2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2018–19 record11–19 (7–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Walsh
  • Kyle Taylor
  • C.J. Killin
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana164 .800  269  .743
Northern Colorado155 .750  2111  .656
Eastern Washington128 .600  1618  .471
Weber State119 .550  1815  .545
Portland State119 .550  1616  .500
Montana State119 .550  1517  .469
Southern Utah911 .450  1717  .500
Northern Arizona812 .400  1021  .323
Sacramento State812 .400  1516  .484
Idaho State713 .350  1119  .367
Idaho218 .100  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

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

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*
    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 W 83–76  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  5–4
    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 72–20  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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