# 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.
The Bengals finished the season 14–20, 7–11 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Northern Arizona and upset #2 seed Northern Colorado, before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Montana in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 8–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in fifth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Montana in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Simon Fraser | W 80–55 | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Dickinson State | W 88–61 | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Warner Pacific | W 92–36 | 1–0 | Reed Gym (292) Pocatello, ID |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | at St. Thomas | L 53–54 | 1–1 | Schoenecker Arena (1,610) St. Paul, MN |
| November 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 55–86 | 1–2 | Hilton Coliseum (13,529) Ames, IA |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwest | W 85–51 | 2–2 | Reed Gym (1,013) Pocatello, ID |
| November 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. The Citadel Campbell Classic | L 61–62 | 2–3 | Gore Arena (51) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Campbell Campbell Classic | W 69–55 | 3–3 | Gore Arena (886) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 28, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 62–77 | 3–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (484) Malibu, CA |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 76–70 | 4–4 | Reed Gym (1,244) Pocatello, ID |
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | L 67–79 | 4–5 | Save Mart Center (2,638) Fresno, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 74–82 | 4–6 | America First Event Center (1,326) Cedar City, UT |
| December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | L 57–76 | 4–7 | Gill Coliseum (2,576) Corvallis, OR |
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 66–74 | 4–8 (0–1) | Reed Gym (1,211) Pocatello, ID |
| December 30, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | L 68–76 | 4–9 (0–2) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 3, 2024* 7:30 p.m. | | at Denver Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 82–95 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 | Hamilton Gymnasium (634) Denver, CO |
| January 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 63–62 | 5–10 | Reed Gym (2,103) Pocatello, ID |
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 69–63 | 6–10 (1–2) | Viking Pavilion (749) Portland, OR |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 64–66 | 6–11 (1–3) | Hornets Nest (739) Sacramento, CA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 64–59 | 7–11 (2–3) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 67–79 | 7–12 (2–4) | Reed Gym (1,547) Pocatello, ID |
| January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 70–77 | 7–13 (2–5) | Worthington Arena (2,449) Bozeman, MT |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 74–64 | 8–13 (3–5) | Dee Events Center (5,445) Ogden, UT |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 86–91 $^{2OT}$ | 8–14 (3–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,209) Greeley, CO |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 81–79 | 9–14 (4–6) | Findlay Toyota Court (773) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 68–40 | 10–14 (5–6) | Reed Gym (1,225) Pocatello, ID |
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 68–65 | 11–14 (6–6) | Reed Gym (1,435) Pocatello, ID |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 82–88 | 11–15 (6–7) | Reese Court (1,307) Cheney, WA |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Domes | L 53–55 | 11–16 (6–8) | ICCU Arena (1,793) Moscow, ID |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 80–62 | 12–16 (7–8) | Reed Gym (2,100) Pocatello, ID |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 88–92 $^{2OT}$ | 12–17 (7–9) | Reed Gym (1,546) Pocatello, ID |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 79–81 | 12–18 (7–10) | Reed Gym (1,522) Pocatello, ID |
| March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 65–79 | 12–19 (7–11) | Dahlberg Arena (3,085) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (7) Northern Arizona First round | W 68–60 | 13–19 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (2) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals | W 83–76 | 14–19 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 12, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (3) Montana Semifinals | L 58–72 | 14–20 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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