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IDAHO STATE Men's Basketball Contact: steve schaack | [email protected] | Cell: 208.406.3570 THIS WEEK Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 10-11 | BIG SKY: 5-5 Feb. 8, 2018 November 7 p.m. 10 at Arizona State L, 94-74 14 Utah Valley L, 84-71 18 at Washington State L, 83-62 This Weeks Games 22 at San Jose State L, 62-54 The Idaho State men’s basketball returns home to host Northern Colorado on Thursday, 27 at Seattle L, 73-67 February 8 and North Dakota on Saturday, Feb. 10. Both games begin at 7 p.m. at ICCU December Court in Holt Arena. These are the final two games of the year in Holt Arena. ISU plays 1 Bethesda W, 92-71 its final two home games Feb. 22 and 24 vs. Idaho and Eastern Washington in Reed 6 CSUN W, 74-66 Gym. Jerry Miller and Brad Bugger will call this weeks action live on 102.5 KMGI. Live 9 Northwest Nazarene W, 73-57 stats, video and audio will be available through isubengals.com. 18 Youngstown State W, 86-62 21 at BYU L, 85-71 23 at CSUN W, 67-55 Scouting Northern Colorado 30 *at Weber State W, 62-60 Northern Colorado is 15-9 and 6-5 in Big Sky Conference play. Andre Spight leads the January Bears in scoring at 21 points a game. He is shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 39 4 *SUU W, 93-78 percent from the three-point line. Jordan Davis is scoring 15.5 points a game. UNC is 6 *NAU W, 64-60 scoring 79.4 points a game and giving up 72.7. The Bears shoot 45.6 percent from the 11 *at North Dakota L, 81-58 field, 34.3 percent from the three-point line and 69.7 percent from the free throw line. 13 *at Northern Colorado L, 94-80 Northern Colorado averages 37.4 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 12.3 turnovers, five steals and 18 *Portland State L, 87-83 3.6 blocks a game. 20 *Sacramento State W, 71-65 27 *Weber State L, 77-70 February In conference play Spight is scoring 24.7 points a game while Davis is scoring 14.2 1 *at NAU W, 63-61 points. Northern Colorado scores 80.5 points in league and giving up 77. 3 *at SUU L, 84-80 Northern Colorado (37-22) 8 *Northern Colorado 7 p.m. (Formerly Colorado St. Teachers) 10 *North Dakota 7 p.m. 20-5 Home, 16-14 Away, 1-3 Neutral 15 *at Sacramento State 8 p.m. (MST) 1/13/2018 A L 94-80 17 *at Portland State 2 p.m. (MST) 2/18/2017 H L 87-81 22 *Idaho 7 p.m. 1/19/2017 A W 73-69 24 *Eastern Washington 7 p.m. 2.6.2016 A W 90-57 March 1/7/2016 H W 83-78 1 *at Montana State 7 p.m. 3 *at Montana 7 p.m. 1/29/2015 A L 79-76 6-11 Big Sky Tournament(Reno, Nevada) TBA 2/6/2014 H W 73-70 Ticket Prices 1/11/2014 A L 82-75 Single-game ticket prices for all home games are 1/31/2013 A L 78-63 $18 for adults and $10 for children and seniors. 1/5/2013 H W 86-63 1/26/2012 H W 99-94 2 OT 1/2/2012 A W 57-55 2017-18 BIG SKY STANDINGS Big Sky Pct. Overall Home Away Streak Montana 11-0 1.000 18-5 9-0 8-4 W11 Weber State 8-2 0.800 15-7 10-1 4-3 W5 Idaho 8-3 0.727 16-7 6-3 8-3 W3 Eastern Washington 7-4 0.636 12-12 7-1 4-10 L1 Northern Colorado 6-5 0.545 15-9 9-3 3-6 W1 Idaho State 5-5 0.500 10-11 7-3 3-8 L1 Montana State 5-6 0.455 12-12 7-3 3-9 L2 Portland State 4-6 0.400 14-9 6-3 7-4 W1 Sacramento State 3-7 0.300 6-17 5-4 1-9 L2 Southern Utah 3-8 0.273 9-13 8-4 1-9 W1 North Dakota 3-8 0.273 8-15 5-5 1-10 L1 Northern Arizona 1-10 0.091 4-20 1-8 3-10 L3 IDAHO STATE • 2017-18 BENGAL MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 • IDAHO STATE BENGAL MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES Bill Evans FILE 2/28/2011 H L 74-77 1/13/2010 A L 37-57 Bill Evans was named the head coach of the Idaho State 2/12/2010 H L 68-59 men’s basketball program on March 8, 2012 and he 1/9/2010 A L 78-66 quickly has put his stamp on the program on the court and academically. The 2015-16 Big Sky Conference and NORTH DAKOTA (1-12) NABC All-District Coach of the Year guided the Bengals 1-4 HOME, 0-7 AWAY 0-1 NEUTRAL to a 16-15 record and a fourth place finish in the Big Sky. 1/11/2018 A L 81-58 2/16/2017 H L 61-77 The 16-15 record was the sixth best start since the 1976- 1/21/2017 A L 64-89 77 season and the 11-7 conference record was the best 3/10/2016 N L 83-49 winning percentage since the 2000-01 team finished 2/4/2016 A L 76-60 10-6. 1/9/2016 H L 84-76 1/31/2015 A L 80-69 Evans is only the fourth ISU coach to be named Big Sky 2/8/2914 H L 80-75 Conference Coach of the Year. Evans coached a Bengal 1/9/2014 A L 66-62 offense in 2015-16 that set a school record for 3-pointers 2/2/2013 A L 69-52 made in a season and ISU had its first first-team all-con- 1/3/2013 H L 66-53 ference player since 2008-09 in Ethan Telfair. 12/3/2011 H W 76-63 Evans has been one of the top defensive coaches in the 11/14/2011 A L 47-63 game. Since being head coach in Pocatello, The Bengal defense has ranked in the top half of the league in HOT SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD scoring defense and over the last three seasons the ISU Idaho State is shooting 46.5 percent from the field at this point in the season. It is the best defense has ranked in the top half in field goal percent- field goal percentage by a Bengal team since the 1996-97 team shot .475 percent and age defense. the 2003-04 team shot .463 percent. The school record for best field goal percentage in a season is .512 percent by the 1980-81 team. In the 2012-13 season, the Bengals finished the year Best Field Goal Percentage in last 20 years second overall in scoring defense, giving up only 64.3 1996-97: .475 points a game. That mark was the best by a Bengal team 2017-18: .465 since before the shot clock era. 2003-04: .463 2008-09: .461 A year later, the Bengals held opponents to 69.4 points a 2009-10: .453 game in Big Sky Conference games. DID YOU KNOW In the classroom, the Bengals recorded a perfect 1,000 - Idaho State has made a 3-pointer in 231 straight games. The last time ISU did not make a APR for the 2012-13 school year along with a team GPA 3-pointer in a game was a 61-53 loss to Portland State on March 10, 2009. of 3.0 for 2014 spring semester. The Bengals boasted - Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 53 games dating back to the start of his over a 3.0 GPA for the 2014-15 academic year. sophomore season. - Since his sophomore year, Geno Luzcando has 50 games with two steals or more. In the last two years Evans has had eight student-ath- - Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 60 games since the 2015-16 letes recognized by the NABC for academic excellence season. and the 2015-16 season saw a record six players earn - Under Bill Evans ISU is 8-0 when scoring 90 points or more. Big Sky All-Academic honors. The team also received the - Six of ISU’s 10 wins have come when four or more players have scored in double figures. team academic excellence award by the NABC for the 2014-15 season. TAKING A LOOK AT THE BEST STARTS IN THE LAST 40 YEARS Best Start through 21 games During Evans four years in Pocatello he has coached 1- 1994-95 16-5 four all-conference players in Ethan Telfair, Chris Hansen, 2- 1993-94 14-7 Geno Luzcando and Jeffrey Solarin. Hansen left ISU as 3- 1977-78 13-8 the school’s all-time leader for 3-pointers made and 4- 1985-86 12-9 attempted. He also left ISU as the ninth leading scorer in 5- 2002-03 11-10 program history. Solarin finished his career ranked in the 6- 1996-97 11-10 Top 10 for total career rebounds. 7- 2017-18 10-11 8- 2015-16 10-11 Telfair put together one of the best single-seasons in 9- 1987-88 10-11 Bengal history in 2015-16.