1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1971–72
Team:	Idaho State Bengals
Conference:	Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:	Big Sky
Record:	14–12
Conf Record:	8–6
Hc Year:	1st

The 1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Killingsworth, the Bengals played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello.

Idaho State finished the regular season at with a record in the Big Sky Conference, runner-up to champion Weber State.^[1] The conference tournament debuted four years later, in 1976.

Junior center Ev Fopma was named to the all-conference team; junior guard Edison Hicks was on the second team, while guard Jerry Sabins, forward Mike Solliday, and forward Nick Ysusra were honorable mention.^{[2] [3] [4]}

On Saturday, March 11, the two-year-old Minidome hosted a pair of first-round games in the West regional of the

External links

• Sports Reference – Idaho State Bengals – 1971–72 basketball season

Notes and References

1. News: Big Sky final standings . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . March 2, 1972 . 23.
2. News: 3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky' . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Associated Press . March 15, 1972 . D5.
3. News: Two Zags named to Big Sky stars . Spokane Daily News . (Washington) . March 15, 1972 . 33.
4. News: Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 16, 1972 . 22.