1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 8–22 1–13 Bill Trumbo 2nd Jim Halm Garry Mendenhall Kibbie Dome The 1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Bill Trumbo and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 1–13 in conference play, in last place again. At the conference tournament at Boise, the Vandals met league champion Nevada in the quarterfinal and lost by three points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5469%2C3465335 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Bruce Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals March 7, 1985 29https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8VYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2069%2C3921286 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Bruce Idaho presses Reno before bowing March 8, 1985 21 The sole conference victory was a home blowout of Idaho State in early February in a rare Sunday afternoon game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EA1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2675%2C1115111 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Today's area men's hoop: Idaho St at Idaho February 3, 1985 D4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZnZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dy8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C819522 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Boling Dave Vandals: Title match-up it's not with ISU meeting Idaho February 3, 1985 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EQ1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3404%2C2067412 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Vandals use a little 'D' to earn big 'W' February 4, 1985 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z3ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dy8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4724%2C1331661 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Boling Dave Vandals take out their aggressions on Bengals February 4, 1985 1C Idaho hosted and defeated Palouse neighbor Washington State by nineteen in early December, the fourth win over the Cougars in the last five meetings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UlhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2320%2C2479953 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Tonight's area men's hoop: WSU at Idaho December 4, 1984 B2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U1hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3525%2C3222737 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Idaho Vandalizes the Cougars December 5, 1984 21 Gonzaga edged the Vandals by two points in Spokane on January 2 for a second straight win in the series (following four consecutive losses).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y1hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3250%2C644004 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Tonight's area men's hoop: Idaho at Gonzaga January 2, 1985 B3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zFhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2895%2C1430866 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Gerheim Earl Zags leave Idaho hurting, 56-54 January 3, 1985 19 The main basketball court of the Kibbie Dome was originally smooth tartan rubber (urethane), poured directly onto the pavement floor, resulting in a very hard and unforgiving surface, but also a tremendous home court advantage under head coach Don Monson in the early 1980s. After nine seasons, it was replaced in the fall of 1984 with a conventional hardwood floor, acquired from the University of Arizona in Tucson.https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/argonaut/id/9790?_ga=2.132077324.2092029922.1539109752-2101260250.1525192126 Argonaut Moscow, Idaho (University of Idaho) Dome to be home for hoop court August 28, 1984 28 October 10, 2018 April 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011221/https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/argonaut/id/9790?_ga=2.132077324.2092029922.1539109752-2101260250.1525192126 dead Postseason result yes |- !colspan=6 style=Idaho Vandals| Big Sky tournament Thu, March 7 6:00 pm yes 8 Nevada 1 BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Quarterfinal 80–83 8–22 AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1984–85 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1985 University of Idaho yearbook – 1984–85 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1985 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho