2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (6–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Mike Freeman
  • Mike Score
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State142 .875277  .794
Nevada115 .6882113  .618
New Mexico State115 .6882211  .667
Louisiana Tech97 .5632411  .686
Fresno State79 .4381518  .455
San Jose State610 .3751417  .452
Idaho610 .3751516  .484
Boise State511 .3131517  .469
Hawai'i313 .1881020  .333
2010 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Vandals were 15–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. They met second-seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by sixteen points.

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Idaho was selected to finish fourth in both the media and coaches poll and senior guard Mac Hobson was selected to the All-WAC first team by both the media and coaches.[1]

Roster

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYr.HometownPrevious School(s)
0Stern, Corey6'7"200ForwardFRSeattle, WashingtonRainier Beach HS
1Hopson, Mac6'2"185GuardSRPortland, OregonJefferson HS, Washington State
2Ledbetter, Jeff6'3"195GuardJRBrea, CaliforniaOrange Lutheran HS, Irvine Valley CC
3Henderson, Shawn6'3"178GuardJRRenton, WashingtonRenton HS, North Idaho College
5Johnson, Steffan6'1"180GuardSRKent, WashingtonKent-Meridian HS, Pacific
10Tatum, Landon5'11"196GuardJRSan Antonio, TexasO'Connor HS, South Plains CC
11Wiley, Brandon6'6"218ForwardSRPinole, CaliforniaPinole Valley HS, City College of San Francisco
13de Souza, Luciano6'7"210ForwardSRMatão, BrazilSouth Plains CC
20Lawrence, Marcus5'11"174GuardJRLas Vegas, NevadaBishop Gorman HS, UNLV
21Toledo, Luiz6'8"225ForwardSOAraraquara, BrazilModesto Christian HS, St. Francis Xavier
23Stewart, Justin6'1"185GuardFRSpokane, WashingtonFerris HS
32Watson, Kashif6'4"186GuardSRLas Vegas, NevadaBishop Gorman HS, Irvine Valley CC
33Barone, Kyle6'10"220CenterFRGarden Grove, CaliforniaPacifica HS
34Blackstock, Travis6'5"206ForwardSRKuna, IdahoKuna HS
42Kammerer, Joe6'9"241CenterFREugene, OregonNorth Eugene HS
53Jefferson, Marvin6'9"250CenterSRMerced, CaliforniaGolden Valley HS, Modesto JC
Source[2]

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at IdahoAlma mater (Year)
Don VerlinHead Coach2ndStanislaus State (1991)
Ray LopesAssociate Head Coach2ndCollege of Idaho (1987)
Mike FreemanAssistant Coach3rdIowa (2006)
Mike ScoreAssistant Coach3rdWashington (1996)
Chris HelblingDirector of Basketball Operations2ndGonzaga (2008)

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Nov 6
8:05 pm
St. Martin's W 87–61 
Memorial Gym (1,472)
Moscow, Idaho
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
6:00 pm
at Utah W 94–87  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,127)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sun, Nov 15*
4:00 pm
at Texas Southern W 72–65  1–1
Health and Physical Education Arena (659)
Houston, Texas
Sat, Nov 21*
2:00 pm
at North Dakota State W 81–69  2–1
Bison Sports Arena (3,247)
Fargo, North Dakota
Tue, Nov 24*
7:05 pm
Sacramento State W 75–61  3–1
Memorial Gym (740)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Nov 28*
7:05 pm
Eastern Washington W 76–54  4–1
Memorial Gym (1,500)
Moscow, Idaho
Thu, Dec 3*
7:05 pm
at Cal-State Northridge L 93–95  4–2
Matadome (1,175)
Northridge, California
Sun, Dec 6*
5:05 pm, SWX
No. 25 Portland W 68–48  5–2
Cowan Spectrum (1,500)
Moscow, Idaho
Wed, Dec 9*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Washington State L 64–76  5–3
Beasley Coliseum (7,285)
Pullman, Washington
Sat, Dec 12*
5:05 pm
Eastern Oregon W 82–77  6–3
Memorial Gym (1,023)
Moscow, Idaho
Tue, Dec 22*
7:00 pm
Portland L 52–82  6–4
Chiles Center (1,746)
Portland, Oregon
Tue, Dec 29
7:05 pm
vs. Lewis-Clark State W 71–52  7–4
Qwest Arena (4,111)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Jan 2
9:05 pm
at Hawai'i W 59–52  8–4
(1–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,611)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Jan 4
7:05 pm
at San Jose State L 75–78  8–5
(1–1)
The Event Center Arena (1,287)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 9
5:05 pm
Louisiana Tech L 71–77  8–6
(1–2)
Cowan Spectrum (2,047)
Moscow, Idaho
Mon, Jan 11
7:05 pm
New Mexico State L 72–75  8–7
(1–3)
Cowan Spectrum (1,296)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 16
7:05 pm
at Nevada L 6876  8–8
(1–4)
Lawlor Events Center (6,030)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 23
5:05 pm
Utah State L 4860  8–9
(1–5)
Cowan Spectrum (2,570)
Moscow, Idaho
Mon, Jan 25
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Boise State L 6777 OT 8–10
(1–6)
Cowan Spectrum (4,104)
Moscow, Idaho
Thu, Jan 28
7:05 pm, SWX
Fresno State W 7459  9–10
(2–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,301)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30*
7:10 pm
at Seattle W 8785  10–10
KeyArena (4,183)
Seattle, Washington
Wed, Feb 3
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Utah State L 6280  10–11
(2–7)
Smith Spectrum (9,777)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 6
6:05 pm
at Boise State W 7955  11–11
(3–7)
Taco Bell Arena (7,734)
Boise, Idaho
Wed, Feb 10
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Nevada L 6667  11–12
(3–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,580)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
7:00 pm
at Fresno State W 6859  12–12
(4–8)
Save Mart Center (8,186)
Fresno, California
Thu, Feb 18*
7:05 pm
Seattle W 8272  13–12
Cowan Spectrum (1,287)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Feb 20*
5:30 pm
Long Beach State
ESPNU BracketBusters
L 6677  13–13
Cowan Spectrum (1,554)
Moscow, Idaho
Wed, Feb 24
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at New Mexico State L 5774  13–14
(4–9)
Pan American Center (5,834)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 27
5:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 4960  13–15
(4–10)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,669)
Ruston, Louisiana
Thu, Mar 4
7:00 pm, ESPN Regional
San Jose State W 8676  14–15
(5–10)
Cowan Spectrum (961)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
5:05 pm, SWX
Hawai'i W 7869  15–15
(6–10)
Cowan Spectrum (1,502)
Moscow, Idaho
WAC Tournament
Thu, Mar 11
6:00 pm
at (2) Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 7187  15–16
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

Source[3]

References

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