Idaho State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Looney has announced three coaching changes and finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

Joe White has been elevated to associate head coach, and the Bengals have hired Evan Eustachy and Joey Brooks as assistant coaches. Those two replace former assistants Rosbie Mutcherson Jr., who took a job at Utah Valley, and Davis Furman, who has taken a job outside of coaching.

Entering his fifth year on the ISU sidelines, White has been a centerpiece alongside Looney since his hiring in 2019.

“Joe White has worked extremely hard during his time at Idaho State University,” Looney said. “His efforts have allowed us to put ourselves in a position where we are now ready to take the next step. We are thankful for Joe’s passion, commitment and loyalty to our program. A promotion to associate aead coach is well deserved.”

Prior to joining Idaho State, White served as the head coach at Lane Community College. In 2014, White served as the top assistant for three years at Tacoma Community College. He was pivotal in the success and rebuilding of the men’s basketball program and took them to the NWAC championship game in 2017. After his third season at Tacoma, White was hired as the top assistant at Lane Community College. After one year as the head assistant, White was named head coach, leading his team to a 27-4 in his first season as head coach. White played at Southern Oregon from 2008-12.

The Bengals also bring in Eustachy, joining Idaho State from Odessa College.

“Evan Eustachy is a great addition to our staff,” Looney said. “He has been around high-level basketball his entire life. Evan knows what success looks like. He has great experience at both UTEP and Odessa College. We look forward to him sharing his experiences with our student-athletes.”

Eustachy comes to Idaho State after working as an assistant coach at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, since August 2020. Helping lead his team to the best single season in team history (16-0 in conference play and an Elite 8 appearance), and with an overall record of 48-10 (29-1 in conference play) over two seasons. Prior to Odessa College, Eustachy was the head coach for the USA Basketball Academy in Xian, China, for the U18 team, and he served as the Director of Basketball Operations at UTEP from 2014-2018.

Idaho State will also bring in Brooks, who comes from Nicholls State.

“We are excited about the addition of Joey Brooks to our staff,” Looney said. “Joey played at a high level at Notre Dame, was a graduate assistant at Purdue and most recently served as an assistant coach at Nicholls State. Everywhere Joey has been the team has competed for championships. He will do a great job helping with our scouting and player development.”

Brooks joins ISU after working as an assistant coach at Nicholls State in 2019-21 and 2022-23 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, as well as Cal State Fullerton in 2021-22. Brooks also served as a graduate assistant at Purdue from 2017-2019. Brooks played at Notre Dame from 2009-2013, appearing in the NCAA tournament in all four years and was a Big-East All-Academic Selection.