University of Idaho NCAA News

Notre Dame enters the AP Top 25 at #23 this week and is one of three new teams in the poll.

With temperatures nearing the mid-forties in the Treasure Valley-Boise detests predictable weather-the Boise State men's tennis team has their eyes on the 2012 spring season.

FOREST GROVE, Ore. For the third season in a row and the fifth time in the last six years, the Whitworth men's basketball team is the champion of the Northwest Conference.

SWX Right Now-Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WACWU Men's basketball suffers 72-64 loss at Seattle Pacific SEATTLE, Wash.

Kyle Barone had 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as Idaho defeated Louisiana Tech 73-64 Saturday night for its fourth straight victory.

And after Thursday's come-from-behind 82-76 road victory at Utah State, the Lady Techsters hope to continue their solid play away from Ruston when they face the Idaho Vandals tonight at 7:30 at the Cowan Spectrum.

After Thursday, NMSU could wind up anywhere from second to fifth in the WAC standings after losing a late lead and scoring a season-low point total in a 59-58 loss at Idaho.

Kyle Barone, whose pass set up the winning basket, had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Vandals won their third in a row.

At this time last Thursday the Vandals appeared to have major issues. Since then, all they've done is post two of the most impressive wins by a WAC team in conference play this year.

Idaho came back from a 15 point deficit at half-time to beat Long Beach State on the road, 64-62. Rodney Hilaire led the team in scoring.

Coaches and fans all knew coming into the basketball season that there would be a great deal of parity in the Western Athletic Conference.

Kyle Barone had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Idaho to a 70-69 victory against Seattle on Tuesday night.

Vandals wearing masks, hooded sweat shirts and dark clothing smashed windows at three banks Monday evening in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Louisville is ranked #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, and is one of two newcomers.

SAN JOSE, Calif. A 7-0 run to close the game erased a late deficit and gave the Idaho women's basketball team a 67-63 win over San Jose State Saturday night.

Stephen Madison scored 18 points and Kyle Barone converted a three-point play and pair of free throws in the final 40 seconds to lift Idaho over Nevada 72-68 Saturday night.

GAME NOTES: One of the teams struggling for survival in the Western Athletic Conference, the Fresno State Bulldogs attempt to halt a three-game slide tonight as they tangle with the Idaho Vandals at the Save Mart Center.

Robb Akey and his staff at Idaho have finalized their 2012 recruiting class - 20 high school and JC players and three JC players who are already on campus.

Fresno State gets another shot at Idaho , who beat the Bulldogs earlier this month in the final seconds.

University of Idaho basketball learned on Monday that it will host Portland State in its Sears BracketBusters game on Feb.