Don Verlin
Verlin in 2015 | |
Current position | |
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Record | 177–176 (.501) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Roseville, California | June 15, 1965
Alma mater | Stanislaus State Colorado State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983–1984 | Del Oro HS (freshmen) |
1984–1985 | Placer HS (JV) |
1989–1991 | Columbia (CA) (assistant) |
1991–1992 | Colorado State (assistant) |
1992–1994 | Cal State Bakersfield (assistant) |
1994–1998 | Colorado State (assistant) |
1998–2008 | Utah State (assistant) |
2008–2019 | Idaho |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 177–176 (.501) |
Donald Gene Verlin (born June 15, 1965) is an American college basketball coach; most recently the head coach at the University of Idaho for eleven seasons, from 2008 to 2019. Verlin was fired for cause in June 2019 by the university administration following an investigation into NCAA violations;[1][2] he had been placed on administrative leave less than three weeks earlier due to the investigation.[3] Assistant coach Zac Claus will serve as interim head coach for the 2019–2020 season.[1][4] Prior to Idaho, Verlin was an assistant coach at Colorado State, Utah State, and Cal State Bakersfield.
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Early life and education
Born in Roseville, California, Verlin graduated from Del Oro High School in Loomis in 1983. He graduated from California State University, Stanislaus in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and Colorado State University in 1993 with a master's degree in education.[5]
Coaching career
With his twin brother Ron, Don Verlin was freshman basketball co-head coach at Del Oro High for a season after graduating from high school before coaching junior varsity one season at Placer High School.[6]
Verlin then coached from 1989 to 1991 at the junior college level, as an assistant at Columbia College in Sonora, California. Later, Verlin moved up to the NCAA as an assistant at Colorado State under Stew Morrill in the 1991–92 season.[5] Then, from 1992 to 1994, Verlin was an assistant at Cal State Bakersfield under Pat Douglass for back-to-back NCAA Division II championship seasons.[5]
In 1994, Verlin rejoined Colorado State, again under Stew Morrill, as an assistant and stayed for four seasons. Verlin followed Morrill to Utah State in 1998. In ten seasons with Utah State, Verlin helped Utah State reach eight postseason appearances and eight 20-plus win seasons.[7]
Personal life
Verlin is married and has two children,[5] and his twin brother Ron was also a college basketball coach, most recently at the University of the Pacific.[8]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Idaho Vandals (Western Athletic Conference) (2008–2014) | |||||||||
2008–09 | Idaho | 17–16 | 9–7 | T–3rd | CIT Quarterfinals | ||||
2009–10 | Idaho | 15–16 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
2010–11 | Idaho | 18–14 | 9–7 | T–3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
2011–12 | Idaho | 19–14 | 9–5 | 3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
2012–13 | Idaho | 12–18 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
2013–14 | Idaho | 16–18 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
Idaho (WAC): | 97–96 (.503) | 47–49 (.490) | |||||||
Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
2014–15 | Idaho | 13–17 | 8–10 | T–7th | |||||
2015–16 | Idaho | 21–13 | 12–6 | 3rd | CBI First Round | ||||
2016–17 | Idaho | 19–14 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
2017–18 | Idaho | 22–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
2018–19 | Idaho | 5–27 | 2–18 | 11th | |||||
Idaho (Big Sky): | 80–80 (.500) | 48–44 (.522) | |||||||
Idaho: | 177–176 (.501) | 95–93 (.505) | |||||||
Total: | 177–176 (.501) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b Harriman, Peter (June 14, 2019). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Don Verlin after he was placed on administrative leave". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Blanchette, John (June 14, 2019). "Firing Don Verlin puts Idaho in contention as college basketball's No. 1 laughing stock". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (editorial). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Harriman, Peter (May 29, 2019). "Idaho basketball coach Don Verlin on administrative leave amid potential NCAA violations". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Kyle Cajero (June 14, 2019). "Idaho fires men's basketball head coach Don Verlin". SBNation. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Don Verlin". Idaho Vandals. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ Modhorst, Todd (March 11, 2005). "Verlins share a bittersweet rivalry". Auburn Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Don Verlin". Utah State Aggies. 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Ron Verlin". University of the Pacific. 2015.
External links
- Idaho biography of Verlin
- Utah State biography
- Sports Reference.com - coaching record - Don Verlin
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from California
- California State University, Stanislaus alumni
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Columbia Claim Jumpers men's basketball coaches
- Colorado State Rams men's basketball coaches
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Idaho Vandals men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Roseville, California
- Twin people from the United States
- Twin sportspeople
- Utah State Aggies men's basketball coaches