WAC Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)
By Joey Loose
20. Stephen Madison
Idaho actually left the WAC back in 2014, meaning we’re looking at just a single season from Madison’s career. A 6’6 wing from Portland, Oregon, he joined the Vandals way back in 2010, meaning we couldn’t really talk much about his first three seasons regardless of the conference. It’s important to know that he was already blossoming into a talented and reliable threat on the offensive end, but his senior year was even more special.
In that fourth and final season in Moscow, Madison averaged 20.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, helping the Vandals to a 5th place finish in their final season in the WAC. Among his fine efforts on the year was a 42-point performance against Utah Valley in February, followed by a 34-point game against Grand Canyon one week later. He had a 26-point, 17-rebound affair against UMKC in the WAC Tournament, though their season would be ended by the Aggies.
Madison was the league’s top scorer and was named First Team All-WAC as a result. He actually finished 19th in the nation in total points and made more field goals and free throws than anyone else in the conference. Though Idaho didn’t exactly end their time in the WAC with a bang, Madison was an effective player throughout his career and really stood out as a senior; he was good for 20 a night on a regular basis.