# 2014–15 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by seventh year head coach Don Verlin, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. This was their first year returning to the Big Sky, the conference they were charter members of and called home from 1963–1996. They finished the season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Eastern Washington.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Perrion Callandret | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Bothell, Washington |
| 2 | Sekou Wiggs | Guard | 6–3 | 182 | Sophomore | Seattle, Washington |
| 3 | Jake Straughan | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Colton, Washington |
| 5 | Connor Hill | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Post Falls, Idaho |
| 11 | Victor Sanders | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| 12 | Mike Scott | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 13 | Bira Seck | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal |
| 14 | Chad Sherwood | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Albany, Oregon |
| 15 | Paulin Mpawe | Forward | 6–10 | 227 | Junior | San Bernardino, California |
| 21 | Arkadiy Mkrtuchyan | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| 23 | Nate Sherwood | Forward | 6–8 | | Freshman | Albany, Oregon |
| 24 | George Nahshon | Forward | 6–9 | 200 | Junior | Kapolei, Hawaii |
| 33 | Skyler White | Guard | 6–6 | 238 | Sophomore | Bellevue, Washington |
| 41 | Ty Egbert | Forward | 6–9 | 195 | Sophomore | Coulee Dam, Washington |
| 44 | Jordan Scott | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 50 | Roberto Asencio | Center | 6–9 | 245 | Junior | Haina, Dominican Republic |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/31/2014* 7:00 pm | Simon Fraser | W 139–115 | | Memorial Gym (531) Moscow, ID |
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Lewis–Clark State | W 75–57 | | Memorial Gym (1,002) Moscow, ID |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | Eastern Oregon | W 77–65 | 1–0 | Memorial Gym (1,184) Moscow, ID |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | W 82–77 | 2–0 | Memorial Gym (631) Moscow, ID |
| 11/20/2014* 5:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 67–78 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (1,003) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/25/2014* 6:00 pm, SWX | vs. Boise State | L 75–86 | 2–2 | CenturyLink Arena (5,672) Boise, ID |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Northern Kentucky | L 74–79 | 2–3 | Memorial Gym (227) Moscow, ID |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State Battle of the Palouse | W 77–71 | 3–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,723) Pullman, WA |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | UC Davis | W 79–71 | 4–3 | Cowan Spectrum (1,430) Moscow, ID |
| 12/11/2014* 5:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 75–78 | 4–4 | Western Hall (1,053) Macomb, IL |
| 12/13/2014* 5:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 85–87 | 4–5 | Frost Arena (2,221) Brookings, SD |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Walla Walla | W 86–39 | 5–5 | Cowan Spectrum (745) Moscow, ID |
| 12/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | L 68–81 | 5–6 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,255) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/01/2015 7:00 pm | Idaho State | W 77–54 | 6–6 (1–0) | Cowan Spectrum (812) Moscow, ID |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | Weber State | W 86–84 | 7–6 (2–0) | Cowan Spectrum (801) Moscow, ID |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington | L 86–89 | 7–7 (2–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,321) Moscow, ID |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | at Sacramento State | L 76–79 | 7–8 (2–2) | Colberg Court (702) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Portland State | L 73–85 | 7–9 (2–3) | Stott Center (978) Portland, OR |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | North Dakota | L 63–71 | 7–10 (2–4) | Cowan Spectrum (1,421) Moscow, ID |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Colorado | W 83–79 | 8–10 (3–4) | Cowan Spectrum (N/A) Moscow, ID |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 95–98 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (3–5) | Reese Court (3,017) Cheney, WA |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm | at Montana State | W 80–71 | 9–11 (4–5) | Worthington Arena (1,477) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Montana | L 56–70 | 9–12 (4–6) | Dahlberg Arena (3,861) Missoula, MT |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | Portland State | W 87–76 | 10–12 (5–6) | Cowan Spectrum (1,232) Moscow, ID |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | Sacramento State | W 69–58 | 11–12 (6–6) | Cowan Spectrum (1,858) Moscow, ID |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 65–72 | 11–13 (6–7) | Walkup Skydome (1,427) Fkagstaff |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | at Southern Utah | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (6–8) | Centrum Arena (1,411) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Montana | W 92–87 $^{2OT}$ | 12–14 (7–8) | Cowan Spectrum (1,500) Moscow, ID |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | Montana State | W 80–73 | 13–14 (8–8) | Cowan Spectrum (1,500) Moscow, ID |
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm | at Weber State | L 63–74 | 13–15 (8–9) | Dee Events Center (6,260) Ogden, UT |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Idaho State Rivalry | L 65–67 | 13–16 (8–10) | Holt Arena (1,964) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 11:00 am | vs. Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | L 83–91 | 13–17 | Dahlberg Arena (2,239) Missoula, MT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||