2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–23 (5–15 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ryan Looney (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe White; Rosbie Mutcherson; Davis Furman;
Home arena	Reed Gym
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	16	–	4	.800	27	–	8	.771
Southern Utah	14	–	6	.700	23	–	12	.657
Northern Colorado	13	–	7	.650	22	–	16	.579
Weber State	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Montana	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Eastern Washington	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Portland State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Sacramento State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	18	.379
Idaho	6	–	14	.300	9	–	22	.290
Idaho State	5	–	15	.250	7	–	23	.233
Northern Arizona	5	–	15	.250	9	–	23	.281

† Conference tournament winner

The 2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by third-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Bengals finished the 2020–21 season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the #4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to #5 seed Montana State in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	AJ Burgin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	San Diego HS	San Diego, CA
G	1	Liam Sorensen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Get Better Academy	Haldum, Denmark
G	2	Tarik Cool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lane CC	Chandler, AZ
F	3	Malik Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	CSI	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Emmit Taylor III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	North Idaho	Lapwai, ID
G	5	Austin Smellie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Preston HS	Preston, ID
G	10	Tommy Ball	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge HS	El Dorado Hills, CA
F	12	James Carlson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	North Idaho	Coeur d'Alene, ID
F	13	Daxton Carr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cal Poly	Pocatello, ID
F	14	Kyle Karstetter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Moses Lake HS	Moses Lake, WA
G	20	Robert Ford III	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Clackamas CC	Portland, OR
F	22	Jared Rodriguez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	San Diego	Glendale, AZ
G	24	Pablo Tamba	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Unicaja-Andalucia	Málaga, Spain
C	25	Brayden Parker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	CSI	Preston, ID
C	32	Zach Visentin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Springville HS	Springville, UT
C	34	Gedeon Buzangu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Miles CC	Kinshasa, Congo
F	44	Louis Stormark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Get Better Academy	Allerød, Denmark

Head coach

Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe White (Southern Oregon)
Rosbie Mutcherson (Covenant)
Davis Furman (Butler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 6:00 pm		Multnomah	W 101–67	–	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
November 5, 2021* 7:30 pm		Life Pacific	W 76–52	–	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Oregon	W 82–61	1–0	Reed Gym (1,078) Pocatello, ID
November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 60–65	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,210) Malibu, CA
November 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 51–77	1–2	Climate Pledge Arena (2,302) Seattle, WA
November 19, 2021* 5:00 pm, BTN+		at Nebraska	L 60–78	1–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,274) Lincoln, NE
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kansas City	L 58–74	1–4	Reed Gym (1,176) Pocatello, ID
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm		at Air Force	L 48–59	1–5	Clune Arena (1,245) Colorado Springs, CO
December 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	L 55–63	1–6 (0–1)	Reed Gym (1,102) Pocatello, ID
December 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 70–73	1–7 (0–2)	Reed Gym (1,094) Pocatello, ID
December 8, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 46–72	1–8	Haas Pavilion (3,132) Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethesda	W 103–68	2–8	Reed Gym (978) Pocatello, ID
December 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 43–56	2–9	The Thunderdome (526) Santa Barbara, CA
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 54–78	2–10 (0–3)	Dahlberg Arena (3,233) Missoula, MT
January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 40–60	2–11 (0–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,200) Bozeman, MT
January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 81–74	3–11 (1–4)	Reed Gym (1,474) Pocatello, ID
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State Rescheduled from January 8	L 61–78	3–12 (1–5)	Reed Gym (1,220) Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	L 63–95	3–13 (1–6)	Dee Events Center (3,723) Ogden, UT
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 74–86	3–14 (1–7)	America First Event Center (1,033) Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington Rescheduled from January 13	L 63–89	3–15 (1–8)	Reed Gym (1,042) Pocatello, ID
January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 60–61	3–16 (1–9)	Hornets Nest (482) Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 86–63	4–16 (2–9)	Reed Gym (1,160) Pocatello, ID
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State Rescheduled from February 3	L 54–72	4–17 (2–10)	Reed Gym (1,027) Pocatello, ID
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho Battle of the Domes	W 79–70	5–17 (3–10)	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,323) Moscow, ID
February 12, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 72–75	5–18 (3–11)	Reese Court (1,336) Cheney, WA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 61–58	6–18 (4–11)	Reed Gym (1,088) Pocatello, ID
February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 75–80	6–19 (4–12)	Reed Gym (1,380) Pocatello, ID
February 21, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Rescheduled from January 29	L 70–77	6–20 (4–13)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,136) Greeley, CO
February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 70–66	7–20 (5–13)	Walkup Skydome (577) Flagstaff, AZ
February 26, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	L 69–73 ^OT	7–21 (5–14)	Viking Pavilion (1,084) Portland, OR
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 71–79	7–22 (5–15)	Reed Gym (1,334) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Portland State First round	L 52–66	7–23	Idaho Central Arena (1,498) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Bengals End Season With Loss to Montana State". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[1] "Bengals End Season With Loss to Montana State". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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