2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 14–10 (6–5 Big Sky)
Head coach Don Verlin (8th year)
Assistant coach Kirk Earlywine
Assistant coach Joe Ford
Assistant coach Tim Muphy
Home arena Cowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 2   .800     16 7   .696
Montana 8 2   .800     13 8   .619
North Dakota 7 4   .636     12 10   .545
Eastern Washington 6 4   .600     12 10   .545
Idaho State 5 4   .556     10 11   .476
Idaho 6 5   .545     14 10   .583
Northern Colorado 5 5   .500     8 14   .364
Portland State 4 5   .444     8 12   .400
Montana State 4 6   .400     9 13   .409
Sacramento State 3 6   .333     10 10   .500
Southern Utah 2 8   .200     4 16   .200
Northern Arizona 2 9   .182     4 18   .182
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2016; 

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 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

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 Gradauted
Roberto Asencio 50 C 6'9" 245 Junior Haina, Dominican Republic Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

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

Name Home town 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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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:

Roster

2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Blair, NickNick Blair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Callandret, PerrionPerrion Callandret 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bothell HS Bothell, WA
G 2 Franklin, MylesMyles Franklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Hart HS Castaic, CA
G 3 Brimhall, TylerTyler Brimhall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Logan HS Logan, UT
G 5 Straughan, JakeJake Straughan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Colton HS Colton, WA
G 10 Sarbaugh, ChrisChris Sarbaugh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Gonzaga Prep
San Diego
Spokane, WA
G 11 Sanders, VictorVictor Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Jefferson HS Portland, OR
G 13 Ingram, PatPat Ingram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr North Central HS
Trinity Valley CC
Indianapolis, IN
G 14 Sherwood, ChadChad Sherwood (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So West Albany HS Albany, OR
F 15 Mpawe, PaulinPaulin 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 Mkrtuchyan, ArkadiyArkadiy Mkrtuchyan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Columbia Christian HS Portland, OR
F 23 Sherwood, NateNate Sherwood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr West Albany HS Albany, OR
F 24 Nahshon, GeorgeGeorge Nahshon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Radford HS
Shoreline CC
Kapolei, HI
G 33 White, SkylerSkyler White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School
George Washington
Bellevue, WA
F 41 Egbert, TyTy Egbert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lake Roosevelt HS Coulee Dam, WA
F 44 Scott, JordanJordan 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 L 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  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   
Cowan Spectrum
Moscow, ID
02/13/2016
7:00 PM
North Dakota   
Cowan Spectrum
Moscow, ID
02/18/2016
7:05 PM
at Portland State   
Peter Stott Center
Portland, OR
02/20/2016
7:05 PM
at Sacramento State   
Colberg Court
Sacramento, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 PM
Eastern Washington   
Memorial Gym
Moscow, ID
03/03/2016
7:00 PM
Weber State   
Cowan Spectrum
Moscow, ID
03/05/2016
7:00 PM
Idaho State   
Cowan Spectrum
Moscow, ID
Big Sky Tournament
03/08–12/2016
vs.    
Reno Events Center
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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