The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men' ...

. The Bengals, led by fifth-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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and

Reed Gym Reed Gym is a 3,214-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. Opened in 1951, it is the home court of the ISU Bengals men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams ...

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and were members of the

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. 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

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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

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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