The 1995–96 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play, sixth in the league
At the conference tournament in Bozeman, Montana, the Vandals defeated third-seed Montana in the opening but lost by 25 points in the semifinals to top-seed and host the eventual champion, and ended at .
Idaho incurred consecutive losing seasons for the first time in a decade, when they had three straight cellar finishes under Bill Trumbo. A few days later, Cravens was fired by athletic director Pete Liske, and was succeeded by former head coach
After this season, Idaho (and Boise State) departed for the Big West Conference; Vandal basketball later returned to the Big Sky, beginning with the 2014–15 season.
Postseason results
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References
External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1995–96 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1996 University of Idaho yearbook – 1995–96 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1996 editions