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
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

October 28, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Evergreen State W 96–72  –
Memorial Gym (N/A)
Moscow, Idaho

November 5, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Willamette W 114–73  –
Memorial Gym (N/A)
Moscow, Idaho
Regular Season

November 12, 2011*
2:05 p.m.
at Long Beach State L 61–69  0–1
Walter Pyramid (4,348)
Long Beach, California

November 14, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Concordia W 77–61  1–1
Memorial Gym (720)
Moscow, Idaho

November 17, 2011*
6:00 p.m.
at Montana L 52–57  1–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,684)
Missoula, Montana

November 23, 2011*
6:05 p.m.
vs. Lewis–Clark State W 80–75  2–2
CenturyLink Arena (2,578)
Boise, Idaho

November 26, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Montana State W 76–67  3–2
Memorial Gym (906)
Moscow, Idaho

November 30, 2011*
8:00 p.m.
Eastern Washington L 66–73  3–3
Memorial Gym (1,057)
Moscow, Idaho

December 3, 2011*
2:00 p.m.
UC Davis W 94–74  4–3
The Pavilion (882)
Davis, California

December 7, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Washington State L 64–66  4–4
Cowan Spectrum (3,321)
Moscow, Idaho

December 9, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ROOT NW
at Oregon State W 74–60  5–4
Gill Coliseum (5,119)
Corvallis, Oregon

December 11, 2011*
3:00 p.m.
at Seattle W 73–62  6–4
KeyArena (2,630)
Seattle, Washington

December 17, 2011*
7:05 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 72–44  7–4
Cowan Spectrum (815)
Moscow, Idaho

December 20, 2011*
4:00 p.m.
at Wright State L 78–80 OT 7–5
Nutter Center (3,040)
Dayton, Ohio

December 22, 2011*
6:00 p.m.
at Green Bay L 61–63  7–6
Kress Events Center (2,514)
Green Bay, Wisconsin

December 31, 2011*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Boise State L 73–76  7–7
Idaho Center (7,540)
Nampa, Idaho

January 5, 2012
7:05 p.m.
Nevada L 55–73  7–8
(0–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,081)
Moscow, Idaho

January 7, 2012
3:05 p.m., WAC Sports Network
Fresno State W 63–59  8–8
(1–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,303)
Moscow, Idaho

January 12, 2012
4:00 p.m., ERT/Altitude
at Louisiana Tech W 90–88  9–8
(2–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,472)
Ruston, Louisiana

January 14, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Mexico State L 68–80  9–9
(2–2)
Pan American Center (5,306)
Las Cruces, New Mexico

January 21, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Utah State W 57–54  10–9
(3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (2,359)
Moscow, Idaho

January 26, 2012
7:05 p.m.
San Jose State W 74–66  11–9
(4–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,173)
Moscow, ID

January 28, 2011
8:05 p.m., ERT/Altitude
Hawaiʻi L 70–76  11–10
(4–3)
Cowan Spectrum (1,926)
Moscow, ID

February 2, 2012
7:00 p.m.
at Fresno State L 55–65  11–11
(4–4)
Save Mart Center (6,080)
Fresno, California

February 4, 2012
7:00 p.m.
at Nevada W 72–68  12–11
(5–4)
Lawlor Events Center (7,349)
Reno, Nevada

February 7, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Seattle W 70–69  13–11
Cowan Spectrum (803)
Moscow, ID

February 9, 2012
8:00 p.m.
New Mexico State W 59–58  14–11
(6–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,159)
Moscow, ID

February 11, 2012
8:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech W 73–64  15–11
(7–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,843)
Moscow, ID

February 18, 2012*
7:05 p.m.
Portland State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 77–68  16–11
Cowan Spectrum ( 3,081)
Moscow, ID

February 24, 2012
6:00 p.m., KMYU/ESPN3
at Utah State L 50–67  16–12
(7–5)
Smith Spectrum (10,178)
Logan, Utah

March 1, 2012
9:00 p.m., OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi W 82–63  17–12
(8–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,600)
Honolulu, Hawaii

March 3, 2012
7:00 p.m.
San Jose State W 70–64  18–12
(9–5)
The Event Center Arena (1,822)
San Jose, California
WAC Tournament

March 8, 2012
12:00 p.m.
vs. Hawaiʻi
Quarterfinals
L 70–72  18–13
Orleans Arena (1,902)
Las Vegas, Nevada
2012 CIT

March 14, 2012*
6:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara
First Round
W 86–83  19–13
Cowan Spectrum (1,203)
Moscow, ID

March 17, 2012*
6:00 p.m.
at Utah State
Second Round
L 56–76  19–14
Smith Spectrum (2,430)
Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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