UI’s Hopson a WAC first-teamer
Well, one Idaho basketball coach picked up the award they deserved Sunday. And it wasn't Don Verlin. Jon Newlee, the leader of the Vandal women, was named Coach of the Year. But Verlin, the first-year UI men's coach lost out to Utah State boss Stew Morrill, his longtime mentor.
The good news for the Vandals: Point guard Mac Hopson was a first-team selection, joining Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson from Nevada, USU's Gary Wilkinson and New Mexico State's Jahmar Young. You can read the Idaho release here and the WAC release here.