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Almudena Sanz earns WAC Player of the Week
Idaho junior Almudena Sanz has been awarded with her second WAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week honor.
Verlin adds five more
The Idaho men’s basketball roster is set — and brace yourself because there are a lot of new faces. Verlin signed four in the late signing period Thursday, three from a junior college and one …
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Bendeck named WAC Player of Week
The Western Athletic Conference has honored junior tennis player Jose Bendeck as its player of the week.
First stop, Portsmouth – Kyle Barone goes through pre-draft process in Portsmouth, Va.
If you’re a college senior with NBA aspirations, like the University of Idaho’s own Kyle Barone, the most important three months of your life began on April 10 in Portsmouth, Va., at the Portsmouth Invitational …
One letter and a mustache off — Idaho basketball coach Don Verlin’s twin brother, Ron, lands first head coaching job at Pacific
Men’s basketball at University of the Pacific and Idaho will have quite a bit in common next season — mostly with the men in charge.
Good could come from disappointment of 2013
Idaho never truly recovered from its disappointment in Las Vegas last year. Going in as the No. 3 seed in the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Tournament, the Vandals were buzzing. They’d beaten the top two …
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Idaho soccer hosts trio of matches
The Vandal womens soccer team will conclude its spring season Saturday and Sunday, when it hosts three matches on the SprinTurf. The limited spring slate saw Idaho beat North Idaho …
Barone an AP All-American — Idaho center receives All-American honor for just sixth time in program history
He’ll go down as Idaho’s first-ever WAC Player of the year in addition to the first Vandal to lead the WAC in both scoring and rebounding. Monday evening, Kyle Barone brought home another program first.
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Ron Verlin named Pacific head coach
Fresh off its NCAA Tournament appearance, the University of Pacific hired Ron Verlin, twin brother of Idaho coach Don Verlin, as the mens basketball team’s new head coach.
Geno’s day — Legendary coach Auriemma leads Huskies past Vandals
On his 59th birthday, UConn coach Geno Auriemma wasn’t about to let the Idaho Vandals even spell the word “upset.”
How Gonzaga will come up short
In spite of a program-best season culminating in a No. 1 national ranking and a one seed in the NCAA Tournament, there’s one thing we know about the Gonzaga Bulldogs going into their first and …
Vandals crash out of tournament early – Verlin now 0-5 in WAC Tournament play with first round loss to New Mexico State
Idaho coach Don Verlin said the five years he’s been at Idaho have been among the best stretches in recent Idaho memory. He may be right – after all, it’s been 23 years since Larry …
End of the line – Time to move on from Coach Don Verlin
The University of Idaho men’s basketball season came to an underwhelming conclusion apt for the team’s yearlong output. Questions about how a season primed for progress devolved into a great leap backward have one answer. …
Shoulda, coulda, woulda — Don Verlin remains winless in WAC Tournament play despite having been the higher seed in three of Idaho’s five games under his tenure
During his five years in Moscow, Idaho men’s basketball has won more than 80 games with Don Verlin at the helm. Not a single one of those victories has come on the conference’s biggest stage, …
WAC round-up
Idaho 91, Texas State 80
With a victory, the Vandals ensured they wouldn’t have to participate in a 7-10 play-in game, securing sixth place in the WAC standings. With just one game remaining for Idaho, the …
WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket scenarios
No. 1 La. Tech
The Bulldogs have clinched a share of the regular season conference title and will be the No. 1 seed at the WAC Tournament. With two losses and two Denver wins, the Pioneers …
Athletes of the week
Kyle Barone- men’s basketball
Barone may have just sealed the deal for WAC Player of the Year, as the conference’s leading rebounder and third-leading scorer had another double-double in Idaho’s Saturday win against Texas State.
Meep, meep — Roadrunners sprint through Idaho in second half
Another night, another second half that saw Idaho watch another victory slip away. A 74-56 loss at Texas-San Antonio drops the Vandals to 5-11 in WAC play with only two games remaining before the conference …
Taking a bite out of their conference schedule — Idaho wraps up non-conference schedule with trip to Idaho State
For the second time this year Idaho men’s basketball will head south in the gem state to re-ignite another rivalry that has been on the rocks for a few years.
One-hand slam, two good friends — NBA Slam Dunk Contest reverberates back to Moscow, with Madison connection
It was the one-hand jam that made hip-hop sensation Drake jump out of his seat and scream. Toronto Raptors rookie Terrence Ross threw the ball in between his legs and lunged over a ball boy …
WAC round-up
La. Tech 67, Idaho 61
Close, but no cigar. That was the case for Idaho in Saturday’s showdown between the league’s only unbeaten team and a Vandal team that could be close to unbeaten if they …
Not quite there
The Vandals may be a team receiving AP Top 25 votes if collegiate games were only played to one half.
Mavericks clip Vandals
With a minute left in the game, Kyle Barone had a chance to put Idaho ahead late. The ball found Barone wide open streaking down the court after Mike McChristian poked it away from Texas-Arlington. …
White-ing out pre-season expectations — Michael White coaches hottest team in WAC
Anybody who had Louisiana Tech winning the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship in their office pool may want to strongly consider taking the trip to Las Vegas for the conference tournament — because there …
WAC Round-up
Denver 74, Idaho 58
When Kyle Barone has two points heading into the locker room at halftime, one can assume things aren’t going well for the Vandals.
