Idaho State Bengals men's basketball

Idaho State Bengals
Idaho State Bengals
	2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
University	Idaho State University
Head coach	Ryan Looney (6th season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Pocatello, Idaho
Arena	Reed Gym ; (capacity: 3,214)
Nickname	Bengals
Colors	Orange and black;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1977
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1977
NCAA tournament appearances
	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1977, 1987
Conference tournament champions
	(Big Sky) 1977, 1987
Conference regular season champions
	(RMAC) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956,; 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 ; (Big Sky) 1974, 1976, 1977

The Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represents Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I. Currently led by head coach Ryan Looney, the Bengals play their home games on campus at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho.^[2] Prior to the 2019–20 season, home games were primarily played at the ICCU Dome (formerly known as Holt Arena), with Reed as a secondary venue.^[3]^[4] The Bengals have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments, most recently in 1987.

Idaho State Bengals coaches list

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Bengals have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments and have a cumulative record of 8–13. The team came to national prominence as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) under head coach Steve Belko, who arrived in 1950 and stayed for six seasons, followed by John Grayson for the next three. Belko left for Oregon, Grayson for Washington.

In the sixth season under head coach Jim Killingsworth, Idaho State advanced to the Elite Eight in 1977. It was a 32-team field, and remains the furthest any Big Sky team has advanced in the NCAA tourney. The Bengals won an opening round game at home at the Minidome and then upset second-ranked UCLA by a point in the Sweet Sixteen in Provo, Utah.^[5] Both teams entered the game with records of 24–4. After the high-scoring loss to fourth-ranked UNLV in the regional final, Killingsworth left for Oklahoma State.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1953		Round of 22	Seattle	L 77–88
1954		Round of 24 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place	Seattle USC Colorado State	W 77–75^OT L 59–73 W 62–57
1955		Round of 24	Seattle	L 63–80
1956		Round of 25	Seattle	L 66–68
1957		Round of 23 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place	Hardin–Simmons San Francisco BYU	W 68–57 L 51–66 L 54–65
1958		Round of 24 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place	Arizona State California San Francisco	W 72–68 L 43–54 L 51–57
1959		Round of 23 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place	New Mexico State Saint Mary's Utah	W 62–61 L 71–80 W 71–65
1960		Round of 25	California	L 44–71
1974		Round of 32	New Mexico	L 65–73
1977		Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Long Beach State #2 UCLA #4 UNLV	W 83–72 W 76–75 L 90–107
1987	16 W	Round of 64	(1 W) #1 UNLV	L 70–95

Through 2023, Idaho State has not participated in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

NAIA Tournament results

The Bengals appeared in one NAIA Tournament, with a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1938	First Round Second Round	Manchester (IN) New Mexico State	W 41–38 L 40–56

Idaho State Bengals in the NBA/ABA

Ron Boone (SG), 1969–1981, 4 x All-Star, 1041 consecutive games
Jeff Cook (PF), 1980–1988
Greg Griffin (SF), 1978–1978
Steve Hayes (C), 1981–1986
Charles Parks (F), 1969–1969
Dale Wilkinson (PF), 1985–1985

References

^ "Brand Colors". ISU.edu. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ Guernsey, Madison (June 27, 2019). "Idaho State moving all men's basketball home games to Reed Gym". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "Holt Arena". ISUBengals.com. October 11, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Reed Gym". ISUBengals.com. October 11, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ Rushdi, Farid (April 7, 2013). "Sweet 16 ISU's lucky number for '77 season: Beating UCLA turned Bengals into Cinderella". Idaho State Journal. (Pocatello). Retrieved March 30, 2017.

External links

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[1] "Brand Colors". ISU.edu. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[2] Guernsey, Madison (June 27, 2019). "Idaho State moving all men's basketball home games to Reed Gym". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[3] "Holt Arena". ISUBengals.com. October 11, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[4] "Reed Gym". ISUBengals.com. October 11, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[5] Rushdi, Farid (April 7, 2013). "Sweet 16 ISU's lucky number for '77 season: Beating UCLA turned Bengals into Cinderella". Idaho State Journal. (Pocatello). Retrieved March 30, 2017.

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Venues	Reed Gym (1951–1970; 2019–present) ICCU Dome (1970–2019)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Idaho State University
Buildings and Facilities	Eli M. Oboler Library ICCU Dome Idaho State Arboretum Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center Reed Gym Idaho Museum of Natural History
Events	Simplot Games
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Media	KISU-FM

v t e Big Sky Conference men's basketball
Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Weber State Wildcats
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23