POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team opens its 2019-20 season hosting an exhibition game on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. (MST) in Reed Gym against Eastern Oregon University.
Admission to the game is $8 and free for ISU students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or call 208-282-FANS for tickets and information. The exhibition game will feature
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The Bengals' roster includes seven returners:
Austin Smellie: 6-5, So., G, Preston, Idaho, Preston High School
Chidi Udengwu: 6-7, Sr., F, Diamond Bar, Calif. San Bernardino Valley Community College
Chier Maker:Â 6-8, Sr., F, Sydney, Australia, Palm Beach State
Lyle Sutton: 6-2, Jr., G, Rexburg, Idaho, Madison High School
Balint Mocsan: 6-3, Sr., G, Budapest, Hungary, Kempelen Farkas Grammar School
Jared Stutzman: 6-6, Sr.,G, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Utah Valley University
Houston Wahlen: 6-2, Jr., G, Aberdeen, Idaho, Aberdeen High School
Maker, Mocsan, and Stutzman all started for the Bengals last season.
Maker led the team in rebounding last year with an average of 6.7 boards per game. He averaged 8.1 points per game and shot .433 percent from the field. Mocsan averaged 11.3 points per game while shooting .448 percent from the field and .430 percent from the three-point line. Stutzman enters his senior year with the top three-point field goal percentage in school history at 44.2.Â
Ten newcomers are joining the roster this year:
Tarik Cool: 6-4, Jr., G, Chandler, Ariz., Lane Community College
Malik Porter: 6-5, Jr., F, Phoenix, Ariz., College of Southern Idaho
Landon Bowman: 6-0, Fr., G, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Watersprings High School
Nico Aguirre: 6-0, So., G, Castro, Chile, College of Southern Idaho
Daxton Carr: 6-7, So., F, Pocatello, Idaho, Cal Poly
Coreyoun Rushin: 6-6, So., F, Chicago, Ill., College of Southern Idaho
Jaxon Edelmayer: 6-2, So., G, Rexburg, Idaho, College of Southern Idaho
Nick Huston: 6-4, Jr., G, Rigby, Idaho, Snow College
Brayden Parker: 6-8, So., F, Preston, Idaho, College of Southern Idaho
Will Reichelt: 6-7, Sr., F, Pocatello, Idaho, Pocatello High School
The exhibition game marks the beginning of the
Ryan Looney era at Idaho State. He was hired as ISU's 22nd head coach after spending three years as the head coach at Point Loma Nazarene where he led the team to a 31-5 season record going 20-2 in PacWest Conference play and an appearance in the Division II National Championship game in the 2018-19 season. Looney has been a head coach at the Division II and NAIA levels for 15 years and has an impressive  330-132 record (.714 winning percentage) and a 198-82 record in conference games (.707 winning percentage).
Idaho State hosts another exhibition game on Tuesday, Oct. 29, against Montana Tech at 7:30 p.m. (MST) in Reed Gym. Admission to the game is $8 and free for ISU students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or call 208-282-FANS for tickets and information.
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