The 1986–87 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Tim Floyd and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
| 1986–87 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 16–14 (5–9 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State † | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vandals were 15–13 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play. At the conference tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona,[1] Idaho met third-seed Montana in the first quarterfinal at noon and won by a point, the program's first postseason win in five years.[2][3] In the semifinal the next night, the Vandals lost to seventh-seed Idaho State, the eventual champion, by nineteen to end the season at 16–14.[4][5]
Assistants Kermit Davis and Larry Eustachy were both future head coaches of the program.
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 5 11:00 am |
(6) | vs. (3) Montana Quarterfinal |
W 63–62 | 16–13 |
Walkup Skydome (3,300) Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| Fri, March 6 8:10 pm |
(6) | vs. (7) Idaho State Semifinal |
L 63–82 | 16–14 |
Walkup Skydome (3,527) Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Pierce, Oliver (March 4, 1987). "Vandals open play against Montana". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 6, 1987). "Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ "Idaho stays alive, WSU season ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 6, 1987. p. 11.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 7, 1987). "First food, then ISU stops Vandals, 82-63". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
- ^ "Ousted: Sky falls on Vandals". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 7, 1987. p. 21.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1986–87 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1987 University of Idaho yearbook – 1986–87 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1987 editions