1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball | |
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Big Sky Champions | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 20–8 (11–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | ISU Minidome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† One-game playoff winner |
The 1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Bengals were led by third-year head coach Jim Killingsworth and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello. They finished the regular season at 19–7 overall, with a 11–3 record in the Big Sky Conference, as did the Montana Grizzlies, and the teams split their season series.[1][2]
With two years until the conference tournament was introduced, the Big Sky title was decided with an unscheduled one-game playoff at Missoula on Tuesday night. A coin flip eleven days earlier determined the host.[3] Before a record crowd at Dahlberg Arena, the visiting Bengals won 60–57 and advanced to the 25-team NCAA tournament, their first appearance in fourteen years.[4][5][6]
ISU hosted the first round (subregional) of the West regional, and met #17 New Mexico (20–6)[7] in the nightcap on Saturday night.[8][9] The visiting Lobos, WAC champions, won by eight to end the Bengals' season at 20–8.[10]
Senior forward Jim Anderson was named to the all-conference team; senior center Dan Spindler and junior guard Kevin Hoyt were honorable mention.[11][12]
Idaho State returned to the NCAA tournament three years later and advanced to the Elite Eight, which remains the best-ever showing for a Big Sky team.
Postseason results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Big Sky Playoff | |||||||||||
Tue, March 5 |
at Montana Playoff |
W 60–57 | 20–7 |
Dahlberg Arena (8,343) Missoula, Montana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Sat, March 9* 9:10 pm |
vs. No. 17 New Mexico First round |
L 65–73 | 20–8 |
ISU Minidome (9,000) Pocatello, Idaho | |||||||
References
- ^ "ISU, Montana win, share Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 2, 1974. p. 14.
- ^ "Big Sky loser may be winner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 4, 1974. p. 15.
- ^ "Big Sky playoff at Missoula March 5". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 25, 1974. p. 11.
- ^ "ISU holds off Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1974. p. 13.
- ^ "Growing rookie key for Bengals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1974. p. 17.
- ^ "ISU wins Big Sky; Montana waits NIT". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 6, 1974. p. D1.
- ^ "SC climbs to seventh; UCLA third". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1974. p. 3B.
- ^ "NCAA regionals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1974. p. 2B.
- ^ "NCAA pairings". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 9, 1974. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ "New Mexico edges ISU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 10, 1974. p. 14.
- ^ "Montana's McKenzie favorite Big Sky all-star team pick". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 8, 1974. p. 17.
- ^ "Zags' Morrill Big Sky pick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1974. p. 17.
External links
- Sports Reference – Idaho State Bengals – 1973–74 basketball season