Winning ugly — Idaho fends off Sparta to end homestand 2-2
(Senior guard Mike McChristian got the start at point guard on Saturday night. McChristian is one of four seniors who Idaho coach Don Verlin started) For the second consecutive week […]
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Shorthanded Aggies keep Vandals snowed-in at Cowan
On Thursday night the University of Idaho hosted a “White Out” for the Vandals’ match-up against Utah State. But the only thing to get whited out was Idaho’s opportunity to […]
Kyle Barone dunks Vandals back into WAC picture
To say Idaho was desperate for a victory coming in to Saturday night’s game against UT-San Antonio would be an understatement. Idaho had lost five of its last six games […]
Lone star win
Idaho’s four-game losing streak derived from one thing — being within one-possession coming down the stretch. So the formula for victory was simple enough as the Vandals snapped the losing […]
An advanced statistical look at Idaho hoops’ struggles
Idaho coach Don Verlin summed up Idaho’s last four games perfectly in his post-game interview Thursday evening, following Idaho’s 72-66 loss to La. Tech (argonaut print story here). “I’d like […]
New Mexico State player ratings
Starters Robert Harris The point guard from Kent, Wash., has become a jump-starter for the Vandals at the position, who struggled early in the year with Denzel Douglas and Mike […]
Mediocre at midway point
At almost exactly the halfway point of the season, Idaho basketball may have perfected what it means to be mediocre. The Vandals’ winter break performances may have been just another […]
Finish, finish, finish – Final 10 minutes a problem again for Idaho, surrender 49-46 in 2nd half at New Mexico
Of Idaho’s first four games, the last three have a common denominator – a sluggish finish in which the opponent has gone on huge runs.
Idaho Vandals Men’s basketball 2012-13 primer — Projecting the starting five
The Idaho Men’s basketball program opens its season tonight against Wright State at Memorial Gym. This year’s squad is significantly different than last year’s third place finisher in the Western […]
Position battles take shape on court
Fans got their first look at the 2012-13 edition of Idaho basketball last Friday night when the team held its annual Black and Gold scrimmage in Memorial Gym.