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2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

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2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe White
Assistant coaches
  • Stu Engen
  • Devin Kastrup
  • Akil Reese
Home arenaReed Gym
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 0 0   5 1   .833
Northern Colorado 0 0   4 2   .667
Portland State 0 0   2 2   .500
Idaho 0 0   2 3   .400
Montana 0 0   2 3   .400
Idaho State 0 0   2 4   .333
Sacramento State 0 0   1 3   .250
Eastern Washington 0 0   1 4   .200
Montana State 0 0   1 4   .200
Weber State 0 0   1 4   .200
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of November 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represents Idaho State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Looney, play their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Bengals finished the 2023–24 season 14–20, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They defeated Northern Arizona[2] and upset #2 seed Northern Colorado,[3] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Montana in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joey Madimba 0 G 6'5" 205 Junior Mansfield, Texas Howard
Dylan Darling 1 G 6'1" 180 Redshirt Sophomore Spokane, Washington Washington State
Quentin Meza 3 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore West Valley City, Utah 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, Idaho College of Idaho
Connor Hollenbeck 10 F 6'7" 225 Graduate Student Rapid City, South Dakota Minot State
Cam Slaymaker 11 G 6'4" 195 Junior Coquitlam, British Columbia Southern Nazarene
Covy Kelly 14 G 6'2" 182 Junior Garden Valley, Idaho Walla Walla CC
Jackson Greene 21 F 6'7" 182 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Eastern Oklahoma State
Justin Graham 24 F 6'7" 200 Senior Colorado Springs, Colorado Montevallo
Blake Daberkow 32 F 6'10" 235 Junior Lincoln, Nebraska Central CC

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Ghetie
G
Lake Oswego, Oregon Lakeridge High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 9, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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.

Roster

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2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Joey Madimba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Howard College Mansfield, Texas
PG 1 Dylan Darling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Washington State Spokane, Washington
G 2 Nick Ghetie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lakeridge HS Lake Oswego, Oregon
PG 3 Quentin Meza 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wofford West Valley City, Utah
G 4 Jaedyn Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Pullman HS Pullman, Washington
G 5 Cheikh Sow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cloud County CC Thiès, Senegal
G 8 Jake O'Neil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS College of Idaho Fruitland, Idaho
F 10 Connor Hollenbeck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Minot State Rapid City, South Dakota
G 11 Cam Slaymaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Southern Nazarene Coquitlam, British Columbia
F 12 Isaiah Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Southeastern CC Raleigh, North Carolina
G 13 AJ Burgin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Diego HS San Diego, California
G 14 Covy Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Walla Walla CC Garden Valley, Idaho
F 21 Jackson Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Eastern Oklahoma State Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Justin Graham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Montevallo Colorado Springs, Colorado
F 30 Evan Otten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Redmond HS Redmond, Oregon
F 32 Blake Daberkow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Central CC Lincoln, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 pm
Montana Western Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program[6] 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 61–62  2–3
 17  Tied   12  O'Neil   3  Darling  Titan Gym (867)
Fullerton, CA
November 20, 2024*
9:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+
Embry–Riddle (AZ)       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
      Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Oral Roberts
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
      Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
December 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla Walla       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 23, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State       Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho
Battle of the Domes
      Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho
Battle of the Domes
      ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025
vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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