The 1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the

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, the

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were led by second-year head coach Bill Trumbo and played their home games on campus at the

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. The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play, in last place again. At the conference tournament at

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, the Vandals met league champion

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in the quarterfinal and lost by The sole conference victory was a home blowout of

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in early February in a rare Sunday afternoon game. Idaho hosted and defeated Palouse neighbor

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by nineteen in early December, the fourth win over the Cougars in the last five meetings.

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edged the Vandals by two points in

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on January 2 for a second straight win in the series (following four consecutive losses). The main basketball court of the Kibbie Dome was originally smooth tartan rubber ( urethane), poured directly onto the pavement floor, resulting in a very hard and unforgiving surface, but also a tremendous home court advantage under head coach Don Monson in the early 1980s. After nine seasons, it was replaced in the fall of 1984 with a conventional hardwood floor, acquired from the

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Postseason result

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References

External links

Sports Reference
– Idaho Vandals: 1984–85 basketball season
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 1985 University of Idaho yearbook
– 1984–85 basketball season

– student newspaper – 1985 editions {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons

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