2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Alex Pribble and play their games at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Alex Pribble (1st season)
Associate head coach	Brandon Laird (1st season)
Assistant coaches	David Dunham Matt Jones
Home arena	ICCU Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Portland State	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Idaho	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Montana	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Weber State	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Northern Arizona	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Northern Colorado	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Idaho State	0	–	0		–			4	–	6		.400
Montana State	0	–	0		–			3	–	5		.375
Eastern Washington	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Sacramento State	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

Previous season

The Vandals finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in conference play to finish in last place. In the Big Sky tournament, the team lost their first round game against Northern Arizona to end their season. Following the season, the university fired fourth-year head coach Zac Claus.^[1] In late March, Seattle assistant coach Alex Pribble was hired as the program's new head coach.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Julius Mims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Billings, Montana G 1 Trevon Blassingame 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Auburn, Washington F 2 Tyler Mrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bothell, Washington G 3 Quinn Denker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Jose, California G 4 EJ Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Francisco, California G 5 D'Angelo Minnis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kent, Washington G 10 Kristian Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chula Vista, California G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Lapwai, Idaho F 15 Terren Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, California F 22 Tyler Linhardt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Seattle, Washington F 23 Takai Hardy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fairfield, California G 24 Miles Klapper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hillsborough, California F 32 Cooper Church 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Maple Valley, Washington G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bakersfield, California F 34 Kyson Rose 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Kennewick, Washington	Head coach Alex Pribble (California) Assistant coach(es) Brandon Laird (UC Davis) David Dunham (Lewis-Clark) Matt Jones (Trinity) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., Pac-12 WA		at Washington State Battle of the Palouse	L 59–84	0–1	12 – Denker	7 – Mims	3 – Rose	Beasley Coliseum (2,323) Pullman, WA
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	L 73–76	0–2	18 – Frank	6 – Frank	6 – Denker	ICCU Arena (978) Moscow, ID
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Evergreen State	W 88–42	1–2	15 – Neal	8 – Frank	4 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,489) Moscow, ID
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific Lutheran	W 96–52	2–2	16 – Tied	9 – Mims	5 – Mims	ICCU Arena (1,339) Moscow, ID
November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m.		at Seattle	L 55–92	2–3	12 – Rose	5 – Tied	3 – Denker	Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA
November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		vs. UC San Diego	W 73–70 ^OT	3–3	17 – Mims	12 – Mims	3 – Tied	Redhawk Center (592) Seattle, WA
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	L 65–67	3–4	15 – Minnis	10 – Mims	7 – Minnis	ICCU Arena (1,337) Moscow, ID
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 85–70	4–4	18 – Minnis	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,898) Moscow, ID
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	W 83–53	5–4	22 – Denker	7 – Frank	3 – Denker	ICCU Arena (1,490) Moscow, ID
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		at Utah Tech	W 63–62	6–4	18 – Denker	7 – Mims	8 – Rose	Burns Arena (1,501) St. George, UT
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion (-) Palo Alto, CA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside						SRC Arena (-) Riverside, CA
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
January 3, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State Battle of the Domes						Reed Gym (-) Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State						Dee Events Center (-) Ogden, UT
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana						Dahlberg Arena (-) Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State						Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (-) Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State						The Nest (-) Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington						Reese Court (-) Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State Battle of the Domes						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court (-) Flagstaff, AZ
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State						Viking Pavilion (-) Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 TBD		vs. TBD Quarterfinals						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

References

1. STAFF, TREVAN PIXLEY SPORTS (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
2. "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandalss.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.