2013–14 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by sixth 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 Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.

2013–14 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–18 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Muphy
  • Chris Helbling
  • Kirk Earlywine[1]
Home arenaCowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
Seasons
2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 13 3   .813 20 12   .625
New Mexico State 12 4   .750 26 10   .722
Grand Canyon* 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
Chicago State 8 8   .500 13 19   .406
Idaho 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
UMKC 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Seattle 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Cal State Bakersfield 5 11   .313 13 19   .406
Texas–Pan American 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
2014 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

This was Idaho's final season in the WAC as they will join the Big Sky Conference for the 2014–15 season.[2]

Roster edit

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Glen Dean Guard 5–10 175 Senior Seattle, Washington
2 Sekou Wiggs Guard 6–3 182 Freshman Seattle, Washington
3 Perrion Callandret Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Bothell, Washington
5 Connor Hill Guard 6–2 190 Junior Post Falls, Idaho
10 Patrick Ball Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Seattle, Washington
12 Mike Scott Guard 6–0 180 Junior Los Angeles, California
13 Bira Seck Forward 6–6 215 Junior Dakar, Senegal
14 Chad Sherwood Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Albany, Oregon
15 Paulin Mpawe Forward 6–10 227 Sophomore San Bernardino, California
32 Allen Jiles IV Guard 6–3 200 Junior Los Angeles, California
34 Stephen Madison Forward 6–5 210 Senior Portland, Oregon
41 Ty Egbert Forward 6–8 200 Redshirt Freshman Coulee Dam, Washington
42 Joe Kammerer Center 6–9 241 Senior Eugene, Oregon
44 Jordan Scott Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado
50 Roberto Asencio Center 6–9 245 Junior Haina, Dominican Republic

Schedule edit

[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2013*
7:00 pm
Walla Walla W 90–49 
Memorial Gym (N/A)
Moscow, ID
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 67–63  1–0
Memorial Gym (1,326)
Moscow, ID
11/13/2013*
5:00 pm, FCS
at Oklahoma
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 65–85  1–1
Lloyd Noble Center (9,445)
Norman, OK
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm
Northwest Nazarene W 78–64  2–1
Memorial Gym (1,148)
Moscow, ID
11/21/2013*
5:00 pm
at Portland
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 74–88  2–2
Chiles Center (1,159)
Portland, OR
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
vs. North Texas
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
W 87–76  3–2
Chiles Center (1,444)
Portland, OR
11/23/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Columbia
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 60–65  3–3
Chiles Center (1,668)
Portland, OR
11/27/2013*
6:00 pm, RTNW
vs. Boise State
Rivalry
L 89–98  3–4
CenturyLink Arena (5,747)
Boise, ID
11/30/2013*
2:00 pm
at UC Davis W 80–76  4–4
The Pavilion (627)
Davis, CA
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm, SWX
Washington State
Battle of the Palouse
L 66–67  4–5
Cowan Spectrum (4,142)
Moscow, ID
12/11/2013*
6:00 pm
at Montana L 58–69  4–6
Dahlberg Arena (2,882)
Missoula, MT
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm
at Portland State W 76–75  5–6
Stott Center (614)
Portland, OR
12/20/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Idaho State
Rivalry
W 69–65  6–6
CenturyLink Arena (1,987)
Boise, ID
12/22/2013*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 69–79  6–7
Matadome (550)
Northridge, CA
12/28/2013*
7:00 pm, ALT
Montana L 71–72  6–8
Cowan Spectrum (1,427)
Moscow, ID
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
UMKC L 74–80  6–9
(0–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,021)
Moscow, ID
01/04/2014
7:00 pm
Chicago State L 55–57  6–10
(0–2)
Cowan Spectrum (785)
Moscow, ID
01/09/2014
5:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American W 86–85 2OT 7–10
(1–2)
UTPA Fieldhouse (624)
Edinburg, TX
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, RTNW
at New Mexico State L 54–78  7–11
(1–3)
Pan American Center (5,111)
Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, SWX
Utah Valley L 66–71  7–12
(1–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,227)
Moscow, ID
01/18/2014
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 64–61  8–12
(2–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,414)
Moscow, ID
01/23/2014
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 73–86  8–13
(2–5)
GCU Arena (4,201)
Phoenix, AZ
02/01/2014
7:00 pm
Seattle L 67–68  8–14
(2–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,126)
Moscow, ID
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
New Mexico State W 73–67  9–14
(3–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,105)
Moscow, ID
02/08/2014
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 70–63 OT 10–14
(4–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,717)
Moscow, ID
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 67–76  10–15
(4–7)
Rabobank Arena (1,019)
Bakersfield, CA
02/15/2014
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 88–89  10–16
(4–8)
UCCU Center (2,012)
Orem, UT
02/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 96–88  11–16
Cowan Spectrum (1,067)
Moscow, ID
02/22/2014
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 83–77  12–16
(5–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,080)
Moscow, ID
03/01/2014
7:00 pm
at Seattle L 68–76  12–17
(5–9)
KeyArena (3,573)
Seattle, WA
03/06/2014
5:00 pm
at Chicago State W 79–76  13–17
(6–9)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (926)
Chicago, IL
03/08/2014
5:30 pm
at UMKC W 90–87  14–17
(7–9)
Independence Events Center (1,392)
Kansas City, MO
WAC Tournament
03/13/2014
2:30 pm
vs. UMKC
Quarterfinals
W 73–70  15–17
Orleans Arena (1,028)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
7:00 pm
vs. Utah Valley
Semifinals
W 74–69  16–17
Orleans Arena (1,402)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico State
Championship
L 55–77  16–18
Orleans Arena (1,518)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References edit

  1. ^ "UI basketball adds Dean to roster". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Idaho announces 2013 football schedule, plans to move to Big Sky in other sports". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.