# 2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-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 2023–24 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kolton Mitchell | 0 | G | 6' 1" | 175 | Freshman | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Transferred to Idaho |
| Maleek Arington | 3 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Sophomore | Auburn, WA | Transferred to Seattle |
| Laolu Kalejaiye | 5 | G | 6' 0" | 160 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Miguel Tomley | 10 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Junior | Surrey, BC | Transferred to Weber State |
| Turner Livingston | 12 | F | 6' 4" | 195 | Freshman | Spokane, WA | Transferred to Bushnell |
| Jordan Hansen | 14 | G | 6' 6" | 215 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Azusa Pacific |
| Kiree Huie | 15 | F | 6' 9" | 220 | Junior | Grayson, CA | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Briggs Ranstrom | 20 | F | 6' 6" | 205 | Freshman | Eagle, ID | Transferred to Northwest Nazarene |
| James Bodily | 22 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Freshman | Bancroft, ID | Transferred to Eastern Oregon |
| Brayden Parker | 25 | C | 6' 8" | 250 | Graduate student | Preston, ID | Graduated |
| Trent Johnson | 31 | F | 6' 7" | 205 | Junior | Cambridge, ON | Transferred to Houston Christian |
| Gavin Gilstrap | 32 | C | 6' 11" | 270 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Transferred to Saint Martin's |
| Louis Stormark | 44 | C | 6' 9" | 250 | Sophomore | Alleroed, Denmark | |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Joey Madimba | 0 | G | 6' 5" | 205 | Junior | Mansfield, TX | Howard |
| Dylan Darling | 1 | G | 6' 1" | 180 | Sophomore | Spokane, WA | Washington State |
| Quentin Meza | 3 | G | 6' 0" | 180 | Sophomore | West Valley City, UT | Wofford |
| Cheikh Sow | 5 | G | 6' 7" | 195 | Junior | Thiès, Senegal | Cloud County CC |
| Jake O'Neil | 8 | G | 6' 4" | 210 | Graduate student | Fruitland, ID | College of Idaho |
| Connor Hollenbeck | 10 | F | 6' 7" | 225 | Graduate student | Rapid City, SD | Minot State |
| Cam Slaymaker | 11 | G | 6' 4" | 195 | Junior | Coquitlam, BC | Southern Nazarene |
| Covy Kelly | 14 | G | 6' 2" | 182 | Junior | Garden Valley, ID | Walla Walla CC |
| Jackson Greene | 21 | F | 6' 7" | 182 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Eastern Oklahoma State |
| Justin Graham | 24 | F | 6' 7" | 200 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Montevallo |
| Blake Daberkow | 32 | F | 6' 10" | 235 | Junior | Lincoln, NE | Central CC |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Ghetie G | Lake Oswego, OR | Lakeridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 9, 2024 |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Montana Western | Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program | Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program | Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program | Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program | Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | L 48–55 | 0–1 | 12 – Griffin | 11 – O'Neil | 3 – Darling | Desert Financial Arena (6,966) Tempe, AZ |
| November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at USC | L 69–75 | 0–2 | 22 – Darling | 12 – Otten | 7 – Darling | Galen Center (3,731) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Oregon | W 87–63 | 1–2 | 17 – O'Neil | 8 – O'Neil | 6 – Meza | Reed Gym (1,179) Pocatello, ID |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 78–66 | 2–2 | 15 – Griffin | 9 – Otten | 8 – Darling | Jenny Craig Pavilion (297) San Diego, CA |
| November 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 61–62 | 2–3 | 17 – 2 tied | 12 – O'Neil | 3 – Darling | Titan Gym (867) Fullerton, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at UCLA | L 70–84 | 2–4 | 16 – Griffin | 5 – O'Neil | 3 – Darling | Pauley Pavilion (4,059) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Embry–Riddle (AZ) | W 97–46 | 3–4 | 18 – Hollenbeck | 10 – O'Neil | 10 – Darling | Reed Gym (976) Pocatello, ID |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 80–94 | 3–5 | 25 – Burgin | 9 – O'Neil | 4 – Meza | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,589) Vermillion, SD |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 71–55 | 4–5 | 14 – 2 tied | 19 – O'Neil | 9 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,072) Pocatello, ID |
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Walla Walla | W 97–42 | 5–5 | 20 – Brown | 10 – 3 tied | 10 – Burgin | Reed Gym (1,029) Pocatello, ID |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 56–70 | 5–6 | 21 – O'Neil | 14 – O'Neil | 4 – Burgin | Reed Gym (1,127) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 72–67 | 6–1 (1–0) | 20 – Darling | 15 – O'Neil | 7 – Darling | Findlay Toyota Court (685) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 92–93 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–1) | 22 – Darling | 8 – O'Neil | 7 – Darling | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,055) Greeley, CO |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 69–77 | 6–8 (1–2) | 28 – Darling | 14 – O'Neil | 3 – Darling | Reed Gym (2,323) Pocatello, ID |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 70–67 | 7–8 (2–2) | 22 – Hollenbeck | 11 – O'Neil | 5 – 2 tied | Reed Gym (1,321) Pocatello, ID |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | W 86–61 | 8–8 (3–2) | 23 – Griffin | 12 – O'Neil | 8 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,530) Pocatello, ID |
| January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 71–75 | 8–9 (3–3) | 25 – Darling | 12 – O'Neil | 7 – Darling | Hornets Nest (1,007) Sacramento, CA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 59–76 | 8–10 (3–4) | 11 – Darling | 8 – Griffin | 4 – Darling | Viking Pavilion (696) Portland, OR |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 78–70 | 9–10 (4–4) | 29 – Darling | 9 – Darling | 6 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,242) Pocatello, ID |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 87–71 | 10–10 (5–4) | 28 – Darling | 10 – O'Neil | 9 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,729) Pocatello, ID |
| February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 72–86 | 10–11 (5–5) | 21 – O'Neil | 10 – O'Neil | 4 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,481) Pocatello, ID |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 72–67 | 11–11 (6–5) | 30 – Darling | 7 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Dee Events Center (3,046) Ogden, UT |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 68–81 | 11–12 (6–6) | 33 – Darling | 6 – Greene | 4 – Darling | Dahlberg Arena (2,804) Missoula, MT |
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 69–74 | 11–13 (6–7) | 27 – Darling | 7 – O'Neil | 4 – Darling | Worthington Arena (3,222) Bozeman, MT |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 82–74 | 12–13 (7–7) | 16 – 2 tied | 7 – 2 tied | 13 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,282) Pocatello, ID |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 83–66 | 13–13 (8–7) | 20 – Darling | 10 – O'Neil | 6 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,721) Pocatello, ID |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 69–65 | 14–13 (9–7) | 19 – Darling | 7 – O'Neil | 5 – Darling | ICCU Arena (2,315) Moscow, ID |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | W 78–54 | 15–13 (10–7) | 24 – Darling | 12 – Hollenbeck | 6 – Darling | Reese Court (1,965) Cheney, WA |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 79–82 | 15–14 (10–8) | 34 – Darling | 7 – O'Neil | 6 – Darling | Reed Gym (1,836) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Montana State Quarterfinals | L 60–80 | 15–15 | 16 – 2 tied | 7 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | 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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