1986–87 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 16–14 5–9 Tim Floyd 1st Kermit Davis Larry Eustachy Kibbie Dome The 1986–87 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Tim Floyd and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 15–13 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play. At the conference tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j04tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4897%2C361982 Idahonian Moscow Pierce Oliver Vandals open play against Montana March 4, 1987 9 Idaho met third-seed Montana in the first quarterfinal at noon and won by a point, the program's first postseason win in five years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bagpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C3414753 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz March 6, 1987 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1581%2C717972 Idahonian Moscow Idaho stays alive, WSU season ends March 6, 1987 11 In the semifinal the next night, the Vandals lost to seventh-seed Idaho State, the eventual champion, by nineteen to end the season at 16–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bqgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2580%2C3798409 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave First food, then ISU stops Vandals, 82-63 March 7, 1987 B1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1489%2C930049 Idahonian Moscow Ousted: Sky falls on Vandals March 7, 1987 21 Assistants Kermit Davis and Larry Eustachy were both future head coaches of the program. Postseason results yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Idaho Vandals| Big Sky tournament Thu, March 5 11:00 am yes 6 Montana 3 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Quarterfinal 63–62 16–13 3,300 Fri, March 6 8:10 pm yes 6 Idaho State 7 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Semifinal 63–82 16–14 3,527 AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1986–87 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1987 University of Idaho yearbook – 1986–87 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1987 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho