2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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

2023–24 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–21 (5–13 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	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Northern Colorado	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Montana	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
Weber State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Montana State †	9	–	9		.500			17	–	18		.486
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Northern Arizona	7	–	11		.389			14	–	19		.424
Idaho State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	20		.412
Idaho	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	24		.294
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

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. In late March, Seattle assistant coach Alex Pribble was hired as the program's new head coach.

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, MO G 1 Trevon Blassingame 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Auburn, WA F 2 Tyler Mrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bothell, WA G 3 Quinn Denker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Jose, CA G 4 EJ Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Francisco, CA G 5 D'Angelo Minnis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kent, WA G 10 Kristian Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chula Vista, CA G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Lapwai, ID F 15 Terren Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, CA F 22 Tyler Linhardt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Seattle, WA F 23 Takai Hardy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fairfield, CA G 24 Miles Klapper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hillsborough, CA F 32 Cooper Church 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Maple Valley, WA G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bakersfield, CA F 34 Kyson Rose 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Kennewick, WA	Head coach Alex Pribble (California) Assistant coach(es) Brandon Laird (UC Davis) David Dunham (Lewis-Clark) Matt Jones (Trinity (Texas)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	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 (2,256) Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State Battle of the Domes	L 59–64	7–10 (1–3)	14 – Denker	6 – tied	5 – Denker	Reed Gym (–) Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 65–88	7–11 (1–4)	21 – Mims	6 – Mims	6 – Minnis	Dee Events Center (6,519) Ogden, UT
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 60–75	7–12 (1–5)	15 – Mims	5 – Linhardt	4 – Denker	ICCU Arena (1,647) Moscow, ID
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 68–89	7–13 (1–6)	14 – Denker	3 – tied	6 – Denker	ICCU Arena (1,754) Moscow, ID
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 70–73	7–14 (1–7)	20 – Denker	7 – Mims	5 – tied'	Dahlberg Arena (2,963) Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 81–75	8–14 (2–7)	15 – Mims	14 – Mims	3 – tied'	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,761) Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 61–45	9–14 (3–7)	15 – Neal	8 – Mims	4 – tied	The Nest (707) Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 79–87	9–15 (3–8)	20 – Neal	8 – Mims	6 – Denker	Reese Court (2,174) Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 69–70	9–16 (3–9)	17 – Mims	8 – Mims	7 – Denker	ICCU Arena (1,340) Moscow, ID
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State Battle of the Domes	W 55–53	10–16 (4–9)	11 – tied	14 – Mims	3 – tied	ICCU Arena (1,793) Moscow, ID
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 62–76	10–17 (4–10)	23 – Denker	7 – Denker	4 – Denker	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,253) Greeley, CO
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 86–76	11–17 (5–10)	20 – Denker	8 – Frank	7 – Denker	Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 48–62	11–18 (5–11)	8 – tied	8 – Frank	3 – Denker	ICCU Arena (1,537) Moscow, ID
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	L 57–80	11–19 (5–12)	15 – Neal	7 – Mims	3 – Blassingame	ICCU Arena (2,470) Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 57–72	11–20 (5–13)	16 – Minnis	6 – Blassingame	5 – Denker	Viking Pavilion (1,007) Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (10) Sacramento State First round	L 64–72	11–21	20 – Mims	7 – Mims	5 – Minnis	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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