[1] 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.

[4] Inheriting a team that went 8–21[5] Verlin led Idaho to a 17–16 (9–7 WAC) record and second round appearance in the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in his first season.

Verlin had his first 20-win season in 2015–16, as Idaho finished 21–13 and third in the Big Sky standings with a 12–6 conference record with an appearance in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

[7][1] Three weeks after being placed on administrative leave due to an investigation into NCAA violations,[14] Verlin was fired for cause by Idaho on June 14, 2019.

[15][17] On June 18, 2020, the NCAA issued Verlin a one-year show-cause penalty and Idaho men's basketball two years of probation.

[19] Verlin is married and has two children,[1] and his twin brother Ron was also a college basketball coach, most recently at the University of the Pacific.