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2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–13 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Don Verlin, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.

Previous season

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The Vandals finished the 2014–15 season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Eastern Washington.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sekou Wiggs 2 G 6'3" 182 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Connor Hill 5 G 6'3" 190 Senior Post Falls, ID Graduated
Mike Scott 12 G 6'0" 180 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Bira Sec 13 F 6'6" 215 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
Roberto Asencio 50 C 6'9" 245 Junior Haina, Dominican Republic Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chris Sarbaugh 10 G 6'3" 200 Senior Spokane, WA Transferred from San Diego. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sarbaugh graduated from San Diego.

2015 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Blair
SF
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 1, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nick Blair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Perrion Callandret 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bothell HS Bothell, WA
G 2 Myles Franklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Hart HS Castaic, CA
G 3 Tyler Brimhall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Logan HS Logan, UT
G 5 Jake Straughan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Colton HS Colton, WA
G 10 Chris Sarbaugh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Gonzaga Prep
San Diego
Spokane, WA
G 11 Victor Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Jefferson HS Portland, OR
G 13 Pat Ingram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr North Central HS
Trinity Valley CC
Indianapolis, IN
G 14 Chad Sherwood (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So West Albany HS Albany, OR
F 15 Paulin Mpawe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Redlands East Valley HS
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA
F 21 Arkadiy Mkrtuchyan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Columbia Christian HS Portland, OR
F 23 Nate Sherwood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr West Albany HS Albany, OR
F 24 George Nahshon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Radford HS
Shoreline CC
Kapolei, HI
G 33 Skyler White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School
George Washington
Bellevue, WA
F 41 Ty Egbert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lake Roosevelt HS Coulee Dam, WA
F 44 Jordan Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lewis-Palmer HS Colorado Springs, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
6:00 pm
Saint Martin's W 86–62 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 88–53 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at San Jose State W 74–54  1–0
Event Center Arena (1,327)
San Jose, CA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 45–68  1–1
Icardo Center (1,480)
Bakersfield, CA
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Linfield
Mean Green Showcase
W 85–59  2–1
Memorial Gym (609)
Moscow, ID
11/23/2015*
5:30 pm
at North Texas
Mean Green Showcase
W 65–63  3–1
The Super Pit (1,756)
Denton, TX
11/24/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Troy
Mean Green Showcase
W 69–63  4–1
The Super Pit (256)
Denton, TX
11/24/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Samford
Mean Green Showcase
L 58–75  4–2
The Super Pit (177)
Denton, TX
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 59–66  4–3
Memorial Gym (571)
Moscow, ID
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 67–63  5–3
Memorial Gym (563)
Moscow, ID
12/05/2015*
5:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 54–64  5–4
Cowan Spectrum (1,154)
Moscow, ID
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 55–74  5–5
Galen Center (2,865)
Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2015*
6:00 pm
Washington State
Battle of the Palouse
W 78–74  6–5
Cowan Spectrum (3,759)
Moscow, ID
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
New Hope W 127–54  7–5
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 68–51  8–5
The Pavilion (1,211)
Davis, CA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
4:00 pm
at North Dakota W 74–71  9–5
(1–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,436)
Grand Forks, ND
01/02/2016
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 75–70  10–5
(2–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145)
Greeley, CO
01/09/2016
12:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 60–74  10–6
(2–1)
Reese Court (3,262)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 83–76  11–6
(3–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,318)
Moscow, ID
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Utah L 83–85 OT 11–7
(3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,456)
Moscow, ID
01/21/2016
6:05 pm
at Montana W 63–58  12–7
(4–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,733)
Missoula, MT
01/23/2016
1:05 pm
at Montana State L 68–70  12–8
(4–3)
Worthington Arena (2,435)
Bozeman, MT
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 63–65  12–9
(4–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,228)
Moscow, ID
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Portland State W 56–55  13–9
(5–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,546)
Moscow, ID
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 68–44  14–9
(6–4)
Centrum Arena (1,213)
Cedar City, UT
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 70–72  14–10
(6–5)
Walkup Skydome (1,623)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 73–67  15–10
(7–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,012)
Moscow, ID
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
North Dakota W 65–64  16–10
(8–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,537)
Moscow, ID
02/18/2016
7:05 pm
at Portland State W 80–74  17–10
(9–5)
Peter Stott Center (920)
Portland, OR
02/20/2016
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State L 65–68  17–11
(9–6)
Colberg Court (845)
Sacramento, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 66–62  18–11
(10–6)
Memorial Gym (1,500)
Moscow, ID
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
Weber State W 62–58  19–11
(11–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,476)
Moscow, ID
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 82–68  20–11
(12–6)
Cowan Spectrum (2,549)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
03/10/2016
8:00 pm
(3) vs. (6) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
W 77–73  21–11
Reno Events Center (2,365)
Reno, NV
03/11/2016
8:00 pm
(3) vs. (2) Montana
Semifinals
L 72–81  21–12
Reno Events Center (2,362)
Reno, NV
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Seattle
First round
L 63–68  21–13
Connolly Center[2] (999)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Seattle U Men's hoop opens CBI Wednesday versus Idaho". Seattle University Athletics. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.