 Prior to his senior season in he injured his wrist and was redshirted; the Vandals were and went to the NCAA tournament as Big Sky champions.As a fifth-year senior in 1981–82, Herbert started at forward and Idaho won its first sixteen games, went in the regular season, and were sixth in the AP and UPI they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, and finished with the best record in school history While undefeated at 15–0, an article on the team appeared in "Sports Illustrated".After college, he played professionally in Finland for 12 years with various teams.