1946–47 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1946–47 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–24 (1–15 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Belko
MVPJohn Evans
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1946–47 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 5   .848
Washington State 11 – 5   .688 23 – 10   .697
Washington 8 – 8   .500 16 – 8   .667
Oregon 7 – 9   .438 18 – 9   .667
Idaho 1 – 15   .063 4 – 24   .143
South
UCLA 9 – 3   .750 18 – 7   .720
California 8 – 4   .667 20 – 11   .645
Stanford 5 – 7   .417 15 – 16   .484
USC 2 – 10   .167 10 – 14   .417
† Conference playoff series winner

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.[1][2]

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,[3][4] the eventual PCC champion.[5][6]

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.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Division final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 2, 1947. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 3, 1947. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Vandals upset Beavers 57-46 for league win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 22, 1947. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Lowly Vandals dump Beavers 57-46". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 22, 1947. p. 6.
  5. ^ Strite, Dick (March 9, 1947). "Oregon State Beavers win Coast conference title as Bruins fall, 63-46". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 22.
  6. ^ "Western playoff next for O.S.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1947. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 31, 1947. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Coaching posts to Chuck Finley". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 31, 1947. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Basketball-baseball coach hired at U.I." Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. July 30, 1947. p. 12.