1946–47 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1946–47 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 4–24 1–15 Guy Wicks 2nd Steve Belko John Evans Memorial Gymnasium The 1946–47 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1946–47 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Guy Wicks and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were defending Northern Division champions, but fell to 4–24 overall and 1–15 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6306%2C3561519 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Northern Division final standings March 2, 1947 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qdlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7092%2C461281 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Final standings March 3, 1947 13 Alumnus Wicks returned to the university after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II; his first season as head coach was 1941–42. Over the next four seasons, UI basketball was led by acting athletic director James "Babe" Brown, who was also the head football coach in 1945 and 1946. Idaho's sole conference victory was over Oregon State,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-aZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1819%2C3825851 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals upset Beavers 57-46 for league win February 22, 1947 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y6tWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6547%2C2891808 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Lowly Vandals dump Beavers 57-46 February 22, 1947 6 the eventual PCC champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2atWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C4096770 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon State Beavers win Coast conference title as Bruins fall, 63-46 March 9, 1947 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r9lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645%2C2644128 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Western playoff next for O.S.C. March 10, 1947 15 Wicks resigned as head coach (basketball and baseball) that summer and went into administration at the university; Charles Finley, head coach at the New Mexico School of Mines, was hired as his successor for both sports.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lZlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1566%2C2293496 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach July 31, 1947 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7009%2C5396029 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Coaching posts to Chuck Finley July 31, 1947 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=acxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3056%2C2431226 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press Basketball-baseball coach hired at U.I. July 30, 1947 12 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1946–47 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1947 University of Idaho yearbook – 1946–47 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1947 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho