# 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Clint Nwosuh | 0 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to Pikeville |
| Ben Wilson | 5 | G | 6'6" | 207 | RS Senior | Bardon, Australia | Graduated |
| Evann Hall | 10 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Thousand Oaks, CA | Graduated |
| Ali Faruq-Bey | 22 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Western Oregon |
| Spencer Nicolds | 23 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Gilbert, AZ | Transferred |
| Justin Smith | 33 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Colorado Springs, CO | Transferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Hayes Garrity | 0 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Beaverton, OR | Transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Garrity graduated from Utah Valley. |
| Robert Jones III | 5 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Denver, CO | Junior college transferred from Northeastern JC |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lyle Sutton PG | Rexburg, ID | Madison High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Balint Moscan SF | Hungary | | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Clark Wilkinson PF | Pocatello, ID | Highland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jun 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:30 pm | | Southern Virginia | W 89–55 | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, RTNW | | at New Mexico | L 70–81 | 0–1 | The Pit (11,293) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 73–82 | 0–2 | UCCU Center (6,117) Orem, UT |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah State Cancún Challenge | L 51–85 | 0–3 | Smith Spectrum (8,923) Logan, UT |
| 11/22/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Kentucky Cancún Challenge | L 82–91 $^{OT}$ | 0–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/23/2016* 10:30 am | | vs. NJIT Cancún Challenge | L 67–71 | 0–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm, FSSW | | at Texas Tech Cancún Challenge | L 58–91 | 0–6 | United Supermarkets Arena (5,964) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/29/2016* 7:05 pm | | Lamar | W 77–60 | 1–6 | Reed Gym (1,534) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 76–79 | 1–7 | Matadome (1,086) Northridge, CA |
| 12/07/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 17 Wisconsin | L 44–78 | 1–8 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 12/10/2016* 7:05 pm | | Bristol (CA) (non-NCAA affiliated school, does not count in record) | W 80–61 | | Holt Arena (1,403) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/16/2016* 6:05 pm | | Montana Tech | W 76–46 | 2–8 | Reed Gym (300) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/18/2016* 4:30 pm | | at Boise State | L 59–82 | 2–9 | Taco Bell Arena (4,303) Boise, ID |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 58–84 | 2–10 | Marriott Center (13,553) Provo, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:05 pm | | at Montana | L 62–74 | 2–11 (0–1) | Dahlberg Arena (3,848) Missoula, MT |
| 12/31/2016 4:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 63–80 | 2–12 (0–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,138) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/07/2017 7:05 pm | | Weber State Suspended (roof leak), rescheduled for 01/25/2017 | | | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID |
| 01/12/2017 7:05 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 85–92 | 2–13 (0–3) | Reed Gym (1,404) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/14/2017 7:05 pm | | Idaho | L 62–77 | 2–14 (0–4) | Reed Gym (1,754) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 73–69 | 3–14 (1–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,865) Greeley, CO |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 64–89 | 3–15 (1–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,570) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Weber State | L 73–85 | 3–16 (1–6) | Reed Gym (1,203) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 74–96 | 3–17 (1–7) | Dee Events Center (7,018) Ogden, UT |
| 02/02/2017 7:05 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 91–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–17 (2–7) | Holt Arena (1,819) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/04/2017 7:05 pm | | Southern Utah | W 94–68 | 5–17 (3–7) | Holt Arena (1,721) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 69–74 | 5–18 (3–8) | Peter Stott Center (522) Portland, OR |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 63–75 | 5–19 (3–9) | Hornets Nest (975) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:05 pm | | North Dakota | W 77–61 | 5–20 (3–10) | Reed Gym (1,415) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/18/2017 7:05 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 81–87 | 5–21 (3–11) | Reed Gym (1,436) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/23/2017 8:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 61–69 | 5–22 (3–12) | Cowan Spectrum (1,043) Moscow, ID |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 77–89 | 5–23 (3–13) | Reese Court (2,025) Cheney, WA |
| 03/02/2017 7:05 pm | | Montana State | L 68–79 | 5–24 (3–14) | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID |
| 03/04/2017 7:05 pm | | Montana | L 76–95 | 5–25 (3–15) | Holt Arena (1,795) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 5:35 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Sacramento State First Round | L 76–91 | 5–26 | Reno Events Center (1,507) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||