2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–21 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe White Rosbie Mutcherson Jr. Davis Furman
Home arena	Reed Gym
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Montana State †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Montana	10	–	7		.588			17	–	14		.548
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Portland State	6	–	11		.353			12	–	19		.387
Northern Colorado	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Northern Arizona	5	–	13		.278			12	–	23		.343
Idaho	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2021–22 season 7–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by Portland State in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 AJ Burgin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So San Diego High School San Diego, CA F 1 Jay Nagle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr UC Santa Barbara Vacaville, CA G 2 Tommy Ball 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oak Ridge High School El Dorado Hills, CA G 3 Ronnie Stapp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fullerton College Bakersfield, CA G 5 Austin Smellie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Preston High School Preston, ID G 10 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Santa Clara Surrey, BC G 11 Brock Mackenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Point Loma Sammamish, WA F 12 Turner Livingston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr West Valley High School Spokane, WA F 13 Daxton Carr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cal Poly Pocatello, ID G 14 Jordan Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr King's High School Seattle, WA F 20 Briggs Ranstrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rocky Mountain High School Eagle, ID F 22 Jared Rodriguez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr San Diego Glendale, AZ G 23 Maleek Arington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Auburn High School Auburn, WA F 24 Ed Chang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Missouri Papillion, NE C 25 Brayden Parker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Preston, ID C 32 Kolby Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr BYU Meridian, ID C 44 Louis Stormark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Allerød, Denmark	Head coach Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Joe White (Southern Oregon) Rosbie Mutcherson Jr. (Covenant) Davis Furman (Butler) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 7:30 pm		Walla Walla	W 92–45	–	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm		Park–Gilbert	W 76–38	–	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 56–60	0–1	Marriott Center (13,972) Provo, UT
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Westcliff	W 97–56	1–1	Reed Gym (1,111) Pocatello, ID
November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 58–70	1–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,328) Salt Lake City, UT
November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver	L 69–70	1–3	Reed Gym (1,227) Pocatello, ID
November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 76–77 OT	1–4	Hyland Performance Arena (731) St. Charles, MO
November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm		vs. Bethune–Cookman Central Arkansas Classic	L 66–68 OT	1–5	Farris Center (97) Conway, AR
November 27, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Classic	L 77–81	1–6	Farris Center (1,157) Conway, AR
November 29, 2022* 6:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 75–65	2–6	Swinney Recreation Center (823) Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 59–69	2–7	Reed Gym (1,220) Pocatello, ID
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana Western	W 61–53	3–7	Reed Gym (1,023) Pocatello, ID
December 10, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas	L 70–76	3–8	Reed Gym (1,040) Pocatello, ID
December 17, 2022* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 55–90	3–9	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,733) Seattle, WA
December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 66–68	3–10	GCU Arena (6,804) Phoenix, AZ
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 79–53	4–10 (1–0)	Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID
December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 90–83	5–10 (2–0)	Reed Gym (933) Pocatello, ID
January 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 67–57	6–10 (3–0)	Dee Events Center (5,114) Ogden, UT
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 68–81	6–11 (3–1)	Worthington Arena (2,370) Bozeman, MT
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 55–84	6–12 (3–2)	Dahlberg Arena (3,543) Missoula, MT
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 65–61	7–12 (4–2)	Reed Gym (1,096) Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	L 65–72	7–13 (4–3)	Reed Gym (1,644) Pocatello, ID
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 68–81	7–14 (4–4)	Reese Court (1,613) Cheney, WA
January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 95–91 OT	8–14 (5–4)	ICCU Arena (2,397) Moscow, ID
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	L 71–72 2OT	8–15 (5–5)	Reed Gym (1,669) Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 75–70	9–15 (6–5)	Findlay Toyota Court (651) Flagstaff, AZ
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	L 61–69	9–16 (6–6)	Reed Gym (1,445) Pocatello, ID
February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	L 52–58	9–17 (6–7)	Reed Gym (1,625) Pocatello, ID
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	L 70–79	9–18 (6–8)	Viking Pavilion (1,263) Portland, OR
February 18, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 65–70	9–19 (6–9)	Hornets Nest (975) Sacramento, CA
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 65–55	10–19 (7–9)	Reed Gym (1,311) Pocatello, ID
February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 71–63	11–19 (8–9)	Reed Gym (1,692) Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 72–87	11–20 (8–10)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,436) Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 6, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Montana Quarterfinals	L 74–83	11–21	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources^[2][3]