1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1941–42 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 12–16 3–13 Guy Wicks 1st James "Babe" Brown Ray Turner Memorial Gymnasium The 1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1941–42 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Guy Wicks and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 12–16 overall and 3–13 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_V0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=legDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6655%2C2018563 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Oregon entrenches Idaho in cellar as Turner breaks record March 4, 1942 6 Center Ray Turner set the Northern Division scoring record with 192 points in sixteen games (12.0 ppg).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yI5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461%2C4415910 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Turner sets North Division scoring record March 4, 1942 7 Alumnus Wicks had returned to Moscow after a decade in Pocatello at the UI-Southern Branch.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EsNeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4860,1464099 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Coach Guy Wicks visits his new post at Moscow Associated Press April 18, 1941 10 He entered the U.S. Navy in late 1942 during World War II,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rHBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2713142 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Guy Wicks gets his Navy post December 11, 1942 13 and returned to coach in the 1946–47 season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qSxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884,1270418 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Wicks returns to Idaho courts after Navy service (photo) November 19, 1946 12 In the meanwhile, the basketball program was led by acting athletic director James "Babe" Brown, who coached the freshmen this season. References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1941–42 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1942 University of Idaho yearbook – 1941–42 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1942 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho