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The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the
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, located in
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,
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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 coached by Alex Pribble and play
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games at the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, which opened in 2021. The Vandals have appeared four times in the
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, most recently in 1990. The program's two most notable seasons were in 1962–63 and 1981–82. The Vandals went in 1963 and featured future hall of famer 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.


Other postseason

Idaho also participated in the very first national championship tournament ever held in intercollegiate basketball, the 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the quarterfinals to
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.


Individual records


Notable players

* Kaniel Dickens – 50th overall selection in
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* Gus Johnson – 10th overall selection in
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– 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

*
Sports Reference
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