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2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–21 (5–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrandon Laird (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Dunham
  • Matt Jones
Home arenaICCU Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
Northern Colorado 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Weber State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Montana State 9 9   .500 17 18   .486
Portland State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Northern Arizona 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Idaho State 7 11   .389 14 20   .412
Idaho 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 10 24   .294
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Alex Pribble and played their games at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Vandals finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in conference play, to finish in last place. In the Big Sky tournament, the team lost their first-round game against Northern Arizona to end their season. Following the season, the university fired fourth-year head coach Zac Claus.[1] In late March, Seattle assistant coach Alex Pribble was hired as the program's new head coach.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Julius Mims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Billings, MO
G 1 Trevon Blassingame 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Auburn, WA
F 2 Tyler Mrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bothell, WA
G 3 Quinn Denker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Jose, CA
G 4 EJ Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Francisco, CA
G 5 D'Angelo Minnis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kent, WA
G 10 Kristian Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chula Vista, CA
G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Lapwai, ID
F 15 Terren Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, CA
F 22 Tyler Linhardt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Seattle, WA
F 23 Takai Hardy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fairfield, CA
G 24 Miles Klapper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hillsborough, CA
F 32 Cooper Church 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Maple Valley, WA
G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bakersfield, CA
F 34 Kyson Rose 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Kennewick, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., Pac-12 WA
at Washington State
Battle of the Palouse
L 59–84  0–1
 12  Denker   7  Mims   3  Rose  Beasley Coliseum (2,323)
Pullman, WA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge L 73–76  0–2
 18  Frank   6  Frank   6  Denker  ICCU Arena (978)
Moscow, ID
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evergreen State W 88–42  1–2
 15  Neal   8  Frank   4  tied  ICCU Arena (1,489)
Moscow, ID
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific Lutheran W 96–52  2–2
 16  tied   9  Mims   5  Mims  ICCU Arena (1,339)
Moscow, ID
November 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
at Seattle L 55–92  2–3
 12  Rose   5  tied   3  Denker  Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
vs. UC San Diego W 73–70 OT 3–3
 17  Mims   12  Mims   3  tied  Redhawk Center (592)
Seattle, WA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Denver L 65–67  3–4
 15  Minnis   10  Mims   7  Minnis  ICCU Arena (1,337)
Moscow, ID
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly W 85–70  4–4
 18  Minnis   7  tied   3  tied  ICCU Arena (1,898)
Moscow, ID
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific W 83–53  5–4
 22  Denker   7  Frank   3  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,490)
Moscow, ID
December 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at Utah Tech W 63–62  6–4
 18  Denker   7  Mims   8  Rose  Burns Arena (1,501)
St. George, UT
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
at Stanford L 64–82  6–5
 16  Linhardt   5  tied   3  tied  Maples Pavilion (4,345)
Palo Alto, CA
December 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
at UC Riverside L 67–82  6–6
 23  Mims   11  Mims   9  Minnis  SRC Arena (347)
Riverside, CA
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State W 61–58  7–6
(1–0)
 21  Denker   9  Mims   3  Linhardt  ICCU Arena (1,385)
Moscow, ID
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State L 72–77  7–7
(1–1)
 18  Linhardt   6  tied   5  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,616)
Moscow, ID
January 3, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Thomas
Big Sky–Summit League Challenge
L 67–75  7–8
 19  Mims   14  Mims   8  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,286)
Moscow, ID
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 58–79  7–9
(1–2)
 16  Denker   6  Frank   3  tied  ICCU Arena (2,256)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 59–64  7–10
(1–3)
 14  Denker   6  tied   5  Denker  Reed Gym (–)
Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State L 65–88  7–11
(1–4)
 21  Mims   6  Mims   6  Minnis  Dee Events Center (6,519)
Ogden, UT
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 60–75  7–12
(1–5)
 15  Mims   5  Linhardt   4  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,647)
Moscow, ID
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 68–89  7–13
(1–6)
 14  Denker   3  tied   6  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,754)
Moscow, ID
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 70–73  7–14
(1–7)
 20  Denker   7  Mims   5  tied'  Dahlberg Arena (2,963)
Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 81–75  8–14
(2–7)
 15  Mims   14  Mims   3  tied'  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,761)
Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 61–45  9–14
(3–7)
 15  Neal   8  Mims   4  tied  The Nest (707)
Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 79–87  9–15
(3–8)
 20  Neal   8  Mims   6  Denker  Reese Court (2,174)
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State L 69–70  9–16
(3–9)
 17  Mims   8  Mims   7  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,340)
Moscow, ID
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
W 55–53  10–16
(4–9)
 11  tied   14  Mims   3  tied  ICCU Arena (1,793)
Moscow, ID
February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 62–76  10–17
(4–10)
 23  Denker   7  Denker   4  Denker  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,253)
Greeley, CO
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 86–76  11–17
(5–10)
 20  Denker   8  Frank   7  Denker  Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 48–62  11–18
(5–11)
 8  tied   8  Frank   3  Denker  ICCU Arena (1,537)
Moscow, ID
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana L 57–80  11–19
(5–12)
 15  Neal   7  Mims   3  Blassingame  ICCU Arena (2,470)
Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 57–72  11–20
(5–13)
 16  Minnis   6  Blassingame   5  Denker  Viking Pavilion (1,007)
Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (10) Sacramento State
First round
L 64–72  11–21
 20  Mims   7  Mims   5  Minnis  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

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  1. ^ Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Harriman, Peter (March 20, 2023). "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.