The 2016–17 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the
University of Idaho during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
. The Vandals, led by ninth-year head coach
Don Verlin, played their home games at the
Cowan Spectrum
Cowan or Cowans may refer to:
Places Australia
* Cowan, New South Wales
* Cowan Creek, a waterway to the north of Sydney, Australia
* Division of Cowan, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia
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, with a few early season games at
Memorial Gym, 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 ...
and were members of the
Big Sky Conference. They finished the regular season 19–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place.
Big Sky tournament. They defeated
Montana in the quarterfinals of the
Big Sky tournament before losing in the semifinals to
North Dakota. They were invited to the
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ba ...
where they defeated
Stephen F. Austin before losing in the second round to
Texas State.
Previous season
The
Vandals finished the
2015–16 season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated
Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the
Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to
Montana. They were invited to the
College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to
Seattle.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big Sky tournament
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CIT
References
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