1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–22 (1–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Halm
  • Garry Mendenhall
Home arenaKibbie Dome
1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nevada †11–3 .78621–10  .677
Montana10–4 .71422–7  .759
Weber State9–5 .64320–9  .690
Northern Arizona8–6 .57117–12  .586
Montana State7–7 .50011–17  .393
Boise State5–9 .35716–13  .552
Idaho State5–9 .35715–18  .455
Idaho1–13 .0718–22  .267
† 1985 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Bill Trumbo and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 1–13 in conference play, in last place again. At the conference tournament at Boise, the Vandals met league champion Nevada in the quarterfinal and lost by three points.[1][2] The sole conference victory was a home blowout of Idaho State in early February in a rare Sunday afternoon game.[3][4][5][6]

Idaho hosted and defeated Palouse neighbor Washington State by nineteen in early December, the fourth win over the Cougars in the last five meetings.[7][8] Gonzaga edged the Vandals by two points in Spokane on January 2 for a second straight win in the series (following four consecutive losses).[9][10]

The main basketball court of the Kibbie Dome was originally smooth tartan rubber (urethane), poured directly onto the pavement floor, resulting in a very hard and unforgiving surface, but also a tremendous home court advantage under head coach Don Monson in the early 1980s. After nine seasons, it was replaced in the fall of 1984 with a conventional hardwood floor, acquired from the University of Arizona in Tucson.[11]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Thu, March 7
6:00 pm		 (8) vs. (1) Nevada
Quarterfinal		 L 80–83  8–22
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ↑ Devlin, Bruce (March 7, 1985). "Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.
  2. ↑ Devlin, Bruce (March 8, 1985). "Idaho presses Reno before bowing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
  3. ↑ "Today's area men's hoop: Idaho St at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 3, 1985. p. D4.
  4. ↑ Boling, Dave (February 3, 1985). "Vandals: Title match-up it's not with ISU meeting Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ↑ Devlin, Vince (February 4, 1985). "Vandals use a little 'D' to earn big 'W'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
  6. ↑ Boling, Dave (February 4, 1985). "Vandals take out their aggressions on Bengals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  7. ↑ "Tonight's area men's hoop: WSU at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1984. p. B2.
  8. ↑ Devlin, Vince (December 5, 1984). "Idaho Vandalizes the Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
  9. ↑ "Tonight's area men's hoop: Idaho at Gonzaga". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1985. p. B3.
  10. ↑ Gerheim, Earl (January 3, 1985). "Zags leave Idaho hurting, 56-54". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
  11. ↑ "Dome to be home for hoop court". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). August 28, 1984. p. 28.
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