# 2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.
The Vandals were 15–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. They met second-seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by sixteen points.

## Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Idaho was selected to finish fourth in both the media and coaches poll and senior guard Mac Hobson was selected to the All-WAC first team by both the media and coaches.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Position | Yr. | Hometown | Previous School(s) |
| 0 | Stern, Corey | 6'–7" | 200 | Forward | FR | Seattle, Washington | Rainier Beach HS |
| 1 | Hopson, Mac | 6'–2" | 185 | Guard | SR | Portland, Oregon | Jefferson HS, Washington State |
| 2 | Ledbetter, Jeff | 6'–3" | 195 | Guard | JR | Brea, California | Orange Lutheran HS, Irvine Valley CC |
| 3 | Henderson, Shawn | 6'–3" | 178 | Guard | JR | Renton, Washington | Renton HS, North Idaho College |
| 5 | Johnson, Steffan | 6'–1" | 180 | Guard | SR | Kent, Washington | Kent-Meridian HS, Pacific |
| 10 | Tatum, Landon | 5'–11" | 196 | Guard | JR | San Antonio, Texas | O'Connor HS, South Plains CC |
| 11 | Wiley, Brandon | 6'–6" | 218 | Forward | SR | Pinole, California | Pinole Valley HS, City College of San Francisco |
| 13 | de Souza, Luciano | 6'–7" | 210 | Forward | SR | Matão, Brazil | South Plains CC |
| 20 | Lawrence, Marcus | 5'–11" | 174 | Guard | JR | Las Vegas, Nevada | Bishop Gorman HS, UNLV |
| 21 | Toledo, Luiz | 6'–8" | 225 | Forward | SO | Araraquara, Brazil | Modesto Christian HS, St. Francis Xavier |
| 23 | Stewart, Justin | 6'–1" | 185 | Guard | FR | Spokane, Washington | Ferris HS |
| 32 | Watson, Kashif | 6'–4" | 186 | Guard | SR | Las Vegas, Nevada | Bishop Gorman HS, Irvine Valley CC |
| 33 | Barone, Kyle | 6'–10" | 220 | Center | FR | Garden Grove, California | Pacifica HS |
| 34 | Blackstock, Travis | 6'–5" | 206 | Forward | SR | Kuna, Idaho | Kuna HS |
| 42 | Kammerer, Joe | 6'–9" | 241 | Center | FR | Eugene, Oregon | North Eugene HS |
| 53 | Jefferson, Marvin | 6'–9" | 250 | Center | SR | Merced, California | Golden Valley HS, Modesto JC |
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Idaho | Alma mater (Year) |
| Don Verlin | Head Coach | 2nd | Stanislaus State (1991) |
| Ray Lopes | Associate Head Coach | 2nd | College of Idaho (1987) |
| Mike Freeman | Assistant Coach | 3rd | Iowa (2006) |
| Mike Score | Assistant Coach | 3rd | Washington (1996) |
| Chris Helbling | Director of Basketball Operations | 2nd | Gonzaga (2008) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Fri, Nov 6 8:05 pm | St. Martin's | W 87–61 | | Memorial Gym (1,472) Moscow, Idaho |
| Regular Season |||||
| Fri, Nov 13* 6:00 pm | at Utah | W 94–87 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,127) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Sun, Nov 15* 4:00 pm | at Texas Southern | W 72–65 | 1–1 | Health and Physical Education Arena (659) Houston, Texas |
| Sat, Nov 21* 2:00 pm | at North Dakota State | W 81–69 | 2–1 | Bison Sports Arena (3,247) Fargo, North Dakota |
| Tue, Nov 24* 7:05 pm | Sacramento State | W 75–61 | 3–1 | Memorial Gym (740) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Nov 28* 7:05 pm | Eastern Washington | W 76–54 | 4–1 | Memorial Gym (1,500) Moscow, Idaho |
| Thu, Dec 3* 7:05 pm | at Cal-State Northridge | L 93–95 | 4–2 | Matadome (1,175) Northridge, California |
| Sun, Dec 6* 5:05 pm, SWX | No. 25 Portland | W 68–48 | 5–2 | Cowan Spectrum (1,500) Moscow, Idaho |
| Wed, Dec 9* 8:00 pm, FSN | at Washington State | L 64–76 | 5–3 | Beasley Coliseum (7,285) Pullman, Washington |
| Sat, Dec 12* 5:05 pm | Eastern Oregon | W 82–77 | 6–3 | Memorial Gym (1,023) Moscow, Idaho |
| Tue, Dec 22* 7:00 pm | Portland | L 52–82 | 6–4 | Chiles Center (1,746) Portland, Oregon |
| Tue, Dec 29 7:05 pm | vs. Lewis-Clark State | W 71–52 | 7–4 | Qwest Arena (4,111) Boise, Idaho |
| Sat, Jan 2 9:05 pm | at Hawai'i | W 59–52 | 8–4 (1–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,611) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Mon, Jan 4 7:05 pm | at San Jose State | L 75–78 | 8–5 (1–1) | The Event Center Arena (1,287) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Jan 9 5:05 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 71–77 | 8–6 (1–2) | Cowan Spectrum (2,047) Moscow, Idaho |
| Mon, Jan 11 7:05 pm | New Mexico State | L 72–75 | 8–7 (1–3) | Cowan Spectrum (1,296) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Jan 16 7:05 pm | at Nevada | L 68–76 | 8–8 (1–4) | Lawlor Events Center (6,030) Reno, Nevada |
| Sat, Jan 23 5:05 pm | Utah State | L 48–60 | 8–9 (1–5) | Cowan Spectrum (2,570) Moscow, Idaho |
| Mon, Jan 25 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Boise State | L 67–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (1–6) | Cowan Spectrum (4,104) Moscow, Idaho |
| Thu, Jan 28 7:05 pm, SWX | Fresno State | W 74–59 | 9–10 (2–6) | Cowan Spectrum (1,301) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Jan 30* 7:10 pm | at Seattle | W 87–85 | 10–10 | KeyArena (4,183) Seattle, Washington |
| Wed, Feb 3 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Utah State | L 62–80 | 10–11 (2–7) | Smith Spectrum (9,777) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Feb 6 6:05 pm | at Boise State | W 79–55 | 11–11 (3–7) | Taco Bell Arena (7,734) Boise, Idaho |
| Wed, Feb 10 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Nevada | L 66–67 | 11–12 (3–8) | Cowan Spectrum (1,580) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Feb 13 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | W 68–59 | 12–12 (4–8) | Save Mart Center (8,186) Fresno, California |
| Thu, Feb 18* 7:05 pm | Seattle | W 82–72 | 13–12 | Cowan Spectrum (1,287) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Feb 20* 5:30 pm | Long Beach State ESPNU BracketBusters | L 66–77 | 13–13 | Cowan Spectrum (1,554) Moscow, Idaho |
| Wed, Feb 24 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at New Mexico State | L 57–74 | 13–14 (4–9) | Pan American Center (5,834) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Sat, Feb 27 5:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 49–60 | 13–15 (4–10) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,669) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Thu, Mar 4 7:00 pm, ESPN Regional | San Jose State | W 86–76 | 14–15 (5–10) | Cowan Spectrum (961) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Mar 6 5:05 pm, SWX | Hawai'i | W 78–69 | 15–15 (6–10) | Cowan Spectrum (1,502) Moscow, Idaho |
| WAC Tournament |||||
| Thu, Mar 11 6:00 pm | at (2) Nevada Quarterfinals | L 71–87 | 15–16 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. |||||
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