2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (6th season);
Associate head coach	Joe White
Assistant coaches	Stu Engen; Devin Kastrup; Akil Reese;
Home arena	Reed Gym
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team will represent Idaho State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Looney, will play 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]

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

Head coach

Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe White (Southern Oregon)
Stu Engen (Augsburg)
Devin Kastrup (Western Colorado)
Akil Reese (Cal State Monterey Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 pm	Montana Western	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*	at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 7, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN+	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Oregon	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
November 16, 2024*	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
November 18, 2024* 8:00 pm	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 20, 2024* 9:00 pm, BTN	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Embry–Riddle	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm	at South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit Challenge	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Walla Walla	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Arizona	Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 23, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho Battle of the Domes	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho Battle of the Domes	ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington	Reese Court Cheney, WA
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "Idaho State ousts Northern Arizona 68-60 in 1st round of Big Sky tourney". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "Idaho State still dancing after upsetting No. 2 Northern Colorado at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Big Sky hoops tournament: No. 3 Montana cruises past No. 8 Idaho State, 72-58". Skyline Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "Idaho State Bengals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[2] "Idaho State ousts Northern Arizona 68-60 in 1st round of Big Sky tourney". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[3] "Idaho State still dancing after upsetting No. 2 Northern Colorado at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] "Big Sky hoops tournament: No. 3 Montana cruises past No. 8 Idaho State, 72-58". Skyline Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[6] "Idaho State Bengals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

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