POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team plays Weber State for the second time this week on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Ogden, Utah. Tipoff is also at 7 p.m.
Jerry Miller will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI starting with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. Fans can follow the game online with live video, audio and video at isubengals.com.
Scouting Weber State
Weber State is 11-7 and 6-1 in Big Sky play. Jeremy Senglin leads the Wildcats in scoring at 20.2 points a game. Kyndahl Hill is scoring 9.9 points and averaging 7.4 rebounds. The Wildcats are scoring 79.1 points and giving up 70.2 points a game. WSU shoots .488 percent from the field, .416 from the three-point line and .717 from the free throw line. Weber State averages 32.2 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 11.6 turnovers, 5.6 steals and 2.8 blocks. In conference play Senglin is scoring 22.1 points and Cody Johns is averaging 12.1 a game. Weber State is averaging 81.1 points in league and shooting .496 percent from the field.
Series vs. Weber State
Weber State leads the series 80-50. The two teams split the series last year with ISU winning 69-68 in Pocatello and losing 77-56 in Ogden. Weber State has won nine straight in Ogden, with the Bengals last win being 58-55 during 2006-07 season.
Remaining Home Schedule Moved to Reed Gym
The Bengals remaining home games will now be played in Reed Gym. The Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 games vs. NAU and SUU were scheduled to be played in Holt Arena due to a scheduling conflict in Reed Gym but on Wednesday evening of this week the event agreed to move to Holt Arena, allowing the Bengals to officially make Reed Gym their home for the remainder of the season. Fans with tickets for those games will be sent reserved tickets in the mail by the end of January.
Notes from Weber State Game
- Tonight was only the third time this year ISU has outrebounded an opponent.
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Ethan Telfair now has 923 career points.
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Robert Jones III had a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds. His nine made field goals and 14 attempts were also career-highs. His two steals tied his career-high.
Liggins Redshirt Pulled
Against Bristol on Dec. 10,
Keshawn Liggins was pulled from his redshirt. The Bengal junior played 19 minutes and had a team-high seven rebounds. He started and scored four points in the win over Montana Tech. He earned his first start at Boise State on Dec. 18.
Did You Know
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Ethan Telfair had a streak of 26 straight games scoring in double figures snapped vs. Lamar.
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Ethan Telfair has led the team in scoring in 12 games.
Brandon Boyd has led the Bengals in scoring four times,
Robert Jones III twice,
Novak Topalovic once ,
Geno Luzcando once and
Balint Mocsan once.
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Ethan Telfair has scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games last year and in 15 of 17 this season. He has 20 games of 20 points or more in his career.
- Last year
Ethan Telfair had 20 games with five assists or more and this year he has five assists or more in seven games.
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Ethan Telfair had 13 games with five rebounds or more last year and this year he has reached that feat six times.
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Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 10 games and in 37 games dating back to the start of last season.
- Last year
Geno Luzcando had 22 games with two steals or more and this year he has nine games with two steals or more.
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Gary Chivichyan has made a 3-pointer in the last five games he has appeared in.
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Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 38 games since the 2015-16 season.
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Ethan Telfair has led ISU in assists 13 times,
Stephen Lennox twice,
Geno Luzcando twice,
Robert Jones III twice and
Novak Topalovic once.
Starting Lineups
This year 11 different players have started and and 11 different starting lineup combinations have been used.
Geno Luzcando and
Novak Topalovic are the only players who have started every game this year. The most used starting lineup combination has been
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Ethan Telfair,
Geno Luzcando and
Brandon Boyd. This lineup has been used four times.
Lineup combinations:
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Gary Chivichyan- 2 times
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Balint Mocsan, 2 times
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Stephen Lennox, 3 times
Keshawn Liggins,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 2 times
Hayes Garrity,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 1 time
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando, Brando Boyd,
Gary Chivichyan, 1 time
Erik Nakken,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 1 time
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd- 1 time
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Ethan Telfair,
Geno Luzcando,
Brandon Boyd, 4 times
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Brandon Boyd,
Gary Chivichyan- 1 time.
Balint Mocsan,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd- 2 times
Seeing the Floor
This year 11 of the 12 eligible players to see the floor are averaging 9.9 minutes or more.
Ethan Telfair leads the team in minutes played at 35.1.
