2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

CIT, Second Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2011–12 record	19–14 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach	Don Verlin
Assistant coach	Ray Lopes
Assistant coach	Mike Freeman
Assistant coach	Tim Murphy
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada	13	–	1	.929	28	–	7	.800
New Mexico State†	10	–	4	.714	26	–	10	.722
Idaho	9	–	5	.643	19	–	14	.576
Utah State	8	–	6	.571	21	–	16	.568
Louisiana Tech	6	–	8	.429	18	–	16	.529
Hawaii	6	–	8	.429	16	–	16	.500
Fresno State	3	–	11	.214	13	–	20	.394
San Jose State	1	–	13	.071	9	–	22	.290

† 2012 WAC Tournament winner As of March 28, 2012/FINAL 2011–12 STANDINGS; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played the first part of their season at Memorial Gym while waiting for the football season to end, then played where the football team plays in the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference and were led by fourth year head coach Don Verlin. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Basketball Tournament to Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow WAC member Utah State.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Djim Bandoumel	15	Forward	6–8	215	Senior	Quebec City, Canada
Mike McChristian	12	Guard	6–2	220	Junior	Vacaville, California
Kyle Barone	33	Center	6–10	220	Junior	Garden Grove, California
Matt Borton	20	Guard	6–5	180	Freshman	Yakima, Washington
Deremy Geiger	35	Guard	5–11	170	Senior	Las Vegas, Nevada
Mansa Habeeb	3	Guard	6–3	220	Junior	Buffalo, New York
Joe Kammerer	42	Center	6–9	241	Sophomore	Eugene, Oregon
Stephen Madison	34	Forward	6–5	215	Sophomore	Portland, Oregon
Sheridan Shayne	4	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Boise, Idaho
Landon Tatum	10	Guard	5–11	196	Senior	San Antonio, Texas
Connor Hill	5	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Post Falls, Idaho
Wendell Faines	45	Forward	6–8	245	Junior	Lincoln, Nebraska

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 28, 2011*	Evergreen State	W 96–72	–	Memorial Gym (N/A)
November 5, 2011*	Willamette	W 114–73	–	Memorial Gym (N/A)
Regular Season
November 12, 2011*	at Long Beach State	L 61–69	0–1	Walter Pyramid (4,348)
November 14, 2011*	Concordia	W 77–61	1–1	Memorial Gym (720)
November 17, 2011*	at Montana	L 52–57	1–2	Dahlberg Arena (2,684)
November 23, 2011*	vs. Lewis–Clark State	W 80–75	2–2	CenturyLink Arena (2,578)
November 26, 2011*	Montana State	W 76–67	3–2	Memorial Gym (906)
November 30, 2011*	Eastern Washington	L 66–73	3–3	Memorial Gym (1,057)
December 3, 2011*	UC Davis	W 94–74	4–3	The Pavilion (882)
December 7, 2011*	Washington State	L 64–66	4–4	Cowan Spectrum (3,321)
December 9, 2011*	at Oregon State	W 74–60	5–4	Gill Coliseum (5,119)
December 11, 2011*	at Seattle	W 73–62	6–4	KeyArena (2,630)
December 17, 2011*	Cal State Bakersfield	W 72–44	7–4	Cowan Spectrum (815)
December 20, 2011*	at Wright State	L 78–80 ^OT	7–5	Nutter Center (3,040)
December 22, 2011*	at Green Bay	L 61–63	7–6	Kress Events Center (2,514)
December 31, 2011*	vs. Boise State	L 73–76	7–7	Idaho Center (7,540)
January 5, 2012	Nevada	L 55–73	7–8 (0–1)	Cowan Spectrum (1,081)
January 7, 2012	Fresno State	W 63–59	8–8 (1–1)	Cowan Spectrum (1,303)
January 12, 2012	at Louisiana Tech	W 90–88	9–8 (2–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,472)
January 14, 2012	at New Mexico State	L 68–80	9–9 (2–2)	Pan American Center (5,306)
January 21, 2012	Utah State	W 57–54	10–9 (3–2)	Cowan Spectrum (2,359)
January 26, 2012	San Jose State	W 74–66	11–9 (4–2)	Cowan Spectrum (1,173)
January 28, 2011	Hawaiʻi	L 70–76	11–10 (4–3)	Cowan Spectrum (1,926)
February 2, 2012	at Fresno State	L 55–65	11–11 (4–4)	Save Mart Center (6,080)
February 4, 2012	at Nevada	W 72–68	12–11 (5–4)	Lawlor Events Center (7,349)
February 7, 2012*	Seattle	W 70–69	13–11	Cowan Spectrum (803)
February 9, 2012	New Mexico State	W 59–58	14–11 (6–4)	Cowan Spectrum (1,159)
February 11, 2012	Louisiana Tech	W 73–64	15–11 (7–4)	Cowan Spectrum (1,843)
February 18, 2012*	Portland State (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 77–68	16–11	Cowan Spectrum ( 3,081)
February 24, 2012	at Utah State	L 50–67	16–12 (7–5)	Smith Spectrum (10,178)
March 1, 2012	at Hawaiʻi	W 82–63	17–12 (8–5)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,600)
March 3, 2012	San Jose State	W 70–64	18–12 (9–5)	The Event Center Arena (1,822)
WAC Tournament
March 8, 2012	vs. Hawaiʻi (Quarterfinals)	L 70–72	18–13	Orleans Arena (1,902)
2012 CIT
March 14, 2012*	UC Santa Barbara (First Round)	W 86–83	19–13	Cowan Spectrum (1,203)
March 17, 2012*	at Utah State (Second Round)	L 56–76	19–14	Smith Spectrum (2,430)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976) Cowan Spectrum (1976–present)

Rivalries	Washington State

Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go

People	Head coaches Notable players

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