2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 11–21 (5–13 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brandon Laird (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | ICCU Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Eastern Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Alex Pribble and played their games at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.
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
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Schedule and Results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | L 64–82 | 6–5 | 16 – Linhardt | 5 – tied | 3 – tied | Maples Pavilion (4,345) Palo Alto, CA | ||||
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | at UC Riverside | L 67–82 | 6–6 | 23 – Mims | 11 – Mims | 9 – Minnis | SRC Arena (347) Riverside, CA | ||||
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sacramento State | W 61–58 | 7–6 (1–0) | 21 – Denker | 9 – Mims | 3 – Linhardt | ICCU Arena (1,385) Moscow, ID | ||||
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Portland State | L 72–77 | 7–7 (1–1) | 18 – Linhardt | 6 – tied | 5 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,616) Moscow, ID | ||||
January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | St. Thomas Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | L 67–75 | 7–8 | 19 – Mims | 14 – Mims | 8 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,286) Moscow, ID | ||||
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Washington | L 58–79 | 7–9 (1–2) | 16 – Denker | 6 – Frank | 3 – tied | ICCU Arena (2,256) Moscow, ID | ||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Idaho State Battle of the Domes | L 59–64 | 7–10 (1–3) | 14 – Denker | 6 – tied | 5 – Denker | Reed Gym (–) Pocatello, ID | ||||
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Weber State | L 65–88 | 7–11 (1–4) | 21 – Mims | 6 – Mims | 6 – Minnis | Dee Events Center (6,519) Ogden, UT | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Arizona | L 60–75 | 7–12 (1–5) | 15 – Mims | 5 – Linhardt | 4 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,647) Moscow, ID | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Colorado | L 68–89 | 7–13 (1–6) | 14 – Denker | 3 – tied | 6 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,754) Moscow, ID | ||||
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Montana | L 70–73 | 7–14 (1–7) | 20 – Denker | 7 – Mims | 5 – tied' | Dahlberg Arena (2,963) Missoula, MT | ||||
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montana State | W 81–75 | 8–14 (2–7) | 15 – Mims | 14 – Mims | 3 – tied' | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,761) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sacramento State | W 61–45 | 9–14 (3–7) | 15 – Neal | 8 – Mims | 4 – tied | The Nest (707) Sacramento, CA | ||||
February 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | L 79–87 | 9–15 (3–8) | 20 – Neal | 8 – Mims | 6 – Denker | Reese Court (2,174) Cheney, WA | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Weber State | L 69–70 | 9–16 (3–9) | 17 – Mims | 8 – Mims | 7 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,340) Moscow, ID | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Idaho State Battle of the Domes | W 55–53 | 10–16 (4–9) | 11 – tied | 14 – Mims | 3 – tied | ICCU Arena (1,793) Moscow, ID | ||||
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Colorado | L 62–76 | 10–17 (4–10) | 23 – Denker | 7 – Denker | 4 – Denker | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,253) Greeley, CO | ||||
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Arizona | W 86–76 | 11–17 (5–10) | 20 – Denker | 8 – Frank | 7 – Denker | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montana State | L 48–62 | 11–18 (5–11) | 8 – tied | 8 – Frank | 3 – Denker | ICCU Arena (1,537) Moscow, ID | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montana | L 57–80 | 11–19 (5–12) | 15 – Neal | 7 – Mims | 3 – Blassingame | ICCU Arena (2,470) Moscow, ID | ||||
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Portland State | L 57–72 | 11–20 (5–13) | 16 – Minnis | 6 – Blassingame | 5 – Denker | Viking Pavilion (1,007) Portland, OR | ||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (10) Sacramento State First round | L 64–72 | 11–21 | 20 – Mims | 7 – Mims | 5 – Minnis | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
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References
- ^ Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Harriman, Peter (March 20, 2023). "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.