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 Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, which opened in 2021. The Vandals have appeared five times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2026.
The program's two most notable seasons were in 1962–63 and 1981–82. The Vandals went in 1963 and featured future hall of famer The 1982 team was ranked sixth in both polls at the end of the regular repeated as regular season and conference tournament and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the
Post-season
NCAA tournament results The Vandals have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, with an overall record of 1–5. 1981 7 W Round of 48 (10) Pittsburgh L 69–70 Don Monson 1982 3 W Round of 48Round of 32Sweet Sixteen Bye(6) #16 Iowa(2) #4 Oregon State —W 69–67 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 2026 15 S Round of 64 (2) #5 Houston L 47–78 Alex Pribble
NIT results Idaho has one National Invitation Tournament appearance (1983) and lost in the first round;it was the first NIT invitation for the Big Sky Conference. 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 2009 First RoundQuarterfinals Drakeat Pacific W 69–67L 59–69 Don Verlin 2011 First Round at San Francisco L 73–81 2012 First RoundSecond Round UC Santa Barbaraat Utah State W 86–83 L 56–76 2017 First RoundSecond Round Stephen F. Austinat Texas State W 73–50L 55–64
CBI results The Vandals have participated in the one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1. 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.
Retired numbers No.PlayerPos.CareerNo. retired 6 Gary Simmons G 1955–58 Dec. 5, 1999 43 Gus Johnson F 1962–63 Jan. 30, 1987
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals basketball