2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Idaho Vandals
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:21–13
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach2:Joe Ford
Asst Coach3:Tim Murphy
Bowl Result:First round

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 Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Connor Hill 5 G 6'3" 190 Senior Graduated
Mike Scott 12 G 6'0" 180 Senior Graduated
Bira Sec 13 F 6'6" 215 Senior Graduated
Roberto Asencio 50 C 6'9" 245 Junior Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| CBI

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule / Results . 2015 . Idaho Vandals . University of Idaho Athletics . September 13, 2015.