2015–16 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fourth year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

2015–16 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–15 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Ward
  • Jay Collins
  • Tim Walsh
Home arenaHolt Arena
Reed Gym
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Clint Nwosuh Guard 6–2 190 Junior Houston, Texas
1 Geno Luzcando Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Estación Central, Chile
3 Ethan Telfair Guard 6–0 175 Junior Coney Island, New York
5 Ben Wilson Guard 6–6 207 RS–Senior Bardon, Queensland, Australia
10 Evann Hall Guard 6–4 210 Senior Thousand Oaks, California
11 Gary Chivichyan Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Los Angeles, California
13 Novak Topalovic Center 7–0 230 Sophomore Niš, Serbia
15 Brandon Boyd Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Los Angeles, California
22 Ali Faruq–Bey Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
23 Spencer Nicolds Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Gilbert, Arizona
24 Stephen Lennox Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Lovington, New Mexico
25 Erik Nakken Guard 6–3 195 RS–Sophomore Cedar City, Utah
33 Justin Smith Guard 6–5 200 Junior Colorado Springs, Colorado
35 Kyle Ingram Forward 6–8 220 Junior Pasadena, California

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Montana Tech W 103–65 
Reed Gym (1,288)
Pocatello, ID
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm
Westminster (UT) W 73–71 
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm
Great Falls W 78–72  1–0
Reed Gym (1,659)
Pocatello, ID
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Dickinson State W 110–85  2–0
Reed Gym (1,405)
Pocatello, ID
11/20/2015*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 67–84  2–1
Beasley Coliseum (2,662)
Pullman, WA
11/25/2015*
4:00 pm
at Denver L 69–79  2–2
Magness Arena (1,039)
Denver, CO
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 72–102  2–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,185)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
at Lamar L 70–82  2–4
Montagne Center (2,137)
Beaumont, TX
12/08/2015*
8:00 pm
at Portland W 66–65  3–4
Chiles Center (1,089)
Portland, OR
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley L 76–100  3–5
Holt Arena (1,622)
Pocatello, ID
12/21/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. North Dakota State
World Vision Classic
L 62–67  3–6
Smith Spectrum (8,156)
Logan, UT
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm
at Utah State
World Vision Classic
L 58–69  3–7
Smith Spectrum (7,746)
Logan, UT
12/23/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
World Vision Classic
W 76–64  4–7
Smith Spectrum (8,321)
Logan, UT
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 84–79  5–7
Reed Gym (1,446)
Pocatello, ID
01/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 56–77  5–8
(0–1)
Dee Events Center (6,478)
Ogden, UT
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 83–78  6–8
(1–1)
Holt Arena (1,426)
Pocatello, ID
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
North Dakota L 76–84  6–9
(1–2)
Holt Arena (1,526)
Pocatello, ID
01/14/2016
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 71–82  6–10
(1–3)
Colberg Court (781)
Sacramento, CA
01/16/2016
8:00 pm
at Portland State W 73–70  7–10
(2–3)
Peter Stott Center (739)
Portland, OR
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
Weber State W 69–68  8–10
(3–3)
Reed Gym (2,236)
Pocatello, ID
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 87–68  9–10
(4–3)
Holt Arena (1,644)
Pocatello, ID
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 88–66  10–10
(5–3)
Holt Arena (1,813)
Pocatello, ID
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at North Dakota L 60–76  10–11
(5–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,764)
Grand Forks, ND
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 90–57  11–11
(6–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,268)
Greeley, CO
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Portland State W 88–71  12–11
(7–4)
Holt Arena (2,602)
Pocatello, ID
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 66–64  13–11
(8–4)
Holt Arena (1,941)
Pocatello, ID
02/18/2016
7:30 pm
at Northern Arizona L 68–81  13–12
(8–5)
Walkup Skydome (1,011)
Fkagstaff
02/20/2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 89–71  14–12
(9–5)
Centrum Arena (1,568)
Cedar City, UT
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Montana L 77–90  14–13
(9–6)
Reed Gym (1,951)
Pocatello, ID
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Montana State W 76–69  15–13
(10–6)
Reed Gym (2,566)
Pocatello, ID
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 75–71  16–13
(11–6)
Reese Court (1,574)
Cheney, WA
03/05/2016
8:00 pm
at Idaho L 68–82  16–14
(11–7)
Cowan Spectrum (2,549)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
03/10/2016
3:30 pm
vs. North Dakota
Quarterfinals
L 49–83  16–15
Reno Events Center (1,003)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".