# 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.

## 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.

## 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. ||||||