Sven Alskog Sports Editor Heading into the 2015/2016 season, Idaho State men’s basketball has been picked dead last in both the Big Sky preseason coaches’ and media polls, along with recently being ranked 344 out of 351 division one teams by CBS Sports. Fortunately for the Bengals, they don’t play […]
Men’s Basketball
Denim Millward Sports Editor The day this issue of the Bengal is printed just happens to be my birthday (if you see me, feel free to wish me a happy birthday, tell me I don’t look my age, give me gifts or throw a handful of confetti at me). The […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The season for Idaho State University’s club baseball team is officially underway with the conclusion of the annual Mesquite Tournament in which the Bengals split their games finishing with two wins and two losses. Due to both Head Coach Bob Hunt and Assistant Coach Treavor Williams […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Close but no cigar. Presumed to originate from turn-of-the-century carnivals where game prizes were often cigars instead of oversized stuffed animals, it’s a phrase the ISU men’s basketball team must utterly detest by now. Out of 33 losses in the past two years, 26 of those […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A rough stretch of games that started in December continued into the new year for the Idaho State University men’s basketball team. Despite the majority of the contests being close, the Bengals have only managed a single win in their last eight games, going 1-7 since […]
Steven Murillo Staff Writer The ISU men’s basketball team is already looking like underdogs again with 5 losses and 3 wins but the team has expressed very high expectations. Coach Bill Evans prefers to let results speak for themselves, which is precisely what they did Saturday, Dec. 13 as the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If an old cliché were to be chosen to represent the 2013-2014 season for the ISU Men’s Basketball team, “close but no cigar” would be the clubhouse favorite. Though a significant improvement from a disastrous 2012-2013 campaign, many feel the Bengals’ 11-18 overall record is not […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Once a Bengal, always a Bengal. Matthew and Chelsey Stucki returned to Pocatello and ISU’s community after life’s passions took them across the Atlantic Ocean. After graduating from Century High School and going on a church mission, Matt played for ISU’s men’s basketball team from 2005 […]
Travis Smith Online Editor At the beginning of the season, Idaho State men’s basketball coach Bill Evans adopted a “Drink the Kool-Aid” mantra, where players who were willing to play his style of basketball were given a T-shirt that says, “I drink the Kool-Aid.” Chris Hansen, who just finished his […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor On Feb. 8, Idaho State forward Jeff Solarin had the game of his life. Despite his ISU team ultimately falling to the University of North Dakota, Solarin tied his scoring high at ISU with 23 points and set a new high in rebounds, pulling down 20 […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the 2012-2013 men’s basketball campaign, the Idaho State Bengals, led by first-year head coach Bill Evans, struggled mightily and posted a 6-24 overall record. Though a good defensive team statistically, the squad was pretty dismal on the offensive end. Boy, what a difference a year […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After only one game for the ISU men’s basketball team, one thing is already crystal clear. For head coach Bill Evans, simply winning a game is not enough. Despite a dominant 99-62 victory over Evergreen last Saturday night, Evans eschewed effusive praise for his players in […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer Hailing from the Czech Republic, men’s basketball graduate assistant coach David Marek has brought his knowledge to the Bengals over the last two years. From 2008 to 2010, Marek was a member of the Czech Republic national team, all while playing professionally overseas as well. The […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The ISU men’s basketball squad has a lot more in common with legendary singer Aretha Franklin than may appear at first glance. Just like the original R&B diva, the Bengals are looking for some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Emanating from a dismal 2012-13 campaign that saw the Bengals finish […]
During the past two seasons for Idaho State’s men’s basketball team, there hasn’t been much of anything that fans could rely on outside of senior point guard Melvin Morgan. For fans that have only been following Bengal basketball for two seasons, they’ve watched three different coaches, fast-paced basketball, slow-paced basketball, […]