The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–26, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.
Previous season The Bengals finished the 2015–16 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Clint Nwosuh 0 G 6'2" 190 Junior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Pikeville Ben Wilson 5 G 6'6" 207 RS Senior Bardon, Australia Graduated Evann Hall 10 G 6'4" 210 Senior Thousand Oaks, CA Graduated Ali Faruq-Bey 22 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Western Oregon Spencer Nicolds 23 F 6'7" 190 Sophomore Gilbert, AZ Transferred Justin Smith 33 G 6'5" 200 Junior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Hayes Garrity 0 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Beaverton, OR Transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Garrity graduated from Utah Valley. Robert Jones III 5 F 6'7" 190 Junior Denver, CO Junior college transferred from Northeastern JC
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
References