The 2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by second-year head coach George Pfeifer and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.
2007–08 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–21 (5–11 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Cowan Spectrum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The Vandals were 8–20 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. They met host New Mexico State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament and lost by twenty points.
Pfeiefer was fired days later,[2][3] succeeded by Don Verlin, an assistant at Utah State under Stew Morrill.[4][5]
Postseason result
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, March 13 |
at (3) New Mexico State Quarterfinal |
L 53–73 | 8–21 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ Jones, Hugh (March 21, 2008). "Pfeifer dismissed". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. B5.
- ^ "Pfeifer fired after two seasons, 12-48 record". ESPN. Associated Press. March 21, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Greg (March 25, 2008). "Verlin takes 'bird in hand'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Hugh (March 25, 2008). "Spear welcomes new coach". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 11.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2007–08 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2008 editions