# 2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played the first part of their season at Memorial Gym while waiting for the football season to end, then played where the football team plays in the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Don Verlin. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Basketball tournament to Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow WAC member Utah State.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Djim Bandoumel | 15 | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Senior | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Mike McChristian | 12 | Guard | 6–2 | 220 | Junior | Vacaville, California |
| Kyle Barone | 33 | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Junior | Garden Grove, California |
| Matt Borton | 20 | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Yakima, Washington |
| Deremy Geiger | 35 | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Mansa Habeeb | 3 | Guard | 6–3 | 220 | Junior | Buffalo, New York |
| Joe Kammerer | 42 | Center | 6–9 | 241 | Sophomore | Eugene, Oregon |
| Stephen Madison | 34 | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| Sheridan Shayne | 4 | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Boise, Idaho |
| Landon Tatum | 10 | Guard | 5–11 | 196 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| Connor Hill | 5 | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Post Falls, Idaho |
| Wendell Faines | 45 | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Lincoln, Nebraska |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Evergreen State | W 96–72 | – | Memorial Gym (N/A) Moscow, Idaho |
| November 5, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Willamette | W 114–73 | – | Memorial Gym (N/A) Moscow, Idaho |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 2:05 p.m. | at Long Beach State | L 61–69 | 0–1 | Walter Pyramid (4,348) Long Beach, California |
| November 14, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Concordia | W 77–61 | 1–1 | Memorial Gym (720) Moscow, Idaho |
| November 17, 2011* 6:00 p.m. | at Montana | L 52–57 | 1–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,684) Missoula, Montana |
| November 23, 2011* 6:05 p.m. | vs. Lewis–Clark State | W 80–75 | 2–2 | CenturyLink Arena (2,578) Boise, Idaho |
| November 26, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Montana State | W 76–67 | 3–2 | Memorial Gym (906) Moscow, Idaho |
| November 30, 2011* 8:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | L 66–73 | 3–3 | Memorial Gym (1,057) Moscow, Idaho |
| December 3, 2011* 2:00 p.m. | UC Davis | W 94–74 | 4–3 | The Pavilion (882) Davis, California |
| December 7, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Washington State | L 64–66 | 4–4 | Cowan Spectrum (3,321) Moscow, Idaho |
| December 9, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ROOT NW | at Oregon State | W 74–60 | 5–4 | Gill Coliseum (5,119) Corvallis, Oregon |
| December 11, 2011* 3:00 p.m. | at Seattle | W 73–62 | 6–4 | KeyArena (2,630) Seattle, Washington |
| December 17, 2011* 7:05 p.m. | Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–44 | 7–4 | Cowan Spectrum (815) Moscow, Idaho |
| December 20, 2011* 4:00 p.m. | at Wright State | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Nutter Center (3,040) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 22, 2011* 6:00 p.m. | at Green Bay | L 61–63 | 7–6 | Kress Events Center (2,514) Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| December 31, 2011* 11:00 a.m. | vs. Boise State | L 73–76 | 7–7 | Idaho Center (7,540) Nampa, Idaho |
| January 5, 2012 7:05 p.m. | Nevada | L 55–73 | 7–8 (0–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,081) Moscow, Idaho |
| January 7, 2012 3:05 p.m., WAC Sports Network | Fresno State | W 63–59 | 8–8 (1–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,303) Moscow, Idaho |
| January 12, 2012 4:00 p.m., ERT/Altitude | at Louisiana Tech | W 90–88 | 9–8 (2–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,472) Ruston, Louisiana |
| January 14, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 68–80 | 9–9 (2–2) | Pan American Center (5,306) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 p.m. | Utah State | W 57–54 | 10–9 (3–2) | Cowan Spectrum (2,359) Moscow, Idaho |
| January 26, 2012 7:05 p.m. | San Jose State | W 74–66 | 11–9 (4–2) | Cowan Spectrum (1,173) Moscow, ID |
| January 28, 2011 8:05 p.m., ERT/Altitude | Hawaiʻi | L 70–76 | 11–10 (4–3) | Cowan Spectrum (1,926) Moscow, ID |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | L 55–65 | 11–11 (4–4) | Save Mart Center (6,080) Fresno, California |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 p.m. | at Nevada | W 72–68 | 12–11 (5–4) | Lawlor Events Center (7,349) Reno, Nevada |
| February 7, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | Seattle | W 70–69 | 13–11 | Cowan Spectrum (803) Moscow, ID |
| February 9, 2012 8:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | W 59–58 | 14–11 (6–4) | Cowan Spectrum (1,159) Moscow, ID |
| February 11, 2012 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | W 73–64 | 15–11 (7–4) | Cowan Spectrum (1,843) Moscow, ID |
| February 18, 2012* 7:05 p.m. | Portland State ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–68 | 16–11 | Cowan Spectrum ( 3,081) Moscow, ID |
| February 24, 2012 6:00 p.m., KMYU/ESPN3 | at Utah State | L 50–67 | 16–12 (7–5) | Smith Spectrum (10,178) Logan, Utah |
| March 1, 2012 9:00 p.m., OC Sports | at Hawaiʻi | W 82–63 | 17–12 (8–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,600) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| March 3, 2012 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State | W 70–64 | 18–12 (9–5) | The Event Center Arena (1,822) San Jose, California |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 12:00 p.m. | vs. Hawaiʻi Quarterfinals | L 70–72 | 18–13 | Orleans Arena (1,902) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2012 CIT ||||||
| March 14, 2012* 6:00 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara First Round | W 86–83 | 19–13 | Cowan Spectrum (1,203) Moscow, ID |
| March 17, 2012* 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State Second Round | L 56–76 | 19–14 | Smith Spectrum (2,430) Logan, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||