2014–15 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by seventh 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 Big Sky Conference. This was their first year returning to the Big Sky, the conference they were charter members of and called home from 1963–1996. They 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.

2014–15 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–17 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
Seasons
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
Eastern Washington 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Sacramento State 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Northern Arizona 13 5   .722 23 15   .605
Northern Colorado 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Portland State 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Idaho 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Weber State 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Southern Utah 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
North Dakota 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Idaho State 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Montana State 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Conference tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Perrion Callandret Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Bothell, Washington
2 Sekou Wiggs Guard 6–3 182 Sophomore Seattle, Washington
3 Jake Straughan Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Colton, Washington
5 Connor Hill Guard 6–3 190 Senior Post Falls, Idaho
11 Victor Sanders Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Portland, Oregon
12 Mike Scott Guard 6–0 180 Senior Los Angeles, California
13 Bira Seck Forward 6–6 215 Senior Dakar, Senegal
14 Chad Sherwood Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Albany, Oregon
15 Paulin Mpawe Forward 6–10 227 Junior San Bernardino, California
21 Arkadiy Mkrtuchyan Forward 6–7 235 Freshman Portland, Oregon
23 Nate Sherwood Forward 6–8 Freshman Albany, Oregon
24 George Nahshon Forward 6–9 200 Junior Kapolei, Hawaii
33 Skyler White[1][2] Guard 6–6 238 Sophomore Bellevue, Washington
41 Ty Egbert Forward 6–9 195 Sophomore Coulee Dam, Washington
44 Jordan Scott Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado
50 Roberto Asencio Center 6–9 245 Junior Haina, Dominican Republic

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2014*
7:00 pm
Simon Fraser W 139–115 
Memorial Gym (531)
Moscow, ID
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 75–57 
Memorial Gym (1,002)
Moscow, ID
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Eastern Oregon W 77–65  1–0
Memorial Gym (1,184)
Moscow, ID
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 82–77  2–0
Memorial Gym (631)
Moscow, ID
11/20/2014*
5:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 67–78  2–1
Convocation Center (1,003)
DeKalb, IL
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm, SWX
vs. Boise State L 75–86  2–2
CenturyLink Arena (5,672)
Boise, ID
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky L 74–79  2–3
Memorial Gym (227)
Moscow, ID
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
Battle of the Palouse
W 77–71  3–3
Beasley Coliseum (2,723)
Pullman, WA
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm
UC Davis W 79–71  4–3
Cowan Spectrum (1,430)
Moscow, ID
12/11/2014*
5:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 75–78  4–4
Western Hall (1,053)
Macomb, IL
12/13/2014*
5:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 85–87  4–5
Frost Arena (2,221)
Brookings, SD
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Walla Walla W 86–39  5–5
Cowan Spectrum (745)
Moscow, ID
12/22/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 68–81  5–6
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,255)
Highland Heights, KY
01/01/2015
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 77–54  6–6 (1–0)
Cowan Spectrum (812)
Moscow, ID
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Weber State W 86–84  7–6 (2–0)
Cowan Spectrum (801)
Moscow, ID
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 86–89  7–7 (2–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,321)
Moscow, ID
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 76–79  7–8 (2–2)
Colberg Court (702)
Sacramento, CA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
at Portland State L 73–85  7–9 (2–3)
Stott Center (978)
Portland, OR
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
North Dakota L 63–71  7–10 (2–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,421)
Moscow, ID
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 83–79  8–10 (3–4)
Cowan Spectrum (N/A)
Moscow, ID
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 95–98 OT 8–11 (3–5)
Reese Court (3,017)
Cheney, WA
02/05/2015
6:00 pm
at Montana State W 80–71  9–11 (4–5)
Worthington Arena (1,477)
Bozeman, MT
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
at Montana L 56–70  9–12 (4–6)
Dahlberg Arena (3,861)
Missoula, MT
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Portland State W 87–76  10–12 (5–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,232)
Moscow, ID
02/14/2015
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 69–58  11–12 (6–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,858)
Moscow, ID
02/19/2015
6:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 65–72  11–13 (6–7)
Walkup Skydome (1,427)
Fkagstaff
02/21/2015
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 77–79 OT 11–14 (6–8)
Centrum Arena (1,411)
Cedar City, UT
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Montana W 92–87 2OT 12–14 (7–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,500)
Moscow, ID
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Montana State W 80–73  13–14 (8–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,500)
Moscow, ID
03/05/2015
6:00 pm
at Weber State L 63–74  13–15 (8–9)
Dee Events Center (6,260)
Ogden, UT
03/07/2015
6:00 pm
at Idaho State
Rivalry
L 65–67  13–16 (8–10)
Holt Arena (1,964)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
03/12/2015
11:00 am
vs. Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
L 83–91  13–17
Dahlberg Arena (2,239)
Missoula, MT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ McDonald, Korbin (June 16, 2014). "Vandal Basketball: Idaho adds transfer from George Washington". Vandal Nation. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Basketball Players: #43 Skyler White". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.