2008 – 09 Idaho Vandals men 's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008 – 09 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Members of the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) , the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow , Idaho . The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play , tied for third in the standings . They met sixth-seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by eight points . Invited to the inaugural edition of the 16-team CollegeInsider.com Tournament ( CIT ) , Idaho advanced to the quarterfinals
conference tournament
2009 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team