1968–69 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1968–69 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–15 (6–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Wayne Anderson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dale James (1st season)^[1] John G. Smith^[2]^[3]
MVP	Jerry Smith & Jim Thacker
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	15	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Montana State	11	–	4	.733	17	–	8	.680
Gonzaga	6	–	9	.400	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	6	–	9	.400	11	–	15	.423
Montana	4	–	11	.267	9	–	17	.346
Idaho State	3	–	12	.200	8	–	18	.308

The 1968–69 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Wayne Anderson and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

Expected to contend for the Big Sky title,^[2]^[3] they were 11–15 overall (6–9 in Big Sky, third),^[4] ending with five wins in their final seven games.^[5]

References

^ "James will speak at Bantam banquet". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 18, 1969. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b Missildine, Harry (November 27, 1968). "Big Sky crown eyed by Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
^ ^a ^b "Idaho viewed title threat in Big Sky basketball race". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 27, 1968. p. 11.
^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1969. p. 16.
^ "Idaho ties for third spot with late-season surge". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1970. p. 16.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1968–69 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1969 University of Idaho yearbook – 1968–69 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1969 editions

v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25