1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Larry Eustachy and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.[1]

1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record24–8 (11–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKibbie Dome
Seasons
1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
Boise State 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Weber State 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Montana 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
Idaho State 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Montana State 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Eastern Washington 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Conference tournament winner

The Vandals were 23–7 overall in the regular season and 11–3 in conference play, atop the league standings.[2][3] The conference tournament was held in Moscow for the first time in eleven years,[4][5] but the Vandals lost by twelve points to Boise State in the final.[6] Idaho had swept the season series, including a fifteen-point win in Boise the previous week before a conference record crowd of 12,649.[7][8]

At 24–8, Idaho was not selected by the National Invitational tournament,[9] and their season ended.[10] Eustachy left in mid-March for Utah State,[11][12][13] and was succeeded by Utah assistant Joe Cravens in early April.[14][15][16]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 12
9:05 pm
(1) (5) Idaho State
Semifinal
W 91–87  24–7
Kibbie Dome (4,800)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, March 13
9:07 pm, ESPN
(1) (2) Boise State
Final
L 68–80  24–8
Kibbie Dome (4,800)
Moscow, Idaho
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 11, 1993). "Larry & Larry: Eustachy's double coaching personality". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 7, 1993). "Vandals capture Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "College basketball standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 9, 1993. p. C4.
  4. ^ "Big Sky comes back". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 8, 1993. p. 1C.
  5. ^ Browitt, Jim (March 11, 1993). "Tournament poised for change". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 14, 1993). "Bronco busted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 6, 1993). "Run helps Idaho beat BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  8. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1993). "Idaho's defense, rebounding puts Boise State away". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  9. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 15, 1993). "Vandal dreams dead". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Area schools snubbed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff reports. March 15, 1993. p. C1.
  11. ^ Jorgenson, Loren (March 16, 1993). "Aggies hire Eustachy as hoops coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  12. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1993). "Eustachy: Goodbye UI, hello Utah State Aggies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  13. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 17, 1993). "Candidates line up for UI job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  14. ^ Meehan, Jim (April 9, 1993). "Cravens takes Vandals' reins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  15. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (April 9, 1993). "Cravens gets Idaho post". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  16. ^ "Cravens gets Idaho head coach job". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). April 9, 1993. p. D1.
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