2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–24 (4–16 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Murphy
  • Doug Novsek
  • Kenny Tripp
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 – 4   .800 23 – 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 22 – 9   .710
Montana 14 – 6   .700 18 – 13   .581
Portland State 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 14   .533
Weber State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Idaho State 4 – 16   .200 8 – 22   .267
Idaho 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by interim head coach Zac Claus, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, in Moscow, Idaho, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2018–19 season 5–27 overall, 2–18 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. In the Big Sky Conference tournament, they lost to Montana State in the first round.[1]

On June 14, it was announced that head coach Don Verlin's contract would be terminated, effectively ending his tenure with the Vandals.[2] Four days later, on June 18, assistant coach Zac Claus was named interim head coach.[3]

Roster

2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Hanshaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westlake HS Moorpark, California
G 1 Ja'Vary Christmas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sheridan College Portland, Oregon
G 2 Damen Thacker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Walla Walla CC Meridian, Idaho
G 3 Keyshaad Dixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Ranger Boston, Massachusetts
F 5 Quinton Forrest 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Jacksonville Windermere, Florida
G 10 Isaac Berglund 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Deer Park HS Deer Park, Washington
G 11 BJ Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Trinity Valley Saginaw, Michigan
G/F 12 Chance Garvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Lake Roosevelt High School Coulee Dam, Washington
G 15 Marquell Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Midland College Hamilton, Ontario
G 21 Gabe Quinnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Moscow HS Moscow, Idaho
G 22 A.J. Youngman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Otero
Eastern Kentucky 		Peoria, Illinois
F 23 Babacar Thiombane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr East LA College
Army 		Los Angeles, California
F 24 Khadim Samb 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Sprayberry HS Marietta, Georgia
G 25 Trevon Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Clarkston HS Lapwai, Idaho
F 34 Scott Blakney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Prosser HS Prosser, Washington
C 41 Jack Wilson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Oregon State Montara, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Central Washington L 81–88 
Memorial Gym (831)
Moscow, ID
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Lewis–Clark State L 73–88 
Memorial Gym (1,039)
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Evergreen State W 88–82  1–0
 Memorial Gym (905)
Moscow, ID
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at UC Riverside L 51–58  1–1
 SRC Arena (463)
Riverside, CA
November 14, 2019*
3:00 pm 		vs. UC Davis
Red Wolves Classic 		L 64–65  1–2
 First National Bank Arena (108)
Jonesboro, AR
November 16, 2019*
10:30 am 		vs. VMI
Red Wolves Classic 		W 68–67  2–2
 First National Bank Arena (101)
Jonesboro, AR
November 17, 2019*
11:30 am 		at Arkansas State
Red Wolves Classic 		L 68–82  2–3
 First National Bank Arena (987)
Jonesboro, AR
November 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Walla Walla W 100–50  3–3
 Memorial Gym (778)
Moscow, ID
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 		North Dakota State
Big Sky/Summit Challenge 		L 53–70  3–4
 Memorial Gym (792)
Moscow, ID
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Seattle L 55–74  3–5
 Redhawk Center (863)
Seattle, WA
December 4, 2019*
7:05 pm, SWX/Pluto TV 		Washington State
Battle of the Palouse 		L 65–78  3–6
 Cowan Spectrum (1,316)
Moscow, ID
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Cal State Bakersfield W 76–70 OT 4–6
 Memorial Gym (956)
Moscow, ID
December 21, 2019*
10:00 am 		at South Dakota State L 57–85  4–7
 Frost Arena (1,507)
Brookings, SD
Big Sky regular season
December 28, 2019
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		L 60–62  4–8
(0–1) 		Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
December 30, 2019
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Weber State L 68–69  4–9
(0–2) 		Dee Events Center (4,222)
Ogden, UT
January 2, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Portland State W 72–61  5–9
(1–2) 		Cowan Spectrum (831)
Moscow, ID
January 9, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Montana State L 68–71  5–10
(1–3) 		Cowan Spectrum (879)
Moscow, ID
January 16, 2020
7:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Eastern Washington L 75–78  5–11
(1–4) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,110)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Montana L 63–67  5–12
(1–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (4,279)
Missoula, MT
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Colorado L 53–74  5–13
(1–6) 		Cowan Spectrum (943)
Moscow, ID
January 27, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Southern Utah L 45–73  5–14
(1–7) 		Cowan Spectrum (914)
Moscow, ID
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Northern Arizona L 72–77  5–15
(1–8) 		Walkup Skydome (1,039)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 3, 2020
7:05 pm, Pluto TV 		at Sacramento State W 67–53  6–15
(2–8) 		Hornets Nest (612)
Sacramento, CA
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Montana State L 50–72  6–16
(2–9) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574)
Bozeman, MT
February 8, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Montana L 71–82  6–17
(2–10) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,804)
Moscow, ID
February 13, 2020
7:45 pm, Pluto TV 		at Eastern Washington W 74–71  7–17
(3–10) 		Reese Court (1,576)
Cheney, WA
February 17, 2020
7:05 pm, Pluto TV 		at Portland State L 69–90  7–18
(3–11) 		Viking Pavilion (1,043)
Portland, OR
February 20, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Arizona L 61–78  7–19
(3–12) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,201)
Moscow, ID
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Sacramento State L 56–67  7–20
(3–13) 		Cowan Spectrum (974)
Moscow, ID
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Northern Colorado L 49–93  7–21
(3–14) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,721)
Greeley, CO
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Southern Utah L 55–87  7–22
(3–15) 		America First Event Center (2,174)
Cedar City, UT
March 5, 2020
6:30 pm, Pluto TV 		Weber State L 64–72  7–23
(3–16) 		Cowan Spectrum (807)
Moscow, ID
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		W 80-76  8-23
(4-16) 		Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2020
11:00 am, Pluto TV 		(10) vs. (7) Southern Utah
First round 		L 69–75  8–24
 CenturyLink Arena (2,503)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "@VandalHoops Season Comes to a Close". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Idaho fires Don Verlin as head coach after 11-years". Idaho Express. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Zac Claus Tabbed Idaho Interim Men's Basketball Coach". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2020.