2019–20 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by first-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2019–20 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–22 (4–16 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jared Phay Joe White Chris McMillian
Home arena	Reed Gym

2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	16	–	4		.800			23	–	8		.742
Northern Colorado	15	–	5		.750			22	–	9		.710
Montana	14	–	6		.700			18	–	13		.581
Portland State	12	–	8		.600			18	–	14		.563
Northern Arizona	10	–	10		.500			16	–	14		.533
Montana State	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
Southern Utah	9	–	11		.450			17	–	15		.531
Sacramento State	8	–	12		.400			16	–	14		.533
Weber State	8	–	12		.400			12	–	20		.375
Idaho State	4	–	16		.200			8	–	22		.267
Idaho	4	–	16		.200			8	–	24		.250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2018–19 season 11–19, 7–13 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.

On March 26, Idaho State decided to not renew the contract of head coach Bill Evans. He finished at Idaho State with a seven-year record of 70–141.

Roster

2019–20 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Austin Smellie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Preston HS Preston, ID G 2 Tarik Cool 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Desert Vista HS Lane CC Chandler, AZ F 3 Malik Porter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cesar Chavez HS Southern Idaho Phoenix, AZ G 4 Chidi Udengwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Diamond Ranch HS San Bernardino Valley College Diamond Bar, CA F 5 Chier Maker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Newington College Palm Beach State Sydney, Australia G 10 Lyle Sutton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Madison HS Rexburg, ID G 11 Landon Bowman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Watersprings HS Castro, Chile G 12 Nico Aguirre 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Southern Idaho Idaho Falls, ID F 13 Daxton Carr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Highland HS Cal Poly Pocatello, ID F 15 Coreyoun Rushin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Westinghouse Prep Southern Idaho Chicago, IL G 20 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary G 21 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bonneville Utah Valley Idaho Falls, ID G 22 Jaxon Edelmayer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Madison HS Southern Idaho Rexburg, ID G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Aberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID G 24 Nick Huston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rigby HS Snow College Rigby, ID F 25 Brayden Parker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Preston HS Southern Idaho Preston, ID F 35 Will Reichelt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Pocatello HS Pocatello, ID	Head coach Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Tim Walsh (North Idaho) Kyle Taylor (Southern Oregon) C.J. Killin (Wyoming) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 23, 2019* 7:00 pm		Eastern Oregon	W 78–53		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Oct 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		Montana Tech	W 62–52		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 40–54	0–1	Arena-Auditorium (3,010) Laramie, WY
Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Air Force	W 89–79	1–1	Clune Arena (1,633) Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm		Montana–Western	W 80–48	2–1	Reed Gym (1,245) Pocatello, ID
Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 61–72	2–2	Beasley Coliseum (2,704) Pullman, WA
Nov 22, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 65–78	2–3	Leavey Center (1,146) Santa Clara, CA
Nov 27, 2019* 7:00 pm		West Coast Baptist	W 102–43	3–3	Reed Gym (1,186) Pocatello, ID
Dec 6, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 65–77	3–4	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,150) Malibu, CA
Dec 16, 2019* 7:30 pm		UC Santa Barbara	L 68–74 OT	3–5	Reed Gym (1,084) Pocatello, ID
Dec 21, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Pacific	L 66–77	3–6	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,629) Santa Clara, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019 7:00 pm		Idaho	W 62–60	4–6 (1–0)	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Dec 30, 2019 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 75–69	5–6 (2–0)	Reed Gym (1,437) Pocatello, ID
Jan 4, 2020 8:00 pm		at Sacramento State	L 49–68	5–7 (2–1)	Hornets Nest (717) Sacramento, CA
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	L 55–71	5–8 (2–2)	Reed Gym (1,332) Pocatello, ID
Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 71–67	6–8 (3–2)	Walkup Skydome (577) Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm		Weber State	L 68–76 OT	6–9 (3–3)	Reed Gym (1,745) Pocatello, ID
Jan 18, 2020 8:00 pm		at Portland State	L 76–82	6–10 (3–4)	Viking Pavilion (1,105) Portland, OR
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm		Montana	L 74–77	6–11 (3–5)	Reed Gym (1,461) Pocatello, ID
Jan 25, 2020 7:00 pm		Montana State	L 64–75	6–12 (3–6)	Reed Gym (1,456) Pocatello, ID
Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 67–83	6–13 (3–7)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,477) Greeley, CO
Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm		at Southern Utah	L 75–80	6–14 (3–8)	America First Event Center (2,163) Cedar City, UT
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	L 87–88 OT	6–15 (3–9)	Reed Gym (1,267) Pocatello, ID
Feb 8, 2020 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 59–63	6–16 (3–10)	Reed Gym (1,337) Pocatello, ID
Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm		at Montana State	L 69–73	6–17 (3–11)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,028) Bozeman, MT
Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm		at Montana	L 63–78	6–18 (3–12)	Dahlberg Arena (4,657) Missoula, MT
Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 72–85	6–19 (3–13)	Reed Gym (1,405) Pocatello, ID
Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm		Portland State	L 76–89	6–20 (3–14)	Reed Gym (1,396) Pocatello, ID
Mar 2, 2020 7:00 pm		at Weber State	W 78–70	7–20 (4–14)	Dee Events Center (4,033) Ogden, UT
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 75–100	7–21 (4–15)	Reese Court (1,531) Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2020 3:00 pm		at Idaho	L 76-80	7-22 (4-16)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
Mar 11, 2020 2:30 pm, Pluto TV	(11)	vs. (6) Northern Arizona First round	W 64-62	8-22	CenturyLink Arena (2,503) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.