2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2008–09 WAC men's basketball standings
	† Conference tournament winner ;

2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2008–09 record	17–16 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach	Don Verlin (1st season);
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 16–14 overall in the regular season and 9–7 in conference play, tied for third in the standings. They met sixth-seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by eight points. Invited to the inaugural edition of the 16-team CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), Idaho advanced to the quarterfinals.^[1]^[2]

Verlin was hired in March; he was previously an assistant at Utah State under Stew Morrill.^[3]^[4]

Postseason result[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
WAC Tournament
Thu, March 12 8:30 pm	at (6) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinal	L 62–70	16–15	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Wed, March 18* 8:05 pm	Drake First round	W 69–67	17–15	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Mon, March 23* 7:00 pm	at Pacific Quarterfinal	L 59–69	17–16	Spanos Center Stockton, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[]

^ "Pacific headed to semifinals of new tourney". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). Associated Press. March 24, 2009. p. 10.
^ Johnstone, Levi (March 24, 2009). "Tigers end UI tourney run". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 10.
^ Lee, Greg (March 25, 2008). "Verlin takes 'bird in hand'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ Jones, Hugh (March 25, 2008). "Spear welcomes new coach". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 11.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2008–09 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2009 editions

[phtsmnew-1] "Pacific headed to semifinals of new tourney". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). Associated Press. March 24, 2009. p. 10.

[teuitr-2] Johnstone, Levi (March 24, 2009). "Tigers end UI tourney run". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 10.

[vtbih-3] Lee, Greg (March 25, 2008). "Verlin takes 'bird in hand'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved April 22, 2019.

[swnewc-4] Jones, Hugh (March 25, 2008). "Spear welcomes new coach". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 11.

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v t Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State Gonzaga (dormant)
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People
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2008–09 WAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Nevada	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
New Mexico State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10	.375	15	–	18	.455
San Jose State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
Hawaii	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Fresno State	3	–	13	.188	13	–	21	.382

† Conference tournament winner