2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represents Idaho State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Ryan Looney, play their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	14–20 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (5th season)
Associate head coach	Joe White
Assistant coaches	Evan Eustachy Cam Clark
Home arena	Reed Gym
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Northern Colorado	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Montana	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
Weber State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Montana State †	9	–	9		.500			17	–	18		.486
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Northern Arizona	7	–	11		.389			14	–	19		.424
Idaho State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	20		.412
Idaho	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	24		.294
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place.^[1] In the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Montana in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kolton Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lake City High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho G 3 Maleek Arington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Auburn High School Auburn, Washington G 4 Jaedyn Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pullman High School Pullman, Washington G 5 Laolu Kalejaiye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Middle Brooks Academy Los Angeles, California G 10 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Santa Clara Surrey, British Columbia F 12 Turner Livingston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr West Valley High School Spokane, Washington G 13 AJ Burgin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Diego High School San Diego, California G 14 Jordan Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So King's High School Seattle, Washington F 15 Kiree Huie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Odessa College Grayson, Georgia F 20 Briggs Ranstrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Rocky Mountain High School Eagle, Idaho F 21 Isaiah Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Southeastern Community College Knightdale, North Carolina G 22 James Bodily 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr North Gem High School Bancroft, Idaho C 25 Brayden Parker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS College of Southern Idaho Preston, Idaho F 30 Evan Otten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Redmond High School Redmond, Oregon F 31 Trent Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Midland College Cambridge, Ontario C 32 Gavin Gilstrap 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Olney Central College Spokane, Washington C 44 Louis Stormark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Get Better Academy Allerød, Denmark	Head coach Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Joe White (Southern Oregon) Evan Eustachy (Colorado State) Cam Clark (Southwestern (KS)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 6:00 pm		Simon Fraser	W 80–55		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm		Dickinson State	W 88–61		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Warner Pacific	W 92–36	1–0	Reed Gym (292) Pocatello, ID
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm		at St. Thomas	L 53–54	1–1	Schoenecker Arena (1,610) St. Paul, MN
November 12, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 55–86	1–2	Hilton Coliseum (13,529) Ames, IA
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwest	W 85–51	2–2	Reed Gym (1,013) Pocatello, ID
November 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. The Citadel Campbell Classic	L 61–62	2–3	Gore Arena (51) Buies Creek, NC
November 21, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell Campbell Classic	W 69–55	3–3	Gore Arena (886) Buies Creek, NC
November 28, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 62–77	3–4	Firestone Fieldhouse (484) Malibu, CA
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 76–70	4–4	Reed Gym (1,244) Pocatello, ID
December 5, 2023* 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 67–79	4–5	Save Mart Center (2,638) Fresno, CA
December 9, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 74–82	4–6	America First Event Center (1,326) Cedar City, UT
December 21, 2023* 5:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 57–76	4–7	Gill Coliseum (2,576) Corvallis, OR
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	L 66–74	4–8 (0–1)	Reed Gym (1,211) Pocatello, ID
December 30, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	L 68–76	4–9 (0–2)	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
January 3, 2024* 7:30 pm		at Denver Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 82–95 ^OT	4–10	Hamilton Gymnasium (634) Denver, CO
January 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Omaha Big Sky-Summit Challenge	W 63–62	5–10	Reed Gym (2,103) Pocatello, ID
January 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 69–63	6–10 (1–2)	Viking Pavilion (749) Portland, OR
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 64–66	6–11 (1–3)	Hornets Nest (739) Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 64–59	7–11 (2–3)	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 67–79	7–12 (2–4)	Reed Gym (1,547) Pocatello, ID
January 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 70–77	7–13 (2–5)	Worthington Arena (2,449) Bozeman, MT
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 74–64	8–13 (3–5)	Dee Events Center (5,445) Ogden, UT
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 86–91 ^2OT	8–14 (3–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,209) Greeley, CO
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 81–79	9–14 (4–6)	Findlay Toyota Court (773) Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 68–40	10–14 (5–6)	Reed Gym (1,225) Pocatello, ID
February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 68–65	11–14 (6–6)	Reed Gym (1,435) Pocatello, ID
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 82–88	11–15 (6–7)	Reese Court (1,307) Cheney, WA
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho Battle of the Domes	L 53–55	11–16 (6–8)	ICCU Arena (1,793) Moscow, ID
February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 80–62	12–16 (7–8)	Reed Gym (2,100) Pocatello, ID
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 88–92 ^2OT	12–17 (7–9)	Reed Gym (1,546) Pocatello, ID
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 79–81	12–18 (7–10)	Reed Gym (1,522) Pocatello, ID
March 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 65–79	12–19 (7–11)	Dahlberg Arena (3,085) Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (7) Northern Arizona First round	W 68–60	13–19	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 10, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (2) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	W 83–76	14–19	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 12, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinals	L 58-72	14-20	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. "Idaho State Falls To Montana In Quarter Finals of Big Sky Tourney". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. "Idaho State Bengals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2023.