The 2017–18 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at Holt Arena and Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.
Previous season The Bengals finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ethan Telfair 3 G 6'0" 175 Senior Coney Island, NY Graduated Robert Jones III 5 F 6'8" 195 RS Junior Denver, CO Graduate transferred to Le Moyne Clark Wilkinson 22 F 6'7" 195 Freshman Pocatello, ID Left the team for personal reasons Stephen Lennox 24 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Lovington, NM Graduate transferred to Lubbock Christian Keshawn Liggins 33 G 6'5" 195 Junior Middletown, ID Walk-on; graduate transferred to Edinboro (PA) Kyle Ingram 35 F 6'8" 220 Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jared Stutzman 21 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Idaho Falls, ID Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA waiver rule, Stutzman will be eligible to play. Jacob McCord 22 C 6'7" 225 Junior Kailua, HI Junior college transferred from Big Bend CC
2017 recruiting class Idaho State did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
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