The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the

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, located in

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, in

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competition. They currently compete in the

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. The

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are currently coached by

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and play

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games at the new

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. This venue, which also houses the women's basketball team, opened in 2021 as the replacement for the Vandals' primary home of the

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, whose basketball configuration was known as Cowan Spectrum, and alternate venue of Memorial Gym. The program's two most notable seasons were in 1962–63 and 1981–82. The Vandals went in 1963 and featured future

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The 1982 team was ranked sixth in both polls at the end of the regular repeated as regular season and conference tournament and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the

Post-season

NCAA tournament results

The Vandals have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, with an overall record of 1–4.

NIT results

Idaho has one

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appearance and lost in the first round;
it was the first NIT invitation for the Big Sky

CIT results

The Vandals have participated in four CollegeInsider.com Tournaments,
and their combined record is

CBI results

The Vandals have participated in the one

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(CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Individual records

Notable players

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– 50th overall selection in 2000 NBA draft * Gus Johnson – 10th overall selection in 1963 NBA draft – dominant NBA power forward in the 1960s –

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(2010) * Orlando Lightfoot all-time leading scorer of the Vandals with 2,102 points.

Retired numbers

Season-by-season records

References

External links

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Sports Reference
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