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2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

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2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–19 (7–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Walsh
  • Kyle Taylor
  • C.J. Killin
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

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. They finished the 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.[1] He finished at Idaho State with a seven-year record of 70–141.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Hayes Garrity 0 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Beaverton, OR Graduated
Geno Luzcando 1 G 6'3" 200 Senior Estación Central, Chile Graduated
Erik Nakken 11 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Cedar City, UT Graduated
Novak Topalovic 13 C 7'0" 230 RS Junior Niš, Serbia Graduated transferred to Utah
Jacob McCord 22 F 6'7" 220 Junior Kailua, HI Transferred in January 2018 to Westminster
Kyle Ingram 35 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated
Callum Kimberley 44 F 6'8" 225 RS Freshman Perth, Australia Graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chidi Udengwu 4 F 6'7" 185 Junior Pomona, CA Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College
Chier Maker 5 F 6'7" Junior Sydney, Australia Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College
Alonzo Walker 22 F 6'6" 210 Junior Toronto, ON Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Kelvin Jones 54 C 6'11" 230 Junior Hobbs, NM Junior college transferred from Odessa College

2018 recruiting class

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 October 3, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antwan Kimmons
PG
Oakdale, MN Tartan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 31, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrew Vaughan (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Marsh Valley HS McCammon, ID
G 1 Austin Smellie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Preston HS Preston, ID
G 3 Sam Dowd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Gonzaga Prep
North Idaho College
Seattle, WA
G 4 Chidi Udengwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Diamond Ranch HS
San Bernardino Valley College
Diamond Bar, CA
F 5 Chier Maker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Newington College
Palm Beach State
Sydney, Australia
G 10 Lyle Sutton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Madison HS Rexburg, ID
G 15 Brandon Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Balint Moscan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Kempelen Farkas Grammar School Budapest, Hungary
G/F 21 Jared Stutzman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bonneville
Utah Valley
Idaho Falls, ID
F 22 Alonzo Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep
Odessa College
Toronto, ON
G 23 Houston Wahlen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Aberdeen HS Aberdeen, ID
F/C 24 Blake Truman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Legend HS
Snow College
Las Vegas, NV
G 25 Gary Chivichyan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 32 Matija Ilic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Belgrade, Serbia
C 54 Kelvin Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hobbs 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 3 Gonzaga L 79–120  0–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Boise State W 72–70  1–1
Taco Bell Arena (5,001)
Boise, ID
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Pacific L 76–83  1–2
Reed Gym (1,297)
Pocatello, ID
Nov 19, 2018*
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Bethesda W 115–60[2]  2–2
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Nov 26, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 82–97  2–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (625)
Malibu, CA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:05 pm
Montana–Western W 74–66  3–3
Holt Arena (1,323)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 7, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 68–66  4–3
Leavey Center (1,124)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 77–88  4–4
UCCU Center (1,994)
Orem, UT
Dec 22, 2018*
3:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 65–84  4–5
The Thunderdome (1,214)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
8:00 pm
at Idaho W 72–55  5–5
(1–0)
Cowan Spectrum (659)
Moscow, ID
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 55–65  5–6
(1–1)
Reese Court (1,011)
Cheney, WA
Jan 3, 2019
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 88–68  6–6
(2–1)
Holt Arena (1,461)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 5, 2019
7:05 pm
Northern Arizona L 69–81  6–7
(2–2)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
Jan 12, 2019
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 72–70  7–7
(3–2)
Hornets Nest (761)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 59–76  7–8
(3–3)
Dee Events Center (6,024)
Ogden, UT
Jan 21, 2019
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 53–77  7–9
(3–4)
Reed Gym (1,655)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Montana L 69–80  7–10
(3–5)
Dahlberg Arena (4,076)
Missoula, MT
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at Montana State L 84–104  7–11
(3–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,140)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 31, 2019
7:05 pm
Sacramento State L 58–74  7–12
(3–7)
Holt Arena (1,525)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 2, 2019
7:05 pm
Portland State W 69–67  8–12
(4–7)
Holt Arena (1,610)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 7, 2019
6:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 81–79  9–12
(5–7)
Walkup Skydome (734)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 72–78  9–13
(5–8)
America First Events Center (1,871)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 14, 2019
7:05 pm
Montana State L 76–84  9–14
(5–9)
Reed Gym (1,436)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 16, 2019
7:05 pm
Montana L 68–80  9–15
(5–10)
Reed Gym (1,503)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 21, 2019
8:00 pm
at Portland State L 93–99  9–16
(5–11)
Viking Pavilion (842)
Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 62–71  9–17
(5–12)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,024)
Greeley, CO
Mar 4, 2019
7:05 pm
Weber State W 78–74  10–17
(6–12)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
Mar 7, 2018
7:05 pm
Eastern Washington L 62–91  10–18
(6–13)
Holt Arena (1,484)
Pocatello, ID
Mar 9, 2018
7:05 pm
Idaho W 70–68  11–18
(7–13)
Holt Arena (1,951)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
(10) vs. (7) Southern Utah
First round
L 80–94  11–19
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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