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
The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Kentucky Wildcats earned ...
. Members of the
Big Sky Conference, the
Vandals were led by third-year head coach
Joe Cravens
Joseph Dale Cravens (born March 9, 1954) is a former American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Weber State, and the interim head coach at Utah for most of a season.
Born and raised in Scottsburg, Indiana, Cravens played colleg ...
and played their home games on campus at the
Kibbie Dome in
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow ( ) is a city in North Central Idaho, United States. Located along the state border with Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020 census. The county seat and largest city of Latah County, Moscow is the home of the Universit ...
.
The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play, sixth in the league
At the
conference tournament in
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...
, 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
William Roy Trumbo (September 17, 1939 – October 28, 2018) was an American college basketball coach and athletics director in the western United States, primarily in California and Hawaii, and coached at the Division I level for three seasons ...
. A few days later, Cravens was fired by athletic director
Pete Liske
Peter Adrian Liske ( ; May 24, 1942 – February 12, 2022) was an American football quarterback, star quarterback with Calgary Stampeders in the late-60s and later a university athletics administrator.
High school and college football careers
Lis ...
,
and was succeeded by former head coach
After this season, Idaho (and
Boise State
Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...
) 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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Big Sky tournament
References
External links
Sports Reference– Idaho Vandals: 1995–96 basketball season
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 1996 University of Idaho yearbook– 1995–96 basketball season
– student newspaper – 1996 editions
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