# 2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2016–17 season 5–26, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Ethan Telfair | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Coney Island, NY | Graduated |
| Robert Jones III | 5 | F | 6'8" | 195 | RS Junior | Denver, CO | Graduate transferred to Le Moyne |
| Clark Wilkinson | 22 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | Pocatello, ID | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Stephen Lennox | 24 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Lovington, NM | Graduate transferred to Lubbock Christian |
| Keshawn Liggins | 33 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Middletown, ID | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Edinboro (PA) |
| Kyle Ingram | 35 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Pasadena, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jared Stutzman | 21 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Idaho Falls, ID | Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA waiver rule, Stutzman will be eligible to play. |
| Jacob McCord | 22 | C | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Kailua, HI | Junior college transferred from Big Bend CC |

### 2017 recruiting class

Idaho State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 74–94 | 0–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,697) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 71–84 | 0–2 | Reed Gym (1,387) Pocatello, ID |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 62–83 | 0–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,129) Pullman, WA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 54–62 | 0–4 | Event Center Arena (1,278) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 27, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 67–73 | 0–5 | KeyArena (1,178) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Bethesda | W 92–71 | 1–5 | Holt Arena (1,392) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 74–66 | 2–5 | Holt Arena (1,300) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Northwest Nazarene | W 73–57 | 3–5 | Holt Arena (1,401) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 86–62 | 4–5 | Holt Arena (1,464) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 71–85 | 4–6 | Marriott Center (14,660) Provo, UT |
| Dec 23, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 67–55 | 5–6 | Matadome (476) Northridge, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ELVN | | at Weber State | W 62–60 | 6–6 (1–0) | Dee Events Center (7,552) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 93–78 | 7–6 (2–0) | Holt Arena (1,567) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 64–60 | 8–6 (3–0) | Holt Arena (1,625) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 58–81 | 8–7 (3–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,707) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 80–94 | 8–8 (3–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,165) Greeley, CO |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 83–87 | 8–9 (3–3) | Reed Gym (1,645) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 71–65 | 9–9 (4–3) | Reed Gym (1,647) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | Weber State | L 70–77 | 9–10 (4–4) | Holt Arena (2,584) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 63–61 | 10–10 (5–4) | Walkup Skydome (955) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 80–84 | 10–11 (5–5) | America First Events Center (2,259) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 82–85 | 10–12 (5–6) | Holt Arena (1,336) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 82–67 | 11–12 (6–6) | Holt Arena (1,708) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 67–64 | 12–12 (7–6) | Hornets Nest (532) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 77–91 | 12–13 (7–7) | Pamplin Sports Center (613) Portland, OR |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 86–83 | 13–13 (8–7) | Reed Gym (1,976) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 69–74 | 13–14 (8–8) | Reed Gym (1,911) Pocatello, ID |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 101–78 | 14–14 (9–8) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,872) Bozeman, MT |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Montana | L 64–75 | 14–15 (9–9) | Dahlberg Arena (4,712) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 5:30 pm, Pluto TV | (7) | vs. (10) Southern Utah First round | L 68–76 | 14–16 | Reno Events Center (977) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||