Men's Basketball Releases 2025-26 Big Sky Conference Schedule

POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State Bengals Men's Basketball team has released their 2025-26 Big Sky Conference schedule, looking to improve upon their recent seasons' successes.

The Bengals tallied a 15-15 overall record last season, and 10-8 in Big Sky Conference play, and will play in 31 total contests this season, not including their post-season Big Sky Tournament. Idaho State will play 14 of their contests at home in Reed Gym, while they will play the other 17 games on the road or at a neutral site.

The Bengals will open Big Sky Conference play at home against the new-look Sacramento State Hornets on New Year's Day, Jan. 1^st, 2026, followed by another home game on Jan. 3^rd versus Portland State.

ISU then hits the road for their first road trip of conference play, traveling to Greeley, CO & Flagstaff, AZ to take on UNC and NAU on Jan 8^th and 10^th.

Idaho State returns home for two games, hosting rivals, the Idaho Vandals, on Jan 15^th, and Eastern Washington on Jan. 17^th.

The Bengals face their toughest task of the conference season with their 4-game roadtrip, first traveling to Montana State on Jan. 22^nd, followed by Montana on Jan. 24^th. ISU continues their road trip with Weber State on Jan. 31^st, and to cap it off the Bengals take on Portland State in Portland, OR on Feb. 2^nd.

ISU returns home to Reed Gym to host NAU on Feb. 5^th and UNC on Feb. 7^th. But will turn right back around for 2-game roadtrip to EWU on Feb. 12^th followed by Idaho in Moscow, ID on Valentine's Day.

Idaho State will have their final home games of the season against Montana (2/19), Montana State (2/21), and Weber State (2/28) which will also be Senior Day for ISU.

To cap off their 2025-26 regular season, the Bengals will be in Sacramento, CA to take on Sacramento State on March 2^nd before traveling to Boise, ID for the Big Sky Conference Tournament on March 7^th – 11^th.

Idaho State, with seventh-year Head Coach Ryan Looney at the helm, features six returning players and nine newcomers on the 2025-26 roster.

Idaho State Men's Basketball's full 2025-26 season schedule can be found below:

10/24: Northwest University (Exhibition)
11/4: Park University (Gilbert)
11/7: at University of San Diego
11/9: at San Diego State
11/15: at Seattle U
11/18: at Santa Clara
11/21: Justice College
11/26: Sam Houston State (Boise, ID)
11/28: CSUN (Boise, ID)
12/3: at Kansas City
12/6: Denver
12/10: at Utah Valley
12/18: Montana Western
12/21: UC Davis
1/1: Sacramento State
1/3: Portland State
1/8: at Northern Colorado
1/10: at Northern Arizona
1/15: Idaho
1/17: Eastern Washington
1/22: at Montana State
1/24: at Montana
1/31: at Weber State
2/2: at Portland State
2/5: Northern Arizona
2/7: Northern Colorado
2/12: at Eastern Washington
2/14: at Idaho
2/19: Montana
2/21: Montana State
2/28: Weber State
3/2: at Sacramento State
3/7-11: Big Sky Conference Tournament (Boise, ID)
 
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