1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–15 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Monson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Emhiser; Barry Collier ;
Home arena	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	10	–	4	.714	25	–	9	.735
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	13	.519
Montana	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Gonzaga	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Boise State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	4	–	10	.286	11	–	15	.423

† Big Sky Conference tournament winner

The 1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Don Monson and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. They were 11–15 overall and 4–10 in conference play.^[2]^[3]^[4]

After four seasons with last place finishes in the conference, Jim Jarvis resigned as head coach in June 1978 under recurring allegations^[5]^[6] of illegal recruiting.^[7]^[8]^[9] The program had been placed on probation for one year in January, resulting in a reprimand for Jarvis and his assistant coach by the university.^[6]^[10]^[11]

Jarvis was succeeded in August by alumnus Monson, an assistant at Michigan State,^[8]^[12] who had significantly greater success. Although the Vandals were again in the cellar in 1979, he led Idaho to consecutive conference titles (1981, 1982) and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1982.

References

^ "Munson (sic) takes time out to join football forecast". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 13, 1978. p. 4B.
^ "Final college basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1979. p. 3B.
^ "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 27, 1979. p. 21.
^ "College basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 26, 1979. p. 4B.
^ Missildine, Harry (January 24, 1978). "Idaho will stand by Jarvis". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
^ ^a ^b Drosendahl, Glenn (January 28, 1978). "Penalties harsher than necessary – Belknap". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
^ Payne, Bob (June 28, 1978). "Jim Jarvis resigns as new probe looms". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 20.
^ ^a ^b "Monson named UI basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. August 23, 1978. p. 1B.
^ "Vandals avoid further penalties". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 11, 1978. p. 2B.
^ "Vandals dealt one-year rap". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. January 27, 1978. p. 26.
^ Drosendahl, Glenn (January 27, 1978). "Idaho basketball on NCAA probation". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
^ Emerson, Paul (November 9, 1978). "Vandals: Don Monson's basketball team gets its first true test Monday". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1978–79 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1979 University of Idaho yearbook – 1978–79 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1979 editions

[joinffb-1] "Munson (sic) takes time out to join football forecast". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 13, 1978. p. 4B.

[ergfmcbst-2] "Final college basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1979. p. 3B.

[cbbssrv-3] "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 27, 1979. p. 21.

[ergfbts-4] "College basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 26, 1979. p. 4B.

[iwsbj-5] Missildine, Harry (January 24, 1978). "Idaho will stand by Jarvis". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.

[phtn-6] Drosendahl, Glenn (January 28, 1978). "Penalties harsher than necessary – Belknap". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.

[jjresanp-7] Payne, Bob (June 28, 1978). "Jim Jarvis resigns as new probe looms". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 20.

[mnuibb-8] "Monson named UI basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. August 23, 1978. p. 1B.

[9] "Vandals avoid further penalties". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 11, 1978. p. 2B.

[vdoyr-10] "Vandals dealt one-year rap". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. January 27, 1978. p. 26.

[idbbonpr-11] Drosendahl, Glenn (January 27, 1978). "Idaho basketball on NCAA probation". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.

[trutest-12] Emerson, Paul (November 9, 1978). "Vandals: Don Monson's basketball team gets its first true test Monday". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.

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v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25