2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020–21 record	9–7 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe White; Chris McMillian; Davis Furman;
Home arena	Reed Gym

The 2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represents Idaho State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by second-year head coach Ryan Looney, will play their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 4–16 Big Sky play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the #11 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, the Bengals upset the #6 seed Northern Arizona in the first round.[1] They were scheduled to take on the #3 seed Montana in the quarterfinals, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the remainder of the Big Sky Tournament.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Liam Sorensen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Get Better Academy	Haldum, Denmark
G	2	Tarik Cool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lane Community College	Chandler, Arizona
F	3	Malik Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	College of Southern Idaho	Phoenix, Arizona
G	4	Emmit Taylor III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Lapwai, Idaho
G	5	Austin Smellie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Preston High School	Preston, Idaho
G	10	Tommy Ball	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge High School	El Dorado Hills, California
F	12	James Carlson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
F	13	Daxton Carr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cal Poly	Pocatello, Idaho
F	14	Kyle Karstetter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Moses Lake High School	Moses Lake, Washington
G	20	Robert Ford lll	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Clackamas Community College	Portland, Oregon
G	22	Austin Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Damien High School	Montclair, California
C	24	Conner Turner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	West Valley High School	Yakima, Washington
C	25	Brayden Parker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	College of Southern Idaho	Preston, Idaho
C	32	Zach Visentin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Springville High School	Springville, Utah
G	33	Noble Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	North Dakota State College of Science	Woodinville, Washington
F	34	Gedeon Buzangu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Miles Community College	Kinshasa, Congo

Head coach

Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe White (Southern Oregon)
Chris McMillian (Wyoming)
Davis Furman (Idaho State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm	at Santa Clara Bronco Invitational	L 49–62	0–1	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 27, 2020* 5:00 pm	vs. Nicholls Bronco Invitational	L 51–70	0–2	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm	vs. UC Davis Bronco Invitational	L 61–70	0–3	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm	Montana Western	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 8, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N	at Utah	L 59–75	0–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 12, 2020* 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Bethesda	W 87–48	1–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm	Eastern Oregon	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	SAGU American Indian College	W 89–54	2–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	SAGU American Indian College	W 113–46	3–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm	at Utah Valley	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 22, 2020 2:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Northern Colorado	L 64–69	3–5 (0–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 23, 2020 2:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Northern Colorado	W 71–56	4–5 (1–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Weber State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Weber State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Northern Arizona	W 73–69	5–5 (2–1)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Northern Arizona	W 76–70	6–5 (3–1)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm, Pluto TV	Sacramento State	W 57–56 ^OT	7–5 (4–1)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	Sacramento State	L 65–70	7–6 (4–2)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Portland State	W 64–57	8–6 (5–2)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Portland State	L 43–69	8–7 (5–3)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Southern Utah	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 30, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Southern Utah	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 30, 2021* 4:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northwest	W 89–48	9–7	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	Eastern Oregon			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2021* 11:00 am, Pluto TV	Eastern Oregon			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Idaho Battle of the Domes			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Idaho Battle of the Domes			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Montana State			Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana State			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
Big Sky Tournament
March 10–13 2021	vs.			Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References

"Bengals Knock Off No. 6 NAU to Advance to Big Sky Quarterfinals". Idaho State Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
"BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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[1] "Bengals Knock Off No. 6 NAU to Advance to Big Sky Quarterfinals". Idaho State Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[2] "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Venues	Reed Gym (1951–1970; alternate 1970–present) Holt Arena (1970–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	7	–	2	.778	8	–	6	.571
Southern Utah	6	–	2	.750	13	–	3	.813
Weber State	6	–	2	.750	11	–	4	.733
Montana State	6	–	2	.750	9	–	5	.643
Idaho State	5	–	3	.625	9	–	7	.563
Sacramento State	4	–	4	.500	6	–	5	.545
Northern Colorado	5	–	6	.455	8	–	8	.500
Montana	4	–	6	.400	8	–	9	.471
Northern Arizona	4	–	6	.400	5	–	11	.313
Portland State	3	–	5	.375	5	–	9	.357
Idaho	0	–	12	.000	0	–	15	.000

† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll