The 1985–86 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Bill Trumbo,[1][2] and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
| 1985–86 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 11–18 (4–10 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1986 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prior to the season, the coaches picked Idaho to finish fifth in the conference, and the media had them at sixth.[3] The Vandals returned all but one starter from the previous year,[1] but were 11–17 overall in the regular season and 4–10 in conference play, last in the standings for a third consecutive year. At the conference tournament in Reno, they met second-seed Montana in the quarterfinals and lost by eight points,[4][5] their third consecutive loss in the Big Sky quarterfinals.
In three seasons, Trumbo's teams were 27–59 (.314) overall (9–33 (.214) in conference) and he was relieved of his duties in March,[6][7] succeeded by Tim Floyd, an assistant under hall of fame head coach Don Haskins at Texas-El Paso.[8][9]
Postseason result
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 6 7:00 pm |
(7) | vs. (2) Montana Quarterfinal |
L 60–68 | 11–18 |
Lawlor Events Center (4,850) Reno, Nevada | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Grummert, Dale (October 29, 1985). "Winners?: Trumbo likes what he has seen of the Vandal basketball team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (November 16, 1985). "Vandal hoop hopes rest with backcourt duo of Luckett-Noel". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 5B.
- ^ "Nevada-Reno, Montana tabbed as Big Sky Conference favorites". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1985. p. 1C.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 6, 1986). "Even for Idaho, Sky's wide open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Idaho loses Big Sky opener; Montana, Weber make semis". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1986. p. C1.
- ^ "Decline in support is factor as Vandals fire Bill Trumbo". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. staff and wire reports. March 10, 1986. p. C1.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 11, 1986). "Close shaves cut Trumbo from UI". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
- ^ "Idaho selects Floyd for basketball coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1986. p. 7B.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 24, 1986). "Vandals feel landing 'finest assistant' was a real steal". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C2.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1985–86 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1986 University of Idaho yearbook – 1985–86 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1986 editions