2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–11 (8–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe White; Chris McMillian; Davis Furman;
Home arena	Reed Gym
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by second-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Sky play, to finish a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Montana State.^[1]

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
Weber State	12	–	3	.800	17	–	6	.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3	.800	16	–	8	.667
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
Montana	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Portland State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	12	.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Idaho	1	–	17	.056	1	–	21	.045

† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 4–16 Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the #11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, the Bengals upset the #6 seed Northern Arizona in the first round.^[2] They were scheduled to take on the #3 seed Montana in the quarterfinals, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the remainder of the Big Sky tournament.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Liam Sorensen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Get Better Academy	Haldum, Denmark
G	2	Tarik Cool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lane Community College	Chandler, AZ
F	3	Malik Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	College of Southern Idaho	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Emmit III Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Lapwai, ID
G	5	Austin Smellie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Preston High School	Preston, ID
G	10	Tommy Ball	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge High School	El Dorado Hills, CA
F	12	James Carlson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Coeur d'Alene, ID
F	13	Daxton Carr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cal Poly	Pocatello, ID
F	14	Kyle Karstetter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Moses Lake High School	Moses Lake, WA
G	20	Robert III Ford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Clackamas Community College	Portland, OR
G	22	Austin Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Damien High School	Montclair, CA
C	24	Conner Turner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	West Valley High School	Yakima, WA
C	25	Brayden Parker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	College of Southern Idaho	Preston, ID
C	32	Zach Visentin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Springville High School	Springville, UT
G	33	Noble Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	North Dakota State College of Science	Woodinville, WA
F	34	Gedeon Buzangu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Miles Community College	Kinshasa, DR Congo

Head coach

Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe White (Southern Oregon)
Chris McMillian (Wyoming)
Davis Furman (Idaho State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		at Santa Clara Bronco Invitational	L 49–62	0–1	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 27, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Nicholls Bronco Invitational	L 51–70	0–2	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		vs. UC Davis Bronco Invitational	L 61–70	0–3	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Montana Western	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 8, 2020* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	L 59–75	0–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 12, 2020* 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Bethesda	W 87–48	1–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Eastern Oregon	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		SAGU American Indian College	W 89–54	2–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 18, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		SAGU American Indian College	W 113–46	3–4	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Utah Valley	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	L 64–69	3–5 (0–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	W 71–56	4–5 (1–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 31, 2020 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Weber State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Weber State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	W 73–69	5–5 (2–1)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	W 76–70	6–5 (3–1)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Sacramento State	W 57–56 ^OT	7–5 (4–1)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2021 1:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Sacramento State	L 65–70	7–6 (4–2)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2021 8:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Portland State	W 64–57	8–6 (5–2)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Portland State	L 43–69	8–7 (5–3)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Southern Utah	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 30, 2021 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Southern Utah	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 30, 2021* 4:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Northwest	W 89–48	9–7	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Eastern Oregon	Canceled		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2021* 11:00 a.m., Pluto TV		Eastern Oregon	Canceled		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 69–43	10–7 (6–3)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 13, 2021 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 64–58 ^OT	11–7 (7–3)	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 15, 2021* 2:00 p.m., Pluto TV		George Fox	W 84–59	12–7	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Montana State	Canceled		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Montana State	Canceled		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Montana	L 58–64	12–8 (7–4)	Reed Gym (40) Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., Pluto TV		Montana	L 58–59	12–9 (7–5)	Reed Gym (50) Pocatello, ID
March 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Eastern Washington	W 68–63	13–9 (8–5)	Reese Court (0) Cheney, WA
March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., Pluto TV		at Eastern Washington	L 62–75	13–10 (8–6)	Reese Court (0) Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2021 2:30 p.m., Pluto TV 1050	(4)	vs. (5) Montana State Quarterfinals	L 63–71	13–11	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[4]

References

^ Schaack, Steve (March 11, 2021). "Bengals End Season With Loss to Montana State". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ Schaack, Steve (March 11, 2020). "Bengals Knock Off No. 6 NAU to Advance to Big Sky Quarterfinals". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[1] Schaack, Steve (March 11, 2021). "Bengals End Season With Loss to Montana State". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[2] Schaack, Steve (March 11, 2020). "Bengals Knock Off No. 6 NAU to Advance to Big Sky Quarterfinals". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[3] "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". Idaho State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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