1961–62 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1961–62 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Independent 13 13 y Joe Cipriano 2nd Wayne Anderson Chuck White Memorial Gymnasium The 1961–62 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by second-year head coach Joe Cipriano and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-MpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1956%2C4635474 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Chapin Dwight Cipriano striving to polish Vandals November 30, 1961 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0LBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=py8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4977%2C107745 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Idaho to meet Pirates tonight December 1, 1961 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nVspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C117483 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Gonzaga plays Nevada here as cage season begins December 1, 1961 16 In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent; this season the Vandals had a 13 13 y record.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fsZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4705%2C1388248 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Washington nips Vandals 55-54 March 10, 1962 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eapWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6394%2C3180851 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Husky rally ruins Idaho home finale March 10, 1962 10 During this season, Vandal great Gus Johnson was a sophomore at Boise Junior College and averaged thirty points and twenty rebounds a game for the Broncos; he transferred to Idaho in 1962 and played the following season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U7BeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jy8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6101%2C2344522 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Vandal prospects for season reviewed by Cipriano November 15, 1962 12 For the intrastate series with Idaho State, this year marked the introduction of the "King Spud Trophy," an oversized metallic potato with a face and a crown.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TVVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6319%2C689216 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington 'King Spud' crown at stake tonight March 2, 1962 14http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1963/254 Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook Basketball 1963 250https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1964/268 Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook Basketball 1964 264 The first season was an exact split, with the home team winning by two points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TlVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6802%2C929082 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho, WSU dealt defeats March 3, 1962 11 Years later in 1979, the Vandals regained it with a home win after enduring seven consecutive losses to ISU; Bengal head coach Lynn Archibald thought it should go to the losing team: "It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen. The only good thing that happened last week was losing it."https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rvpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6393%2C3666510 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Van Sickel Charlie Dutch Rub: Today's smorgasbord February 28, 1979 18 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1961–62 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1962 University of Idaho yearbook – 1961–62 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1962 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho