1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1960–61 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 80 Independent 10 16 yhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7sBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4973%2C2785222 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Chuck White paced Vandals in scoring March 16, 1961 10 Joe Cipriano 1st Wayne Anderson Ken Maren Memorial Gymnasium The 1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Joe Cipriano and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium, in Moscow, Idaho.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bKBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5918%2C7554832 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Vandals come on to defeat Huskies February 25, 1961 10 In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZjRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2002%2C6258552 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Palouse still is poison as Idaho dumps Huskies February 25, 1961 8 this season the Vandals had a 10 16 y record.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58BeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C1470220 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Huskies face Idaho, WSU March 9, 1961 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3ApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5549%2C3307673 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Huskies nip Idaho five in overtime March 11, 1961 8 Cipriano was hired in May 1960; a former player (and assistant coach) at Washington in Seattle, he was an energetic guard on the Huskies' Final Four team in 1953.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6787%2C2826276 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach May 23, 1960 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z71eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5697%2C3434225 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Idaho names Cipriano head basketball coach May 22, 1960 10 He led the Vandals for three years, then departed for Nebraska. Sophomore Chuck White, a junior college transfer, led the Vandals in scoring at 13.4 points per game; senior co-captain Dale James was next at 12.3 ppg, followed by senior Ken Maren at 11.7 ppg, who led the team with 9.5 rebounds per game. References 2 External links Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1960–61 basketball season Gem of the Mountains: 1961 University of Idaho yearbook – 1960–61 basketball season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1961 editions Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons Idaho Idaho Idaho