1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1953–54 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 15–8 9–7 Charles Finley 7th Clem Parberry Memorial Gymnasium The 1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by seventh-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 15–8 overall and 9–7 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QCNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6552%2C25217 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Standings February 28, 1954 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N4sSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6465%2C119493 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Oregon State and USC league hoop finalists March 1, 1954 15 After seven years at Idaho, Finley left after the season for Mississippi Southern,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r_lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7020%2C3511230 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Chuck Finley resigns as Idaho basketball boss March 29, 1954 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-s9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1684%2C2360163 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho basketball coach Chuck Finley resigns March 30, 1954 2 and was succeeded in May by Harlan Hodges, the head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j_NXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k_YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5508%2C2051637 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach May 8, 1954 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sxpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4620%2C3170374 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Hodges to coach Idaho basketball May 9, 1954 1C References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1953–54 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1954 University of Idaho yearbook – 1953–54 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1954 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho