1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1947–48 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 17–15 3–13 Charles Finley 1st Preston Brimhall Memorial Gymnasium The 1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 17–15 overall and 3–13 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5574%2C2830080 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Northern Division final standings March 7, 1948 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0vUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7338%2C3354558 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Final standings March 8, 1948 16 Finley was hired in the summer of 1947; he was the athletic director and coached two sports at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro and was also a baseball scout for the Boston Braves organization.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lZlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1566%2C2293496 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach July 31, 1947 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7009%2C5396029 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Coaching posts to Chuck Finley July 31, 1947 15 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1947–48 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1948 University of Idaho yearbook – 1947–48 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1948 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho