1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 11–15 4–10 Don Monson 1st Bob Emhiser Barry Collierhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V81eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2673%2C4493377 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Munson (sic) takes time out to join football forecast October 13, 1978 4B Kibbie Dome The 1978–79 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Don Monson and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. They were 11–15 overall and 4–10 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CMwnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2664%2C1445997 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Final college basketball standings March 5, 1979 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IPZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9O0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4070%2C5793266 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington College basketball standings February 27, 1979 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v_JVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3404%2C7899800 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon College basketball standings February 26, 1979 4B After four seasons with last place finishes in the conference, Jim Jarvis resigned as head coach in June 1978 under recurring allegationshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ekpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6407%2C2799414 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Idaho will stand by Jarvis January 24, 1978 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l4RfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3907%2C7501734 Lewiston Morning Tribune Drosendahl Glenn Penalties harsher than necessary – Belknap January 28, 1978 1B of illegal recruiting.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19780628&id=FyJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822,5483626 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Payne Bob Jim Jarvis resigns as new probe looms June 28, 1978 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=88VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5038%2C8447024 Lewiston Morning Tribune Monson named UI basketball coach August 23, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5steAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2497,4521846 Lewiston Morning Tribune Vandals avoid further penalties November 11, 1978 2B The program had been placed on probation for one year in January, resulting in a reprimand for Jarvis and his assistant coach by the university.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_tLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3938%2C2588498 Spokane Daily Chronicle Vandals dealt one-year rap Associated Press January 27, 1978 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=loRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3935%2C7269258 Lewiston Morning Tribune Drosendahl Glenn Idaho basketball on NCAA probation January 27, 1978 1B He was succeeded in August by alumnus Monson, an assistant at Michigan State,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4358%2C3574299 Lewiston Morning Tribune Emerson Paul Vandals: Don Monson's basketball team gets its first true test Monday November 9, 1978 1B who had significantly greater success. Although the Vandals were again in the cellar in 1979, the four conference wins were the most for the program in four years and the eleven wins the most in five. The groundwork had been made for significant improvement; Monson led Idaho to consecutive conference titles (1981, 1982) and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1982. Idaho's best-attended home games this season were the final two; 4,500 saw a fifteen-point loss to Boise State,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eL1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2746%2C8813362 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Killen John Vandals doomed to cellar by Boise State's big men February 24, 1979 1B while 4,600 enjoyed a 21-point upset of Idaho State in the finale.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eb1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4940%2C9025661 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Killen John Langrell leaves Idaho a hero February 25, 1979 1B It was the Vandals' first win over the Bengals in four years; ISU had won the previous seven meetings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YLJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5423%2C109432 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Emerson Paul Vandals surprise ISU March 1, 1975 A month earlier, the Vandals won decisively at Boise to snap two losing streaks; six to the Broncos and fifteen in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SK4SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3313%2C3332248 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Vandals upset Boise State January 29, 1979 21 The long-awaited win over Idaho State allowed the Vandals to regain possession of the "King Spud Trophy," an oversized metallic potato with a face and a crown,http://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 January 11, 2021 August 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230819014600/https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1964/268 dead first played for in 1962.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 14 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 No Vandals were named to the all-conference team; junior guard Don Newman was on the second team, and junior forward Reed Jaussi was honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nntfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5231%2C2197943 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho All league: Newman on Big Sky second unit March 7, 1979 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9PVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8O0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6866%2C3666859 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Cathey named All-Big Sky March 7, 1979 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2NlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7197%2C1550674 Deseret News Walt Lake City, Utah UPI 3 Wildcats on all-Big Sky team March 7, 1979 E4 Roster 1978 Idaho Vandals m y yes Don Newman y basketball 3 G 6 3 190 JR y New Orleans, LA LSU Ted Strugar G 6 3 FR Minneapolis, MN Archb. Grace HS Bill Hessing 10 G 6 0 JR Boise, ID Capital HS Jeff Brudie 11 C 6 11 SO Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville HS Reed Jaussi 14 F 6 4 JR Idaho Falls, ID Idaho Falls HS Terry Gredler 30 F 6 7 JR Dan Forge 31 G/F 6 5 SO Lewiston, ID Lewiston HS Chris Price 45 C/F 6 8 SR y San Bernardino, CA   Ron Langrell F 6 7 SR Roseburg, OR Roseburg HS Bob Bronson Jim Bateman Jerry Lile Gaylen Weigand Don Monson (Idaho) Bob Emhiser Barry Collier (Butler) Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6MteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2455%2C5116856 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Australians invade Idaho November 13, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6cteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3216%2C5365756 Lewiston Morning Tribune Drosendahl Glenn Idaho Exhibition or not, Idaho happy to beat Australians November 14, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9MteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2568%2C9797123 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Vandals open shorthanded at Minnesota November 25, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9cteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5379%2C10033706 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho UI opener November 26, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yr1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4195%2C506606 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Vandals' Monson wants to be convinced February 2, 1979 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y71eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2381%2C1125027 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Drosendahl Glenn Vandals do strange things to Montana February 3, 1979 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ab1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2611%2C3023278 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Drosendahl Glenn Determination February 9, 1978 1B References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1978–79 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1979 University of Idaho yearbook – 1978–79 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1979 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho