The 2000–01 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. Members of the

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, the

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were led by fourth-year head coach David Farrar and played their home games on campus at the

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. The Vandals were overall and in conference play, in a three-way tie for seventh (last). They lost the tiebreaker for the final berth in the conference tournament to Cal Poly. Idaho had qualified for the tourney in the previous three seasons, but was the sole team not to participate this year. The Cowan Spectrum (configuration inside the Kibbie Dome) debuted late in the season with a victory over rival

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, which drew a season-high attendance of 5,184 on Saturday, Farrar was fired by athletic director

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days after the regular season ended; he was succeeded by alumnus

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, an assistant at

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, regular season champions of the

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References

External links

Sports Reference
– Idaho Vandals: 2000–01 basketball season
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 2001 University of Idaho yearbook
– 2000–01 basketball season

– student newspaper – 2001 editions {{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons

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