2007-08 Vandal Basketball Notes Thursday (Jan
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University of Idaho Men’s Basketball Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Contact: Ian Klei (e-mail: [email protected] - phone: 208-885-0211 - cell: 509-994-6499) Internet: www.govandals.com Press Row: 208-885-0211 - Fax: 208-885-0255 THIS WEEK 2007-08 Vandal Basketball Notes Thursday (Jan. 0) - vs. Louisiana Tech - 7:05 p.m. Cowan Spectrum - Moscow, Idaho • Mike Hall has 17 3-pointers in the past four games, which is the most by any player in the WAC during that span. He leads the team during those four games at 16.5 points per game and has hit his last 11 free throws. Saturday (Jan. 2) - at Fresno State - 7 p.m. He also has five assists to just one turnover and has totaled four steals. Save Mart Center - Fresno, Calif. • Trevor Morris has missed the past two games with a sore foot. He is considered day-to-day. • Outside of its two games vs. ranked opponents, Idaho is shooting 45-percent from the floor and holds a +0.4 LAST WEEK turnover margin. The Vandals hold a positive margin in every statistical category except free throw percentage and rebounding (32.7 - 32.5). Wednesday (Jan. 2) - New Mexico State 78, Idaho 68 • The largest statistical disparity between Idaho and its opponents comes at the free throw line where the Saturday (Jan. 5) - Boise State 95, Idaho 84 Vandals have been outscored by 98 points this season for an average of 7.5 points per game. Idaho is being outscored overall by just 4.5 points per game this season. Schedule/Results • The Vandals have hit 41 3-pointers in the past four games and are shooting 44-percent from beyond the arc during that span. (3-0, 0-2) • The Vandals have hit 11 or more 3-pointers in four games this season and are averaging 7.1 made 3-pointers 11/6 ............ WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY (Ex.) ..................W, 96-45 per game. They also are averaging 19.5 attempts per game. 11/9 ............ CASCADE COLLEGE ....................................W, 110-52 • Darin Nagle has 62 blocks in his career, which is good enough to be ranked eighth all-time at Idaho for 11/13 .......... at #14 Gonzaga .............................................L, 43-80 career blocks. Nagle has played in just 35 games at Idaho. He has at least one block in eight of the last nine 11/16 .......... at #9 Washington State ................................. L, 43-74 games, which included eight straight games. He is just two blocks from the seventh-best total of 64. 11/24 .......... at UC Riverside .............................................L, 55-56 • Dunk Watch: Idaho has 13 dunks this season. Darin Nagle leads the team with nine, Jordan Brooks has 11/28 .......... SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ..................................L, 58-76 12/1 ........... IDAHO STATE ........................................ L, 69-71 (OT) two, and Luis Augusto and Brandon Brown each have one. 12/5 ........... at Central Arkansas .......................................L, 49-65 • Darin Nagle has a dunk in three of the last four games, including each of the last two. 12/9 ........... EASTERN WASHINGTON...............................W, 58-49 • The Vandals have made at least one 3-point field goal in 296 consecutive games. The last time Idaho failed 12/15 .......... at South Dakota State ....................................L, 59-70 to record a 3-pointer was Feb. 27, 1997 vs. Long Beach State. The streak includes 1,690 made 3-pointers 12/18 .......... CENTRAL ARKANSAS ...................................W, 80-58 including 108 games of seven or more made 3-point shots. 12/22 ......... at Arizona State .............................................L, 65-76 • The Vandals have a streak of 474 games without allowing an opponent to score 100 or more points; the 1/2 ............. *NEW MEXICO STATE ....................................L, 68-78 1/5 ............. *BOISE STATE ...............................................L, 84-95 longest in the WAC. The last Idaho opponent to accomplish the feat was Simon Fraser State, Nov. 14, 1991. 1/10............ *LOUISIANA TECH ......................................7:05 p.m. The Vandals won the game 116-101. The last opponent to score 100 or more points and win was Idaho State, 1/12 ........... *at Fresno State ...............................................7 p.m. March 1, 1985, in a game that ended 102-99. 1/17............ *at Nevada .......................................................7 p.m. • Idaho scored 110 points vs. Cascade College. The 110 points were the most for an Idaho team since scoring 1/19 ........... *at Utah State ..................................................6 p.m. 116 vs. Simon Fraser State Nov. 14, 1991 and it was the first time the Vandals have eclipsed the century mark 1/24............ *SAN JOSE STATE .......................................7:05 p.m. 1/26 ........... *HAWAI`I ....................................................7:05 p.m. since scoring 101 vs. Cal Poly Jan. 9, 1999. 2/2 ............. *at Boise State .................................................6 p.m. • Recent signee Erekele Jgernaia will redshirt the 2007-08 season. 2/6 ............. *at New Mexico State .......................................6 p.m. • Junior guard Mac Hopson will redshirt the 2007-08 season as a Division I transfer (Washington State). 2/9 ............. *at Louisiana Tech............................................5 p.m. • Freshman guard Barrett Brown will redshirt the 2007-08 season. 2/14 ............ *FRESNO STATE ..........................................7:05 p.m. • Senior forward Clyde Johnson missed the first two games of the season for violating athletic department 2/16............ *NEVADA ....................................................7:05 p.m. 2/23 ........... *at ESPNU BracketBuster .....................................TBA policy. 2/28 ........... *at Hawai`i ......................................................9 p.m. • Idaho newcomers Jordan Brooks and Mike Hall were both 2007 NJCAA All-Tournament selections. 3/1 ............. *at San Jose State ............................................7 p.m. • Jordan Brooks won NJCAA National Championships with Midland College in 2007 and Arkansas-Fort Smith 3/8 ............. *UTAH STATE ..............................................7:05 p.m. in 2006. 3/11-13 ....... Western Athletic Conference Tournament ..............TBA • The 2007-08 men’s basketball team consists of four returning players, two returning redshirts, and seven newcomers. Of the seven newcomers, five are junior college or four-year university transfers. Home Games in ALL CAPS *Western Athletic Conference game • In May 2007, the Idaho recruiting class earned a No. 37 ranking by the HOOP SCOOP. The ranking was $Western Athletic Conference Tournament second in the WAC behind New Mexico State. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Clyde Johnson F 6-7 205 Sr. 1L Aurora, Colo./Northeastern JC 2 Barrett Brown* G 5-9 170 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS 11 Mac Hopson* G 6-2 195 Jr. TR Portland, Ore./Washington State 12 Michael Crowell (CROW-well) F 6-7 210 Sr. 1L Mesa, Ariz./Central Arizona College 22 Mike Hall G 6-0 205 Jr. JC Troy, Ohio/Lon Morris College 23 Brandon Brown G 6-1 205 Jr. JC Philadelphia, Pa./West Hills CC 24 Darin Nagle (DARE-in NAY-gull) F 6-10 221 Sr. 1L Potlatch, Idaho/North Idaho College 25 Terrence Simmons G 6-3 170 Jr. JC Durant, Miss./Connors State 32 Jordan Brooks (jor-DAN) F 6-3 195 Jr. JC Houston, Texas/Midland College 35 Trevor Morris G 6-4 182 Jr. 1L Missoula, Mont./Miles CC 45 Phillip Thomas F 6-8 250 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS 50 Luis Augusto (lou-EECE uh-GUST-oh) F 6-8 245 Jr. JC Sao Paulo, Brazil/Western Oklahoma State 54 Mike Kale (rhymes with male) F 6-8 240 Jr. 2L Henderson, Nev./Coronado HS 55 Sebastien Taulbee (TALL-bee) C 6-10 255 Jr. RS San Francisco, Calif./City College of San Francisco *will redshirt the 2007-08 season Idaho Men’s Basketball - Page THE LOUISIANA TECH SERIES QUICK Facts THE SERIES Location:................................................................ Moscow, Idaho The Vandals and Bulldogs have met four times since Idaho joined the Western Athletic Founded: ............................................................................. 1889 Conference and Louisiana Tech have won all four matchups. Of the four meetings, three Enrollment: ........................................................................11,739 have been decided by 10 points or less. Nickname: ........................................................................Vandals Colors: .........................................................Silver and Vandal Gold Arena (Capacity): .....................................Cowan Spectrum (7,000) THE 2007-08 BULLDOGS Affiliation: ....................................................................Division I-A The Bulldogs enter Thursday’s game with a 3-10 overall record and are 0-1 in the WAC. The Conference: .......................................................... Western Athletic team lost to Fresno State in its most recent game and is 0-4 on the road this season. They President: .................................................................Dr. Tim White Director of Athletics:.................................................Dr. Rob Spear average 55.3 points per game under first-year head coach Kerry Rupp and are led by Kyle Senior Woman Admininstrator: .............................. Maureen Regan Gibson’s 13.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Former NBA all-star and two-time league Athletic Department Phone: ..................................(208) 885-0200 MVP Karl Malone is on staff with the Bulldogs,