Idaho State

Official Name: 
Idaho State University
Nickname: 
Bengals
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 8124
Pocatello, ID 83209

Website: 
www.isubengals.com
Telephone: 
(208) 236-3651
Fax: 
(208) 236-3659
Enrollment: 
13,665
Arena: 

Holt Arena
Capacity: 8,721
Year Opened: 1970

School Colors: 
Orange and Black
Conference: 

Big Sky (since 1964)
Former Member of Rocky Mountain (1950-60)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(11) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1977, and 1987
8-13 record (.381)
Regional runner-up in 1977

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1938
1-1 record (.500)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Guy Wicks (10 years from 1932-41 when school was classified as a small college, 168-71 record, .703)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Les Roh (1,964 points from 1953-56 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Steve Hayes (1,147 from 1974-77)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Willie Humes (53 points as senior at Montana State on 2/20/71)

All-American Selections: 

(1) G Lawrence Butler (1979)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Willie Humes* (53 at Montana State)
February 20, 1971 (senior/32.4 ppg)
*Big Sky Conference record.

1

2

Total

Idaho State

39

53

92

Montana State

54

51

105

Idaho State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Dickson

2-5

1-3

5

Bonner

0-2

2-2

2

Gibbons

3-6

1-1

7

Humes

21-54

11-14

53

Adolfson

0-5

2-3

2

Minior

4-8

0-1

8

Walton

5-13

3-3

13

Cullen

0-3

2-3

2

Totals

35-100

22-30

92

Percentages

.350

.733

Montana State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Weeks

12-24

14-16

38

Koelzer

1-3

0-0

2

Beckwith

2-8

0-2

4

Brickhouse

18-22

2-2

38

Fullerton

4-8

2-2

10

Hugee

2-3

0-1

4

B. Lewis

0-0

1-2

1

Taueg

0-0

1-2

1

G. Lewis

1-2

5-6

7

Totals

40-70

25-33

105

Percentages

.571

.758
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Ralph Fielding Hutchinson

1

1927

6-7

.462

1927

6-7

Felix Plastino

3

1928-30

23-29

.442

1930

11-10

Howard Stowell

1

1931

11-8

.579

1931

11-8

Guy P. Wicks

10

1932-41

168-71

.703

1936

17-2

Walter Carte

4

1942, 43, 47, 48

36-47

.434

1947

19-10

John M. Vesser

2

1945-46

6-14

.300

1946

5-10

Ed Willett

2

1949-50

15-41

.268

1949

10-17

Steve Belko

6

1951-56

109-51

.681

1954

22-5

John Grayson

3

1957-59

68-17

.800

1957

25-4

John Evans

4

1960-63

60-42

.588

1960

21-5

James Nau

2

1964-65

18-32

.360

1964

11-13

Claude Retherford

3

1966-68

17-34

.333

1967

10-15

Dan Miller

4

1968-71

43-57

.430

1970

13-11

Jim Killingsworth

6

1972-77

109-54

.669

1977

25-5

Lynn Archibald

5

1978-82

65-66

.496

1978

16-10

Wayne Ballard

3

1983-85

37-55

.402

1985

15-18

Dr. Jim Boutin

5

1986-90

60-80

.429

1986

15-12

Herb Williams

8

1991-98

97-124

.439

1994

18-9

Doug Oliver

8

1999-2006

86-135

.389

2003

15-14

Joe O'Brien

5

2007-11

54-97

.358

2007

13-17
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,087-1,058 (.507) from 1927 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Idaho State moved up to major-college status in 1959
  • Retherford compiled a 3-1 record in 1967-68 before Miller went 10-12
  • Idaho State did not field a team in 1943-44 during World War II.