Kyle Barone's strong play is a big part of Idaho's five-game winning streak and on Monday, he was honored again by the Western Athletic Conference as its Verizon Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13-19.
Barone, a junior center from Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS), led Idaho to a 77-68 win in its Sears BracketBusters game against Portland State at the Cowan Spectrum on Saturday. He led all players with 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting – both of which are career bests – and added eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
The 10-of-11 field goal percentage is tied as the third-best single-game shooting performance by a Vandal and is the best since Mike Hall equaled the tally in a win over San Jose State on Jan. 24, 2008. It's also the second-best single-game shooting effort in the WAC this year.
In addition to his hot shooting from the field, Barone also went 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
The honor is Barone's second in a row this season and the second of his career. During Idaho's active season-best five-game winning streak, he's averaging 17.6 points and 8.4 rebounds on 33-of-54 (.611) shooting from the field, along with a 22-of-28 (.786) free throw clip.
Idaho men's basketball has one game this week as the team heads to Logan, Utah, for a Friday matchup with Utah State. The Vandals and Aggies tip off at 6:05 p.m. (PT).
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:09 AM EDT2012-05-22 06:09:33 GMT
Former Washington State star Klay Thompson is one of 13 NBA players chosen to play on the USA Men's Select team that will train against the USA Basketball Men's National team. Joining Thompson on theMore >>
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The Spokane Indians are bringing the 4th of July Pennant Run home. The team announced today that their annual summer fun run will move to Avista Stadium for the first time.More >>
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Sunday, May 20 2012 8:39 PM EDT2012-05-21 00:39:49 GMT
Senior Royce Bolinger made his final home game one to remember, recording three hits, including a three-run home run, to lead the effort for the Bulldogs (32-20, 12-9 WCC).More >>
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Sunday, May 20 2012 8:13 PM EDT2012-05-21 00:13:22 GMT
Dylan Davis retired Taylor Ard with the tying runs on base in the bottom of the ninth to preserve Oregon State's 7-5 victory over Washington State, Sunday.More >>
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Saturday, May 19 2012 11:00 PM EDT2012-05-20 03:00:23 GMT
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Saturday, May 19 2012 9:58 PM EDT2012-05-20 01:58:56 GMT
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Saturday, May 19 2012 8:24 PM EDT2012-05-20 00:24:55 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga executed a little small ball, taking advantage of some Portland miscues along with some sacrifice plays to defeat the Pilots 5-3 Saturday afternoon.More >>
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Saturday, May 19 2012 2:07 AM EDT2012-05-19 06:07:58 GMT
PULLMAN, Wash. – Oregon State belted three home runs in the first two innings building an early lead on the way to a 10-2 victory over Washington State.More >>
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Nick Scourey kept Concordia off of the scoreboard long enough for Whitworth to rally for five runs in the seventh inning of a 5-1 win over the top-seeded Tornados at Linfield College on Friday.More >>
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Tuesday, May 15 2012 2:38 PM EDT2012-05-15 18:38:14 GMT
Idaho coach Robb Akey will attend the funeral of Ken McRoyal, the Vandal football player shot and killed at a party in Los Angeles last weekend.More >>
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Monday, May 14 2012 3:26 PM EDT2012-05-14 19:26:18 GMT
Molly Knox, a senior on the Idaho women's tennis team, was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for her efforts on and off the court.More >>
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Just last week, Ken McRoyal learned he had earned himself a scholarship for his senior season with the Idaho Vandals. On Sunday, someone shot and killed him at a party in Los Angeles.More >>
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Sunday, May 13 2012 2:38 PM EDT2012-05-13 18:38:06 GMT
University of Idaho senior football player Ken McRoyal was killed early Sunday morning in California. Details of his death are not available.More >>
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Friday, May 11 2012 3:29 PM EDT2012-05-11 19:29:44 GMT
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University of Idaho senior Kayla Mortellaro is tied for 18th after the first round of the NCAA West Regional Golf Tournament at Colorado National Golf Club.More >>
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Former Olympic gold medalist Dan O'Brien was in Moscow on Monday to officially re-dedicate the University's of Idaho's Dan O'Brien Track and Field Complex. More >>
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The University of Idaho has been left high and dry by all the shakeups in the landscape of college football. But that's okay. The Vandals are not bitter. Or so they say. Speaking to reporters in a teleconferenceMore >>
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Friday, May 4 2012 3:14 PM EDT2012-05-04 19:14:51 GMT
New Mexico State and the University of Idaho said Friday they would continue to seek a "successful solution", as member after member institution decides to leave the Western Athletic ConferenceMore >>
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Kyle Barone led all players with 25 points in the Vandals win over Portland State last week (Photo: Univ. of Idaho Athletics)
