The 1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the

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were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in

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. The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play, champions in the regular season standings. At the conference tournament in Boise, the Vandals earned a third consecutive bye into the semifinals, where they beat sixth seed

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by nine points. In the final against league runner-up Eastern Washington, Idaho's Ricardo Boyd sank a three-pointer as time expired to break a tie and give the Vandals a second consecutive Seeded thirteenth again in the West Regional, Idaho lost to Louisville by nineteen points in

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in the Davis left in late March for Texas A&M, and was succeeded by

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, a former fellow UI assistant in

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's first season This was Idaho's fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament in ten years, but remains its most recent.

Postseason results

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References

External links

Sports Reference
– Idaho Vandals: 1989–90 basketball season
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 1990 University of Idaho yearbook
– 1989–90 basketball season

– student newspaper – 1990 editions {{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons

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