1943–44 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1943–44 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 7–16 5–11 James "Babe" Brown 2nd Memorial Gymnasium The 1943–44 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1943–44 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year acting head coach James "Babe" Brown and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 7–16 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UwwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667%2C6144776 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Records set in N.D. circuit March 6, 1944 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EtlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7325%2C1114897 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Huskies break 5 hoop records March 6, 1944 13 In Idaho's final game of the season, they handed visiting Washington their only conference loss.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EdlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5493%2C884965 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Johnson Bob Idaho springs great surprise with a win over Washington March 4, 1944 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_H1fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1776%2C3882620 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho noses by Washington Huskies, 55-53 March 4, 1944 7 Idaho swept the four games with Palouse rival Washington State, but dropped all eight to the two Oregon schools. References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1943–44 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1944 University of Idaho yearbook – 1943–44 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1944 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho