Idaho Vandals men's basketball

The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, Idaho, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals are coached by Alex Pribble and play home games at the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena. This venue, which also houses the women's basketball team, opened in 2021 as the replacement for the Vandals' primary home of the Kibbie Dome, whose basketball configuration was known as Cowan Spectrum, and alternate venue of Memorial Gym.^[2][3]

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
University	University of Idaho
Head coach	Alex Pribble (1st season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Moscow, Idaho
Arena	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (Capacity: 4,200)
Nickname	Vandals
Colors	Silver and gold^[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982
NCAA tournament round of 32
1982
NCAA tournament appearances
1981, 1982, 1989, 1990
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1982, 1989, 1990 (Big Sky)
Conference regular season champions
1919 (Northwest), 1922, 1923 (PCC), 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993 (Big Sky)

The program's two most notable seasons were in 1962–63 and 1981–82. The Vandals went 20–6 in 1963 and featured future hall of famer Gus Johnson.^[4][5][6] The 1982 team (27–3) was ranked sixth in both polls at the end of the regular season,^[7][8] repeated as regular season and conference tournament champions,^[9] and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.^[10][11][12]

Post-season

NCAA tournament results

The Vandals have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, with an overall record of 1–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result	Head coach
1981	7 W	Round of 48	(10) Pittsburgh	L 69–70 OT^[13]^[14]	Don Monson
1982	3 W	Round of 48 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Bye (6) #16 Iowa (2) #4 Oregon State	— W 69–67 OT L 42–60
1989	13 W	Round of 64	(4) #15 UNLV	L 56–68	Kermit Davis
1990	13 W	Round of 64	(4) #16 Louisville	L 59–78

NIT results

Idaho has one National Invitation Tournament appearance and lost in the first round;
it was the first NIT invitation for the Big Sky Conference.^[15]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Head coach
1983	First Round	at Oregon State	L 59–77	Don Monson

CIT results

The Vandals have participated in four CollegeInsider.com Tournaments,
and their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Head coach
2009	First Round Quarterfinals	Drake at Pacific	W 69–67 L 59–69	Don Verlin
2011	First Round	at San Francisco	L 73–81
2012	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara at Utah State	W 86–83  L 56–76
2017	First Round Second Round	Stephen F. Austin at Texas State	W 73–50 L 55–64

CBI results

The Vandals have participated in the one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Head coach
2016	First Round	at Seattle	L 63–68	Don Verlin

Other postseason

Idaho also participated in the very first national championship tournament ever held in intercollegiate basketball, the 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Kalamazoo College.

Individual records

Notable players

• Kaniel Dickens – 50th overall selection in 2000 NBA draft
• Gus Johnson – 10th overall selection in 1963 NBA draft – dominant NBA power forward in the 1960s – Basketball Hall of Fame (2010)
• Orlando Lightfoot all-time leading scorer of the Vandals with 2,102 points.^[16]

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Pos.	Career	No. retired
6	Gary Simmons ^[17]^[18]^[19]	G	1955–58	Dec. 5, 1999
43	Gus Johnson^[17]	F	1962–63	Jan. 30, 1987^[20]

Season-by-season records

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
John G. Griffith (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905–06	John G. Griffith	3–2
1906–07	John G. Griffith	2–2
George Wyman (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907–08	George Wyman	2–5
George Wyman:		2–5
John S. Grogan (Independent) (1908–1910)
1908–09	John S. Grogan	5–9
1909–10	John S. Grogan	5–8
John S. Grogan:		10–17
John G. Griffith (Independent) (1910–1915)
1910–11	John G. Griffith	6–3
1911–12	John G. Griffith	1–12
1912–13	John G. Griffith	2–14
1913–14	John G. Griffith	10–5
1914–15	John G. Griffith	5–9
John G. Griffith:		29–47
Charles Rademacher (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915–16	Charles Rademacher	6–3
Charles Rademacher:		1–11
Hec Edmundson (Independent) (1916–1918)
1916–17	Hec Edmundson	8–8
1917–18	Hec Edmundson	12–1
Hec Edmundson:		20–9
W.C. Bleamaster (NWC) (1918–1919)
1918–19	W.C. Bleamaster	12–2	10–2	1st
W.C. Bleamaster:		12–2	10–2
Ralph Hutchinson (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919–20	Ralph Hutchinson	12–2
Ralph Hutchinson:		12–2
Dave MacMillan (Independent/PCC) (1920–1927)
1920–21	Dave MacMillan	15–4
1921–22	Dave MacMillan	19–2	7–0	1st	National – 1st Round
1922–23	Dave MacMillan	16–3	5–3	T-1st (N. div.)
1923–24	Dave MacMillan	12–8	4–6	4th (N. div.)
1924–25	Dave MacMillan	12–7	5–5	T-3rd (N. div.)
1925–26	Dave MacMillan	9–7	5–4	3rd (N. div.)
1926–27	Dave MacMillan	18–5	7–3	T-2nd (N. div.)
Dave MacMillan:		101–36	33–21
Richard Fox (PCC) (1927–1936)
1927–28	Richard Fox	11–8	4–6	3rd (N. div.)
1928–29	Richard Fox	8–10	6–4	2nd (N. div.)
1929–30	Richard Fox	6–18	4–12	5th (N. div.)
1930–31	Richard Fox	3–19	1–15	5th (N. div.)
1931–32	Richard Fox	8–16	2–14	5th (N. div.)
1932–33	Richard Fox	16–9	8–8	T-3rd (N. div.)
1933–34	Richard Fox	13–13	4–12	5th (N. div.)
1934–35	Richard Fox	10–16	4–12	5th (N. div.)
1935–36	Richard Fox	10–15	2–14	5th (N. div.)
Richard A. Fox:		85–124	35–97
Forrest Twogood (PCC) (1936–1941)
1936–37	Forrest Twogood	7–19	2–14	5th (N. div.)
1937–38	Forrest Twogood	24–11	12–8	T-3rd (N. div.)
1938–39	Forrest Twogood	12–19	1–15	5th (N. div.)
1939–40	Forrest Twogood	10–15	3–13	5th (N. div.)
1940–41	Forrest Twogood	13–15	4–12	5th (N. div.)
Forrest Twogood:		66–79	22–62
Guy Wicks (PCC) (1941–1942)
1941–42	Guy Wicks	12–16	3–13	5th (N. div)
J.A. "Babe" Brown (PCC) (1942–1946)
1942–43	J.A. "Babe" Brown	14–20	1–15	5th (N. div.)
1943–44	J.A. "Babe" Brown	7–16	5–11	3rd (N. div.)
1944–45	J.A. "Babe" Brown	11–19	3–13	5th (N. div.)
1945–46	J.A. "Babe" Brown	19–8	11–5	1st (N. div.)	PCC Finals^[21]
J.A. "Babe" Brown:		51–63	20–44
Guy Wicks (PCC) (1946–1947)
1946–47	Guy Wicks	4–24	1–15	5th (N. div)
Guy Wicks:		16–40	4–28
Charles Finley (PCC) (1947–1954)
1947–48	Charles Finley	12–18	3–13	5th (N. div.)
1948–49	Charles Finley	13–15	7–9	4th (N. div.)
1949–50	Charles Finley	14–16	7–9	4th (N. div.)
1950–51	Charles Finley	14–13	6–10	4th (N. div.)
1951–52	Charles Finley	19–11	9–7	2nd (N. div.)
1952–53	Charles Finley	14–11	8–8	2nd (N. div.)
1953–54	Charles Finley	15–8	9–7	2nd (N. div.)
Charles Finley:		101–92	49–63
Harlan Hodges (PCC) (1954–1959)
1954–55	Harlan Hodges	8–18	5–11	5th (N. div.)
1955–56	Harlan Hodges	6–19	4–12	8th
1956–57	Harlan Hodges	10–16	4–12	7th
1957–58	Harlan Hodges	17–9	9–7	4th
1958–59	Harlan Hodges	11–15	6–10	7th
Harlan Hodges:		52–77	28–52
Dave Strack (Independent) (1959–1960)
1959–60	Dave Strack	11–15
Dave Strack:		11–15
Joe Cipriano (Independent) (1960–1963)
1960–61	Joe Cipriano	10–16
1961–62	Joe Cipriano	13–13
1962–63	Joe Cipriano	20–6
Joe Cipriano:		43–35
Jim Goddard (Big Sky) (1963–1966)
1963–64	Jim Goddard	7–19	4–6	5th
1964–65	Jim Goddard	6–19	4–6	4th
1965–66	Jim Goddard	12–14	2–8	5th
Jim Goddard:		25–52	10–20
Wayne Anderson (Big Sky) (1966–1974)
1966–67	Wayne Anderson	13–10	5–5	3rd
1967–68	Wayne Anderson	15–11	9–6	2nd
1968–69	Wayne Anderson	11–15	6–9	3rd
1969–70	Wayne Anderson	10–15	6–9	4th
1970–71	Wayne Anderson	14–12	8–6	2nd
1971–72	Wayne Anderson	5–20	2–12	8th
1972–73	Wayne Anderson	7–19	3–11	7th
1973–74	Wayne Anderson	12–14	5–9	6th
Wayne Anderson:		87–116	44–67
Jim Jarvis (Big Sky) (1974–1978)
1974–75	Jim Jarvis	10–16	4–10	8th
1975–76	Jim Jarvis	7–19	3–11	8th
1976–77	Jim Jarvis	5–21	3–11	8th
1977–78	Jim Jarvis	4–22	1–13	8th
Jim Jarvis:		26–78	11–45
Don Monson (Big Sky) (1978–1983)
1978–79	Don Monson	11–15	4–10	8th
1979–80	Don Monson	17–10	9–5	2nd
1980–81	Don Monson	25–4	12–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1981–82	Don Monson	27–3	13–1	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1982–83	Don Monson	20–9	9–5	T-3rd	NIT 1st Round
Don Monson:		100–41	47–23
Bill Trumbo (Big Sky) (1983–1986)
1983–84	Bill Trumbo	9–19	4–10	8th
1984–85	Bill Trumbo	8–22	1–13	8th
1985–86	Bill Trumbo	10–18	4–10	8th
Bill Trumbo:		27–59	9–33
Tim Floyd (Big Sky) (1986–1988)
1986–87	Tim Floyd	16–14	6–10	6th
1987–88	Tim Floyd	19–11	11–6	2nd
Tim Floyd:		35–25	16–14
Kermit Davis (Big Sky) (1988–1990)
1988–89	Kermit Davis	25–6	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1989–90	Kermit Davis	25–6	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
Larry Eustachy (Big Sky) (1990–1993)
1990–91	Larry Eustachy	19–11	11–5	3rd
1991–92	Larry Eustachy	18–14	10–6	3rd
1992–93	Larry Eustachy	24–8	11–3	1st
Larry Eustachy:		61–33	32–14
Joe Cravens (Big Sky) (1993–1996)
1993–94	Joe Cravens	18–10	9–5	3rd
1994–95	Joe Cravens	12–15	6–8	6th
1995–96	Joe Cravens	12–16	5–9	6th
Joe Cravens:		42–41	20–22
Kermit Davis (Big West) (1996–1997)
1996–97	Kermit Davis	13–17	5–11	5th (E. div.)
Kermit Davis:		63–29	31–17
David Farrar (Big West) (1997–2001)
1997–98	David Farrar	15–12	9–7	T-3rd (E. div.)
1998–99	David Farrar	16–11	11–5	3rd (E. div.)
1999–00	David Farrar	12–17	6–10	3rd (E. div.)
2000–01	David Farrar	6–21	3–13	7th
David Farrar:		49–61	29–35
Leonard Perry (Big West) (2001–2005)
2001–02	Leonard Perry	9–19	6–12	8th
2002–03	Leonard Perry	13–15	9–9	5th
2003–04	Leonard Perry	14–16	9–9	4th
2004–05	Leonard Perry	8–22	6–12	8th
Leonard Perry (WAC) (2005–2006)
2005–06	Leonard Perry	4–25	1–15	9th
Leonard Perry:		48–97	31–57
George Pfeifer (WAC) (2006–2008)
2006–07	George Pfeifer	4–27	1–15	9th
2007–08	George Pfeifer	8–21	5–11	6th
George Pfeifer:		12–48	6–26
Don Verlin (WAC) (2008–2014)
2008–09	Don Verlin	17–16	9–7	T-3rd	CIT Quarterfinals
2009–10	Don Verlin	15–16	6–10	T-6th
2010–11	Don Verlin	18–14	9–7	T-3rd	CIT First Round
2011–12	Don Verlin	19–14	9–5	3rd	CIT Second Round
2012–13	Don Verlin	12–18	7–11	6th
2013–14	Don Verlin	16–17	7–9	T-5th
Don Verlin (Big Sky) (2014–2019)
2014–15	Don Verlin	13–17	8–10	T-7th
2015–16	Don Verlin	21–13	12–6	3rd	CBI First Round
2016–17	Don Verlin	19–14	12–6	T-3rd	CIT Second Round
2017–18	Don Verlin	22–9	14–4	2nd
2018–19	Don Verlin	5–27	2–18	11th
Don Verlin:		177–176	95–93
Total:		1363–1509
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

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External links

• Official website  
• Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals basketball