2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–15 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe White
Assistant coaches
  • Stu Engen
  • Devin Kastrup
  • Akil Reese
Home arenaReed Gym
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Montana † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Portland State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Montana State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455
Idaho 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Northern Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Eastern Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Weber State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 22   .353
Sacramento State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

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

Previous season

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

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Joey Madimba 0 G 6' 5" 205 Junior Mansfield, TX Howard
Dylan Darling 1 G 6' 1" 180 Sophomore Spokane, WA Washington State
Quentin Meza 3 G 6' 0" 180 Sophomore West Valley City, UT 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, ID College of Idaho
Connor Hollenbeck 10 F 6' 7" 225 Graduate student Rapid City, SD Minot State
Cam Slaymaker 11 G 6' 4" 195 Junior Coquitlam, BC Southern Nazarene
Covy Kelly 14 G 6' 2" 182 Junior Garden Valley, ID Walla Walla CC
Jackson Greene 21 F 6' 7" 182 Junior Atlanta, GA Eastern Oklahoma State
Justin Graham 24 F 6' 7" 200 Senior Colorado Springs, CO Montevallo
Blake Daberkow 32 F 6' 10" 235 Junior Lincoln, NE Central CC

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Nick Ghetie
G 		Lake Oswego, OR Lakeridge High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 9, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

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, TX
PG 1 Dylan Darling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Washington State Spokane, WA
G 2 Nick Ghetie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lakeridge High School Lake Oswego, OR
PG 3 Quentin Meza 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wofford West Valley City, UT
G 4 Jaedyn Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Pullman High School Pullman, WA
G 5 Cheikh Sow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cloud County Community College Thiès, Senegal
G 8 Jake O'Neil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS College of Idaho Fruitland, ID
F 10 Connor Hollenbeck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Minot State Rapid City, SD
G 11 Cam Slaymaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Southern Nazarene Coquitlam, BC
F 12 Isaiah Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Southeastern Community College Raleigh, NC
G 13 AJ Burgin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Diego High School San Diego, CA
G 14 Covy Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Walla Walla Community College Garden Valley, ID
F 21 Jackson Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Eastern Oklahoma State Atlanta, GA
F 24 Justin Graham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Montevallo Colorado Springs, CO
F 30 Evan Otten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Redmond High School Redmond, OR
F 32 Blake Daberkow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Central Community College Lincoln, NE
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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		Montana Western Canceled due to scheduling conflicts in the program[5] 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 61–62  2–3
  17 – 2 tied   12 – O'Neil   3 – Darling  Titan Gym (867)
Fullerton, CA
November 20, 2024*
9:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		Embry–Riddle (AZ) W 97–46  3–4
  18 – Hollenbeck   10 – O'Neil   10 – Darling  Reed Gym (976)
Pocatello, ID
December 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		at South Dakota
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 80–94  3–5
  25 – Burgin   9 – O'Neil   4 – Meza  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,589)
Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 71–55  4–5
  14 – 2 tied   19 – O'Neil   9 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,072)
Pocatello, ID
December 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Walla Walla W 97–42  5–5
  20 – Brown   10 – 3 tied   10 – Burgin  Reed Gym (1,029)
Pocatello, ID
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 56–70  5–6
  21 – O'Neil   14 – O'Neil   4 – Burgin  Reed Gym (1,127)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 72–67  6–1
(1–0) 		 20 – Darling   15 – O'Neil   7 – Darling  Findlay Toyota Court (685)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 92–93 OT 6–7
(1–1) 		 22 – Darling   8 – O'Neil   7 – Darling  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,055)
Greeley, CO
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State L 69–77  6–8
(1–2) 		 28 – Darling   14 – O'Neil   3 – Darling  Reed Gym (2,323)
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana State W 70–67  7–8
(2–2) 		 22 – Hollenbeck   11 – O'Neil   5 – 2 tied  Reed Gym (1,321)
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana W 86–61  8–8
(3–2) 		 23 – Griffin   12 – O'Neil   8 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,530)
Pocatello, ID
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State L 71–75  8–9
(3–3) 		 25 – Darling   12 – O'Neil   7 – Darling  Hornets Nest (1,007)
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 59–76  8–10
(3–4) 		 11 – Darling   8 – Griffin   4 – Darling  Viking Pavilion (696)
Portland, OR
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 78–70  9–10
(4–4) 		 29 – Darling   9 – Darling   6 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,242)
Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho
Battle of the Domes 		W 87–71  10–10
(5–4) 		 28 – Darling   10 – O'Neil   9 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,729)
Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 72–86  10–11
(5–5) 		 21 – O'Neil   10 – O'Neil   4 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,481)
Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 72–67  11–11
(6–5) 		 30 – Darling   7 – 2 tied   3 – 2 tied  Dee Events Center (3,046)
Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana L 68–81  11–12
(6–6) 		 33 – Darling   6 – Greene   4 – Darling  Dahlberg Arena (2,804)
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 69–74  11–13
(6–7) 		 27 – Darling   7 – O'Neil   4 – Darling  Worthington Arena (3,222)
Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 82–74  12–13
(7–7) 		 16 – 2 tied   7 – 2 tied   13 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,282)
Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 83–66  13–13
(8–7) 		 20 – Darling   10 – O'Neil   6 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,721)
Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho
Battle of the Domes 		W 69–65  14–13
(9–7) 		 19 – Darling   7 – O'Neil   5 – Darling  ICCU Arena (2,315)
Moscow, ID
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington W 78–54  15–13
(10–7) 		 24 – Darling   12 – Hollenbeck   6 – Darling  Reese Court (1,965)
Cheney, WA
March 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona L 79–82  15–14
(10–8) 		 34 – Darling   7 – O'Neil   6 – Darling  Reed Gym (1,836)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Montana State
Quarterfinals 		L 60–80  15–15
  16 – 2 tied   7 – 2 tied   2 – 2 tied  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Cheney, Ryan (March 9, 2024). "Bengals Down Lumberjacks in First Conference Tournament Win Since 2020". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Walton, Brandon (March 11, 2024). "Idaho State still dancing after upsetting No. 2 Northern Colorado at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Nuanez, Colter (March 13, 2024). "Big Sky hoops tournament: No. 3 Montana cruises past No. 8 Idaho State, 72-58". Skyline Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Exhibition Versus Montana Western Canceled". Idaho State University. October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Idaho State Bengals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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