The 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by seventh-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–13 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.
On March 26, Idaho State decided to not renew the contract of head coach Bill Evans. He finished at Idaho State with a seven-year record of 70–141.
Previous season The Bengals finished the 2017–18 season 14–16, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Hayes Garrity 0 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Beaverton, OR Graduated Geno Luzcando 1 G 6'3" 200 Senior Estación Central, Chile Graduated Erik Nakken 11 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Cedar City, UT Graduated Novak Topalovic 13 C 7'0" 230 RS Junior Niš, Serbia Graduated transferred to Utah Jacob McCord 22 F 6'7" 220 Junior Kailua, HI Transferred in January 2018 to Westminster Kyle Ingram 35 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated Callum Kimberley 44 F 6'8" 225 RS Freshman Perth, Australia Graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chidi Udengwu 4 F 6'7" 185 Junior Pomona, CA Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College Chier Maker 5 F 6'7" Junior Sydney, Australia Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College Alonzo Walker 22 F 6'6" 210 Junior Toronto, ON Junior college transferred from Odessa College Kelvin Jones 54 C 6'11" 230 Junior Hobbs, NM Junior college transferred from Odessa College
2018 recruiting class
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
References