2016–17 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The Vandals finished the 2015–16 season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.{{cite news|url=https://dnews.com/sports/idaho-bows-out-of-cbi-with-68-63-loss-to-seattle-u/article_9bc86d95-d358-5cdc-b78d-130186019144.html|title=Idaho bows out of CBI with 68-63 loss to Seattle U|first=Michael-Shawn|last=Dugar|work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2024}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2016}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tre'von Allen

| position = SF

| hometown = Clarkston, WA

| highschool = Clarkston High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 165

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/15/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2016

| rivals ref title = Idaho 2016 Basketball Commitments

| scout ref title = 2016 Idaho Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball

| rivals school =

| scout s =

| espn schoolid =

| scout overall =

| rivals overall =

| espn overall =

| accessdate = 2016-08-22

| bball = yes

}}

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2016|team=Idaho Vandals|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Blair|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=SO|rs=|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school=Bishop Gorman HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Perrion|last=Callandret|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=SR|rs=|home=Bothell, WA|high_school=Bothell HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Myles|last=Franklin|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=171|class=FR|rs=y|home=Castaic, CA|high_school=Hart HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brayon|last=Blake|link=y|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Seattle, WA|high_school=Garfield HS
College of Southern Idaho}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jake|last=Straughan|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=SO|rs=y|home=Colton, WA|high_school=Colton HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Victor|last=Sanders|link=y|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=JR|rs=|home=Portland, OR|high_school=Jefferson HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pat|last=Ingram|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=201|class=SR|rs=|home=Indianapolis, IN|high_school=North Central HS
Trinity Valley CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chad|last=Sherwood|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=JR|rs=|home=Albany, OR|high_school=West Albany HS|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Arkadiy|last=Mkrtuchyan|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=224|class=JR|rs=|home=Portland, OR|high_school=Columbia Christian HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nate|last=Sherwood|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=206|class=SO|rs=y|home=Albany, OR|high_school=West Albany HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Brimhall|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=y|home=Logan, UT|high_school=Logan HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trevon|last=Allen|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Lapwai, ID|high_school=Clarkston HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ty|last=Egbert|num=41|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=195|class=SR|rs=|home=Coulee Dam, WA|high_school=Lake Roosevelt HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Scott|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Colorado Springs, CO|high_school=Lewis-Palmer HS}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Don Verlin ({{college|Colorado State}})

|asst_coach=

• Tim Murphy ({{college|Colorado State}})
• Kirk Earlywine ({{college|Campbell}})
• Zac Claus ({{college|Eastern Washington}})

|roster_url=http://www.govandals.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

|accessdate=

}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| Chinese exhibition tour

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/14/2016

| time = 6:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Lithuania national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| gamename = 2016 International Basketball Atlas Challenge, Group B

| attend =

| score = 71–69

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/15/2016

| time = 6:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Iran national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| gamename = 2016 International Basketball Atlas Challenge, Group B

| attend =

| score = 62–71

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/16/2016

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Macedonia national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| gamename = 2016 International Basketball Atlas Challenge, Group B

| attend =

| score = 67–79

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/18/2016

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Japan national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| gamename = 2016 International Basketball Atlas Challenge, Losers' Bracket

| attend =

| score = 74–64

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/22/2016

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Macedonia national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| gamename = 2016 International Basketball Atlas Challenge, 5th Place Match

| attend =

| score = 79–85

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 6/23/2016

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = China national team

| site_stadium = Dushu Lake Arena

| site_cityst = Suzhou, China

| attend =

| score = 94–102

| overtime = OT

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 10/25/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Carroll (MT)

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 745

| score = 80–62

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Lewis–Clark State

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 763

| score = 80–66

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/12/2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Corban

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 628

| score = 90–67

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| attend = 1,430

| score = 49–63

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2016

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Little Rock

| site_stadium = Jack Stephens Center

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| attend = 2,630

| score = 65–57

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 474

| score = 96–86

| overtime = OT

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2016

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Bernard Johnson Coliseum

| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX

| attend = 625

| score = 62–69

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/29/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 674

| score = 49–58

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend =

| score = 68–66

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/07/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| gamename = Battle of the Palouse

| attend = 3,178

| tv = P12N

| score = 48–61

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/10/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Frost Arena

| site_cityst = Brookings, SD

| attend = 1,349

| score = 77–80

| record = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/17/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Northwest Nazarene

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 826

| score = 87–61

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2016

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| attend = 3,287

| tv = P12N

| score = 80–86

| record = 5–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| Big Sky regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/31/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,107

| score = 62–69

| record = 5–7

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/05/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 813

| score = 57–70

| record = 5–8

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,114

| score = 83–81

| overtime = OT

| record = 6–8

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/12/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Dee Events Center

| site_cityst = Ogden, UT

| attend = 6,507

| score = 66–91

| record = 6–9

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/14/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Holt Arena

| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID

| attend = 1,754

| score = 77–62

| record = 7–9

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/19/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 889

| score = 79–67

| record = 8–9

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,323

| score = 65–49

| record = 9–9

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/26/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,620

| score = 91–94

| record = 9–10

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/28/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, MT

| attend = 3,935

| score = 85–77

| overtime = OT

| record = 10–10

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/02/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Portland State

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,014

| score = 89–72

| record = 11–10

| conference = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/04/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Sacramento State

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,629

| score = 71–67

| record = 12–10

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/09/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Colorado

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| attend = 1,059

| score = 88–76

| record = 13–10

| conference = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| attend = 2,345

| score = 65–88

| record = 13–11

| conference = 8–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Reese Court

| site_cityst = Cheney, WA

| attend = 2,821

| score = 67–77

| record = 13–12

| conference = 8–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend =

| score = 69–61

| record = 14–12

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,043

| score = 83–78

| overtime = OT

| record = 15–12

| conference = 10–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/02/2017

| time = 7:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome

| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ

| attend = 1,426

| score = 77–75

| record = 16–12

| conference = 11–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Centrum Arena

| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT

| attend = 2,010

| score = 84–75

| record = 17–12

| conference = 12–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| 2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/09/2017

| time = 12:05 pm

| away = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Montana

| oppseed = 5

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 1,762

| score = 81–77

| record = 18–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/10/2017

| time = 5:35 pm

| away = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = North Dakota

| oppseed = 1

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 2,003

| score = 64–69

| record = 18–13

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/15/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Stephen F. Austin

| site_stadium = Memorial Gym

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| gamename = First Round

| tv = Facebook Live

| attend = 1,109

| score = 73–50

| record = 19–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/22/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Strahan Coliseum

| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = Facebook Live

| attend = 3,086

| score = 55–64

| record = 19–14

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time}}

{{reflist|2}}

{{Idaho Vandals men's basketball navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team}}

Idaho

Idaho

Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons

Idaho

Idaho