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
Seasons
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
Nevada 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
New Mexico State 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Louisiana Tech 9 7   .563 24 11   .686
Fresno State 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
San Jose State 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Idaho 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Boise State 5 11   .313 15 17   .469
Hawai'i 3 13   .188 10 20   .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

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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

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Position Yr. Hometown Previous School(s)
0 Stern, Corey 6'–7" 200 Forward FR Seattle, Washington Rainier Beach HS
1 Hopson, Mac 6'–2" 185 Guard SR Portland, Oregon Jefferson HS, Washington State
2 Ledbetter, Jeff 6'–3" 195 Guard JR Brea, California Orange Lutheran HS, Irvine Valley CC
3 Henderson, Shawn 6'–3" 178 Guard JR Renton, Washington Renton HS, North Idaho College
5 Johnson, Steffan 6'–1" 180 Guard SR Kent, Washington Kent-Meridian HS, Pacific
10 Tatum, Landon 5'–11" 196 Guard JR San Antonio, Texas O'Connor HS, South Plains CC
11 Wiley, Brandon 6'–6" 218 Forward SR Pinole, California Pinole Valley HS, City College of San Francisco
13 de Souza, Luciano 6'–7" 210 Forward SR Matão, Brazil South Plains CC
20 Lawrence, Marcus 5'–11" 174 Guard JR Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS, UNLV
21 Toledo, Luiz 6'–8" 225 Forward SO Araraquara, Brazil Modesto Christian HS, St. Francis Xavier
23 Stewart, Justin 6'–1" 185 Guard FR Spokane, Washington Ferris HS
32 Watson, Kashif 6'–4" 186 Guard SR Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS, Irvine Valley CC
33 Barone, Kyle 6'–10" 220 Center FR Garden Grove, California Pacifica HS
34 Blackstock, Travis 6'–5" 206 Forward SR Kuna, Idaho Kuna HS
42 Kammerer, Joe 6'–9" 241 Center FR Eugene, Oregon North Eugene HS
53 Jefferson, Marvin 6'–9" 250 Center SR Merced, California Golden Valley HS, Modesto JC
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Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Idaho Alma mater (Year)
Don Verlin Head Coach 2nd Stanislaus State (1991)
Ray Lopes Associate Head Coach 2nd College of Idaho (1987)
Mike Freeman Assistant Coach 3rd Iowa (2006)
Mike Score Assistant Coach 3rd Washington (1996)
Chris Helbling Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Gonzaga (2008)

Schedule and results

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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 68–76  8–8
(1–4)
Lawlor Events Center (6,030)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 23
5:05 pm
Utah State L 48–60  8–9
(1–5)
Cowan Spectrum (2,570)
Moscow, Idaho
Mon, Jan 25
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Boise State L 67–77 OT 8–10
(1–6)
Cowan Spectrum (4,104)
Moscow, Idaho
Thu, Jan 28
7:05 pm, SWX
Fresno State W 74–59  9–10
(2–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,301)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30*
7:10 pm
at Seattle W 87–85  10–10
KeyArena (4,183)
Seattle, Washington
Wed, Feb 3
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Utah State L 62–80  10–11
(2–7)
Smith Spectrum (9,777)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 6
6:05 pm
at Boise State W 79–55  11–11
(3–7)
Taco Bell Arena (7,734)
Boise, Idaho
Wed, Feb 10
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Nevada L 66–67  11–12
(3–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,580)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
7:00 pm
at Fresno State W 68–59  12–12
(4–8)
Save Mart Center (8,186)
Fresno, California
Thu, Feb 18*
7:05 pm
Seattle W 82–72  13–12
Cowan Spectrum (1,287)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Feb 20*
5:30 pm
Long Beach State
ESPNU BracketBusters
L 66–77  13–13
Cowan Spectrum (1,554)
Moscow, Idaho
Wed, Feb 24
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at New Mexico State L 57–74  13–14
(4–9)
Pan American Center (5,834)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 27
5:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 49–60  13–15
(4–10)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,669)
Ruston, Louisiana
Thu, Mar 4
7:00 pm, ESPN Regional
San Jose State W 86–76  14–15
(5–10)
Cowan Spectrum (961)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
5:05 pm, SWX
Hawai'i W 78–69  15–15
(6–10)
Cowan Spectrum (1,502)
Moscow, Idaho
WAC Tournament
Thu, Mar 11
6:00 pm
at (2) Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 71–87  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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  1. ^ "2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved October 13, 2009.