The 2018–19 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the
University of Idaho in the
Big Sky Conference during the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
. Led by eleventh-year head coach
Don Verlin, the
Vandals played their home games at
Cowan Spectrum
Cowan or Cowans may refer to:
Places Australia
* Cowan, New South Wales
* Cowan Creek, a waterway to the north of Sydney, Australia
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, with a few early season games at
Memorial Gym, both on campus 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 ...
. They finished the season at 5–27 (2–18 in Big Sky, last). Idaho lost in the first round of the
conference tournament to
Montana State.
On June 14, 2019, head coach Don Verlin was fired amid possible NCAA violations.
He finished at Idaho with an 11-year record of 177–176.
Previous season
The
Vandals finished the
2017–18 season 22–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
Big Sky tournament to
Southern Utah.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2018 recruiting class
Preseason
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big Sky tournament
References
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