2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† Conference tournament winner ;

2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record	21–13 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Verlin (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Kirk Earlywine; Joe Ford; Tim Muphy;
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth 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. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.

Previous season[]

The Vandals finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sekou Wiggs	2	G	6'3"	182	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Connor Hill	5	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Post Falls, ID	Graduated
Mike Scott	12	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Bira Sec	13	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Roberto Asencio	50	C	6'9"	245	Junior	Haina, Dominican Republic	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chris Sarbaugh	10	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Spokane, WA	Transferred from San Diego. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sarbaugh graduated from San Diego.

2015 incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Blair SF	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 1, 2015
Nick Blair SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

Roster[]

2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Nick Blair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	1	Perrion Callandret	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bothell HS	Bothell, WA
G	2	Myles Franklin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Hart HS	Castaic, CA
G	3	Tyler Brimhall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Logan HS	Logan, UT
G	5	Jake Straughan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr		Colton, WA
G	10	Chris Sarbaugh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Gonzaga Prep San Diego	Spokane, WA
G	11	Victor Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Jefferson HS	Portland, OR
G	13	Pat Ingram	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	North Central HS Trinity Valley CC	Indianapolis, IN
G	14	Chad Sherwood (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	West Albany HS	Albany, OR
F	15	Paulin Mpawe	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Redlands East Valley HS San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA
F	21	Arkadiy Mkrtuchyan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	So	Columbia Christian HS	Portland, OR
F	23	Nate Sherwood	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	West Albany HS	Albany, OR
F	24	George Nahshon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Radford HS Shoreline CC	Kapolei, HI
G	33	Skyler White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS So	Northfield Mount Hermon School George Washington	Bellevue, WA
F	41	Ty Egbert	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Lake Roosevelt HS	Coulee Dam, WA
F	44	Jordan Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lewis-Palmer HS	Colorado Springs, CO

Head coach

Don Verlin (Colorado State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kirk Earlywine (Campbell)
Joe Ford (Pacific)
Tim Muphy (Colorado State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015* 6:00 pm		Saint Martin's	W 86–62		Memorial Gym Moscow, ID
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm		Lewis–Clark State	W 88–53		Memorial Gym Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 74–54	1–0	Event Center Arena (1,327) San Jose, CA
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 45–68	1–1	Icardo Center (1,480) Bakersfield, CA
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Linfield Mean Green Showcase	W 85–59	2–1	Memorial Gym (609) Moscow, ID
11/23/2015* 5:30 pm		at North Texas Mean Green Showcase	W 65–63	3–1	The Super Pit (1,756) Denton, TX
11/24/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Troy Mean Green Showcase	W 69–63	4–1	The Super Pit (256) Denton, TX
11/24/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Samford Mean Green Showcase	L 58–75	4–2	The Super Pit (177) Denton, TX
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Northern Illinois	L 59–66	4–3	Memorial Gym (571) Moscow, ID
12/02/2015* 8:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–63	5–3	Memorial Gym (563) Moscow, ID
12/05/2015* 5:00 pm		Arkansas–Little Rock	L 54–64	5–4	Cowan Spectrum (1,154) Moscow, ID
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 55–74	5–5	Galen Center (2,865) Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2015* 6:00 pm		Washington State Battle of the Palouse	W 78–74	6–5	Cowan Spectrum (3,759) Moscow, ID
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm		New Hope	W 127–54	7–5	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	W 68–51	8–5	The Pavilion (1,211) Davis, CA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 4:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 74–71	9–5 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,436) Grand Forks, ND
01/02/2016 1:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	W 75–70	10–5 (2–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145) Greeley, CO
01/09/2016 12:05 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 60–74	10–6 (2–1)	Reese Court (3,262) Cheney, WA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 83–76	11–6 (3–1)	Cowan Spectrum (1,318) Moscow, ID
01/16/2016 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	L 83–85 ^OT	11–7 (3–2)	Cowan Spectrum (1,456) Moscow, ID
01/21/2016 6:05 pm		at Montana	W 63–58	12–7 (4–2)	Dahlberg Arena (3,733) Missoula, MT
01/23/2016 1:05 pm		at Montana State	L 68–70	12–8 (4–3)	Worthington Arena (2,435) Bozeman, MT
01/28/2016 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 63–65	12–9 (4–4)	Cowan Spectrum (1,228) Moscow, ID
01/30/2016 7:00 pm		Portland State	W 56–55	13–9 (5–4)	Cowan Spectrum (1,546) Moscow, ID
02/04/2016 6:00 pm		at Southern Utah	W 68–44	14–9 (6–4)	Centrum Arena (1,213) Cedar City, UT
02/06/2016 1:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 70–72	14–10 (6–5)	Walkup Skydome (1,623) Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 73–67	15–10 (7–5)	Cowan Spectrum (1,012) Moscow, ID
02/13/2016 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 65–64	16–10 (8–5)	Cowan Spectrum (1,537) Moscow, ID
02/18/2016 7:05 pm		at Portland State	W 80–74	17–10 (9–5)	Peter Stott Center (920) Portland, OR
02/20/2016 7:05 pm		at Sacramento State	L 65–68	17–11 (9–6)	Colberg Court (845) Sacramento, CA
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 66–62	18–11 (10–6)	Memorial Gym (1,500) Moscow, ID
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		Weber State	W 62–58	19–11 (11–6)	Cowan Spectrum (1,476) Moscow, ID
03/05/2016 7:00 pm		Idaho State	W 82–68	20–11 (12–6)	Cowan Spectrum (2,549) Moscow, ID
Big Sky Tournament
03/10/2016 8:00 pm	(3)	vs. (6) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals	W 77–73	21–11	Reno Events Center (2,365) Reno, NV
03/11/2016 8:00 pm	(3)	vs. (2) Montana Semifinals	L 72–81	21–12	Reno Events Center (2,362) Reno, NV
CBI
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at Seattle First round	L 63–68	21–13	Connolly Center^[2] (999) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References[]

^ "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^ "Seattle U Men's hoop opens CBI Wednesday versus Idaho". Seattle University Athletics. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

[1] "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule / Results". Idaho Vandals. University of Idaho Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[cbiprev-2] "Seattle U Men's hoop opens CBI Wednesday versus Idaho". Seattle University Athletics. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

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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
	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172


† Conference tournament winner