb 21, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Portland State   
    Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, OR
    Mar 2, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado   
    Bank of Colorado Arena 
    Greeley, CO
    Mar 4, 2019
    7:05 pm
    Weber State   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Mar 7, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Eastern Washington   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Mar 9, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Idaho   
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 13–16, 2019
    vs.    
    CenturyLink Arena 
    Boise, ID
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

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