2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–9 (1–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Alex Pribble (1st season);
Associate head coach	Brandon Laird (1st season)
Assistant coaches	David Dunham; Matt Jones;
Home arena	ICCU Arena

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Northern Colorado	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	6	.600
Montana State	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Portland State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Weber State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Montana	1	–	2	.333	10	–	6	.625
Idaho	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
Idaho State	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Sacramento State	1	–	2	.333	5	–	11	.313
Northern Arizona	0	–	2	.000	7	–	9	.438

† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

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

Previous season

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

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, Montana
G	1	Trevon Blassingame	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Auburn, Washington
F	2	Tyler Mrus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bothell, Washington
G	3	Quinn Denker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	San Jose, California
G	4	EJ Neal	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	San Francisco, California
G	5	D'Angelo Minnis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Kent, Washington
G	10	Kristian Gonzalez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Chula Vista, California
G	11	Titus Yearout	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Lapwai, Idaho
F	15	Terren Frank	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	22	Tyler Linhardt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Seattle, Washington
F	23	Takai Hardy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Fairfield, California
G	24	Miles Klapper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hillsborough, California
F	32	Cooper Church	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Maple Valley, Washington
G	33	Jack Hatten	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Bakersfield, California
F	34	Kyson Rose	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Kennewick, Washington

Head coach

Alex Pribble (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Laird (UC Davis)
David Dunham (Lewis-Clark)
Matt Jones (Trinity)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	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 Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State Battle of the Domes						Reed Gym (-) Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center (-) Ogden, UT
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Arizona						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Colorado						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana						Dahlberg Arena (-) Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana State						Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (-) Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sacramento State						The Nest (-) Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court (-) Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Weber State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State Battle of the Domes						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court (-) Flagstaff, AZ
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana State						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion (-) Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD Quarterfinals						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

References

↑ STAFF, TREVAN PIXLEY SPORTS (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
↑ "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandalss.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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[1] STAFF, TREVAN PIXLEY SPORTS (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[2] "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandalss.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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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
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