The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The followin ...

. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach

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, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the

Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eig ...

. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

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. They were invited to the

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...

where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2015 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

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References

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Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons