2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record5–26 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coachBill Evans (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Ward
  • Jay Collins
  • Tim Walsh
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota144 .778  2210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .722  2212  .647
Idaho126 .667  1914  .576
Weber State126 .667  2014  .588
Montana117 .611  1616  .500
Montana State117 .611  1616  .500
Sacramento State99 .500  1318  .419
Portland State711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .389  1118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333  923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167  627  .182
Idaho State315 .167  526  .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to North Dakota.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Clint Nwosuh0G6'2"190JuniorHouston, TXGraduate transferred to Pikeville
Ben Wilson5G6'6"207RS SeniorBardon, AustraliaGraduated
Evann Hall10G6'4"210SeniorThousand Oaks, CAGraduated
Ali Faruq-Bey22G6'2"175SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Western Oregon
Spencer Nicolds23F6'7"190SophomoreGilbert, AZTransferred
Justin Smith33G6'5"200JuniorColorado Springs, COTransferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Hayes Garrity0G6'1"185RS SeniorBeaverton, ORTransferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Garrity graduated from Utah Valley.
Robert Jones III5F6'7"190JuniorDenver, COJunior college transferred from Northeastern JC

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lyle Sutton
PG
Rexburg, ID Madison High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jun 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Balint Moscan
SF
Hungary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Aug 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Clark Wilkinson
PF
Pocatello, ID Highland High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jun 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-23.

    Roster

    2016–17 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) JrWasatch Academy HS Estación Central, Chile
    G 3 Ethan Telfair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrLincoln HS
    Redlands CC
    Coney Island, NY
    F 5 Robert Jones III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrCherokee Trail HS
    Northeastern JC
    Denver, CO
    G 10 Lyle Sutton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMadison HS Rexburg, ID
    G 11 Erik Nakken 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrCedar HS Cedar City, UT
    C 13 Novak Topalovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoSanta Margarita Catholic HS Niš, Serbia
    G 15 Brandon Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
    F 22 Clark Wilkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHighland HS Pocatello, ID
    G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrAberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID
    F 24 Stephen Lennox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLovington HS Lovington, NM
    G 25 Gary Chivichyan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMiddlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
    F 32 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrKempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary
    G 33 Keshawn Liggins (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMiddleton HS
    Big Ben CC
    Middleton, ID
    F 35 Kyle Ingram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrJSerra Catholic HS
    Fresno City College
    Pasadena, CA
    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
    Exhibition
    11/02/2016*
    7:30 PM
    Southern Virginia W 89–55 
    Reed Gym 
    Pocatello, ID
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    8:00 PM, RTNW
    at New Mexico L 70–81  0–1
    The Pit (11,293)
    Albuquerque, NM
    11/16/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Utah Valley L 73–82  0–2
    UCCU Center (6,117)
    Orem, UT
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Utah State
    Cancún Challenge
    L 51–85  0–3
    Smith Spectrum (8,923)
    Logan, UT
    11/22/2016*
    1:00 PM
    vs. Eastern Kentucky
    Cancún Challenge
    L 82–91 OT 0–4
    Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
    Cancún, Mexico
    11/23/2016*
    10:30 AM
    vs. NJIT
    Cancún Challenge
    L 67–71  0–5
    Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
    Cancún, Mexico
    11/25/2016*
    2:00 PM, FSSW
    at Texas Tech
    Cancún Challenge
    L 58–91  0–6
    United Supermarkets Arena (5,964)
    Lubbock, TX
    11/29/2016*
    7:05 PM
    Lamar W 77–60  1–6
    Reed Gym (1,534)
    Pocatello, ID
    12/03/2016*
    5:00 PM
    at Cal State Northridge L 76–79  1–7
    Matadome (1,086)
    Northridge, CA
    12/07/2016*
    5:00 PM, ESPN3
    at No. 17 Wisconsin L 44–78  1–8
    Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    12/10/2016*
    7:05 PM
    Bristol (CA)
    (non-NCAA affiliated school, does not count in record)
    W 80–61 
    Holt Arena (1,403)
    Pocatello, ID
    12/16/2016*
    6:05 PM
    Montana Tech W 76–46  2–8
    Reed Gym (300)
    Pocatello, ID
    12/18/2016*
    4:30 PM
    at Boise State L 59–82  2–9
    Taco Bell Arena (4,303)
    Boise, ID
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 PM, BYUtv
    at BYU L 58–84  2–10
    Marriott Center (13,553)
    Provo, UT
    Big Sky regular season
    12/29/2016
    7:05 PM
    at Montana L 62–74  2–11
    (0–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,848)
    Missoula, MT
    12/31/2016
    4:00 PM
    at Montana State L 63–80  2–12
    (0–2)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,138)
    Bozeman, MT
    01/07/2017
    7:05 PM
    Weber State
    Suspended (roof leak), rescheduled for 01/25/2017[1]
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    01/12/2017
    7:05 PM
    Eastern Washington L 85–92  2–13
    (0–3)
    Reed Gym (1,404)
    Pocatello, ID
    01/14/2017
    7:05 PM
    Idaho L 62–77  2–14
    (0–4)
    Reed Gym (1,754)
    Pocatello, ID
    01/19/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Northern Colorado W 73–69  3–14
    (1–4)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,865)
    Greeley, CO
    01/21/2017
    1:00 PM
    at North Dakota L 64–89  3–15
    (1–5)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,570)
    Grand Forks, ND
    01/25/2017
    7:00 PM
    Weber State L 73–85  3–16
    (1–6)
    Reed Gym (1,203)
    Pocatello, ID
    01/27/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Weber State L 74–96  3–17
    (1–7)
    Dee Events Center (7,018)
    Ogden, UT
    02/02/2017
    7:05 PM
    Northern Arizona W 91–90 OT 4–17
    (2–7)
    Holt Arena (1,819)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/04/2017
    7:05 PM
    Southern Utah W 94–68  5–17
    (3–7)
    Holt Arena (1,721)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/09/2017
    8:00 PM
    at Portland State L 69–74  5–18
    (3–8)
    Peter Stott Center (522)
    Portland, OR
    02/11/2017
    8:00 PM
    at Sacramento State L 63–75  5–19
    (3–9)
    Hornets Nest (975)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/16/2017
    7:05 PM
    North Dakota W 77–61  5–20
    (3–10)
    Reed Gym (1,415)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/18/2017
    7:05 PM
    Northern Colorado L 81–87  5–21
    (3–11)
    Reed Gym (1,436)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/23/2017
    8:00 PM
    at Idaho L 61–69  5–22
    (3–12)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,043)
    Moscow, ID
    02/25/2017
    3:00 PM
    at Eastern Washington L 77–89  5–23
    (3–13)
    Reese Court (2,025)
    Cheney, WA
    03/02/2017
    7:05 PM
    Montana State L 68–79  5–24
    (3–14)
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, ID
    03/04/2017
    7:05 PM
    Montana L 76–95  5–25
    (3–15)
    Holt Arena (1,795)
    Pocatello, ID
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/07/2017
    5:35 PM
    (10) vs. (7) Sacramento State
    First Round
    L 76–91  5–26
    Reno Events Center (1,507)
    Reno, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time
    Source[2][3].

    References

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