The 2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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during the

2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5. Season ...

. Led by second-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. Due to the

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, home games were switched to venerable Memorial Gymnasium (1928). The 2020 football season in the Big Sky was delayed until early 2021; football practice started in late January in the

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, and the first of six games was held in late February. This was intended to be the 46th and final season for men's basketball in the Kibbie Dome, configured as the " Cowan Spectrum" for basketball since February 2001. The university plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, located north of the Kibbie Dome's west end, for the 2021–22 season. They finished the season 1-21, 1-17 in Big Sky Play to finish in last place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky tournament to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season at 8–24 (4–16 in Big Sky, last). They were the tenth seed in the conference tourney and lost 69–75 in the opening round to seventh-seeded

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Idaho Vandals The Idaho Vandals are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Idaho, located in Moscow. The Vandals compete at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The football team was an independent for th ...

Idaho Vandals men's basketball The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, Idaho, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals are currently coached by Zac Claus and ...