2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team explained

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–26, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Clint Nwosuh	0	G	6'2"	190	Junior		Graduate transferred to Pikeville
Ben Wilson	5	G	6'6"	207	RS Senior		Graduated
Evann Hall	10	G	6'4"	210	Senior		Graduated
Ali Faruq-Bey	22	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore		Transferred to Western Oregon
Spencer Nicolds	23	F	6'7"	190	Sophomore		Transferred
Justin Smith	33	G	6'5"	200	Junior		Transferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Hayes Garrity	0	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior		Transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Garrity graduated from Utah Valley.
Robert Jones III	5	F	6'7"	190	Junior		Junior college transferred from Northeastern JC

2016 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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